Hoppergrass

That's my boat over there -- the 'Hoppergrass' -- an 'I come into Bailey's with her last

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

The boom swung out with a rattle and a bump, the sail filled, and the "Hoppergrass" heeled over to the breeze.

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

He left the "Hoppergrass" at the wharf, and came up into the town.

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

It was a lucky thing that the "Hoppergrass" was a large boat.

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

Sprague ran up his jib, and maneuvered his boat alongside the "Hoppergrass" again, -- this time with a view to letting the Captain, Ed, and Jimmy come aboard.

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

Captain Bannister sailed the "Hoppergrass" quarter of a mile below the beach, put about, and came back in time to pick them up when they returned in the tender.

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

The sail of the "Hoppergrass" shivered and the halliards rattled.

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

So I gave them the whole story, beginning with Tuesday afternoon, when we left Captain Bannister on the "Hoppergrass" at Bailey's

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

"Hoppergrass," and during the last few hours we had walked over a dozen miles.

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908

In the morning the whereabouts of the "Hoppergrass" was still a mystery, although the Captain had been told that the Kidds had probably taken her.

The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Edmund Lester Pearson 1908