Tangweera: Life and Adventures Among Gentle SavagesE. Arnold, 1899 - 318 pàgines |
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... present . This renewal of allegiance was made by the Kings and chiefs of the Mosquito Coast to every succeeding Governor of Jamaica , and by him accepted . Nor was this an empty ceremony . The Mosquito men for about 150 years fought ...
... present . This renewal of allegiance was made by the Kings and chiefs of the Mosquito Coast to every succeeding Governor of Jamaica , and by him accepted . Nor was this an empty ceremony . The Mosquito men for about 150 years fought ...
Pàgina 134
... present of my pipe , and we went on our way . We walked up this creek a long way , and inspected a patch of mahogany - trees . These were small and much scattered , so I decided they were not worth cutting . While resting here it struck ...
... present of my pipe , and we went on our way . We walked up this creek a long way , and inspected a patch of mahogany - trees . These were small and much scattered , so I decided they were not worth cutting . While resting here it struck ...
Pàgina 239
... present of a basket of chocolate beans and two bundles of plantains . The first night he slept in a little hut erected beside the men's , and next morning pretended to ' smell a rat . ' He whispered about that he did not like the place ...
... present of a basket of chocolate beans and two bundles of plantains . The first night he slept in a little hut erected beside the men's , and next morning pretended to ' smell a rat . ' He whispered about that he did not like the place ...
Pàgina 281
... try cases of crime , and summarily administer the punishments . · I was once present when a man was accused before the quartermaster of taking his cousin as a wife , and was con- demned to be hanged because , as the quartermaster said.
... try cases of crime , and summarily administer the punishments . · I was once present when a man was accused before the quartermaster of taking his cousin as a wife , and was con- demned to be hanged because , as the quartermaster said.
Pàgina 294
... , we had a hard paddle against the sea- breeze to reach the schooner . I made the quartermaster present the letter to the captain , who said he was a free and TURTLE - TAX HUNTING 295 independent British subject , and 294 TANGWEERA.
... , we had a hard paddle against the sea- breeze to reach the schooner . I made the quartermaster present the letter to the captain , who said he was a free and TURTLE - TAX HUNTING 295 independent British subject , and 294 TANGWEERA.
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