Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 50
Steedmans father wasone of these missionaries, andHarry himself was accustomedto traveling by palanquin, sincethere are no roads nor carriagesto be found in Madagascar. The palanquin was an oblongbasket of bamboo, lined withplaited sheepskin. The ends of the longpoles or handles rested upon the…
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