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Title: The story of Captain Cook's three voyages round the world
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Jones, M
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779 Voyages around the world
Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Contributing Library: Scott - York University Libraries
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sa number of huts, towards which an old woman and somechildren—like the rest, without one atom of dress—wereseen taking their way, each carrying a bundle of firewood.More children came out to meet them ; some men returnedfrom fishing ; and then the whole party set to work to cooktheir dinner, scarcely deigning to notice the ship, thoughsuch a sight as it they had assuredly never set eyes uponbefore. In the afternoon a party went ashore, having Tupia withthem; but though the natives had taken so little noticeof them in the morning, it was not so now. They wereat once met by two of them, who had no mind that thenew-comers should land there. Each was armed v/itha long lance, which he shook and brandished, talkingloudly, but in a tongue of which even Tupia could notmake out a word. Upon this the men were ordered to lieupon their oars, whilst Mr. Cook made all the friendlysigns he could think of, and threw nails, and other litt)earticles that he thought would please, to the savages, in
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NEW SOUTH WALES. 51 order to show his peaceable intentions. But they neverminded his nails, and as an attempt was made to bringthe boat to land a stone was thrown at her, which broughtthat unfailing dose of small shot in return. The older ofthe two natives being struck on the legs with this, ran off;but it was only to fetch his shield, a strip of bark aboutthree feet long and eighteen inches broad, to cover himselfwhilst he threw a lance at the English, who, by this time,had landed. His companion did the same, but, fortunately,no one was hurt, and a third musket shot drove themaway, after throwing one more lance. The party at oncewent to the huts, and, peering in, saw the children hidingthemselves behind a shield and some bark. But as the poorlittle frightened things did not see them, they were kindlyleft undisturbed : some beads and other trifles being throwninto the hut, which it was hoped might show the oldernatives, when they came back, that their visitors meantno harm to them. Th

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