Category: Short Stories

Harper's Young People, June 27, 1882 An Illustrated Weekly

Various· 2 chapters· 16,959 words

Mr. Stubbs's brother had been a close observer of all that was going on, with a view probably to guarding against another sudden fright such as the overture had given him, and the moment Ben commenced to revolve, he leaped from the tree, running with full speed toward the whir...

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2. Part I.

In those days there were no iron-plated vessels, and the main difference between traders and ships of war lay in their guns. But the _Wager_ was not a good ship, to begin with,...

1. CHAPTER XIII.

Mr. Stubbs's brother had been a close observer of all that was going on, with a view probably to guarding against another sudden fright such as the overture had given him, and t...