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Side 13
It was a hotel , for which a pig - sty would have been a more appropriate name .
Every thing and every body were dirty , disobliging , and disagreeable ; and ,
after staying one night , the travelers refusing the landlord's invitation to liquorise
with ...
It was a hotel , for which a pig - sty would have been a more appropriate name .
Every thing and every body were dirty , disobliging , and disagreeable ; and ,
after staying one night , the travelers refusing the landlord's invitation to liquorise
with ...
Side 16
... and night the journey was agreeable , but on the second day a heavy rain fell ,
which made the ground wet and muddy , soaked the blanket bedding , and
rendered camping at night any thing but pleasant . For about a fortnight the
caravan ...
... and night the journey was agreeable , but on the second day a heavy rain fell ,
which made the ground wet and muddy , soaked the blanket bedding , and
rendered camping at night any thing but pleasant . For about a fortnight the
caravan ...
Side 17
The cook of the mess to which Mr. Townsend belonged decamped one night ,
having , no doubt , become tired of the expedition , and determined to go back to
the settlements . The man him . self was little missed ; but he had taken a rifle ...
The cook of the mess to which Mr. Townsend belonged decamped one night ,
having , no doubt , become tired of the expedition , and determined to go back to
the settlements . The man him . self was little missed ; but he had taken a rifle ...
Side 18
Hoping to escape these formidable enemies of the white man , the party pushed
on , but not without occasional mishaps ; at one time the horses ran away , and
had to be chased for a whole night , and even when the labor of the chase was ...
Hoping to escape these formidable enemies of the white man , the party pushed
on , but not without occasional mishaps ; at one time the horses ran away , and
had to be chased for a whole night , and even when the labor of the chase was ...
Side 19
... another caravan belonging to a rival trading company , and that it had passed
them noiselessly in the course of the night , in order to be beforehand with them
in EXCURSION 19 TO OREGON .
... another caravan belonging to a rival trading company , and that it had passed
them noiselessly in the course of the night , in order to be beforehand with them
in EXCURSION 19 TO OREGON .
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able afterward allowed appeared approach arrived attempt became boat body brought called Captain cause close commanded companions conduct continued course covered crew danger death direction distance effect entered escape expected eyes feelings feet felt fire five formed four gave give ground half hands head heard hope horses hundred immediately Indians island Italy kind land least leave length less lived looked means miles mind minutes months morning natives never night officers once party passed person poor present prison raft reached received remained returned river sail sailors saved says scarcely seemed seen seized Selkirk sent served ship shore short side sight situation soon suffered taken thing thought till tion took travelers turned vessel whole wind young
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 |