Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineBret Harte A. Roman 1868-1875, 1909 |
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Page 78
... side of the blade , crudely represented in the facets of the stone were the heads of a man and a woman , with bodies vaguely suggested . It was perhaps the work of chance , yet the shadows of both faces in the chipping of the flint were ...
... side of the blade , crudely represented in the facets of the stone were the heads of a man and a woman , with bodies vaguely suggested . It was perhaps the work of chance , yet the shadows of both faces in the chipping of the flint were ...
Page 87
... side to side , and ever and anon a moonbeam struck down upon them , danced unstead- ily from side to side and disappeared . From every direction came the croaking of a multitude of tree - frogs , varied now and then by the hoot of an ...
... side to side , and ever and anon a moonbeam struck down upon them , danced unstead- ily from side to side and disappeared . From every direction came the croaking of a multitude of tree - frogs , varied now and then by the hoot of an ...
Page 88
... side of the road an enormous silk cotton tree reared its head into the sky . Between its but- tressed roots he knew he would find shel- ter , so making his way to the spot , he hobbled his horse and threw himself down on the ground to ...
... side of the road an enormous silk cotton tree reared its head into the sky . Between its but- tressed roots he knew he would find shel- ter , so making his way to the spot , he hobbled his horse and threw himself down on the ground to ...
Page 95
... side of the room . I stands there fifteen or twenty minutes , making casual remarks , when I am in- formed quietly but firmly by the dealer that my opinions and presence are not exactly essential to the welfare and pleas- ure of the ...
... side of the room . I stands there fifteen or twenty minutes , making casual remarks , when I am in- formed quietly but firmly by the dealer that my opinions and presence are not exactly essential to the welfare and pleas- ure of the ...
Page 105
... side of the Washita , and on a level tract of land that is now a cotton field , half a mile north and west of the Indians . General Custer had five troops with him to charge the village at the early dawn , the signal for the charge ...
... side of the Washita , and on a level tract of land that is now a cotton field , half a mile north and west of the Indians . General Custer had five troops with him to charge the village at the early dawn , the signal for the charge ...
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