LIEUT. SHACKLETON'S VISION.
. Lieutenant Sliiicklcloii, win, has' at.•mn|)li~hc.l so luiu-Ii in tin- Anlartti,lesions, linn li.'pn hi sonic \cry tight cnrneiv On one occasion In- sintered so much from lack of food il„,t j l( . n „s harassed by Hi,, tantalising dream thut 'lie was licinjr chased, round and roir.id an achintr void by several. lnrj»e. threecornered, luscious jiiui-tarts. *" <'aplain *»tt's I, c. •The Voyage of th« JJisouvery,' conlniih. amongst oilier amusing references to Sliaeklolou, the story of how he discovered „. |iliinipu(ldin.' oil I Christinas Kve. "I had observed .Shackloton ferreting about in his bundle, out of which he presently jiroduee.l a s|iare sock, and stowed awav 1,, |.|„, (cll , „,• thai s„ck was a small round object alhout the size of a cricket ball, which. «-he;i ■brought In light, oroved |o |„. „ nobl,. pluin-puilding. Aiiotlu.- dive info bis lurkyJmg. and o„i ~,„„,. „ cruni'pled piece of arlilicial holly.''
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 97, 21 May 1909, Page 2
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143LIEUT. SHACKLETON'S VISION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 97, 21 May 1909, Page 2
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