Murty Brown

The cedar trade was brisk on the Richmond, and Mostyn Carrab practically lived on the river, drifting slowly down with a raft of cedar logs, and speeding back in one of the little steamers to start again from a busy skidway with another consignment. His wife and his daughter Priscilla travelled with him. Mrs. Carrab cooked and washed, and sewed, and knitted; while Priscilla helped her father to navigate the long procession of timber.