Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineBret Harte A. Roman 1868-1875, 1909 |
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Page 88
... horse's flank and rode on . He did not draw rein again until the last slope had been descended , and in the brilliant moonlight he saw the savannahs rolling away into the distance . It was then past midnight , and for the sake of horse ...
... horse's flank and rode on . He did not draw rein again until the last slope had been descended , and in the brilliant moonlight he saw the savannahs rolling away into the distance . It was then past midnight , and for the sake of horse ...
Page 92
... horse back upon its haunches , simul- taneously anchoring it by throwing its reins forward over its head . " The mat- ter with you , Buck Smith , is just bad al- cohol . I've been hunting for you two hours , " the big cowboy said . Buck ...
... horse back upon its haunches , simul- taneously anchoring it by throwing its reins forward over its head . " The mat- ter with you , Buck Smith , is just bad al- cohol . I've been hunting for you two hours , " the big cowboy said . Buck ...
Page 105
... horses , that had been impatiently chafing under the restraint and the bitter cold , sprang forward exultantly , because they were in motion , and so impetuously that many of the musicians were carried into the thick of the melee . The ...
... horses , that had been impatiently chafing under the restraint and the bitter cold , sprang forward exultantly , because they were in motion , and so impetuously that many of the musicians were carried into the thick of the melee . The ...
Page 126
... horse with free range over boundless plains . Considering the character of the man , his lionine strength and defiantly primitive life , it seems peculiarly fit that a lake , remote from the beaten path of civilization , presided over ...
... horse with free range over boundless plains . Considering the character of the man , his lionine strength and defiantly primitive life , it seems peculiarly fit that a lake , remote from the beaten path of civilization , presided over ...
Page 127
... Horse Island , is timbered , mountainous and so big as to appear like an arm of the mainland . This island was once the home of a band of wild horses , hence the name , but in times more remote , past the memory of the aged and even ...
... Horse Island , is timbered , mountainous and so big as to appear like an arm of the mainland . This island was once the home of a band of wild horses , hence the name , but in times more remote , past the memory of the aged and even ...
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