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Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. By: Oliver Optic (1822-1897) |
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[Illustration: OLIVER OPTIC'S YACHT CLUB SERIES. LITTLE BOBTAIL. LEE & SHEPARD, BOSTON]
THE YACHT CLUB SERIES. LITTLE BOBTAIL; or, THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT. BY OLIVER OPTIC, AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES," "THE
WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT CLUB STORIES," "THE STARRY FLAG SERIES,"
"THE LAKE SHORE SERIES," ETC. WITH THIRTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS. BOSTON:
LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS. NEW YORK:
LEE, SHEPARD AND DILLINGHAM.
1875.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, By WILLIAM T. ADAMS, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
ELECTROTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY, 19 Spring Lane.
TO MY YOUNG FRIEND FRANK RICHARDSON , OF BROOKLYN, N. Y., This Book is Affectionately Dedicated.
The Yacht Club Series. 1. LITTLE BOBTAIL; OR, THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT. 2. THE YACHT CLUB; OR, THE YOUNG BOAT BUILDER. (Others in preparation.)
PREFACE.
"LITTLE BOBTAIL" is the first volume of the YACHT CLUB SERIES, each book
of which will contain an entirely independent story, with a hero of its
own, and having no necessary connection with any other story. The author
hopes that this plan will commend itself to those who do not care to
follow a young gentleman through half a dozen volumes in order to know
the issue of his adventures, or to learn whether or not he is faithful
to himself, to God, and his fellow beings to the end. God's truth is
always the same, and good characters must be very much alike. Little
Bobtail is not very different from any other hero, devoted to Truth and
Duty, though the incidents of his life are various enough to satisfy any
young person's craving for novelty. The story was suggested by some actual incidents, which occurred during
the brief summer residence of the writer at the locality of the
principal events described. Though there was a "Little Bobtail" there,
he was hardly the character who is the hero of this work. Penobscot Bay,
its multitude of picturesque islands, and its beautiful shores, are the
same in fact as in this fiction, and as for two seasons the author has
lived upon the land and sailed upon the water, amid its beautiful
scenery, he feels quite at home in the localities mentioned. If Little Bobtail was loose in his ideas of "smuggling" at first, he was
clear in all his other views of duty; and having corrected his wrong
impressions, his example is worthy to be followed. The writer hopes
that, while his stirring experience will be enjoyed by the reader, his
excellent character will be appreciated and valued even more than the
worldly fortune he obtains. HARRISON SQUARE, BOSTON, October 10, 1872.
CONTENTS.
PAGE CHAPTER I.
SIXTEEN YEARS BEFORE 11 CHAPTER II.
THE END OF A SAD STORY 29 CHAPTER III.
LITTLE BOBTAIL 47 CHAPTER IV.
THE JANTY YACHT 65 CHAPTER V.
MONKEY 81 CHAPTER VI.
CAPTAIN CHINKS 99 CHAPTER VII.
IN THE CABIN OF THE SKYLARK 117 CHAPTER VIII.
A CHANCE FOR BUSINESS 135 CHAPTER IX.
THE PENOBSCOT 153 CHAPTER X.
GRACE MONTAGUE 171 CHAPTER XI.
THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL 189 CHAPTER XII.
CAPTAIN CHIVES IS INDIFFERENT 207 CHAPTER XIII.
THE EXAMINATION 225 CHAPTER XIV.
THE DISCHARGE 243 CHAPTER XV.
A TRIP TO BAR HARBOR 260 CHAPTER XVI.
THE CHASE 278 CHAPTER XVII.
THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT 296 CHAPTER XVIII.
ROBERT BARKESDALE MONTAGUE 313
LITTLE BOBTAIL; OR, THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT.
CHAPTER I. SIXTEEN YEARS BEFORE.
"If you do, Edward, you are no son of mine," said the Honorable Peter
Montague, wrathfully, to the young gentleman who stood before him with
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