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Let our little fort be called Fort Providence." "Your remarks are just," said Altamont; "no name could be more suitable." LET OUR LITTLE FORT BE CALLED FORT PROVIDENCE YOUR REMARKS ARE JUST SAID ALTAMONT NO NAME COULD BE MORE SUITABLE
gs to America." "Is this your unalterable determination?" asked Clawbonny. "It is." The Doctor did not insist further. "Very well, we'll have it to ourselves then," he continued, turning to Johnson and Bell. "We'll leave our traces behind us. I propose that the island we see out there, about three miles away from the shore, should be called Isle Johnson, in honour of our boatswain,'' "Oh, Mr. Clawbonny," began Johnson, in no little confusion. "And that mountain that we discovered in the west we will call Bell Mount, if our carpenter is willing." "It is doing me too much honour," replied Bell. "It is simple justice," returned the Doctor. "Nothing could be better," said Altamont. "Now then, all we have to do is to christen our fort," said the Doctor, "about that there will be no discussion, I hope, for it is neither to our gracious sovereign Queen Victoria, nor to Washington, that we owe our safety and shelter here, but to God, who brought about our meeting, and by so doing saved us all. LD FIGURE ANYWHERE ON THIS CONTINENT SEEING THAT IT BELONGS TO AMERICA IS THIS YOUR UNALTERABLE DETERMINATION ASKED CLAWBONNY IT IS THE DOCTOR DID NOT INSIST FURTHER VERY WELL WE'LL HAVE IT TO OURSELVES THEN HE CONTINUED TURNING TO JOHNSON AND BELL WE'LL LEAVE OUR TRACES BEHIND US I PROPOSE THAT THE ISLAND WE SEE OUT THERE ABOUT THREE MILES AWAY FROM THE SHORE SHOULD BE CALLED ISLE JOHNSON IN HONOR OF OUR BOATSWAIN OH MISTER CLAWBONNY BEGAN JOHNSON IN NO LITTLE CONFUSION AND THAT MOUNTAIN THAT WE DISCOVERED IN THE WEST WE WILL CALL BELL MOUNT IF OUR CARPENTER IS WILLING IT IS DOING ME TOO MUCH HONOUR REPLIED BELL IT IS SIMPLE JUSTICE RETURNED THE DOCTOR NOTHING COULD BE BETTER SAID ALTAMONT NOW THEN ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS CHRISTEN OUR FORT SAID THE DOCTOR AND ABOUT THAT THERE WILL BE NO DISCUSSION I HOPE FOR IT IS NEITHER TO OUR GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN QUEEN VICTORIA NOR TO WASHINGTON THAT WE OWE OUR SAFETY AND SHELTER HERE BUT TO GOD WHO BROUGHT ABOUT OUR MEETING AND BY SO DOING SAVED US ALL
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