The Young Marooners on the Florida Coast: Or, Robert and HaroldDodd, Mead, 1887 - 452 pages The adventures of a family in Florida in 1830. |
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... hand had been bit- ten off . He was about to scream again ; but looking down , he found his hand was safe , and the next moment saw the fish swimming away with the end of the handkerchief hanging from its mouth . The fish was a shark ...
... hand had been bit- ten off . He was about to scream again ; but looking down , he found his hand was safe , and the next moment saw the fish swimming away with the end of the handkerchief hanging from its mouth . The fish was a shark ...
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... hand so soɔn to revenge the insult , and ran away with the little fellow's handkerchief . " Old Tom smiled grimly at the allusion to the shark ; for he had been sitting quietly in the jolly boat picking rope , and had witnessed the ...
... hand so soɔn to revenge the insult , and ran away with the little fellow's handkerchief . " Old Tom smiled grimly at the allusion to the shark ; for he had been sitting quietly in the jolly boat picking rope , and had witnessed the ...
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... hands were called to as- sist the ship carpenter and Sam ( Dr. Gordon's negro carpenter , ) to build a pier head , or wharf , extending from the shore to the vessel ; this occupied them till night fall , and the work of unlading ...
... hands were called to as- sist the ship carpenter and Sam ( Dr. Gordon's negro carpenter , ) to build a pier head , or wharf , extending from the shore to the vessel ; this occupied them till night fall , and the work of unlading ...
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... hands to bring the gaping lips together , so as to stop the bleeding . His effort was in vain . The blood gushed through his fin- gers , and ran down to his elbows . By this time the captain reached the spot , and seeing that an artery ...
... hands to bring the gaping lips together , so as to stop the bleeding . His effort was in vain . The blood gushed through his fin- gers , and ran down to his elbows . By this time the captain reached the spot , and seeing that an artery ...
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... hand- kerchief . It is probable the flow might have been staunched had the compress been sufficiently tight , but for some reason the blood forced itself through all the impediments , saturated the tarred oakum , and trickled down the ...
... hand- kerchief . It is probable the flow might have been staunched had the compress been sufficiently tight , but for some reason the blood forced itself through all the impediments , saturated the tarred oakum , and trickled down the ...
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Page 387 - ... life. Sam's heart began to beat softly, and shortly after he gave a sigh. The boys were nearly exhausted by their protracted efforts, but still they kept on ; and it was well they did, for many a person has been lost by neglect after life seemed to have been restored. When the patient was sufficiently recovered to swallow, Robert poured down his throat some warm water and sugar, remarking it was a pity they had brought none of the wines or spirits which were so abundant on shipboard. " There...