Jerry of the Islands

By: London, Jack

Book Excerpt: ry's heartand head, in the mysterious centre of all his activities that iscalled consciousness, the sound, "Mister Haggin," occupied the sameplace that "God" occupies in human consciousness. By word andsound, to Jerry, "Mister Haggin" had the same connotation that "God"has to God-worshipping humans. In short, Mister Haggin was Jerry'sGod.And so, when Mister Haggin, or God, or call it what one will withthe limitations of language, picked Jerry up with imperativeabruptness, tucked him under his arm, and stepped into thewhaleboat, whose black crew immediately bent to the oars, Jerry wasinstantly and nervously aware that the unusual had begun to happen.Never before had he gone out on board the Arangi, which he could seegrowing larger and closer to each lip-hissing stroke of the oars ofthe blacks.Only an hour before, Jerry had come down from the plantation houseto the beach to see the Arangi depart. Twice before, in his half-year of life, had he had this delectable experience. DelectableRead More

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798716302020
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"