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 222
INDIAN POW-WOWS. THE FATE OF TILLY. 223 A sorry time the poor wretches had of it. They had prayed fora force that should teach the red men a lesson of the whitemans strength. Instead, their troubles had been only increased. You, said one of these settlers derisively to the commanderof this fiasco,… … TILLY SURPRISED BY THE INDIANS. Sorry times followed. Not a day passed without some onefalling a victim. Many were the hairbreadth escapes. No manwent to the field without having his rifle within reach. Thesettlers fought desperately ; for it was better to be killed outrightthan made prisoner, for…
American Revolution (1775-1783) · Young men · Young women · Sailing · Seafaring life · Vikings · Ship captains
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