The Young Wrecker of the Florida Reef: Or, The Trials and Adventures of Fred RansomJames S. Claxton, successor to Wm. S. & Alfred Martien, no. 606 Chestnut Street, 1866 - 381 pages |
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Page 19
... called Charley Edson , I mentioned that I would probably be unable to see him on the morrow , as it would be my fifteenth birth - day , and my father had intimated that we would spend it together as a holiday . He answered that I must ...
... called Charley Edson , I mentioned that I would probably be unable to see him on the morrow , as it would be my fifteenth birth - day , and my father had intimated that we would spend it together as a holiday . He answered that I must ...
Page 63
... called the well . The well is supplied with water , by means of holes , bored through the vessel's bottom . When such a vessel is under way , or even when she is rocking at anchor , the water in the well is constantly changing , but ...
... called the well . The well is supplied with water , by means of holes , bored through the vessel's bottom . When such a vessel is under way , or even when she is rocking at anchor , the water in the well is constantly changing , but ...
Page 69
... called the Captain - General . His is a distin- guished post , with large emoluments in salary and perquisites of office . In fact , the position is that of viceroy , and it is always held by Spain's most powerful nobleman . 1 This ...
... called the Captain - General . His is a distin- guished post , with large emoluments in salary and perquisites of office . In fact , the position is that of viceroy , and it is always held by Spain's most powerful nobleman . 1 This ...
Page 74
... called , that is the staircase leading to the cabin . The sagacious animal knew the occasion upon which he was not to be considered an intruder , and when it rained , he tumbled down the steep stairway , and ensconced himself in a ...
... called , that is the staircase leading to the cabin . The sagacious animal knew the occasion upon which he was not to be considered an intruder , and when it rained , he tumbled down the steep stairway , and ensconced himself in a ...
Page 99
... called Conchtown . They were originally Bahamans , who settled in Key West , and pursued wrecking for a liveli- hood . Whether a man is a native Bahaman , resident in Key West , or whether he is born in Key West , seems to make no ...
... called Conchtown . They were originally Bahamans , who settled in Key West , and pursued wrecking for a liveli- hood . Whether a man is a native Bahaman , resident in Key West , or whether he is born in Key West , seems to make no ...
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aboard anchor animal beach berth Bill Ruggles boat boys Brady breeze cabin canoe Captain Bowers channel CHAPTER Cluzel commenced Conch coral course crew dark deck distance doctor edge father felt fish Florida Florida Keys Flying Cloud FRED RANSOM friends George GEORGE BOWERS glance go ashore grains Gulf Stream gunwale hand Hannibal hauled Havana head heard helm hour Indian Key inlet Jack Key Biscayne Key West land Linden looked main-land mangroves miles minutes morning never night o'clock oars once panther party passed pull quarter-boats reached replied rowed sail sailors sand Sand Key scene schooner seemed shark shell ship ship's shore shouted side sight soon steered stood switchel tain there's thing thought took turn turtle vessel Virginia Key waves wharf wind wood wreck wrecker yards
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Page 74 - But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still his master's own, Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone...
Page 283 - Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay, Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.