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Updated: May 8, 2025
Under it was, "By the hand of the Hon. Pardon Tiffany." "Mr. Tiffany, I am very happy to meet you," I said, when I had read what was on the outside of the letter. "Captain Alick Garningham, I am more than happy to see you," he replied, grasping my hand. "I know all about you from your father."
"There is a friend of yours, Captain Garningham," said Cornwood, as he pointed to a log, one end of which was submerged in the creek. On the log, coiled up, with his head in the middle and resting on one of the folds of his body, was a moccasin snake just like the one I had seen in the attic room of Captain Boomsby's house. "Mercy!" exclaimed Miss Margie. "It is a snake!
"Where are we now, Alick, my boy?" asked my cousin Owen Garningham, as he came on deck after we had anchored off the pier. "We are at St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States, founded by the Spaniards in 1565 " "Cut it short, if you please, my affectionate cousin," interposed Owen, with an affected yawn.
The octoroon struggled to escape, but the mate and Buck held him tight. "Drop the starboard boat into the water," I continued. "Mr. Washburn, you will deliver him to the police of the city." "Surely, Captain Garningham, you cannot mean to hand the man over to the police for getting into a common brawl," said Cornwood, when I had given my order. "We don't allow brawls on board this steamer.
It took me an hour to tell the story in full. He seemed to be greatly astonished when I told him that the person who chartered the steam-yacht was my cousin, Owen Garningham. He knew most of the family, though he had never met Owen, who had been away at school, or on his travels on the Continent, when he visited my father.
I shall take the liberty to suggest to Captain Garningham to have a quantity of mosquito netting on board, to provide against these pests," replied the Floridian, glancing from the Englishman to me. "I will tell the steward to see that the beds and berths are properly protected," I added, glad to have the suggestion in season to save the passengers from annoyance.
"Do you know Captain Parker Boomsby, Chloe?" "Never heard of him before." "You had better go to the cabin now. As long as you remain on board, I will see that you are protected," I said, rising from my stool, for it was about time for the pilot to come on deck. "Thank you, Captain Garningham.
"I have the cruise all mapped out, Captain Garningham," replied Cornwood, while I was reading the message from my cousin. He took from his breast-pocket a document, which he handed to me with a stiff bow. On opening it, I found it was a carefully prepared outline of the proposed cruise up the river, with detours in various bays and smaller streams.
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