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Show 18G 'l'LlE Ll IJEHTY mn.L. . ndcrfully tall grass, and trees with la.nd, w1th wo f ) they sa.w somc-b like green ans, the odJ.cst boug s, d on the ridfi'C ; aml . among the woo s o thing movmg rcat number of people came in another minute, a g . down the hill. ruunmg 1 ? " asked NAN. "Yes,- " .Are they poop o . t' \ t I " . but their clothes fit them so 'g l • no,- yes ' ll ot black faces! " ex· " And they have a g claimed BILL. " Why-that they have I aud, as I live, they have got no clothes at all,-on\y, . t a little about their waists. Well! I never see JUS . bt," such a Slg • • were dark-skinned savages; Tho mate satd they d I ;th. and be w.ts h e d they might be safe to ca Vii ' but he doubood it. however, to put this w the It was necessary' cfore the planks r shi broke up, and b proof. Ibc P . t vc themselves, th famtly mus sa all fioaood away' o b t this sort of • BILL was cleverer a ou . If at all. . for certain mgbt· b ut some others ' thing than a o 1 d familiarized him poachings in a n·v er at home m N.~N'S LO'r IN LU'J.:. 187 with being up to tho a.rm1)its in rushing water, and now and then popping OYer head. lle now used his strong limbs to tho best nd\'antagc, and placecl his family safely on tho beach. ~J.lhc dark·skinncd people came about them, stared, stroked their skins, laughed, and seemed highly amused. 'l'hcy did not kill, nor even hurt anybody; but they were, NAN declared, tho most unciyil folks she had ever seen. ~J.lhere was one person, a woman, who had some gay feathers in her hair, who was quieter than the rest. Everybody made way for her; and NAN found afterwards that this wns the Queen of the island. These people killed nobody; but NAN often said in her heart that she almost wished they had. Some fish was brougl1t; and she was compelled to lay her infant on tho ground, and make a fire on the beach, and cook, not only for l1cr own family, but for as many of tho savages as wore hungry, from morning till night. lUoro and more came, - some pouring over tbc hills, some in boats from |