Amusing stories: a collection of histories, adventures, and anecdotes1850 |
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26. oldal
... condition , and per- haps to recover my freedom . We worked about twelve hours in the day , and had one holiday in the week . I employed my leisure time in learning to make mats and flag - baskets , in which I soon became so expert as ...
... condition , and per- haps to recover my freedom . We worked about twelve hours in the day , and had one holiday in the week . I employed my leisure time in learning to make mats and flag - baskets , in which I soon became so expert as ...
27. oldal
... condition of paying a man to do my duty . I soon became so useful to him , that he treated me more like a hired servant than a slave , and gave me regular wages . I learned the language of the country , and might have passed my time ...
... condition of paying a man to do my duty . I soon became so useful to him , that he treated me more like a hired servant than a slave , and gave me regular wages . I learned the language of the country , and might have passed my time ...
29. oldal
... making , by the help of which I bettered my condition for some months ; when the creditors , finding that nothing could be got out of me , suffered me to be set at liberty . " I was now in the wide world without a с 3 PERSEVERANCE . 29.
... making , by the help of which I bettered my condition for some months ; when the creditors , finding that nothing could be got out of me , suffered me to be set at liberty . " I was now in the wide world without a с 3 PERSEVERANCE . 29.
31. oldal
... condition . My first misfortune was , that the place proved unhealthy to us . I fell into a lin- gering ague , which pulled me down much , and hindered my business . My wife got a slow fever , and so did my eldest child ( we had now two ...
... condition . My first misfortune was , that the place proved unhealthy to us . I fell into a lin- gering ague , which pulled me down much , and hindered my business . My wife got a slow fever , and so did my eldest child ( we had now two ...
33. oldal
... condition . It was my desire to return to my former master , the nurseryman ; but how to convey my family so far without money was the difficulty . Indeed I was much worse than nothing , for I owed a good deal to my landlord . He came ...
... condition . It was my desire to return to my former master , the nurseryman ; but how to convey my family so far without money was the difficulty . Indeed I was much worse than nothing , for I owed a good deal to my landlord . He came ...
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Amusing Stories: A Collection of Histories, Adventures, and Anecdotes Amusing Stories Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2018 |
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Amusing Stories: A Collection of Histories, Adventures, and Anecdotes Amusing Stories Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2018 |
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appearance arrived attended began bodies called canoe carried Colter coming condition continued covered cried danger dead death died distance distemper distress door dreadful employed escaped expected fall father feet fell finding four garden gave give given ground hand hard head heard hope hour hundred hunter increased Indians infection jungle kind labour laid land live London looked manner master means miles mind misfortune morning never night noise obliged offered once passed pear persons poor present proceeded raft received recovered remained returned river salt saved scarcely scene seemed seen sent shore side situation soon sound streets taken Theodore thing thought tiger took town turned violent visited whole wife wild woman woods yards young
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64. oldal - They were frequently on the raft during the day, and were seen through the chinks by Colter, who was congratulating himself on his escape, until the idea arose that they might set the raft on fire. In horrible suspense he remained until night; when hearing no more of the Indians, he dived...
56. oldal - ... the buriers to let him alone, said he would only see the bodies thrown in, and go away ; so they left importuning him. But no sooner was the cart turned round, and the bodies shot into the pit promiscuously, which was a surprise to him, for he at least expected they would have been decently laid in...
62. oldal - Potts, who remained in the canoe, and on receiving it, pushed off into the river. He had scarcely quitted the shore, when an arrow was shot at him, and he cried out — "Colter, I am wounded!
71. oldal - Before the battle began, he was carried through all the ranks of his army in an open litter, as they stood drawn up in array, encouraging them to fight valiantly in defence of their religion and country. Finding afterwards the battle to go against him, though he was very near his last agonies, he threw himself...
62. oldal - They now seized Colter, stripped him entirely naked, and began to consult on the manner in which he should be put to death. They were at first inclined to set him up as a mark to shoot at, but the chief interfered, and seizing him by the shoulder, asked him if he could run fast. Colter, who had been some time amongst the...
56. oldal - The cart had in it sixteen or seventeen bodies ; some were wrapt up in linen sheets, some in rugs, some little other than naked, or so loose that what covering they had fell from them in the shooting out of the cart, and they fell quite naked among the rest...
63. oldal - He ran nearly half way across the plain before he ventured to look over his shoulder, when he perceived that the Indians were very much scattered, and that he had gained ground to a considerable distance from the main body ; but one Indian, who carried a spear, was much before all the rest, and not more than a hundred yards from him.
55. oldal - ... and the fellow that drove the cart, or rather led the horse and cart ; but when they came up to the pit they saw a man go to and...
61. oldal - Dison, who had traversed the immense tract of country from St. Louis to the head waters of the Missouri, alone. Soon after he separated from Dixon, and trapped in company with a hunter named Potts : and, aware of the hostility of the Black-feet Indians, one of whom had been killed by Lewis, they set their traps at night, and took them up early in the morning, remaining concealed during the day. They...
61. oldal - ... the high perpendicular banks on each side of the river impeded their view. Colter immediately pronounced it to be occasioned by Indians, and advised an instant retreat; but was accused of cowardice by Potts, who insisted that the noise was caused by buffaloes, and they proceeded on.