Twenty Years Before the Mast.
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by the heathen. Here in our civilized and Christianized land you may see those little signs, — "No trespassing on these grounds," "Beware of the bulldog and the shotgun," etc., but the fruit is stolen all the same.
NATIVE WITH COCOANUTS.
This island, Tahiti, is enchanting, and well deserves the name, "The brightest gem of the Pacific."
"Where the pale citron blows,
And golden fruit through dark green foliage glows."
Several of our men deserted here, and a reward of thirty dollars was offered for each man arrested. They
