Walter I. Rand epub Wonderful Story About Capt: Rand (Classic Reprint)

An Interesting Narrative as Told by Capt. Walter I. Rand and Based on Facts. Capt Walter I. Rand was born August 7th, 1853, on a farm four miles from Portsmouth, N. H. Capt. Rand is a direct descendant of Francis Rand, who was one of a company sent over to A merica, in 1631, by Capt. John Mason, to settle the Piscataqua section. He settled in Portsmouth, N. H., and lands were granted him in that part of the town which is now called Rye. Francis was killed by Indians September 29th, 1691, his wife having been killed by them not long before, while he had gone to the mill. At a very early age Capt. Rand sparents moved from the farm into the City of Portsmouth, in order that their children might have better educational advantages. When a boy he attended the public schools, and his spare time was spent on the Piscataqua River and ocean, fishing, sailing, swimming, and all of those out-door sports which contributed to build up a strong and healthy constitution, enabling him in after life to pull through many hard places. Many houis were also spent on and around the wharves, listening to exciting sea stories, by old sailors, which inspired him with a love of romance and adventure, and enthused him with a desire for travel and with a longing to visit other parts of the world. At the age of 14 he enlisted in the United States Coast Survey, serving under Capt. Hull A dams of Quincy, Mass., and remained with him until honorably discharged. He then returned home, and secured employment as a clerk in a grocery store. But this staid life soon became monotonous, and his former enthusiasm became so dominating that he was soon induced to abandon his position, and he at once went to New York and shipped for Para, South A merica. The following ten years of his life consisted in traveling around the world wherever his inclination led him.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher