apted to be lost. It was but a few moments after
when we saw the waves break over the boat &
she soon founderd & went down with all on
board & perished. the storm & waters were still
vary rough, yet I told my friends around me
that I believed I scould stem those waves & storm
& swim in the waters better than the steem
boat did & at any rate I was determined to
try it but my friends laughed at me & told
me I could not stand the storm at all but should
be drouned. the waters looked clear & beautif-
ul though exeeding rough, & I I ssaid I believed I
could swim & I would try it anyhow they said
I would drown I said I would have a frolic in
the water first if i did, & I dove of[f] into the
raging waves. I had swum but a short distance
when a towering wave overwhelmed me for
a time but I soon found myself on the top
of it & soon I met the second wave in
the same way & for a while I struggled hard to
live in the midst of the storm & waves But
I soon found I gained upon evry wave &
stemmed the torrent better & better
& I soon had power to swim with my
head out of water so the waves did
not break over me at all, & I found I had
swam a great distance & in looking about me
I saw Br Samuel by my side I asked him
how he liked it he said first rate & I thought
so to. I was soon enabled to swim with my
head & sholdiers out of water & I could
swim as fast as any steem Boat, & in a
little time it becaim calm & I could rush
through the water & ownly go in to my loins
& so[o]n I ownly went in to my knees & finall[y]

apted to be lost. It was but a few moments after when we saw the waves break over the boat & she soon founderd & went down with all on board & perished the storm & waters were still vary rough, yet I told my friends around me that I believed I could stem those waves & storm & swim in the waters better than the steem boat did & at any rate I was determined to try it but my friends laughed at me & told me I could not stand the storm at all but should be drouned, the waters looked clear & beautif ul though exeeding rough, & I said I believed I could swim & I would try it anyhow they said I would drown. I said I would have a frolic in the water first if I did, & I dove off in to the raging waves. I had swum but a short distance when a towering wave overwhelmed me for a time but I soon found myself on the top of it & soon I met the second wave in the same way & for awhile I struggled hard to live in the midst of the storm & waves but I soon found I gained upon evry wave & stemmed the torrent better & better & I soon had power to swim with my head out of water so the waves did not break over me at all, & I found I had swam a great distance & in looking about me I saw Br Samuel by my side. I asked him how he liked it he said first rate & I thought so to. I was soon enabled to swim with my head & sholdiers out of water & I could swim as fast as any steem boat, & in a little time it becaim calm & I could rush through the water & ownly go in to my loins & soon I ownly went in to my knees & finally