Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1885 |
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Page 587
... fire at short range . I see our men running for their lives , men every instant tumbling forward limp on their faces , men falling wounded and rolling on the ground , the falling bullets raising little puffs of dust on apparently every ...
... fire at short range . I see our men running for their lives , men every instant tumbling forward limp on their faces , men falling wounded and rolling on the ground , the falling bullets raising little puffs of dust on apparently every ...
Page 588
... fire - arms ceased . An ex- amination showed that the ball , though it had hit me fair on a rib , was so far spent that it only made a bad bruise . A requisition on sugar and hard tack followed , and then , as I happened to be near an ...
... fire - arms ceased . An ex- amination showed that the ball , though it had hit me fair on a rib , was so far spent that it only made a bad bruise . A requisition on sugar and hard tack followed , and then , as I happened to be near an ...
Page 590
... fire , when I became aware of a head pro- truding from beneath the seat on which I sat . There was an exclamation decidedly profane , and the head protruded farther , and a pair of broad shoulders came into view . The head turned slowly ...
... fire , when I became aware of a head pro- truding from beneath the seat on which I sat . There was an exclamation decidedly profane , and the head protruded farther , and a pair of broad shoulders came into view . The head turned slowly ...
Page 591
... fire sent weird , flickering lights and shadows glancing across his face . The silence grew oppressive . I broke it at last . " Where are you going now ? " " Beatin ' the company outen a ride down yer to Fort Steele . I kin git ...
... fire sent weird , flickering lights and shadows glancing across his face . The silence grew oppressive . I broke it at last . " Where are you going now ? " " Beatin ' the company outen a ride down yer to Fort Steele . I kin git ...
Page 592
Devoted to the Development of the Country. thought of the night scene by the fire - light . I returned to my home in Ventura , and , in a modest way , engaged in business . It is a peculiarity of coast towns the world over , I believe ...
Devoted to the Development of the Country. thought of the night scene by the fire - light . I returned to my home in Ventura , and , in a modest way , engaged in business . It is a peculiarity of coast towns the world over , I believe ...
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