 | Francis Parkman - 1875 - 406 pages
...mortally wounded and unable to keep up with the herd, I checked my horse. The crowd rushed onwards. The dust and tumult passed away, and on the prairie,...the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the gun, however, but as often as I levelled it to fire, the bullets would roll out of the muzzle and the... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1898 - 288 pages
...mortally wounded and unable to keep up with the herd, I checked my horse. The crowd rushed onwards. The dust and tumult passed away, and on the prairie,...the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the gnu. however, bat as often as I levelled it to fire, the ballets would roll out of the mazzle and the... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1900 - 502 pages
...mortally wounded and unable to keep up with the herd, I checked my horse. The crowd rushed onwards. The dust and tumult passed away, and on the prairie,...pouch nothing but rifle bullets, too large for the CHAPTER XXV. THE BUFFALO CAMP. No one in the camp was more active than Jim Gurney, and no one half... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1901 - 448 pages
...would have done so gladly if I could ; so, half-sliding, halfplunging, down went the little mare. I believe she came down on her knees in the loose sand...were all empty, and I had in my pouch nothing but riflebullets, too large for the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the latter, however, but... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1910 - 400 pages
...would have done so gladly if I could; so, half -sliding, halfplunging, down went the little mare. I believe she came down on her knees in the loose sand...were all empty, and I had in my pouch nothing but rifle-bullets, too large for the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the latter, however, but... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1910 - 404 pages
...and confusion, came tumbling in all around. The mare was on her feet in an instant, and scramblui^ like a cat up the opposite side. I thought for a moment...were all empty, and I had in my pouch nothing but rifle-bullets, too large for the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the latter,, however,... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1910 - 402 pages
...and on the prairie, far behind the rest, I saw a solitary buffalo galloping heavily. In a moment 15 I and my victim were running side by side. My firearms...the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the gun, however, but as often as I levelled it to fire, the bullets would roll out of the muzzle and the... | |
 | Edward Fulton - 1911 - 336 pages
...would have done so gladly if I could; so, half -sliding, half -plunging, down went the little mare. I believe she came down on her knees in the loose sand...were all empty, and I had in my pouch nothing but rifle-bullets, too large for the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the latter, however, but... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1912 - 464 pages
...would have done so gladly if I could; so, half-sliding, half -plunging, down went the little mare. I believe she came down on her knees in the loose sand...were all empty, and I had in my pouch nothing but rifle-bullets too large for the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the latter, however, but... | |
 | 1918 - 424 pages
...mortally wounded and unable to keep up with the herd, I checked my horse. The crowd rushed onwards. The dust and tumult passed away, and on the prairie,...the pistols and too small for the gun. I loaded the gun, however, but as often as I leveled it to fire, the bullets would roll out of the muzzle and the... | |
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I lost sight of the wounded animal amid the tumultuous crowd, immediately after I selected another, and urging forward Pauline, shot into her both pistols in succession. For a while I kept her in view, but in attempting to load my gun, lost sight of her... 
