Overland MonthlyA. Roman and Company, 1900 |
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Page 21
... day in April , 1862 , a Northern soldier plucked a rose of a hun- dred leaves , climbing to the height of twenty feet in the warm air of a Tennessee R OSES were under discussion at Mrs. Fenwick's dinner . When Cotton Was King 21.
... day in April , 1862 , a Northern soldier plucked a rose of a hun- dred leaves , climbing to the height of twenty feet in the warm air of a Tennessee R OSES were under discussion at Mrs. Fenwick's dinner . When Cotton Was King 21.
Page 29
... feet until they had become fixtures . It was impossible ever to tell which way he was looking , or from his features what mood he was in . You might think he was contemplating the distant hills with a smile on his countenance , while in ...
... feet until they had become fixtures . It was impossible ever to tell which way he was looking , or from his features what mood he was in . You might think he was contemplating the distant hills with a smile on his countenance , while in ...
Page 30
... feet away on the level . They worked until about the middle of the day when Mac announced that his claim had " petered out . " He had not seen color for an hour , but the contents of his pan spoke well for his success during the former ...
... feet away on the level . They worked until about the middle of the day when Mac announced that his claim had " petered out . " He had not seen color for an hour , but the contents of his pan spoke well for his success during the former ...
Page 36
... feet falling , flip , flap , flip , flapperty , flap ! The stallion stopped . I could hear his breathing . Close to one side passed a man in white , on a dog - trot , melting immediately into the night . Be- hind him came two more ...
... feet falling , flip , flap , flip , flapperty , flap ! The stallion stopped . I could hear his breathing . Close to one side passed a man in white , on a dog - trot , melting immediately into the night . Be- hind him came two more ...
Page 45
... feet , urges his plea . The stage is darkened . A fanfare of trumpets is heard and then the din of a riotous ... feet in length and fourteen feet wide , which are movable back and forth on railways supported by a bridge structure capable ...
... feet , urges his plea . The stage is darkened . A fanfare of trumpets is heard and then the din of a riotous ... feet in length and fourteen feet wide , which are movable back and forth on railways supported by a bridge structure capable ...
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