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Side 16
Mr. Sublette brought with him about twenty trained hunters , “ true as the steel of
their tried blades , " who had more than once gone over the very track which the
caravan intended to pursue - a reinforcement which was very welcome to
Captain ...
Mr. Sublette brought with him about twenty trained hunters , “ true as the steel of
their tried blades , " who had more than once gone over the very track which the
caravan intended to pursue - a reinforcement which was very welcome to
Captain ...
Side 21
... and I lost no time in overhauling Richardson , and asking an explanation of his
singular conduct . " Why , " said he , “ that Injen that sat opposite to you is my
bitterest enemy . I was once going down alone from the rendezvous with letters
from ...
... and I lost no time in overhauling Richardson , and asking an explanation of his
singular conduct . " Why , " said he , “ that Injen that sat opposite to you is my
bitterest enemy . I was once going down alone from the rendezvous with letters
from ...
Side 46
The best story was told by Richardson , of a meeting he once had with three
Blackfeet Indians . He had been out alone hunting buffalo , and toward the end of
the day was returning to the camp with his meat , when he heard the clattering of
...
The best story was told by Richardson , of a meeting he once had with three
Blackfeet Indians . He had been out alone hunting buffalo , and toward the end of
the day was returning to the camp with his meat , when he heard the clattering of
...
Side 59
... and my men were set to work , making fires and rummaging out the long -
neglected stew - pans , while I engaged myself at once and with very
considerable vigor in flaying the little animal , and cutting up his body in
readiness for the pots .
... and my men were set to work , making fires and rummaging out the long -
neglected stew - pans , while I engaged myself at once and with very
considerable vigor in flaying the little animal , and cutting up his body in
readiness for the pots .
Side 60
As it was pudding time with us , our visitor was of course invited to sit down and
eat ; and he , nothing loth , deposited himself at once upon the ground , and
made a remarkablyvigorous assault upon the mixed contents of the dish . He had
not ...
As it was pudding time with us , our visitor was of course invited to sit down and
eat ; and he , nothing loth , deposited himself at once upon the ground , and
made a remarkablyvigorous assault upon the mixed contents of the dish . He had
not ...
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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 |