Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: June 29, 2025
The hatches were battened down in time to prevent the seas, which now began to break on board, from washing below. On she drove before the hurricane. The caboose and spars were first washed away; then two of the quarter-boats shared the same fate. The seas were making a clean sweep over the decks; still on she drove.
About nine the next morning, a poor marine, a recruit from Portsmouth, unfortunately fell overboard; and though many brave fellows instantly jumped into one of the quarter-boats, and begged to be lowered down to save him, the captain, who was a cool calculator, thought the chance of losing seven men was greater than that of saving one, so the poor fellow was left to his fate.
If you would, you can stay on deck. She looked daggers at me, and rising from the carronade slide, hobbled to the ladder, saying, that `the insult was another proof of how little I deserved any kindness from her. As soon as she was below, the quarter-boats were lowered down, and I went in one of them and picked up the will, which still floated.
A couple of sailors, who had suddenly taken their positions by the quarter-boats, strengthened the accidental separation. "Is there some one taking care of you?" he asked, half hesitatingly; "Mr. Brace Perkins or" "No," she replied quickly. "Why?" "Well, we are very near the boat in an emergency, and you might allow me to stay here and see you safe in it." "But the other ladies? Mrs. Markham, and"
"It would be so delightful to stay here all summer, and have the yacht, so that we could sail about the bay!" Leopold assisted the other ladies of whom there were not less than seven to their places in the two quarter-boats of the Orion. The whole party was disposed in both of them, and the landlord's son led the way to the wharf in the skiff, which was reached in a few moments.
The yacht carried three boats; one amidships, and two slung to davits on the quarters; and the sailing-master, seeing signs of the storm renewing its fury before long, determined on lowering the quarter-boats while the lull lasted.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking