Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineBret Harte A. Roman 1868-1875, 1909 |
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Page 81
... called Pobolo his Fat Speaker . Unto his Fat Speaker he was the Ignorant Fighter . Now . with the division of these matters between the king and his minister of State , it seemed as if there were no other glory left for the all - as ...
... called Pobolo his Fat Speaker . Unto his Fat Speaker he was the Ignorant Fighter . Now . with the division of these matters between the king and his minister of State , it seemed as if there were no other glory left for the all - as ...
Page 83
... called out to me , ' Wansakalompo , come take me back . ' I began to do that , when Ugwuf raised his spear . I raised mine , and all about me fell the spears of his men . I jumped be- hind a rock , and then , it is hard to tell why ...
... called out to me , ' Wansakalompo , come take me back . ' I began to do that , when Ugwuf raised his spear . I raised mine , and all about me fell the spears of his men . I jumped be- hind a rock , and then , it is hard to tell why ...
Page 86
... called down on his head the full vials of his uncle's wrath . " Very well , " he said irritably . " You do not choose to forget old stories . It is true . I have a score against you and I am willing to wager fifty dollars that I'll go a ...
... called down on his head the full vials of his uncle's wrath . " Very well , " he said irritably . " You do not choose to forget old stories . It is true . I have a score against you and I am willing to wager fifty dollars that I'll go a ...
Page 87
... called a reporter ? " he asked himself indig- nantly . He would doubtless take a siesta until supper time , sleep until ten o'clock the next morning , write his report some time during the day , and kill the time with cocktails and ...
... called a reporter ? " he asked himself indig- nantly . He would doubtless take a siesta until supper time , sleep until ten o'clock the next morning , write his report some time during the day , and kill the time with cocktails and ...
Page 91
... called out . The operator faced them again . “ I did what I said I would . Now make your bets . " There was no hesitation this time , for every man bet on the shell under which they had seen the pea lying ; that is , the second shell to ...
... called out . The operator faced them again . “ I did what I said I would . Now make your bets . " There was no hesitation this time , for every man bet on the shell under which they had seen the pea lying ; that is , the second shell to ...
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