 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...pure fountain. Jasper and his companion considered this spot the roost favorable for their enterprize. They accordingly passed the guard and concealed themselves...the prisoners, while the others leaned their guns agaimt trees in a careless manner and went to the spring-. apprised of his absence. Jasper was distinguished... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1824 - 434 pages
...to refresh themselves with a cool draught from this pure fountain. Jasper and his companion selected this spot as the most favourable for their enterprise....the spring. When the enemy came up, they halted, and two of the guard only remained with the prisoners, while the others leaned then guns against trees... | |
 | John Farmer - New Hampshire - 1824 - 492 pages
...the pure fountain. Jasper and his companion considered this the most favorable to their enterprize. They accordingly passed the guard, and concealed themselves...manner, and went to the spring. Jasper and Newton seized two of the muskets, and disabled two sentinels. The possession of all the arms placed the enemy... | |
 | Statesmen - 1824 - 516 pages
...the pure fountain. Jasper and his companion considered this the most favorable to their enterprize. They accordingly passed the guard and concealed themselves...manner and went to the spring. — Jasper and Newton seized two of the muskets, and disabled two sentinels. The possession of all the arms placed the enemy... | |
 | Local history - 1824 - 506 pages
...the pure fountain. Jasper and his companion considered this the most favorable to their enterprize. They accordingly passed the guard, and concealed themselves...''they halted, and only two of the guard remained \vith the prisoners, while the others leaned their guns against trees in a careless manner, and went... | |
 | United States - 1824 - 518 pages
...the pure fountain. Jasper and his companion considered this the most favorable to their enterprize. They accordingly passed the guard and concealed themselves near the spring. When ilii•. enemy came up, they halted, and only two of the guard remained with the prisoners while the... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1825 - 450 pages
...draught from this pure fountain. Jasper and his companion selected this spot as the most favourable U » their enterprise. They accordingly passed the guard,...the spring. When the enemy came up, they halted, and two of the guard -only remained with the prisoners, while the others leaned theii guns against trees... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1833 - 614 pages
...often halt to refresh themselves. Jasper and his comi>anion considered this spot as the most favorable for their enterprise. They accordingly passed the...prisoners ; while the others leaned their guns against trdes in a careless manner, and went to the spring. Jasper and Newton sprung from their place of concealmcnt,... | |
 | Abraham Thompson Lowe - Geography - 1831 - 232 pages
...themselves with a cool draught from the pure fountain. Jasper and his companion considered this spot the most favourable for their enterprise. They accordingly...the guard, and concealed themselves near the spring. TO. When the enemy csme up, the corporal, with his guard of four men, conducted the prisoners to the... | |
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Within two miles of Savannah, about thirty yards from the main road, is a spring of fine water, surrounded by a deep and thick underwood, where travellers often halt to refresh themselves with a cool draught from this pure fountain. 
