Aboard the Mavis : it is told in this book how five boys and five girls cruise in the schooner "Mavis" about the east end of Long Island, and how, in (1880)
Markham, Richard. · New York : Dodd, Mead, and Co. · leaf 200
the ship bear down; Not a dozen muskets in the bay, And Boston a score of miles away. Steadily on with the rising tide,The incoming ship draws near the land.They can hear the splash as her anchor drops,» They can hear from her decks the gruff word of command : Man the boats, and lower away.Burn out… … UNDER THE SAND-HILLS WELL BEAT AND PLAY. OUT PEALED THE FIFE. 203 Away on the point, from the light-house tower, The light-keepers daughter sees it all. An angry flush on each red cheek burns, And she springs to her feet with a sudden call: Sal ! take the drum. Ill take the fife. Well bear a hand…
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