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Side 22
No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw
me under the ice of the river . And , ” continued the excited hunter , while he
ground his teeth with bitter and uncontrollable rage , " that man that sat opposite
to ...
No ; I should have nothing ; and if I did not start off immediately , they would throw
me under the ice of the river . And , ” continued the excited hunter , while he
ground his teeth with bitter and uncontrollable rage , " that man that sat opposite
to ...
Side 25
... restive , and about half of the loose ones broke away , and scoured over the
plain in full chase after the elk . Captain Wyeth and several of his men went
immediately in pursuit of them , and returned late at night , bringing the greater
number .
... restive , and about half of the loose ones broke away , and scoured over the
plain in full chase after the elk . Captain Wyeth and several of his men went
immediately in pursuit of them , and returned late at night , bringing the greater
number .
Side 46
To lighten his horse , he immediately threw off the meat he carried , and then
urged his animal to his utmost speed , in an attempt to distance his pursuers . He
soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him , and
that ...
To lighten his horse , he immediately threw off the meat he carried , and then
urged his animal to his utmost speed , in an attempt to distance his pursuers . He
soon discovered , however , that the enemy was rapidly gaining upon him , and
that ...
Side 62
Immediately as I entered the village , my olfactories were assailed by the most
vile and mephitic odors , which I found to proceed chiefly from great piles of
salmon entrails and garbage , which were lying festering and rotting in the sun
around ...
Immediately as I entered the village , my olfactories were assailed by the most
vile and mephitic odors , which I found to proceed chiefly from great piles of
salmon entrails and garbage , which were lying festering and rotting in the sun
around ...
Side 68
Our Indian , however , still sat with his eyes covered , the most abject and
contemptible - looking thing I ever We took him by the shoulders , and threatened
to throw him overboard if he did not immediately lend his assistance ; we might
as well ...
Our Indian , however , still sat with his eyes covered , the most abject and
contemptible - looking thing I ever We took him by the shoulders , and threatened
to throw him overboard if he did not immediately lend his assistance ; we might
as well ...
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