Category: Adventure
"Never throw away a piece of string, a screw, or a nail, or neglect an opportunity, when it offers, of gaining knowledge or learning how to do a thing," my father used to say; and as I respected him, I followed his advice,--and have, through life, on many occasions had reason...
We rode on without stopping till the sun had sunk low in the western horizon, the object of the Arabs being to join the main body by daylight,--for our leader well knew that She...
5. CHAPTER FOUR.The people on the raft, overwhelmed with horror at the fearful catastrophe which had occurred, were for a time unable to exert themselves, and had we not been astern of the ship...
14. CHAPTER THIRTEEN.Boxall approved of our plan of trying to find a canoe; or if not, of building a raft on which we might float down the stream until we could fall in with one; so we accordingly m...
11. CHAPTER TEN.THE FATE OF THE SHIPWRECKED PARTY--THE WELL IN THE DESERT--WE SEE BOXALL--A PANTHER VISITS THE CAMP--TREACHERY--SELIM PROVES HIMSELF A TRUE FRIEND--ANTONIO MADE PRISONER--HIS ES...
9. CHAPTER EIGHT.Night found us in the midst of the vast desert, numberless low sand-hills scattered about around us, and the starry sky overhead. Here we must remain until daylight, or retrace...
10. CHAPTER NINE.AN UNPLEASANT CHANGE--BEN UNDERGOES A SEVERE TRIAL--THE OUADLIMS RECEIVE AN UNWELCOME VISIT--WE ARE MADE PEACE-OFFERINGS--A CURIOUS SPECTACLE--I MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE SHEIKH'S B...
12. CHAPTER ELEVEN.CONVERSATION ON RELIGIOUS MATTERS WITH THE SHEIKH AND MARABOUTS--THE SLAVE TRACK--AT THE SHRINE OF THE SAINT--I START ON A JOURNEY--THE SHEIKH GRANTS ME A FAVOUR--AN UNPLEASANT...
6. CHAPTER FIVE.I was aroused by a cry from one of my companions; and, sitting up, I saw a small raft with four men on it approaching from the direction of the large one. I at once knew that it...
13. CHAPTER TWELVE.Having but a small stock of provisions and little water to carry, Selim and I rode on one of the camels, while the guides mounted the other, and we made the first part of our re...
8. CHAPTER SEVEN.We lay on the ground, watching the stars gradually disappearing in the sky overhead, and still unwilling to awake Ben, who slumbered on, completely overcome by the fatigue he ha...
1. CHAPTER ONE."Never throw away a piece of string, a screw, or a nail, or neglect an opportunity, when it offers, of gaining knowledge or learning how to do a thing," my father used to say; a...
7. CHAPTER SIX.An attempt to cross an unknown expanse of water, such as seemed the lagoon stretching out before us, was a hazardous experiment. Still, the water was calm, and we concluded that...
17. CHAPTER SIXTEEN.We ran on as fast as our legs could carry us, hoping that the Arabs, having their eyes fixed on Ben, had not perceived us. Bu Saef had a long start, for the other camels while d...
2. CHAPTER TWO.Boxall did his uttermost, by his cheerful conversation, to keep up our spirits; but we were little inclined to talk, and sometimes we sat for an hour together without speaking,...
16. CHAPTER FIFTEEN.BEN DISPLAYS HIS ABILITY AS A GUNSMITH--I ACT THE PART OF EAVESDROPPER-- HOW SIDDY BOO CASSEM OBTAINED BU SAEF--SELIM GOES ON A DANGEROUS EXPEDITION--ITS RESULT--BOXALL DOCTORS...
4. civil. Depend on it, Mr Blore, there'll be a mutiny aboard beforelong; and when it comes there'll be murder and fighting, and we shall fare ill among the villains. I cannot say much for the discipline of this ship, either; she is more like a...
3. CHAPTER THREE.We had marked the spot where we had landed on the sand-bank, and we hoped therefore without difficulty to find our raft on the top of the reef. Before starting, we swallowed as...