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Author: Frances Hewitt Fearn Publisher: Theclassics.Us ISBN: 9781230422671 Category : Languages : en Pages : 26
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...drowned. Then came the great difficulty of getting on board of this vessel; we had to wait until a wave would lift us to the side of it, then take our turn in being hauled up to the deck by the sailors in any way by which they could get a good hold upon us. Their grip was so rough as to send us rolling over the deck, and I am not sure but what some of us were taken by the hair of our heads, judging from our disheveled condition. But we lost all thought of ourselves in our great anxiety about James; it seemed impossible to get him on board, he is so heavy, weighs two hundred and twenty-five pounds. After several unsuccessful attempts the sailors put a rope around his waist and under his arms and hoisted him on board by the means of a pulley, but it took time and patience to accomplish it. I was terribly afraid the ropes might slip or break, or he might be injured in some way; it was such a relief when they finally got him safely on board. We have changed our clothes, everything we had on is ruined. While they were not of any value, they were an important part of our scanty wardrobe. It is a most lovely afternoon, only the sea is rough, but it has cleared since we came on board. We cannot help but wonder why the vessel does not start, as we were told we must be on board before noon, so that she could sail at one o'clock, and now the sun is setting, and we have not started. There are only four cabins. We are the only passengers and my husband thought that he had taken them all. He was very much surprised to know that one had been reserved for a French officer, and that the vessel was waiting for him. He had sent a large sum of money to the captain to remain until he could go to Matamoras and obtain a leave of absence; if successful, he would...
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The Academic Affairs Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents the full-text of "Diary of a Refugee," which was edited by Frances Hewitt Fearn and originally published in 1910. The online text is from "First-Person Narratives of the American South," a part of the "Documenting the American South (DAS)" collection of the Academic Affairs Library.
Author: Frances Fearn
Author: Frances Fearn
Author: Frances Hewitt Fearn
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