Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark Swormstedt & Poe, 1856 - 416 sider |
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Side 30
... with a loud wah ! seized the gun , and elevated the muzzle above my head ; in another instant a second Indian was by my side , and I saw his keen knife glitter as it left the scabbard . I had not time 30 FIRESIDE READING.
... with a loud wah ! seized the gun , and elevated the muzzle above my head ; in another instant a second Indian was by my side , and I saw his keen knife glitter as it left the scabbard . I had not time 30 FIRESIDE READING.
Side 68
... seized his paddle again , and worked with a kind of des- perate and wild energy till he sank back in the canoe completely exhausted . In the mean time the boat had become half - full of water , shipping a part of every surf that struck ...
... seized his paddle again , and worked with a kind of des- perate and wild energy till he sank back in the canoe completely exhausted . In the mean time the boat had become half - full of water , shipping a part of every surf that struck ...
Side 94
... seize upon every opportunity of making their escape - with what fatal consequences let the following narra- tive bear witness . Written by a gentleman for some time resident in Norfolk Island , and handed to us for publication , as a ...
... seize upon every opportunity of making their escape - with what fatal consequences let the following narra- tive bear witness . Written by a gentleman for some time resident in Norfolk Island , and handed to us for publication , as a ...
Side 96
... seize the vessel . They were but twelve in num- ber , unarmed , and guarded by twelve soldiers and a crew of eighteen men ; yet they had suc- ceeded in gaining possession of the vessel , had held it for a time , but had been finally ...
... seize the vessel . They were but twelve in num- ber , unarmed , and guarded by twelve soldiers and a crew of eighteen men ; yet they had suc- ceeded in gaining possession of the vessel , had held it for a time , but had been finally ...
Side 98
... . It was variously received . One of them dis- trusted the leader , and entreated his companions to desist from so mad an attempt . It was use- less ; the frenzied thirst for liberty had seized them 98 FIRESIDE READING .
... . It was variously received . One of them dis- trusted the leader , and entreated his companions to desist from so mad an attempt . It was use- less ; the frenzied thirst for liberty had seized them 98 FIRESIDE READING .
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adventures afterward Alexander Selkirk allowed appeared arrived attempt Auldjo became Blackfeet boat bread brig brought buffalo called Captain Cinque Ports coast commanded companions crew Dampier danger death deck distance door endeavored escape father feet felt fire frigate gave governor grizzly bear hands heard hight hope horses Indians island Italy jailer Juan Fernandez land Lavalette length looked Maroncelli Medusa ment Milan miles mind Mont Blanc morning mountains mutineers natives never night Norfolk Island o'clock officers party passed Pellico person pinnace Pitcairn's Island poor prison provisions raft reached received remained returned river rope sail sailors says scarcely schooner secondini seemed seized Selkirk Senegal sent ship shore side sight Silvio Pellico situation soon Stradling suffered thing thought tion Tofoa took Townsend travelers Tude vessel voyage whole William Funnel wind wine wounded yawl