ctive one, as the family
have accumulated some property.

"The Carter seems a cheerful and pleasant fellow. He wore a
rough greatcoat and a pair of jack-boots, and was mounted on a
good horse, which appeared to have been up to the ribs in the
water. When we came to him, he recommended us to wait till the
arrival of the coach, which was nearly a mile distant, as the
tide would then be gone farther out. I asked if there had been
any accidents in this place lately; to which he replied, that
some boys were drowned two years ago, having attempted to pass
when the tide was up, in defiance of warnings; but that, with
that exception, there had not been any accidents for a
considerable time. When the coach came up we took the water in
procession, and crossed two channels, in one of which the water
was up to the horses' bellies. The coach passed over without
the least difficulty, being drawn by fine tall horses. Arrived
at the other side, the man of high genealogy received our
gratuities, and we rode on, keeping close to a line of rods
which have been planted in the sand to indicate the track, and
which have remained there for many months. We shortly met the
coach from Ulverstone, and several other vehicles, and as we
proceeded the views of the estuary and the distant mountains
became still more beautiful and interesting. Three or four
miles brought us to Kent's Bank, on the Cartmel shore. I infer
that the river is not fordable for any long period, as the
guide told the servant whom I have mentioned that he must
return in an hour if he wished to pass over again that evening.

"The peninsula formed by the Kent and the Leven is three miles
over; and, after passing it, I came to the latter river, the
sands of which are of the same breadth, and must be crossed to
reach Ulverstone."

These sands are reckoned more dangerous than the former, as the
channel of the river is frequently shifted.

It is safest to cross at spring-tides; the water then is more
completely drained out, and the force of the tide sweeps the
bottom clean from mud and sediment.

Here another guide on horseback escorts travellers over.

The views up the Leven are fully as picturesque, though not
quite so extensive, as those at the mouth of the Kent. A bold,
woody prom