[Gutenberg 21472] • Ned Garth; Or, Made Prisoner in Africa: A Tale of the Slave Trade

[Gutenberg 21472] • Ned Garth; Or, Made Prisoner in Africa: A Tale of the Slave Trade

Can you make her out, Ned? My eyes are not so sharp as they used to be, and I lost sight of the craft when came on." "She has tacked, uncle; I see her masts in one, and she's standing to the westward." "I was afraid so; she must be a stranger, or she would have kept her course. She'll not weather the head as she's now standing, and if it doesn't clear and show her the land, she'll be on shore, as sure as my name is John Pack.