The boat builders worked where enemy airmen could not see them, and when the craft were completed the troops were practised at night in embarking and ferrying across a waterwayfor this purpose the craft were put on a big pondand in cutting a path through thick cactus hedges in the dark.

The ferrying and bridging parties got on the move, each by their particular road, and though the wind was searchingly cold and every officer and man became thoroughly drenched, there was not a sick heart in the force.

And they themselves, once ferried o'er the wave That parts us, are emancipate and loosed.

They ferried us over in the first place, and then our carts; and their boats were so small that they were obliged to use two boats tied together for one cart, putting a wheel into each.

Beyond this place the Tartars advance no farther to the north, and they were now, about the first of August, beginning to return into the south; and they have another village somewhat lower down the river, where passengers are ferried over in winter.

King's Bridge, as you may know, was fired some months ago by the rebels, and the flatboat used for ferrying has been abandoned on account of the ice.

The bank shelved gradually down to the river, which at this point was narrow, and between them and the other shore stretched a mixture of snow and ice; she could distinguish the flat-bottomed boat used for ferrying purposes stuck fast almost in the middle of the stream.

The husband goes on shore to his work, and leaves his wife to make a trifle by ferrying persons over, or letting out the boat to pleasure parties.

"Do you know, sir," said a citizen to a traveller, who, in 1819, was passing the road from Arcola to Eaglesville,"do you know, sir, who is that fine-looking man who has just ferried you across the creek?"

These kegs now hold the rebels bold, Pack'd up like pickled herrings And they're come down to attack the town, In this new way of ferrying.' The soldier flew, the sailor, too, And, scared almost to death, sirs, Wore out their shoes to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sirs.

After parleying for some time the traders were asked the price for ferrying over a foot-man and his luggage.

He should receive one dollar for ferrying footmen and no more.

It was a success, and delighted with our achievement, we began ferrying over our effects.

[They of course made out-of-pocket money, ferrying passengers on the return.

Everybody is out in the open air; the woods, although they still look wintry, are filled with people, and the boatmen on the Main are busy ferrying gay parties across.

The gun-boats were navigated in triumph to the Patriot camp, and did excellent service in ferrying the troops across the Apure.

But the charm of an old canal is perhaps yet more its own when even so tranquil a happening as the passage of a barge is no longer looked for, and the quiet water is called upon for no more arduous usefulness than the reflection of the willows or the ferrying across of summer clouds.

This Tom Marlin had an ancient right of fishing in the lake, where he caught pike enough for all Golden Friars; and keeping a couple of boats, he made money beside by ferrying passengers over now and then.

The building of the pirogue and the ferrying took three days in all.

When they came to the Tennessee they spent the entire night in ferrying the arms across and swimming the horses; they used bundles of dry cane for rafts, and made four "bull-boats" out of the hides of steers.

* We had a lovely ride and ferrying over Windermere to Colthouse meeting on First-day.

Yet notwithstanding the annoyance of ferrying our horses across the Derwent, we returned to Hobart, very much pleased with the day's sport.

" He was told that the horses should be ferried across and taken care of.

Over an hour was spent in lunching, ferrying across the river, and getting through the two custom-houses.

Reaching her destination after a long and painful journey and delays of many kinds, she found her husband living in a log-hut, on the border of Talupa River, a hut which he had built himself, and earning his bread by ferrying travellers across that stream.