Paddling under Palmettos — page 77: what you’re looking at

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70 Paddling Under Palmettos. The wind at times died away, so that they were some hours in reaching the mouth of the river. They found a nasty sea awaited them out on the Indian River, with the wind veering toward the south, so it was concluded to land. Some time was spent wandering about the planta- tions on the romantic-looking bluff that marks the southern shore of the St. Sebastian at its junction with the Indian River, and finally they determined to paddle down below the long pier in search of an an- chorage. This was found, and for once they were foolish enough to anchor in an exposed place with short cables. They never did it again. The afternoon was balmy; shielded as.they were from the wind by the bluff that arose some ten feet, surmounted with cabbage palms, they even took a bath and enjoyed it. | Archie had donned a straw hat coming down the St. Sebastian, as the sun’s rays were powerful, and his sailor comrades had jokingly declared that hat would bring some evil down upon them; but Archie was stubborn and stuck to the hat. Gomicbooks.Go