eel-grass-proof

Updated: May 6, 2025

Captain Benjamin grinned at the sally. "It won't be goin' overboard no more now, Zenas Henry," responded he serenely, "'cause since the Sea Gull's got that eel-grass-proof contrivance hitched to her, there won't be no call for me to be lyin' head down'ards astern. I'll be settin' up like a Christian in future all of us will. My soul, but Bob Morton an' Willie Spence did a good job on that boat!

Sara Ware Bassett - Flood Tide