er in which are embodied the recollections of the
conversations she had with her grandmother.

THE GRANDMOTHER'S STORY.

We sailed from New-York in the ship "Esther" with the fleet for
Nova-Scotia. Some of our ships were bound for Halifax, some for
Shelburne and Rome for St. John's river. Our ship going the wrong
track was nearly lost. When we got to St. John we found the place
all in confusion; some were living in log houses, some building
huts, and many of the soldiers living in their tents at the Lower
Cove. Soon after we landed we joined a party bound up the river in
a schooner to St. Ann's. It was eight days before we got to
Oromocto. There the Captain put us ashore being unwilling on
account of the lateness of the season, or for some other reason, to
go further. He charged us each four dollars for the passage. We
spent the night on shore and the next day the women and children
proceeded in Indian canoes to St. Ann's with some of the party; the
rest came on foot.

We reached our destination on the 8th day of October, tired out
with our long journey, and pitched our tents at the place now
called Salamanca, near the shore. The next day we explored for a
place to encamp, for the winter was near and we had no time to lose.

The season was wet and cold, and we were much discouraged at the
gloomy prospect before us. Those who had arrived a little earlier
had made better preparations for the winter; some had built small
log huts. This we could not do because of the lateness of our
arrival. Snow fell on the 2nd day of November to the depth of six
inches. We pitched our tents in the shelter of the woods and tried
to cover them with spruce boughs. We used stones for fireplaces.
Our tent had no floor but the ground. The winter was very cold,
with deep snow, which we tried to keep from drifting in by putting
a large rug at the door. The snow, which lay six feet around us,
helped greatly in keeping out the cold. How we lived through that
awful winter I hardly know. There were mothers, that had been
reared in a pleasant country enjoying all the comforts of life,
with helpless children in their arms. They clasped their infants to
their bosoms and tried by the warmth of their own bodies to protect
them from the bitter cold. Sometimes a part of the family had to
remain up during the n