Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 327
the different towns and vil-lages they passed. They rowed or almostfloated down the river. Itwas sunset, a glorious sighton the Ohio. The river washigher than usual at thisseason on account of recentheavy rains, and the currentran swiftly as it neared the island. There wasa dam built from the… … A RIVHK TOWN. main to turn the boat out of the current towardthe other side of the island, it was fast gettingbeyond his control when, suddenly, one of hisoars, hitting the trunk of a tree that jutted outof the water, slipped out of his hand and theboat veered sidewise in itshurried course down…
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