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Well , but there was plenty of them , though ; little white ones , that lived among
the snow . ' Such is a trait of human nature in these far western regions . On the
18th of May the party reached the Platte river , one of the streams which pour
their ...
Well , but there was plenty of them , though ; little white ones , that lived among
the snow . ' Such is a trait of human nature in these far western regions . On the
18th of May the party reached the Platte river , one of the streams which pour
their ...
Side 48
... had become so exceedingly thin , that I could scarcely have known him ; and
upon my expressing surprise at the great change in his appearance , he heaved
a sigh of inanity , and remarked that I would have been as thin as he , if I had
lived ...
... had become so exceedingly thin , that I could scarcely have known him ; and
upon my expressing surprise at the great change in his appearance , he heaved
a sigh of inanity , and remarked that I would have been as thin as he , if I had
lived ...
Side 117
Oftentimes he lingered near the street she lived in . Once he had been very
unhappy , for he had seen his brother and sister that day pass near him , and it
had rekindled all his love for them . They appeared happy in their innocence ; he
was ...
Oftentimes he lingered near the street she lived in . Once he had been very
unhappy , for he had seen his brother and sister that day pass near him , and it
had rekindled all his love for them . They appeared happy in their innocence ; he
was ...
Side 118
His mother sat by the fire , and her countenance was so sad , that he was sure
she thought of him ; but the room looked so comfortable , and the whole scene
was so unlike the place in which he had lately lived , that he could no longer
hesitate ...
His mother sat by the fire , and her countenance was so sad , that he was sure
she thought of him ; but the room looked so comfortable , and the whole scene
was so unlike the place in which he had lately lived , that he could no longer
hesitate ...
Side 176
Alas ! short - lived were the expectations which the possession of the compass
had raised . From want of care , it dropped from the fingers of the commander ,
disappeared between the planks of the raft , and was irrecoverably lost . There
was ...
Alas ! short - lived were the expectations which the possession of the compass
had raised . From want of care , it dropped from the fingers of the commander ,
disappeared between the planks of the raft , and was irrecoverably lost . There
was ...
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