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full; but they exchanged my ticket for me
ensuring my passage by the "American Union"
advertised to sail about the same time.
My kind assistant now informed me, that
he could do nothing more for me towards
putting me aboard, but that the best
thing I could do, would be to hire a dray
and get myself and baggage aboard
as it was more than a mile to where
the ship was lying. This I considered
rather too bad and remonstrated with
him accordingly, but as some little
altercation ensued in which they threat-
ened to kick me out of the place, I
thought it best to comply with his
recommendation. I could find no
drayman who would undertake the
job for less than $2.50; heavy as this
was I could not help myself, and
was obliged to pay it and so about
twelve o'clock on Saturday I was
safely placed aboard the "American
Union" bound for Liverpool. A soon
as I had an opportunity to look around

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