This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ... the harbour of St. John. Onward nearer came the stranger, For the ice that once had stopped her, Driven by the western land breeze Of the week before, was gone. Fast the pilot launched his schooner, Soon he hailed the stranger vessel, Which with frozen spray encumbered Seemed an iceberg bearing down. "Ship ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ... the harbour of St. John. Onward nearer came the stranger, For the ice that once had stopped her, Driven by the western land breeze Of the week before, was gone. Fast the pilot launched his schooner, Soon he hailed the stranger vessel, Which with frozen spray encumbered Seemed an iceberg bearing down. "Ship ahoy! whence come you sailing? What your name and destination?" "'Tis the ship Good Hope of Boston With good things to aid your town." Right up to the lighthouse forelands Clear for once the wintry ocean! While all hands were plied in cutting Watery passage to the dock. Soon the ship discharged her cargo; So the land was saved from famine, And its ancient hate of Boston Foundered on this friendly rock. Thus instead of warlike struggling For possession of the fish-banks, Friendly treaties solved the question And the fishers toil in peace. While instead of hate and loathing, Now the honoured name of Boston Stirs within St. John's the memory Of her woe and glad release. The Cherokeeian language, which is very musical, consists entirely of syllables ending in vowels, and comparatively few in number. As an example we give the following Cherokee names of North Carolina rivers and mountains, Te-ne-see, Cha-to-gah-ja, O-co-ne-o-lu-tee, Nah-tah-hah-lah, I-o-lah, Cow-e-tah, Co-lu-see-jee, Tu-lu-la, etc. This explains why less than ninety signs are sufficient to represent every syllable; whereas Chocktaw, as its very name shows, is built on different lines. Since the occurrence of the event related in the following lines, nearly one hundred and fifty years ago, the two nations have been closely associated and have remained at peace with each other. Hi-wa-see, I love you dearly, Will you come to me? Be the queen of Chocktaw nation, Reign in Ocmulgee? Let...
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