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Updated: May 29, 2025
I wouldn't give an ounce of experience for a ton of hearsay." "Come, Mr Dicey, don't run down book-learning," said Gregory. "If a man only knew about things that he had seen, he would know very little." Before the second mate could reply the captain shouted to the men to "Bear a hand with the ice-poles."
Constant, and hard, and cold work at the oars, with the ice-poles warping, hauling, and shoving. Beset by ice; driving before storms; detained by thick fogs; often wet to the skin; always tired, almost starving such has been our fate since that sad day when our brig went down.
There was a large berg at the extremity of the lakelet of open water into which Captain Vane wished to break. It was necessary to keep well out of the way of that berg. The Captain trusted chiefly to his screw, but got out the ice-poles in case they should be required. When all the men were stationed, the order was given to go ahead full steam.
Or if the Government would take it in hand honestly, that would do it." "Call all hands, Mr. Bolton," cried the captain in a sharp voice. "Get out the ice-poles, and lower away the boats." "Hallo! what's wrong?" said Fred, starting up. "Getting too near the bergs, I suspect," remarked Tom. "I say, Fred, before we go on deck, will you promise to do what I ask you?" "Well yes, I will."
The whole crew answered to the call, and each man, seizing a long pole, stood ready for action. The tongue to which I have referred more than once had broken off, and the ice was rushing in. The bay was full in a minute, and although the men used their ice-poles actively, and worked with a will, they could not shove the pieces past them. The Hope was driven bow on to the berg.
Or if the Government would take it in hand honestly, that would do it." "Call all hands, Mr Bolton," cried the captain in a sharp voice. "Get out the ice-poles, and lower away the boats." "Hallo! what's wrong!" said Fred, starting up. "Getting too near the bergs, I suspect," remarked Tom. "I say, Fred, before we go on deck, will you promise to do what I ask you?" "Well yes, I will."
At one time a table of ice was forced out of the water and reared up, like a sloping wall of glass, close to the stern of the Dolphin, where all the crew were assembled with ice-poles ready to do their utmost; but their feeble efforts could have availed them nothing had the slowly-moving mass continued its onward progress.
Every one strained as if for life at the ice-poles, and slowly forced the yacht away from the dreaded berg. It mattered not that they were forcing her towards a rocky shore. Any fate would be better than being crushed under a mountain of ice. But the danger was not yet past.
At one time a table of ice was forced out of the water and reared up, like a sloping wall of glass, close to the stern of the Dolphin, where all the crew were assembled with ice-poles ready to do their utmost; but their feeble efforts could have availed them nothing had the slowly-moving mass continued its onward progress.
A pair of large binoculars were brought up by a huge negro, whose name was pre-eminently unsuggestive of his appearance. After a long steady gaze at the horizon, the Captain shut up the glass with an air of determination, and ordered the engineer to get up full steam, and the crew to be ready with the ice-poles.
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