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... 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 St. Louis , and when I arrived on the lower part of the Platte river - just a
short ...
... 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 St. Louis , and when I arrived on the lower part of the Platte river - just a
short ...
Side 26
... and fell on his knees , but recovering himself in an instant , started again as fast
as before . Again the determined hunters dashed after him , but the poor bull was
nearly exhausted : he proceeded but a short distance , and stopped again .
... and fell on his knees , but recovering himself in an instant , started again as fast
as before . Again the determined hunters dashed after him , but the poor bull was
nearly exhausted : he proceeded but a short distance , and stopped again .
Side 27
The Indians resort to another stratagem ; which is perhaps more successful . The
skin of a calf is properly dressed , with the head and legs left attached to it . The
Indian envelops himself in this , and with his short bow and a brace of arrows ...
The Indians resort to another stratagem ; which is perhaps more successful . The
skin of a calf is properly dressed , with the head and legs left attached to it . The
Indian envelops himself in this , and with his short bow and a brace of arrows ...
Side 48
... and short allowance at that . ' I found , in truth , that the whole camp had been
subsisting during our absence on little else than two or three grizzly bears which
had been killed in the neighborhood ; and with a complacent glance at my own ...
... and short allowance at that . ' I found , in truth , that the whole camp had been
subsisting during our absence on little else than two or three grizzly bears which
had been killed in the neighborhood ; and with a complacent glance at my own ...
Side 50
In this situation he commenced a prayer , consisting of short sentences , uttered
rapidly , but with great apparent fervor , his hands clasped upon his breast , and
his eyes cast upward with a beseeching look toward heaven . At the conclusion
of ...
In this situation he commenced a prayer , consisting of short sentences , uttered
rapidly , but with great apparent fervor , his hands clasped upon his breast , and
his eyes cast upward with a beseeching look toward heaven . At the conclusion
of ...
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| 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 |
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