Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on RecordDavis Wasgatt Clark A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 - 416 sider |
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... second day a heavy rain fell , which made the ground wet and muddy , soaked the blanket bed- ding , and rendered camping at night any thing but pleasant . For about a fortnight the caravan proceeded without any very 16 FIRESIDE READING .
... second day a heavy rain fell , which made the ground wet and muddy , soaked the blanket bed- ding , and rendered camping at night any thing but pleasant . For about a fortnight the caravan proceeded without any very 16 FIRESIDE READING .
Side 22
... ground . It was in the depth of winter ; the ground was covered with snow , and the river was frozen solid . While I was thinking of nothing but my dinner , which I was then about preparing , four or five of the cowards jumped on me ...
... ground . It was in the depth of winter ; the ground was covered with snow , and the river was frozen solid . While I was thinking of nothing but my dinner , which I was then about preparing , four or five of the cowards jumped on me ...
Side 26
... ground with his feet . At this moment a shot was fired . The victim trembled like an aspen leaf , and fell on his knees , but recovering himself in an in- stant , started again as fast as before . Again the determined hunters dashed ...
... ground with his feet . At this moment a shot was fired . The victim trembled like an aspen leaf , and fell on his knees , but recovering himself in an in- stant , started again as fast as before . Again the determined hunters dashed ...
Side 28
... ground and throwing the earth over their heads ; in a few moments they started in a slow , clumsy canter , but as the hunters neared them they quickened their pace to an astonishingly - rapid gallop , and in a few minutes were entirely ...
... ground and throwing the earth over their heads ; in a few moments they started in a slow , clumsy canter , but as the hunters neared them they quickened their pace to an astonishingly - rapid gallop , and in a few minutes were entirely ...
Side 29
... ground , with the under surface uppermost , and the fleeces , or masses of meat taken from along the back , were laid upon them . These fleeces , from a large animal , will weigh perhaps a hundred pounds each , and comprise the whole of ...
... ground , with the under surface uppermost , and the fleeces , or masses of meat taken from along the back , were laid upon them . These fleeces , from a large animal , will weigh perhaps a hundred pounds each , and comprise the whole of ...
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