. The seashore book : Bob and Betty's summer with Captain Hawes . thing but the clothes they wore, and asmall amount of provisions. And there, while they looked on, the ship went upin a sheet of flame, and that was the last of her. The Captain said they felt prettyblue and lonely out there far away from the rest of the world, with no means toget away but the small boats. Fortunately they soon managed to reach anEskimo village. These Eskimos are the natives who live there always, shortpeople, dressed all in heavy, warm furs, who build themselves snow houses, wherein the coldest weather they kee
. The seashore book : Bob and Betty's summer with Captain Hawes . thing but the clothes they wore, and asmall amount of provisions. And there, while they looked on, the ship went upin a sheet of flame, and that was the last of her. The Captain said they felt prettyblue and lonely out there far away from the rest of the world, with no means toget away but the small boats. Fortunately they soon managed to reach anEskimo village. These Eskimos are the natives who live there always, shortpeople, dressed all in heavy, warm furs, who build themselves snow houses, wherein the coldest weather they keep comfortably warm. They live by hunting andfishing. They spear seals from their skin canoes, — kyacks, — and fish throughholes in the ice. These are the people you hear the explorers tell about when theygo on expeditions to the North Pole. Captain Hawes thought they were thestrangest people he had ever met. As whalers often put in up in these parts, theCaptain and his mates did not have too hard a time, and were picked up by apassing ship and brought THE SHIP SAILS AWAY SUMMER was passing quickly now, and it would soon be time for the longvacation to come to an end. Before they had to go the Sachem — that was the name of the new ship -was ready to put to sea. The children had admired her figure-head, an Indianchief, gilded and painted in bright colors. The ship had taken on her whole cargo,the hatches were closed, and everything made tight and taut for her long was bound for the Far East, the Captain told them. First she would touchat some South American ports, then go across the ocean to Africa, stopping atCape Town, and other less important ports, then around the Cape and up theIndian Ocean to India; then to China and Japan. With the goods she had takenaboard she would trade with the different ports, either selling or exchanging whatshe had for the things made or raised in those far-away countries, which she wouldbring back home to sell in our markets
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