A Scamper Through America: Or, Fifteen Thousand Miles of Ocean and Continent in Sixty Days |
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... took place as the new contingent crowded up the gangway ; and some amusing , as well as affecting , leave- takings took place . Every man had his shillalagh , and the women had good tangled heads of hair , innocent of any hat or bonnet ...
... took place as the new contingent crowded up the gangway ; and some amusing , as well as affecting , leave- takings took place . Every man had his shillalagh , and the women had good tangled heads of hair , innocent of any hat or bonnet ...
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... took their " observa- tions " which proved exactly where the ship was , and each mid - day the number of miles traversed was posted in the saloon , and the position marked upon a chart , an elegant duplicate of which ( upon the back ...
... took their " observa- tions " which proved exactly where the ship was , and each mid - day the number of miles traversed was posted in the saloon , and the position marked upon a chart , an elegant duplicate of which ( upon the back ...
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... took a pilot on board from cutter number twenty - one . There was con- siderable interest attached to this number , and all eyes and glasses had been directed to catch the first glimpse of it on the sail of the pilot- boat . A ...
... took a pilot on board from cutter number twenty - one . There was con- siderable interest attached to this number , and all eyes and glasses had been directed to catch the first glimpse of it on the sail of the pilot- boat . A ...
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... took away the mails , and also our telegrams for the shore . An interesting sight was that heap of mail - bags brought up from the hold ; tons and tons of them , labelled right through , " Liverpool to San Francisco , " and so on . We ...
... took away the mails , and also our telegrams for the shore . An interesting sight was that heap of mail - bags brought up from the hold ; tons and tons of them , labelled right through , " Liverpool to San Francisco , " and so on . We ...
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... took a carriage and drove to and through Fairmount Park , the largest city park in the world , lying for fourteen miles on both sides of the river Schuylkill which is crossed by elegant bridges . The Laurel Hill Cemetery extends along ...
... took a carriage and drove to and through Fairmount Park , the largest city park in the world , lying for fourteen miles on both sides of the river Schuylkill which is crossed by elegant bridges . The Laurel Hill Cemetery extends along ...
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