The chatterbox book of soldiers and sailors (1910)
Robinson, Anna, Weir, Harrison · Boston, D. Estes · leaf 198
Ill climb onboard and throw a rope down to you. You makeit fast to the stern of our boat, and perhaps if wepull hard we can clear her from the rocks. Dun-can rowed to the ship. In a few moments Donwas over her side, had thrown a rope into theboat beneath and was back again with his brother. Now… … V A HERO /^^NE summer afternoon fire broke out on a^-^ little harbor steamboat. Her pilot was ayoung man, named John Maynard. The captaincalled from the forward deck where he had gatheredthe passengers and crew, How far to land?Half a mile, answered Maynard. Can youmake it? cried the captain. Ill…
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