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)
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y escaped througha hole in the net. The men said that a shark had been caught,and had been strong enough to break his way through. Theyspread the net out on the sand ; and the hole was there, sureenough. Proceed with your narration, said Ned, as Kate paused. 56 A SATANIC LEGEND. Well, after dinner… … OVERHAULING THF. NET. Not at all, said Carrie. He said, that, before the firstsettlers came, Long Island was full of great bowlders. Connecti-cut, however, had not a stone in it, and was a lovely country. A SHOWER OF STO.VES. 57 But it belonged to the Devil, and was, in fact, his own…
American Revolution (1775-1783) · Young men · Young women · Sailing · Seafaring life · Vikings · Ship captains
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