Colonist (1861) Reef with two carpenters as well as caulkers and riggers. At this stage they had already partially succeeded in getting the vessel off the reef. By November the ketch had again returned from the wreck site with cargo from both the "Colonist" as well as the "Douglas", and the scene was described as: that masts and yards as well as hull of the Colonist are as sound as the day she was built She has been thoroughly caulked from keel to covering board, and is now quite tight, her rigging has been refitted and sails bent The tides have been
How Much Land Does a Man Need? How Much Land Does a Man Need? "How Much Land Does a Man Require?" (Russian: Много ли человеку земли нужно?, "Mnogo li cheloveku zemli nuzhno?") is an 1886 short story by Leo Tolstoy about a man who, in his lust for land, forfeits everything. The protagonist of the story is a peasant named Pahom, who overhears his wife and sister-in-law argue over the merits of town and peasant farm life. He thinks to himself "if I had plenty of land, I shouldn't fear the Devil himself!". Unbeknownst to him, Satan is present sitting behind the stove and listening. Satan abruptly