The hunting grounds of the Old world, by 'The old shekarry', H.A.L. |
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... Horses stolen . - Mussul- man apathy . The pursuit . - The trail . - The plunderers surprised and taken . Their punishment .. Page 389 .. CHAPTER XXIII . CIRCASSIA - Continued . On the sale of Circassian females , and extenuating ...
... Horses stolen . - Mussul- man apathy . The pursuit . - The trail . - The plunderers surprised and taken . Their punishment .. Page 389 .. CHAPTER XXIII . CIRCASSIA - Continued . On the sale of Circassian females , and extenuating ...
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... horses firmly picketed , we accom- panied the Killadar to his quarters in the fort , the ascent of which is very steep , and almost imprac- ticable for horses , and he took us round the forti- fications , which were tolerably strong for ...
... horses firmly picketed , we accom- panied the Killadar to his quarters in the fort , the ascent of which is very steep , and almost imprac- ticable for horses , and he took us round the forti- fications , which were tolerably strong for ...
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... horses , we wound round the scarped side of the hill - fort , and entered a long narrow defile between two hills , by a narrow path running along the banks of a moun- tain stream then nearly dry . After a tedious ride of about two hours ...
... horses , we wound round the scarped side of the hill - fort , and entered a long narrow defile between two hills , by a narrow path running along the banks of a moun- tain stream then nearly dry . After a tedious ride of about two hours ...
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... to run like an antelope , but he should possess the bottom of an Arab horse , to enable him to keep the game in view ; he should be able to creep like a leopard , and to run with his back bent almost double , 12 The Hunting Grounds.
... to run like an antelope , but he should possess the bottom of an Arab horse , to enable him to keep the game in view ; he should be able to creep like a leopard , and to run with his back bent almost double , 12 The Hunting Grounds.
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... a village about twelve miles distant , where our tents and best cross - country horses had been des- patched the day previous . Our shekarries and beaters had marked down several sounders ( herds ) of 28 The Hunting Grounds.
... a village about twelve miles distant , where our tents and best cross - country horses had been des- patched the day previous . Our shekarries and beaters had marked down several sounders ( herds ) of 28 The Hunting Grounds.
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