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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... says Mr. Town- send , " were very superior to most that I had seen in Missouri , although somewhat touched with the awkward bashfulness and prudery which generally characterize the prairie maid- ens . They had lost their mother when ...
... says Mr. Town- send , " were very superior to most that I had seen in Missouri , although somewhat touched with the awkward bashfulness and prudery which generally characterize the prairie maid- ens . They had lost their mother when ...
Side 13
... ble and suitable description . " In about an hour and a half , " says Mr. Townsend , " we arrived at Fulton , a pretty little town , and saw the villagers in their holiday - clothes parading along to EXCURSION TO OREGON . 13.
... ble and suitable description . " In about an hour and a half , " says Mr. Townsend , " we arrived at Fulton , a pretty little town , and saw the villagers in their holiday - clothes parading along to EXCURSION TO OREGON . 13.
Side 30
... says , " was that a wolf had been lurking around the camp , and had entered the tent in the prospect of finding meat . My gun was at my shoulder instinctively , my aim was directed between the eyes , and my finger pressed the trigger ...
... says , " was that a wolf had been lurking around the camp , and had entered the tent in the prospect of finding meat . My gun was at my shoulder instinctively , my aim was directed between the eyes , and my finger pressed the trigger ...
Side 35
... says , " uncomfortably warm when I mounted , and had removed the coat and attached it care- lessly to the saddle ; the rapidity of the current had disengaged it , and it was lost forever . The coat itself was not of much consequence ...
... says , " uncomfortably warm when I mounted , and had removed the coat and attached it care- lessly to the saddle ; the rapidity of the current had disengaged it , and it was lost forever . The coat itself was not of much consequence ...
Side 39
... says Mr. Townsend , " near a small grove of willows on the margin of the river , a tremendous grizzly bear rushed out . upon us . Our horses ran wildly in every direc- tion , snorting with terror , and became nearly unmanageable ...
... says Mr. Townsend , " near a small grove of willows on the margin of the river , a tremendous grizzly bear rushed out . upon us . Our horses ran wildly in every direc- tion , snorting with terror , and became nearly unmanageable ...
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adventures afterward Alexander Selkirk allowed appeared arrived attempt Auldjo became Blackfeet boat bread brig brought buffalo called Captain Cinque Ports coast commanded companions crew Dampier danger death deck distance door endeavored escape father feet felt fire frigate gave governor grizzly bear hands heard hight hope horses Indians island Italy jailer Juan Fernandez land Lavalette length looked Maroncelli Medusa ment Milan miles mind Mont Blanc morning mountains mutineers natives never night Norfolk Island o'clock officers party passed Pellico person pinnace Pitcairn's Island poor prison provisions raft reached received remained returned river rope sail sailors says scarcely schooner secondini seemed seized Selkirk Senegal sent ship shore side sight Silvio Pellico situation soon Stradling suffered thing thought tion Tofoa took Townsend travelers Tude vessel voyage whole William Funnel wind wine wounded yawl