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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the matter. So, half an hour later, you might have seen them stumblingalong the path through the pitchy blackness, which was onlymade more black by the fitful glimmer of the lantern thatswung from Thomas Johns hand. What a wild night it wasgrowing ! The clouds had come up in great masses, so that… … 68 A NASTY NIGHT AT SEA. It is a nasty night at sea, said Will. Yes, said Thomas John; I am glad — The cause of Thomas Johns gladness, the boys could onlyguess ; for at that moment he tripped over an unseen stone,and, striving to recover his balance, pitched wildly forward, anddisappeared through…
American Revolution (1775-1783) · Young men · Young women · Sailing · Seafaring life · Vikings · Ship captains
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