Paddling under Palmettos — page 87: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

80 Paddling Under Palmettos. “There’s a ‘roost? over in the swamp, and I thought you'd like to visit it.” “What's a ‘roost?’ ” “Vou noticed that all the birds flying over us went to the north?” - mes: “Well, they congregate by the thousand in a cer- tain high patch of timber a quarter of a mile or so above. It’s a sight worth seeing.” “What says Ned?” “Oh! he’s not in the deal. He’s seen too many roosts to bother. If you'd like to go, say the word.” “T’m your rooster. What shall I do?” “Put on your wading-boots, see that your lantern is filled, and take your gun along and a variety of shells, for there’s no telling what kind of game we may run across inthe swamp. ‘That’s all.” “Ready in ten minutes.” Archie was true to his word. Dick crawled aboard the Sea Waif, and the canoe was pushed to the northern side of the cove. The tide was going out, but little earth could be found, only the strange roots of the mangroves, looking like the fingers of a man with the gout. Gomicbooks Go