The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon PrincipleHurd and Houghton, 1871 - 568 Seiten |
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... into town for holiday , saw fit to end their pleasantly stimulating afternoon by a night of carouse in a neighboring rum - shop . Fiddles , that were a fortuitous concourse of wood and catgut , 8 THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT .
... into town for holiday , saw fit to end their pleasantly stimulating afternoon by a night of carouse in a neighboring rum - shop . Fiddles , that were a fortuitous concourse of wood and catgut , 8 THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT .
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... night . We wore broad slouch hats of the softest felt , which made capi- tal night - caps for an out - door bed ; blue flannel shirts with breast - pockets , the only garment , as far as mate- rial goes , which in all weathers or ...
... night . We wore broad slouch hats of the softest felt , which made capi- tal night - caps for an out - door bed ; blue flannel shirts with breast - pockets , the only garment , as far as mate- rial goes , which in all weathers or ...
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... night and day . I had known it always , but I never felt it till about twelve o'clock the first night out , when my legs began growing unpleasantly long , and my feet swelled to such a size that they touched all the boxes and musket ...
... night and day . I had known it always , but I never felt it till about twelve o'clock the first night out , when my legs began growing unpleasantly long , and my feet swelled to such a size that they touched all the boxes and musket ...
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... night stopped only long enough to change horses , and I took advantage of the halt to climb to the box . Here I rode the rest of the night , convinced that I could not surrender to Sleep until he had made a more protracted siege around ...
... night stopped only long enough to change horses , and I took advantage of the halt to climb to the box . Here I rode the rest of the night , convinced that I could not surrender to Sleep until he had made a more protracted siege around ...
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... night in my life , I jumped down , and passed one of the box- lanterns inside to be lighted , for the first time , by my comparatively dry companions . This effected , we opened the curtains sufficiently to let them escape ; with the ...
... night in my life , I jumped down , and passed one of the box- lanterns inside to be lighted , for the first time , by my comparatively dry companions . This effected , we opened the curtains sufficiently to let them escape ; with the ...
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