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I spoke kind words of praise to my father, not alone for his fortitude and endurance, but also for his courageous daring as a discoverer, and for having made the voyage that now promised a successful end. I SPOKE KIND WORDS OF PRAISE TO MY FATHER NOT ALONE FOR HIS FORTITUDE AND ENDURANCE BUT ALSO FOR HIS COURAGEOUS DARING AS A DISCOVERER AND FOR HAVING MADE THE VOYAGE THAT NOW PROMISED A SUCCESSFUL END
eeze, and soon started out like a race-horse, running the gauntlet of this unknown narrow channel of open water. PART FIVE. AMONG THE ICE PACKS FOR the next forty-five days our time was employed in dodging icebergs and hunting channels; indeed, had we not been favored with a strong south wind and a small boat, I doubt if this story could have ever been given to the world. At last, there came a morning when my father said: "My son, I think we are to see home. We are almost through the ice. See! the open water lies before us." However, there were a few icebergs that had floated far northward into the open water still ahead of us on either side, stretching away for many miles. Directly in front of us, and by the compass, which had now righted itself, due north, there was an open sea. "What a wonderful story we have to tell to the people of Stockholm," continued my father, while a look of pardonable elation lighted up his honest face. "And think of the gold nuggets stowed away in the hold! MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JASONS THE SMOKY GOD OR VOYAGE TO THE INNER WORLD BY WILLIS GEORGE EMERSON AMONG THE ICE PACKS FOR THE NEXT FORTY FIVE DAYS OUR TIME WAS EMPLOYED IN DODGING ICEBERGS AND HUNTING CHANNELS INDEED HAD WE NOT BEEN FAVOURED WITH A STRONG SOUTH WIND AND A SMALL BOAT I DOUBT IF THIS STORY COULD HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN TO THE WORLD AT LAST THERE CAME A MORNING WHEN MY FATHER SAID MY SON I THINK WE ARE TO SEE HOME WE ARE ALMOST THROUGH THE ICE SEE THE OPEN WATER LIES BEFORE US HOWEVER THERE WERE A FEW ICEBERGS THAT HAD FLOATED FAR NORTHWARD INTO THE OPEN WATER STILL AHEAD OF US ON EITHER SIDE STRETCHING AWAY FOR MANY MILES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US AND BY THE COMPASS WHICH HAD NOW RIGHTED ITSELF DUE NORTH THERE WAS AN OPEN SEA WHAT A WONDERFUL STORY WE HAVE TO TELL TO THE PEOPLE OF STOCKHOLM CONTINUED MY FATHER WHILE A LOOK OF PARDONABLE ELATION LIGHTED UP HIS HONEST FACE AND THINK OF THE GOLD NUGGETS STOWED AWAY IN THE HOLD
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