This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...his eyes and rolled in torrents down his cheek and beard. "This is no sight for you to see. Be a man, brother! be a man! Here, Hark," he continued, sharply, "stop! you stay with your master!" Mr. McRobert had caught sight of the object yet distant, and, yielding to his feelings, sank, as his brother spoke, upon the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...his eyes and rolled in torrents down his cheek and beard. "This is no sight for you to see. Be a man, brother! be a man! Here, Hark," he continued, sharply, "stop! you stay with your master!" Mr. McRobert had caught sight of the object yet distant, and, yielding to his feelings, sank, as his brother spoke, upon the pommel of his saddle in unutterable grief. He had dreaded it--it was what he knew must be; but the reality was too painful. The strong arms of the negro were around his master in a moment, and both seemed convulsed equally with grief, the negro weeping aloud, as the Tex an rode ahead alone. Suddenly he dismounted--it was to pick up a powder-horn lying on the ground, exploded and black. A moment more, and he he was beside the dread object. Suddenly the negro and his master started with surprise. "Oh, you everlasting scamp!" was the exclamation they heard. "If I only had a mesquit branch handy, if I didn't let you have a taste of its thorns I wasn't at San Jacinto, that's all! I have seen folks play 'possum before," he continued, as his companions ran up, " but this beats all!" He had seized upon the shrivelled hide of the long-ago-dead ox, and there, beneath it, coiled up in the smallest space, lay Madison, looking stupidly around, and wondering where he was, just waked out of a sound sleep, his rifle beside him. It were vain to describe the revulsion of feeling as they assisted the young hero to his feet. Even Duke himself ran round and round with delirious barking, knocking his young master over once or twice in his exuberant joy. "The wind blows too hard and cold to stop to hear about it now," interrupted Mr. Mellobert, at length. "Up behind me, Madison, and home to your mother as...
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Add this copy of The Virginians in Texas. A Story for Young Old Folks to cart. $16.27, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2021 by Legare Street Press.
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