Philadelphia : American Sunday-School Union · leaf 27
rygreat blessings. And now I will tell you thethird story. Tlie third story.—You have seen a steam-vessel. Yes; and you have been in.one ; andyou remember that these vessels have largewheels at the side, called paddles, which areturned round by engines placed in the ves-sels. The use of these… … could only be safeiy used on rivers, or for shortdistances on the sea. But now these vesselsare made to go very long voyages, and arefound to be very useful, b tcause they go faster THREE TRUE STORIES. 29 than sailu.g ships, and do not depend so muchupon the wind. One of the first steam-vessels…
Christian life -- Juvenile fiction · Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction · Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction · Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction · Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Peter Parley's annual [serial] (1840)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-peterparleysannu00good-283-108.webp)
