Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage

"Little Miss Grouch" by Samuel Hopkins Adams is a story set on a steamship crossing the Atlantic. A young man, starting his first trip across the ocean, finds himself drawn to a girl called "Little Miss Grouch". She's running away from a marriage she doesn't want and is struggling with feeling sad. At first, the young man feels alone as the ship leaves. But when he meets the girl, he tries to help her with her troubles. As they talk and get to know each other, they start to become friends. Their journey is filled with funny and touching moments as they each deal with their own problems and the challenges of being on a ship with many different people. The story suggests the characters are coping with who they are and the pressures of what people expect from them.