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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 193

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r. He also wears a helmet, and heis usually all of one color—a sort of goldenbrown, because he is only shellacked. He does nt caper quite so merrily as thesailor, and he looks rather more dignified, as, in-deed, he should; for in the old whaling days, atleast, there was no time on shipboard for… … iSgS.] THE VANES OF NANTUCKET. as any one may see who watches him at workwhen the wind blows. At first he swings indo-lently about on his pole, giving his sword a slowturn to get a good grip. Then, raising hisshield defiandy, he seems to gain confidence asthe wind increases; his battle fervor…

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