I was as wet as I could be, and I jumped in again, drew it from the logand pulled it along full of water, up the creek, until I got where thebank was a little higher. Then I drew the front end up and the water ranover the back end. When it was so that I could tow it, I took it acrossthe flat in front of the house, and left it there in its place.. Then Iwent in the house. They had coined a brand very new title for me; they calledme "Captain." They exclaimed I had come near drowning my passengers. Mothersaid it was not safe for youthful ladies to ride with me on the water.Father exclaimed, he thought I was not much of a sailor, that I did notunderstand navigation; and I made up my mind that he was correct, that Iwas not much of a water-man.

CHAPTER XVIII.