. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . A SA1> MKJIENTO. Certainly we do! respondedboth the boys, almost in the samebreath. The lower half of that flag- O staff, said the Doctor, was once themast of a ship that was lost here, andI believe the upper part of it wasone of her spars. In nearly every •/ •/ house along- the coast you will findsome melancholy memento of a wreck—pieces of furniture or decorations,and various articles, useful or orna-mental. At the Olympic Club thereis still another piece of timber froma wrecked ship, and it has a special interest for all lovers of
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . A SA1> MKJIENTO. Certainly we do! respondedboth the boys, almost in the samebreath. The lower half of that flag- O staff, said the Doctor, was once themast of a ship that was lost here, andI believe the upper part of it wasone of her spars. In nearly every •/ •/ house along- the coast you will findsome melancholy memento of a wreck—pieces of furniture or decorations,and various articles, useful or orna-mental. At the Olympic Club thereis still another piece of timber froma wrecked ship, and it has a special interest for all lovers of American literature. What is that« •It is the little post that stands in the middle of the lawn, and sup-ports a miniature house where a large family of sparrows make theirhome. For years it was a flag-staff like the larger one, but, becoming de-cayed, it was cut down and applied to its present use. It was originallythe main boom of the bark Elizabeth, that was wrecked on Fire Islandbeach in 1850. Among her passengers was the Countess Ossoli,
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