Paddling under Palmettos — page 241: what you’re looking at

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234 Paddling Under Palmettos. and those who had remained behind had to hear the story of the hunt. Tom consented to lay down with them before the fire and spend the night. In the morning two of them went in their canoes —Tom paddling the dinghy, with his dogs squatted around him—over to his cabin, where he had a very eood well, at which they filled their water cans. Some time was spent on New River in fishing and hunting, while waiting for a favorable spell of weather in which to continue their outside journey. At length the long-looked-for opportunity came, and they said good-by to New River. Their good fortune on the last trip gave them hope for this one, but is was doomed to disappoint- ment, for they had made but half the distance when the breeze whipped around in a most unprecedented fashion, and came out of the southeast. Nothing could have been worse. Although sailing close-hauled and still making fair progress, in a short time they were battling against a heavy sea. Archie feared trouble was about to come, and that they would have to beach their little craft again, for Gomicbooks.co m