The Americans at Home, Or, Byeways, Backwoods, and Prairies, Том 1Thomas Chandler Haliburton Hurst and Blackett, 1854 |
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... hand he held the sceptre of the pioneer - a rifle ! His com- panion was a pale sickly - looking little wo- man , clad in a coarse linsey - woolsey gown , and in her hand she held a faded calico sun- bonnet ; close by stood a small wagon ...
... hand he held the sceptre of the pioneer - a rifle ! His com- panion was a pale sickly - looking little wo- man , clad in a coarse linsey - woolsey gown , and in her hand she held a faded calico sun- bonnet ; close by stood a small wagon ...
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... hand to atoms ; and , drawing his breath through his teeth until it fairly whistled , he re- marked- " That stranger may have some of my claim , but his share shall be my signature to the title . " The sun was fast sinking when Dick ...
... hand to atoms ; and , drawing his breath through his teeth until it fairly whistled , he re- marked- " That stranger may have some of my claim , but his share shall be my signature to the title . " The sun was fast sinking when Dick ...
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... hand , and the whole party closed in a circle round him . The detected squatter looked paralyzed— his tongue refused its office , while his form , quivering with apprehension , could scarcely keep erect , and THE PRE - EMPTION RIGHT . 15.
... hand , and the whole party closed in a circle round him . The detected squatter looked paralyzed— his tongue refused its office , while his form , quivering with apprehension , could scarcely keep erect , and THE PRE - EMPTION RIGHT . 15.
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... hands they suc- cessively won each a single count , and it was the stranger's deal again - he turned up a king , and held in his hand the queen and ten of trumps , together with the eight of diamonds and the king and ten of clubs . His ...
... hands they suc- cessively won each a single count , and it was the stranger's deal again - he turned up a king , and held in his hand the queen and ten of trumps , together with the eight of diamonds and the king and ten of clubs . His ...
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... hand began to tremble , and his aim became unsteady , for the sickly form of the stranger's wife again seemed to rise and plead for mercy — he rested his rifle on the ground , without the heart to fire ; but , in an instant the vision ...
... hand began to tremble , and his aim became unsteady , for the sickly form of the stranger's wife again seemed to rise and plead for mercy — he rested his rifle on the ground , without the heart to fire ; but , in an instant the vision ...
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