Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1885 |
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Page 582
... beautiful one , and after our early breakfast I started down the little creek , hunting for some first flowers of spring . I had scarcely got out of sight of camp , when the firing toward the front , though faintly heard , seemed too ...
... beautiful one , and after our early breakfast I started down the little creek , hunting for some first flowers of spring . I had scarcely got out of sight of camp , when the firing toward the front , though faintly heard , seemed too ...
Page 585
... beautiful line ; then in- creasing their speed as they neared our side of the field , they came on till they reached the range of our smooth bore guns , loaded with buck and ball . Then we rose with a volley right in their faces . Of ...
... beautiful line ; then in- creasing their speed as they neared our side of the field , they came on till they reached the range of our smooth bore guns , loaded with buck and ball . Then we rose with a volley right in their faces . Of ...
Page 594
... beautiful spot . Almost hidden in the shadow of a gigantic live - oak , it was upon the very sum- mit of a gentle swell in the land , and from its door he could look out upon his field of growing grain ; while its one window com- manded ...
... beautiful spot . Almost hidden in the shadow of a gigantic live - oak , it was upon the very sum- mit of a gentle swell in the land , and from its door he could look out upon his field of growing grain ; while its one window com- manded ...
Page 599
... beautiful Italian world ; but his plaintive smile as he offered us his flowers touched our hearts , so we bought out his stock at a fancy price , and sent him away with a happy face , which will follow us as one of our pleasant memories ...
... beautiful Italian world ; but his plaintive smile as he offered us his flowers touched our hearts , so we bought out his stock at a fancy price , and sent him away with a happy face , which will follow us as one of our pleasant memories ...
Page 601
... beautiful , " she said , " but it looks as though it had been fixed for show . I feel as if I were looking at a well - painted scene in a theatre . I sus- pect those forts and houses to be made out of pasteboard , and I half expect them ...
... beautiful , " she said , " but it looks as though it had been fixed for show . I feel as if I were looking at a well - painted scene in a theatre . I sus- pect those forts and houses to be made out of pasteboard , and I half expect them ...
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