string-batteaus

Updated: May 11, 2025

He told us what 'is grandmamma, 'oo was a lady an' went to sea in stick-and string-batteaus, had told him about steam. He throwed in his own prayers for the 'ealth an' safety of all steam-packets an' their officers. Then he give us several distinct orders.

Rudyard Kipling - Traffics and Discoveries