 | James Bradley Finley - Frontier and pioneer life - 1853 - 474 pages
...Indian turning a somerset, his corps rolled down the hill toward his former companion. Again an unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second...disappearing behind the western hills the foe withdrew for a short distance, to devise some new mode of attack. This respite came most seasonable to our spies,... | |
 | American literature - 1854 - 794 pages
...Indian turning a somerset, his corpse rolled down the hill toward his former companion. Again an unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second...western hills, the foe withdrew a short distance, to devise some new mode of attack. This respite came most seasonably to our spies, who had kept their... | |
 | James Bradley Finley - Frontier and pioneer life - 1854 - 470 pages
...Indian turning a somerset, his corps rolled down the hill toward his former companion. Again an unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second...disappearing behind the western hills the foe withdrew for a short distance, to devise some new mode of attack. This respite came most seasonable to our spies,... | |
 | Literature - 1857 - 528 pages
...somerset, his corpse rolled down the mountain side towards that of his companions. Again some unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second...disappearing behind the western hills, the foe withdrew, to devise some new mode of attack. This intermission came most seasonably to. the spies, who had kept... | |
 | William Henry Milburn - Blind - 1857 - 330 pages
...somerset, his corpse rolled down the mountain side towards that of his companion. Again some unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second...just as the sun was disappearing behind the western lulls, the foe withdrew, to devise some new mode of attack. This intermission came most seasonably... | |
 | William Henry Milburn - Blind - 1857 - 308 pages
...companion. Again some unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second sacrifice cast diemay into the ranks of the assailants, and just as the...disappearing behind the western hills, the foe withdrew, to devise some new mode of attack. This intermission came most seasonably to the spies, who had kept... | |
 | William Henry Milburn - Blind - 1858 - 314 pages
...somerset, his corpse rolled down the mountain side towards that of his companion. Again some unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second...disappearing behind the western hills, the foe withdrew, to devise some new mode of attack. This intermission came most seasonably to the spies, who had kept... | |
 | John Frost - Frontier and pioneer life - 1860 - 390 pages
...scouts, to prevent the Indians from gaining the eminence — and in a short time M'Clelland saw the wary warrior turning a somerset, his corpse rolled down...purpose of devising new modes of attack. The respite caine most seasonably to the scouts, who had bravely kept their position, and boldly maintained the... | |
 | William Henry Milburn, Thomas Binney - Blind - 1860 - 384 pages
...'somerset, his corpse rolled down the mountain side towards that of. his companion. Again some unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second sacrifice cast dismay into the f ranks of the assailants, and just as the sun was disappearing behind the western hills, the foe withdrew,... | |
 | Warren Wildwood (pseud.) - Frontier and pioneer life - 1861 - 400 pages
...fearl'ul rock — the leap was made and the warrior turning a somerset, his corpse rolled down toward his companion ; again a mysterious agent had interposed...sacrifice cast dismay into the ranks of the assailants; ADVENTURE OF TWO SCOUTS. and jnst as the sun was disappearing behind the western hills, the foe withdrew... | |
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Again an unknown agent had interposed in their behalf. This second sacrifice cast dismay into the ranks of the assailants, and just as the sun was disappearing behind the western hills the foe withdrew for a short distance, to devise some new mode of... 
