A Pilgrimage Over the Prairies ...T. C. Newby, 1863 |
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... through this Claude - like scene , a six - horse wain , laden with heavy furniture , came up , and the leaders , through the driver's heedlessness , making a sudden side - move to the bridge end , where 52 A PILGRIMAGE.
... through this Claude - like scene , a six - horse wain , laden with heavy furniture , came up , and the leaders , through the driver's heedlessness , making a sudden side - move to the bridge end , where 52 A PILGRIMAGE.
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... horse a smart stroke with his whip , and the other an adroit pull by the reins , suddenly diverted the waggon's course , and shortly brought it to a stand - still . After giving a sharp rebuke to the lad , and OVER THE PRAIRIES . 53.
... horse a smart stroke with his whip , and the other an adroit pull by the reins , suddenly diverted the waggon's course , and shortly brought it to a stand - still . After giving a sharp rebuke to the lad , and OVER THE PRAIRIES . 53.
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... horses to a trot , that we might save what re- mained of the short twilight , when a sharp- featured , shrewish looking woman ran out of a loghouse at the road side , and going up to Jannock , who was nearest her , requested him , G 5 ...
... horses to a trot , that we might save what re- mained of the short twilight , when a sharp- featured , shrewish looking woman ran out of a loghouse at the road side , and going up to Jannock , who was nearest her , requested him , G 5 ...
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... horse , and followed her into her humble dwelling . Preceding me on tiptoe , she softly opened the door of a rude , rough planked chamber , and there , on a low pallet , with his face turned towards a little window that let in the ...
... horse , and followed her into her humble dwelling . Preceding me on tiptoe , she softly opened the door of a rude , rough planked chamber , and there , on a low pallet , with his face turned towards a little window that let in the ...
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... horses at a moment's notice under its lee - side as soon as we could discover which side that would be , when a thunder - clap that seemed to rend the very heavens broke over our heads , accompanied by a furious blast , which , coming ...
... horses at a moment's notice under its lee - side as soon as we could discover which side that would be , when a thunder - clap that seemed to rend the very heavens broke over our heads , accompanied by a furious blast , which , coming ...
Términos y frases comunes
ain't already animals appeared Arklans arrows arter bank beheld Black Hills black-tailed deer Blackfeet Blackfoot brother Bryce buffalo camp course critter Dalham Dallington Delawares distance eyes Farleton fear feeling Felipe fire followed gathered gave grizzly grizzly bear ground hand heard heerd hope horses hour hunter hunting Indian Injyn Jannock Jonathan journey Kosata late Leighton length light look Lord Leighton matter meat miles mind morning mountain mountain hare nature nigh night once ourselves party passed Pegtop poor prairie present proceeded reached rest returned rifle river Robin rock savage scarce scene seemed Shoshonee shot side Sioux so'thin soon sound spot squire stream tell thought thro tion tomahawk took trail turned venison waggon Wahtogachto watching wending whilst wild wind Wind River range yell Yengee young younker
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Página 166 - We found, however, on our arrival, all the buildings in a habitable state, but wanting many internal arrangements to fit them for a comfortable winter residence. They were disposed so as to form three sides of a square, the officers' house being in the centre, those for the men on the right, with a house for the interpreter's family, and the store on the left. A blacksmith's shop and meat store were added, and the whole was inclosed by the stockading of the original fort, which we found highly serviceable...
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