Alter leaving the strait, the Lijiari Islands ga^^'c us shelter
from the northwest gale, and we jjcgan to imagine that aac
should have one calm night. We soon came in sight of
Stromboli, one of the islands, which is a not(_>d volcano. It
rises from the sea like a giant haystack, and slopes to the
water's edg(j all lound. It was acti\'e, Init a cloud of vajior
clung to its lu'ow, so that "we did not olitain a, good view.
There is a, village (dinging to its liase, whi(di seems to lie
threatened with the angry sea, on oiu' si(l(\ and a fiery monster
on the other, with no (diance to escape if there slnuild be a



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A'iolciit outbreak. It would soom that such a situation couhl
liave but litile attraction as a (Iwcliinii-place, but tliere are
people who appear to enjoy thus jeoiiardiziiig their lives.
Coming out IVoni the lee of these islands, we received the full
charge of the gale, and resigned ourselves to what proved to
be the w'orst night of all.
