Waiting for sailing orders

"A thousand downwards," was the reply, which meant that the number of mackerel in each boat varied from that number to one hundred, fifty, twenty, ten, five or not one.

JOHN TREVAN was among the most prosperous inhabitants of Newlyn. He was an industrious man; his wife was thrifty, and he had a small family to support. It consisted of one son,...

"GRANDFATHER, make haste," said Dorothy and Judith, tapping at the old man's door, next morning. "It's past seven, and breakfast is ready. We're to go away at ten o'clock. Fathe...

THE first part of the road from Newlyn to the Land's End runs through charming scenery. The hedges are rich in ferns, foxglove, and wild flowers, and the trees are well-grown. B...

NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed. Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour. The day aft...

EARLY next morning Dorothy and Judith were down on the sands awaiting the arrival of their father. The boats were coming in fast, and before long the "Mary Ann" anchored in the...

DOROTHY won golden opinions from her parents and teacher next day. Her lessons were so well said, and her sums so correctly done, that Miss White sent a message home by Judith,...

JOHN TREVAN returned on the 22nd of June, and found his dear ones well and happy. He had had a successful cruise and was some pounds richer than when he started.

ADJOINING John Trevan's house was a building we have not yet noticed. It is called a pilchard cellar. Before we describe it, we must explain what a pilchard is like, and why it...

"Come in, dear," he answered. "I'm not well; quite tired out, Judith. I'm not so young as I was. I must give up work, except mending and making nets, and I like doing that as we...

THE sea was not calm enough the next day to allow the Newlyn fishermen to go out in their boats, but it was not raging as on the previous night, though wise heads said that at t...