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Side 19
The horses of the camp are lying comfortably on their sides , and seem , by the
glances which they give me in passing , to know that their hour of toil is
approaching , and the patient kine are ruminating in happy unconsciousness .
One morning ...
The horses of the camp are lying comfortably on their sides , and seem , by the
glances which they give me in passing , to know that their hour of toil is
approaching , and the patient kine are ruminating in happy unconsciousness .
One morning ...
Side 22
I begged them , for the love of God , to give me my rifle and a few loads of
ammunition , or I should starve before I could reach the settlements . No ; I should
have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw me under
the ice ...
I begged them , for the love of God , to give me my rifle and a few loads of
ammunition , or I should starve before I could reach the settlements . No ; I should
have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw me under
the ice ...
Side 48
... massacre by the Indians on the north - west coast is told by Washington Irving
in his “ Astoria . " Mr. Townsend gives an interesting description of this company
and its captain . “ On the evening of the 26th , ” he says , “ Captain Wyeth , are .
... massacre by the Indians on the north - west coast is told by Washington Irving
in his “ Astoria . " Mr. Townsend gives an interesting description of this company
and its captain . “ On the evening of the 26th , ” he says , “ Captain Wyeth , are .
Side 61
Mr. Townsend paid a visit to their camp , and the description he gives of it does
not lead one to conceive a high idea of savage life . “ Early in the morning , " he
says , “ I strolled into the Snake camp . It consists of about thirty lodges or
wigwams ...
Mr. Townsend paid a visit to their camp , and the description he gives of it does
not lead one to conceive a high idea of savage life . “ Early in the morning , " he
says , “ I strolled into the Snake camp . It consists of about thirty lodges or
wigwams ...
Side 62
But I scarcely know how to commence a description of the camp , or to frame a
sentence which will give an adequate idea of the extreme filth and horrific
nastiness of the whole vicinity . “ Immediately as I entered the village , my
olfactories were ...
But I scarcely know how to commence a description of the camp , or to frame a
sentence which will give an adequate idea of the extreme filth and horrific
nastiness of the whole vicinity . “ Immediately as I entered the village , my
olfactories were ...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record Fireside reading |
| Redaktør | Davis Wasgatt Clark |
| Udgiver | A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Chicago |
| Digitaliseret | 25. jan 2016 |
| Længde | 416 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |