No Moss Or, The Career of a Rolling Stone

No Moss; Or, The Career of a Rolling Stone

CHAPTER I. Fire Quarters CHAPTER II. Sam Barton's Harboring Place CHAPTER III. A New Plan CHAPTER IV. Tom in Trouble CHAPTER V. Atkins Refuses Duty CHAPTER VI. The Governor's Strategy CHAPTER VII. The Governor Storms the Rebels CHAPTER VIII. Crossing the Shoals CHAPTER IX. Johnny Harding's Visitors CHAPTER X. A Strange Encounter CHAPTER XI. Tom's Splendid Idea CHAPTER XII. How it Resulted CHAPTER XIII. Crusoe Afloat Again CHAPTER XIV. The Phantom Schooner CHAPTER XV. Tom has Another Idea CHAPTER XVI. Johnny is Mistaken for an Enemy CHAPTER XVII. The Battle at the Bridge CHAPTER XVIII. The Robbers are Punished CHAPTER XIX. The Army and Navy CHAPTER XX. A Chapter of Incidents CHAPTER XXI. Conclusion THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.'S POPULAR JUVENILES. International Bibles FAMOUS CASTLEMON BOOKS. The silvery tones of the little bell rang through the vessel, and immediately there began a great noise and hubbub on the berth-deck, which, but a moment before, had been so quiet and orderly. Songs, shouts of laughter, and noises of every description, that can be made only by a lot of healthy boys just turned loose from their studies, arose through the hatchway, and presently the crew came tumbling up the ladder. The foremost held a guitar under his arm; the one that followed at his heels brought a checker-board; a third had a box of dominoes; and the boy who brought up the rear carried a single-stick in each hand, and went about challenging every one he met to a friendly trial of skill. Some of the crew walked aft to converse with their officers; the boys with the checkers and dominoes seated themselves on deck to engage in quiet games; he of the single-sticks very soon found an antagonist; and the sailor with the guitar perched himself upon the heel of the bowsprit, and, after tuning his instrument, cleared his throat, preparatory to treating his companions to a song containing the information that he had at one time "Sailed in the good ship Bessie." ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 33226
Author: Castlemon, Harry
Release Date: Jul 22, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English