The Americans at Home; Or, Byeways, Backwoods, and PrairiesBooks on Demand, 1854 - Всего страниц: 322 |
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... story of Deaf Smith's death was a mere fiction , got up by Houston to save the life of his favourite from the sworn vengeance of certain Texans , on whose con- duct he had acted as a spy . I fathomed the artifice twelve months since ...
... story of Deaf Smith's death was a mere fiction , got up by Houston to save the life of his favourite from the sworn vengeance of certain Texans , on whose con- duct he had acted as a spy . I fathomed the artifice twelve months since ...
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... story is told of deeds of daring , and of hair- breadth escapes , that startle the listener into deep attention , for the story is generally a story of truth . It is one of these that I now propose to tell you . After all my ...
... story is told of deeds of daring , and of hair- breadth escapes , that startle the listener into deep attention , for the story is generally a story of truth . It is one of these that I now propose to tell you . After all my ...
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... story . The house had been taken up and trans- planted to that part of the farm now allotted to Israel , and he very prudently deferred repairing it till he saw whether it survived its progress across the domain . But as it did not fall ...
... story . The house had been taken up and trans- planted to that part of the farm now allotted to Israel , and he very prudently deferred repairing it till he saw whether it survived its progress across the domain . But as it did not fall ...
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... story of an itinerant Yankee , who persuaded her to empty some of her pillows and bolsters , under colour of exchanging with him old feathers for new - a thing which she acknow- ledged had puzzled her not a little , as she thought it ...
... story of an itinerant Yankee , who persuaded her to empty some of her pillows and bolsters , under colour of exchanging with him old feathers for new - a thing which she acknow- ledged had puzzled her not a little , as she thought it ...
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... story of the black child . Israel looked almost indignant . His sisters said to him , " To be sure we wo'nt let the Yankee carry this child off with him . " " I judge we wo'nt , " answered Israel . " Then , " said Amy , " let us take ...
... story of the black child . Israel looked almost indignant . His sisters said to him , " To be sure we wo'nt let the Yankee carry this child off with him . " " I judge we wo'nt , " answered Israel . " Then , " said Amy , " let us take ...
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The Americans at Home: Or, Byeways, Backwoods, and Prairies, Volume 2 Thomas Chandler Haliburton Недоступно для просмотра - 2016 |
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Стр. 302 - It is no dry enumeration of names, but the very marrow and spirit of the various works displayed before us. We have old ballads and fairy tales, always fascinating ; we have scenes from plays, and selections from the poets, with most attractive biographies of great men. The songs and ballads are translated with exquisite poetic beauty.
Стр. 3 - Starting from Bremen for California, the author of this Narrative proceeded to Rio, and thence to Buenos Ayres, where he exchanged the wild seas for the yet wilder Pampas, and made his way on horseback to...
Стр. 135 - The Warners ceased their supper to listen and look ; and they saw emerging from the woods, and rattling down the hill at a brisk trot, the cart of one of those itinerant tin merchants, who originate in New England, and travel from one end of the Union to the other, avoiding the cities, and seeking customers among the country people ; who, besides buying their ware, always invite them to a meal and a bed. The tin-man came blowing his horn to the steps of the porch, and there stopping his cart, addressed...
Стр. 270 - ... em. I felt strong as a boss, too, and the dug-out hadn't more'n leaped six lengths from the bank afore — zip — chug — co-souse I went — the front eend jest lifted itself agin a sawyer and emptied me into the element ! In about a second I came up bang agin a snag, and I guess I grabbed it sudden, while old Missouri curl'd and purl'd around me as ef she was in a hurry to git to the mouth, so she might muddy the Massissippi. I warn't much skeer'd, but still I didn't jest like to hang on...