HOME AT THE HAVEN.

voyages, which must have taken quite a year of a
Chinaman's life to carve; and he brought it down and
gave it to Lucy, as a birthday present and keepsake
from him, and in remembrance of the launch of the
" Crusoc."




 CHAPTER V.

 PEACE DISTURBING AND PEACE RESTORING.

THE Crusoe was a continual source of pleasure
to every one at the Haven, and no day passed with-
out her performing many voyages round the pond,
and passages across it. Even Captain Osborne
seemed quite satisfied with her success, and would
stand for an hour together on the bank, giving
Edward instructions in rowing, and telling Lucy how
to steer. There were not any rocks or breakers in
their little sea, but, as it required, they always main-
tained some skilful steering, to keep clear of the old
stump of a post that stood up out of the water at one
end of the pond, and to keep away from the branches
of the willow-tree at the other end, which would have
carried off Lucy's bonnet perhaps if they had got among
them.
 Edward became very expert in managing the
" Crusoe," and in mooring her to the stump of a laurel
at the side of the pond, which his uncle had cut down,
all but the main stem, so that she might have safe
moorage; for, before this, the "Crusoe" got adrift
one windy night into the middle of the pond, and
it was difficult to get her back to shore the next
morning.