Richard Galbraith, Mariner; Or, Life among the Kaffirs

Richard Galbraith, Mariner, Or Life Among the Kaffirs is a story about Dick, a young boy growing up in a small fishing town, who goes to a port in Liverpool, Britain to find his livelihood as a merchant. Excerpt: «As I gazed at their slender tapering masts and net-work of cordage, I despaired in my heart of ever being able to distinguish one of the myriads of ropes from another; but I did what it is the best to do in all cases—I determined to try.»