⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...Continued...
[Last time...]
“You aim to give all of the silver from the sale of La Serpent away?!”
The Captain paused as he got out his pipe and lit it. Taking a long drag he slowly exhaled a blue cloud of smoke before turning towards him.
“Whit dae ye think was me purpose o' takin' th' Corvette in th' first-place mukker?!”
“Blimey...I could almost see myself in a luxurious black sable fur coat!” Kerrislravenhill whispered under her breath.
(See: @joshuaslane/silver-adventures-captain-joshua-slane-13ja26-all-of-the-silver )
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[Seneca Village…a mile upriver…]
“This is talk of crazy man!” (Translated) Chief Minetoh rebuffed loudly.
“No Chief! He speaks straight!” Big Bear insisted.
“Maybe…” Running Fox added, his eyes still holding suspicion.
“How can this be done?!” Chief Minetoh pressed, “No one can do what he asks!”
“He say he will teach us!”
“Teach us?! We are Seneca! We need no teachers!”
Big Bear glanced down a moment in frustration, then tried a new tack…
“Almost seven thousand silver coins! This he promised! We can buy iron pots, knives maybe even fire sticks with such wealth!”
The Chief gazed into the fire at the center of the long-house. He could not fathom this amount of wealth. But he also knew the offer was dangerous, very dangerous!
“Some may die!” He reminded
Big Bear took a deep breath and looked at the council of elders…”Do not many die each winter for lack of food? For lack of good weapons to defend ourselves?!”
The elders whispered amongst themselves. Finally the Chief looked up and spoke…
“What say you men?!”
The council elders glanced and nodded at one another and then their senior official gave their answer…”We say…take this offer! What say you Chief?!”
The Chief wrinkled his brow as if he were in a great mental struggle, then finally spoke, “So be it!”
[On the Silverton…mid-afternoon…]
“The Keptin definitely has something on his mind!” Cockpit Officer Lupega said as he tied off the running line for the fore topgallant sail.
“Aye Sairrr, he must. But the Commanders are both tight-lipped! I couldn’t get a peep out of either of them!” Petty Officer Daveks replied as he stood at the starboard rail and watched the forest trees on the bank slowly slip by.
“I think Keptin has more than just trade in mind. I hear we will drop anchor tonight within sight of the Seneca village!”
“Aye, and I’m not sure I will sleep a wink!” Daveks said half-jokingly.
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📝 Note: "If th' Toor o' High Islain' has caught yer intrest, all o' me stoatin' adventures kin be foond by searchin':
Silver Adventures of Captain Joshua Slane
Oan yer 'Hife Search tool' an' sae forth." 😉 -Keptin
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References: - Pictures from: www.freeimages.com, www.pexels.com, pixabay.com, Hive.blog, Wikipedia an’ www.google.com/maps. Data also loosely interpretted froms: historica.fandom.com, Wikipedia, an' sometimes finely crafted reit from th' author's extensiff personal experience an' such.
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"Confused? Ascared? Seasick? Need tae gab with th' Keptin?- Skelp th' 'Reply' button muckers!" - Keptin
📝 "Remember maties, bein' crew oan th' mighty Frigate Silverton ⛵ is a sure cure fur loneliness! We sail together...ur nae at aw!" 🙌🏼🤝👲🏼🥷🏼👩🏼🍳👨🏼🔧👨🏼💼🧑🏼🎨🧕🏼🤵🏼♂️🤵🏼♂️🦹🏼💁🏼🙋🏼♀️👩🏼🍳🤴🏼👮🏼♂️💂🏼♂️🕵🏼👨🏼⚕️ 😉 -Keptin
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