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Oh ! there is much that is really enjoyable in this kind of life ; and if the cares of
the vessel , management of men , etc. , do harass me sometimes , it is very good
for me ; security from such troubles having been anxiously and selfishly pursued
...
Oh ! there is much that is really enjoyable in this kind of life ; and if the cares of
the vessel , management of men , etc. , do harass me sometimes , it is very good
for me ; security from such troubles having been anxiously and selfishly pursued
...
Page 92
But a skipper's duties on a mission vessel were multitudinous and varied . He
was called upon to do the work of a housekeeper , and take charge of the
ordering and distributing of provisions . He had to inspect the ship and see that
she was ...
But a skipper's duties on a mission vessel were multitudinous and varied . He
was called upon to do the work of a housekeeper , and take charge of the
ordering and distributing of provisions . He had to inspect the ship and see that
she was ...
Page 177
but he was immediately pulled back on to the ship , and the vessel showed a
clean pair of heels . Two natives from Santo told the Bishop that the natives had
overpowered a small schooner and killed the crew in revenge for an outrage ...
but he was immediately pulled back on to the ship , and the vessel showed a
clean pair of heels . Two natives from Santo told the Bishop that the natives had
overpowered a small schooner and killed the crew in revenge for an outrage ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Patteson of Melanesia: A Brief Life of John Coleridge Patteson, Missionary Bishop |
| Author | Frank Hume Lyall Paton |
| Publisher | Society for promoting Christian knowledge |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 6 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 209 pages |
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