A SEA TALE.
(By R. M. LITTLE.)
This story tells of a sailor kd, by name one Sailor Bill, who left home at 11 years against his pai'ents' will; but then again you can't quite blame the youth for his desire, for since he'd read o 5 the Spanish Main his heart had been on fire, himself to make a second Drake, to ballast his ship with gold, to capture a load of Spanish slaves and stow them in his hold; to take aboard a priceless hoard of rugs from Persia land, to share alike in all he won with his bold pirate band. He'd sail again back from the -Main, back to his native town; yes, he thought, a fine idea, with a deep and manly
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 260, 2 November 1929, Page 2 (Supplement)
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127A SEA TALE. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 260, 2 November 1929, Page 2 (Supplement)
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