THE HURRICANE. 



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These and other events resulted in the de- 

 parture of the party for the North ; not without 

 regret, as the months passed here had been of 

 the greatest interest and value. For the doctor 

 and Tom it was but a partial breaking up, as 

 they returned to the little garden in the gulf 

 and remained for several years. 



The old boatman lies by the deep sea on the 

 Florida Reef. 



