... day after we had left our canoes the Grand Vizier of Mo hadgone far forward along the line of carriers to speak with the head-man, and Omar was walking immediately before me at the rear of the procession.As ... from the bark ofa tree apparently ofthe samespecies as the much-talked -of rokko of Uganda—they nevertheless at the death ofa chief sacrificed some of his slaves to "water the grave," ... questioned most of them as toKouaga's motive, and all I can glean is that the fetish-man at Tombouragathered them together and, after performing some ofthe usual rites and sacrificing to...
... work."41Chapter6 THE ROYAL JUJUS.On the fifth day after we had left our canoes the Grand Vizier of Mo hadgone far forward along the line of carriers to speak with the head-man, and Omar was walking ... every man among themfears to tell us anything. I have secretly questioned most of them as toKouaga's motive, and all I can glean is that the fetish-man at Tombouragathered them together and, ... hideous ornament-ation of human teeth, proclaimed the advent of another day I took Omaraside and told him of what I had witnessed and overheard. After I haddescribed the stranger he said:32But...
... from the bark ofa tree apparently ofthe samespecies as the much-talked -of rokko of Uganda—they nevertheless at the death ofa chief sacrificed some of his slaves to "water the grave," ... fear the empty threats ofa youth whose hos-tility towards me arises from the fact that I captured his father on the Great Salt Road, and smiting off his head, sent it as a present to the Naya?" ... seen, not even a shrub; all was arid, dry and parched up with heat. The village was merely an assemblage of a dozen miserable mud huts, and so great was the monotony ofthe scene,that the eye rested...
... weeks greatly as the train of waggons made its way across the plains of Champagne, and then on through the valleys of Lorraine and Alsace until it reached Strasbourg. Malcolm hadspeedily made ... some ofthe soldiers ofthe escort, andof an evening when the day's work was overhe and Ronald sat with them by the fires they made by the roadside, and Malcolm told tales ofthe campaignsin ... at dinner and again at supper after the meal had already begun, and dropped into hisplace and began to eat without saying a word of grace. He stamped about the house as if he had cavalry spursstill...
... acquired. A register of scores was kept, and at the head of it stood the name of Radna Michaelis. A long table ran across the end at which the arm-racks were, and onthis Arnold laid the case containing ... England as "God Save the Queen. " The prelude ended with a few bars ofthe "Marseillaise," and then Natasha began.It was a marvellous performance. As the air changed from nation ... like a scientific demonstrator,with an advanced and critical class before him. In a moment the man dis-appeared, andthe mechanician andthe enthusiast took his place. Aseach part was taken...
... provisions. The drawbridge was raised, the gates secured. Dame Margaret and Laneta were greatly alarmed. Father Nicholas, who had arrived with all the ornaments ofthe Church, and as much as his mule ... of it came a cock which crowed, and then a small bird came out of an upper window and sang, and then a woman looked out to ascertain what the noise was about. Numerous toys ofa similarcharacter ... face with the insurgent band, led on by a man in a red cloak and hat andwhite plume. They were a wild savage set of beings in appearance. Many a bold man might have hesitated to encounter them....
... This man was about five and thirty. The last ofthe little party was a boy. He was a raw-boned lad of about fourteen years of age, andof faircomplexion, with blue eyes, and an immense head of ... Charles Franks and Distributed Proofers.HARDSCRABBLE; or, The Fall of Chicago ATaleof Indian Warfareby John RichardsonCHAPTER I.It was on a beautiful day in the early part ofthe month of ... coarse, and, passing near the Fort, gave to the latter the appearance ofa slightly elevated peninsula, separated only from the water by a gentle declivity of no great extent. On the same side of the...
... and a smile to Zerrahn and then a cordial hand shake to the librarian ofthe Society. She had brought the orchestralparts ofthe concerto she was to play, and began to talk in an animated manner ... father and metMadam Sontag's party at Cincinnati. Aunt Caroline traveled with them as far as Louisville, Ky. MadamSontag, who was greatly pleased with Camilla here offered to have a motherly ... afternoon, andthe place seemed dull and gloomy. The Boston Music Hall is, at best,bare and vast, and by daylight is particularly unattractive. Thegreat organ pipes appear cold and lustreless, and the...
... Europe can stand against their pikemen. If the Low Countries, whichnumber as many souls as we, cannot make a stand against them with all their advantages of rivers, and swamps, and dykes, and fortified ... him a pot of beer, toascend the ramparts and fire two pieces of artillery at the Spanish ships. The offer was accepted, andthe man ran up to the ramparts and discharged the guns. A sudden panic ... from what we have heard, Captain Hawkins and others out in the Indian seas have been ashowingthem that though they may swagger on land they ain't no match for an Englishman on the sea. Anyhow,...
... most at the time was the acquisition of land for the railway. In the Sta. Marta Valley, where there was already one line in existence, the people were tractable, and it was only a matter of ... a er year the black hulls of their ships had gone up and down the coast, in and out, past Azuera, past the Isabels, past Punta Mala—disregarding everything but the tyranny of time. eir names, ... Republic of Costaguana, the last spur ofthe coast range forms an insignicant cape whose name is Punta Mala. From the middle ofthe gulf the point ofthe land it-self is not visible at all; but the...
... people." The surprise ofthe Egyptians was indeed great at the complexion of their captives, andthe decoration of theirwalls has handed down in paintings which still remain the blue eyes and fair hair ... stern and silent to take their places on the wall. During the drive Amusis, who had driven in Amuba's chariot, hadbroken to the boy the news that his father was dead, and Amuba was prepared ... theirreligion, and they do not appear at any time to have slain in cold blood captives taken in war. Human life washeld at a far higher value in Egypt than among any other nation of antiquity, and the...
... out, take the blacking and brush, and go at them." CHAPTER IV THE BOAT-RACE. At eight o'clock, on the evening ofthe third day ofthe passage, the lights of another steamer ... in the distance, and apparently coming up very fast. This was the signal for a general commotion on board the Patriot, and everything indicated that a steamboat-race was at hand. Nothing can ... dollars at the feet ofthe boy, who was standing, on the table, and at the same time throwing down his cards before his adversary. "You have beaten me," said Jones; anda roar of laughter...
... because the hill, andthe harness, andthe mud, andthe mail, were all so heavy, that the horses had three times already come to a stop, besides once drawing the coach across the road, with the ... intent of taking it back to Blackheath. Reins and whip and coachman and guard, however, in combination, had read that article of war which forbade a purpose otherwise strongly in favour ofthe argument, ... with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords...