The Island Home, by Richard Archer

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Title: The Island Home

Author: Richard Archer

Illustrator: Dalziel

Release Date: October 20, 2007 [EBook #23117]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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The Island Home, the Adventures of six Young Crusoes, by Richard Archer.

CHAPTER ONE.

INTRODUCTION.

"A wet sheet and a flowing sea,

A breeze that follows fast,

That fills the white and rustling sail,

And bends the gallant mast.

And bends the gallant mast, my boys,

Our good ship sound and free,

The hollow oak our palace is,

Our heritage the sea."

It is now some twenty years ago, that the goodly ship Washington, commanded by Mr Erskine, left the port of New York, on a trading voyage to the East Indian archipelago. With a select few good seamen, the owners had also placed on board some youths of their own families and immediate connections.

Having passed through the Straits of Magellan in safety, they were then on their way to Canton, where the young men were to be settled; and meanwhile the ship was to visit any of the isles in the Pa

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