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This, the conductor replied, was at Savona, one stage farther, as the place they now were at was a mere boat-building hamlet, that scarcely boasted an inn at all, certainly not "good beds."
The Malays excel in boat-building, and rank very high in the art of shaping vessels which offer the least possible resistance to the water, and their boats fly over the surface of the sea in the most wonderful manner. If we except the rude tree-trunks used here and there, the vessels made by the Malays may serve, and have served, as models for swift sailing-craft all over the world.
It was observed by the captain that as the work of boat-building drew to a close, Glynn Proctor continued to labour long after the others had retired to rest, wearied with the toils of the day toils which they were not now so well able to bear as heretofore, on account of the slight want of vigour caused by being compelled to live on half allowance.
A Consultation Whether to Proceed by Land or Water Preparations for Boat-Building. An Exploring Party. A Party of Trappers Detached. Two Snake Visitors. Their Report Concerning the River. Confirmed by the Exploring Party. Mad River Abandoned. Arrival at Henry's Fort. Detachment of Robinson, Hoback, and Rezner to Trap. Mr. Miller Resolves to Accompany Them. Their Departure.
Besides that, there was plenty of precedent for quitting Brook Farm had gone by the board, and was but a memory. Thoreau's shanty was turned over to a utilitarian Scotchman with red hair. Later the immortal shanty was a useful granary. Thoreau went back to the village to live in a garret and work at odd jobs of boat-building and gardening.
"I'd give something, Nat," said my uncle, as we sat there in the soft, delicious sea air, with the sunshine coming down like silver rays through the glorious foliage above our heads "I'd give something, Nat, if boat-building had formed part of my education." "Or you had gone and learned it, like Peter the Great, uncle." "Exactly, my boy.
If you have any particular acquaintance with a useful trade, so much the better; if you have not, and can do so, learn one before you go carpentry, boat-building, blacksmithing, tinkering, cobbling; it will help you through wonderfully. It doesn't matter twopence how you go out, whether saloon, intermediate, or steerage, so far as your future prospects are concerned.
On the twenty-first of the month, all the needed preparations having been finished, the arduous work of making the portage, or carry, was begun. All the members of the expedition were now together, and the two captains divided with their men the labor of hunting, carrying luggage, boat-building, exploring, and so on. The portage was not completed until July second.
The boxes and other articles of furniture were highly ornamented with inlaid work. Boat-building in Egypt also employed many workmen. Boats were made of the papyrus plant, deal, cedar, and other woods, and were propelled both by sails and oars.
A few book-rolls had also come, and Dion enjoyed discussing their contents with Barine. He himself read very little, for he was rarely indoors during the day. The fourth week after his arrival he was able to aid, with arms whose muscles had been steeled in the pakestra, the men in their fishing, and Dionikos in his boat-building.
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