Identifier: harpersyoungpeop00newy1883 (find matches)
Title: Harper's young people
Year: 1879 (1870s)
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Subjects: Children's periodicals, American
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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, andCharley insisted that in the future he should do no inorethan his share of the work, whatever might happen. This time it was a sleepy party who tugged and pulledat the heavy hawser, but, when the Pearl grounded itseemed almost certain that she would be fully uncoveredat low water, and with the idea that in the morning theywould be able to see the extent of the damage done theirsteamer, all hands rolled into bed. CHAPTER XI.HIGH AND DRY. THE boys did not awaken until a late hour on the fol-lowing morning, and then, even though it was only about half-tide, they could see above the surface of the waterquite a portion of the upper works of the steamer. They felt lame and stiff when they came out of thetent, but this actual evidence of progress took that feelingaway in a great measure, and all hands were as eager forwork as if they had been taking rest for a week. One of the boys from the hotel had brought them a can 428 HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV. NOW THATS WHAT I CALL BUSINESS.
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of hot coffee, and after a hurried bath, which was hardlymore than a dip into the water, they ate their breakfastin quite as much haste, for they wanted to have every-thing in and around the tent looking in ship-shape orderwhen Captain Sammy arrived. Each moment that passed revealed more of the littlesteamer to the view of the eager watchers, and paddlingout to the rafts they had the satisfaction of seeing that,without a doubt, she would be high and dry at low water. Already was the rail of the steamer uncovered, and itwas at last possible to see very plainly the little craft thatwas to be under their complete control. She was a side-wheel boat, on the paddle-boxes of whichwere painted in black, with just a trifle of ornamentation,the words, THE PEARL, OF TAMPA. The smoke-stack was painted red, and the remainder of theoutside work pure white that had suffered but little discol-oration by its long bath. About three feet of the bow was decked over flush withthe rail, and evidently serve

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