Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1906 |
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Page 17
... night when he went to bed he lay awake for hours and con- jured up pictures of himself on a wild horse , scouring the plains for Indians or lone stage coaches . As he grew older his dreams of outlawry in the West gradually faded , until ...
... night when he went to bed he lay awake for hours and con- jured up pictures of himself on a wild horse , scouring the plains for Indians or lone stage coaches . As he grew older his dreams of outlawry in the West gradually faded , until ...
Page 19
... night on the backs of horses never rode a horse until they joined the army - two , three or four years ago . That young men were fed , clothed , housed and paid to learn to ride sounded like a fairy tale to Isaac . A fellow did not need ...
... night on the backs of horses never rode a horse until they joined the army - two , three or four years ago . That young men were fed , clothed , housed and paid to learn to ride sounded like a fairy tale to Isaac . A fellow did not need ...
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... night she would prepare a supper for the man of the house , whose business made his dining very uncertain . No day was so burning hot but she would will- ingly go out in it to perform any errand or work for me , and she would perspire ...
... night she would prepare a supper for the man of the house , whose business made his dining very uncertain . No day was so burning hot but she would will- ingly go out in it to perform any errand or work for me , and she would perspire ...
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... night as jew- els might shimmer through the mantilla of some dusky beauty of old Yerba Buena , or perhaps ' tis the flash of fireflies caught in her hair . At this hour she smiles , and invites her guest to descend from reveries of the ...
... night as jew- els might shimmer through the mantilla of some dusky beauty of old Yerba Buena , or perhaps ' tis the flash of fireflies caught in her hair . At this hour she smiles , and invites her guest to descend from reveries of the ...
Page 49
... nights . They take the courage out of me . It is all right OF CALIFORNIA 49 during the first part of the night , but as the morning draws near I always feel my age somewhat , and growing discouraged , long for the sunlight . I have been ...
... nights . They take the courage out of me . It is all right OF CALIFORNIA 49 during the first part of the night , but as the morning draws near I always feel my age somewhat , and growing discouraged , long for the sunlight . I have been ...
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