The African Sketch-Book, Vol. 2 of 2
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Excerpt from The African Sketch-Book, Vol. 2 of 2: With Maps and Illustrations A large vessel approached the town, drew nearer and nearer, and at last anchored in the roads. It was evident that she wished to communicate with Garraway. Perhaps she wanted Krumen, or perhaps she had lost her reckoning, or perhaps she wanted a pilot for Cape Palmas. These latter conjectures were not wide from the mark. Our captain had mistaken Garraway for Cape Palmas, and now hoisted the English flag as a signal to the people on the shore. A canoe came off, manned by Krus, who paddled in a frantic manner, screaming and shouting as if they intended to cut all our throats as soon as they arrived on board. However, the head-man alone came up, and as soon as he stepped on the deck became sedate in his demeanour. His only garment was twisted round his head to keep it dry; he took it off on the forecastle, tied it round his waist, and then came aft to us upon the poop. He carried a wooden bandbox of native manufacture, on which was rudely carved with a knife, ´Folly Nose, Good Pilot.´ He produced from its interior a red penny account book, of the kind which housekeepers use in London, and which, for reasons unknown to bachelors, are deposited by shop-boys in the letter-box. It contained certificates of his having piloted vessels in safety to Cape Palmas; and so we engaged him for some rum and cloth to perform a similar office for ourselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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