 | Francis Parkman - 1875 - 406 pages
...stream of tolerable water, we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly...four emigrant wagons rolled over the crest of the hill and gravely descended, while R rode in state in the van. It seems, that during the process of... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1885 - 406 pages
...stream of tolerable water, we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly appeared, sharply denned against the sky on the summit of a hill ; and close behind, a huge white object rose slowly... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1898 - 286 pages
...stream of tolerable water, we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly...four emigrant wagons rolled over the crest of the hill and gravely descended, while R rode in state in the van. It seems that, during the process of... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1900 - 416 pages
...stream of tolerable water, we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly appeared, sharply defined against the sk}r on the summit of a hill ; and close behind, a huge white object rose slowly into view. " What... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1901 - 448 pages
...stream of tolerable water, we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly appeared, sharply denned against the sky on the summit of a hill ; and close behind a huge white object rose slowly into... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1910 - 402 pages
...of tolerable water, 10 we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly...behind, a huge white object rose slowly into view. 15 " What is that blockhead bringing with him now ? " A moment dispelled the mystery. Slowly and solemnly.,... | |
 | James Cloyd Bowman - 1916 - 346 pages
...stream of tolerable water, we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly...Slowly and solemnly, one behind the other, four long trams of oxen and four emigrant wagons rolled over the crest of the declivity and gravely descended,... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1918 - 428 pages
...absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly appeared, 20 sharply defined against the sky on the summit of a...moment dispelled the mystery. Slowly and solemnly, 25 one behind the other, four long trains of oxen and four emigrant wagons rolled over the crest of... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1910 - 550 pages
...stream of tolerable water, we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance of a mile, he and his horse suddenly...four emigrant wagons rolled over the crest of the hill and gravely descended, while R rode in state in the van. It seems that, during the process of... | |
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... attached to the emigrant party. Something whispered in our ears that mischief was on foot; we kept on, however, and coming soon to a stream of tolerable water, we stopped to rest and dine. Still the absentee lingered behind. At last, at the distance... 