that he grabbed it.
We couldn’t possibly get him into the canoe so we held him alongside till we reached the schooner, where the boys pulled him aboard and pumped water out of him.
As soon as he was conscious enough, he called for his black bag and took out a full bottle of brandy.
Needless to say, Mr. Russel [Russell] and I stepped a little closer, as brandy is scarce in that country, but, as soon as he had poured out a good stiff toddy for himself, he replaced the bottle in the bag with no sign of “Have one”.
As a matter of fact, Mr. Blanchet proved
