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The Society Islands are most beautiful, Tahiti probably the gem of them all, but on arriving Stevenson was in no condition to appreciate their loveliness. A cold contracted on the trip made him quite ill. The trip had proved very dangerous even with the aid of a pilot, and twice they gave themselves up for lost when they were becalmed and drifted in toward the shore.
Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point. The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places. "I don't like the look of that," observed the captain. "That is this year's snow. Once the frost sets in we are done." Finding it hard work to traverse the direct route, they made for the western shore.
"'There is not much to fear of that, her mate answered. 'A lucky wave has brought them to shore, but it will take a good many lucky waves to bring a ship to carry them home. "Father Albatross was right; but his mate saw the strangers sooner than she expected.
"You must maroon me as soon as ever you can get amongst these islands off the Cambodge shore," he went on. "Maroon you! We are not living in a boy's adventure tale," I protested. His scornful whispering took me up. "We aren't indeed! There's nothing of a boy's tale in this. But there's nothing else for it. I want no more. You don't suppose I am afraid of what can be done to me?
On the 24th the fleet formed for an attack in arcs of concentric circles, their heavy iron-clads going in very close range, being nearest the shore, and leaving intervals or spaces so that the outer vessels could fire between them. Porter was thus enabled to throw one hundred and fifteen shells per minute.
All that summer they traveled among the numerous islands on the north shore of the great lake, enjoying an abundance of ducks, fish, and fresh meat. He saw "a wildman killing 3 ducks at once with one arrow." When the final start was made for the French settlements, there were seven hundred Indians in 360 canoes, with a proportionately large quantity of beaver-skins.
John never knew that noise to cease, and he doubted not, if he stayed here a thousand years, that same loud murmur would fill the air. On it went, under the wide spans of the old wooden, covered bridge, swirling around the great rocks on which the piers stood, spreading away below in shallows, and taking the shadows of a row of maples that lined the green shore.
When off the Western Islands, it was determined, after some discussion to seize on the officers while they were taking an observation of the sun at meridian, and, following the example of the mutineers of the Bounty, compel them to embark in the long-boat, and run their chance of reaching the shore.
Two or three hundred yards farther along, there was another path to the shore, and this he had no doubt, now, was the one the smugglers were about to use. He struck the cliff within a few yards of the spot. In an instant, two men jumped up and seized him. "Who are you?" For an instant, James thought that his assailants were revenue men, but, even in the darkness, he saw that they were countrymen.
"The captain had never grown to look old, and now, to carry out his wicked plan, Davy Jones promised that once in every seven years he might enter a port and go on shore, and if ever he should find a good woman who would love him and give her life for him, he might rest and never sail again; but when he failed to find such a woman he must go on board his ship again and sail through the storm and the wind and the waves for seven years more.
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