Paths in the Great Waters; A Tale Wherein Is Comprised a Record of Virginia's Early Troubles, Together with the True History of the Bermudas or Somers Islands
Paths in the Great Waters; A Tale Wherein Is Comprised a Record of Virginia's Early Troubles, Together with the True History of the Bermudas or Somers Islands
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...it. He had been, he said, for a ramble in the woods, and when approaching the shore, had encountered Birley poking about, as he fancied, in a rather suspicious manner. Some words had passed between them. Of a friendly character? Well, on his part they had not been unkindly meant. He had asked the old man if he was ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...it. He had been, he said, for a ramble in the woods, and when approaching the shore, had encountered Birley poking about, as he fancied, in a rather suspicious manner. Some words had passed between them. Of a friendly character? Well, on his part they had not been unkindly meant. He had asked the old man if he was going into the woods at that time of the evening to bid good-bye to his friends the black devils, and whether he was going to bring a fairy away with him as a wife. What had Birley responded? Well, his language had been forcible rather than elegant, and he did not seem to appreciate the joke. They had then parted, and Carter had seen nothing more of the man. The question of Carter's guilt or innocence now became a party one. Sir George and others were indignant that one of the most intelligent and trustworthy men among the shipwrecked community should be even suspected of such a cowardly crime or questioned about it: others held Carter's excuses to be lame, and his answers, in fact, selfcondemnatory. Thus, on the very eve of departure, the old feud was renewed with intensified bitterness. Birley's friends demanded that the supposed murderer should be handed over to them for trial, but this Sir George peremptorily refused to permit. Matters were in this critical state, and feeling was beginning to run dangerously high, when, one s evening, Waters came to Christopher with the announcement that his enemies were resolved to seize him by force, and that Sir George was no less resolved to offer a forcible resistance. "I am ready," said Carter, "to give myself up and stand a fair trial, so as to avoid tumult and the risk of bloodshed." "Nay, 'twere certain death to do that," cried Waters eagerly; "there is a party of th...
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