Western Wanderings: A Record of Travel in the Evening LandR. Bentley, 1874 - 364 pagina's |
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Pagina 54
... shots , and then only by firing short and the arrow accidentally ricochetting against the stick - the bow being held parallel with the ground . The women will inform you that they are good squaws , and sometimes produce a dirty scrap of ...
... shots , and then only by firing short and the arrow accidentally ricochetting against the stick - the bow being held parallel with the ground . The women will inform you that they are good squaws , and sometimes produce a dirty scrap of ...
Pagina 143
... shot for the purpose . His anecdote , however , did not gain much applause , as we had been told the same story by two other drivers at other places . We therefore set it down as a standing stage joke . ' We were ready to believe many ...
... shot for the purpose . His anecdote , however , did not gain much applause , as we had been told the same story by two other drivers at other places . We therefore set it down as a standing stage joke . ' We were ready to believe many ...
Pagina 193
... shot - gun , the manager boldly faced the intruder , who made for the door , and was instantly shot down . His confederate , who was waiting outside , and was mounted , galloped off on hearing the report . A hot pursuit en- sued , but ...
... shot - gun , the manager boldly faced the intruder , who made for the door , and was instantly shot down . His confederate , who was waiting outside , and was mounted , galloped off on hearing the report . A hot pursuit en- sued , but ...
Pagina 198
... shot is the man who comes off best . We were delayed for a few hours in our first day's journey by the bridge being broken that spanned а narrow ravine . The stout lady was terribly frightened , and asked the water - melon lady if she ...
... shot is the man who comes off best . We were delayed for a few hours in our first day's journey by the bridge being broken that spanned а narrow ravine . The stout lady was terribly frightened , and asked the water - melon lady if she ...
Pagina 212
... shot . ' But I determined to avoid line shots ' for the future , however capital they might be . It was the only deer fired at that day , though we saw two or three more in the distance . The American deer is very like the European red ...
... shot . ' But I determined to avoid line shots ' for the future , however capital they might be . It was the only deer fired at that day , though we saw two or three more in the distance . The American deer is very like the European red ...
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Western Wanderings: A Record of Travel in the Evening Land John Whetham Boddam-Whetham Volledige weergave - 1874 |
Western Wanderings: A Record of Travel in the Evening Land John Whetham Boddam-Whetham Volledige weergave - 1874 |
Western Wanderings: A Record of Travel in the Evening Land John Whetham Boddam-Whetham Volledige weergave - 1874 |
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