Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 610
ship went too slow, so he tied a rope aroundfather and fastened the other end to the ship,and made father get out in the water and swimand pull on the rope. Very soon the wind began to blow, and theship sailed faster and faster. Father was afraidthe ship would run over him and rub the skinoff his… … ship. But by this time she was going so veryfast that when the rope became tight it gavesuch a tremendous and sudden jerk that ityanked my father clear out of the water andsent him flying through the air, and he camedown on the ship in good shape. The vessel was then passing Nantucket, andvery soon…
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