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we used for a table. in the chests we kept all our cooking utensils and provisions in front of the door stood all our trunks so you see we had every thing homely Papa went out and bought us some provisions and at tea time went to the stove which was kept on purpose for steerage passengers to cook by put on our tea kettle made some and poached some eggs. we spread our supper on the round? chest and stood round to eat it. After supper we cleared away and prepared for bed. I slept in the upper berth Caroline and Dick in the one under me and unknown in the under one. Papa had a birth in one of the other rooms, after we had all gone to bed Papa packed? in our stool rocking chair Dick's high chair Caroline's chair and Dick's little chair, our market basket can pail bandbox 4 small baskets his grape vines my flower pot and and many other unmentionables besides all our cloaks coats and bonnets which hung around the room. After I got to bed I could not help crying to think that we had got to go in such style but I soon forgot any troubles in sleep and pleasant dreams 1st When I awoke I found the sun shining brightly into our room, when I got up Papa had our breakfast nearly cooked, he had some eggs coffee & potatoes with bread butter and milk which we bought. After breakfast we all went to walk I did not like the looks of Buffalo much the streets were so narrow and dirty We walked to the American barracks where we saw the solgiers exercised and heard the band practice some first rate pieces. We returned to the boat and took dinner, Papa having bought some crackers and fresh meat we liked very well. we spent the remainder of the day in sewing and knitting. The passengers kept increasing in number very fast among them came a man an his family who took the stateroom next to us; they were accompanied by a young lady by name Sophia Smith. They were all very gentle people but took a deck? passage because it