the great white queen a tale of treasure and treason

... day after we had left our canoes the Grand Vizier of Mo had gone 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 of a tree apparently of the same species as the much-talked -of rokko of Uganda—they nevertheless at the death of a chief sacrificed some of his slaves to "water the grave," ... questioned most of them as to Kouaga's motive, and all I can glean is that the fetish-man at Tomboura gathered them together and, after performing some of the usual rites and sacrificing to...

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... work." 41 Chapter 6 THE ROYAL JUJUS. On the fifth day after we had left our canoes the Grand Vizier of Mo had gone far forward along the line of carriers to speak with the head-man, and Omar was walking ... every man among them fears to tell us anything. I have secretly questioned most of them as to Kouaga's motive, and all I can glean is that the fetish-man at Tomboura gathered them together and, ... hideous ornament- ation of human teeth, proclaimed the advent of another day I took Omar aside and told him of what I had witnessed and overheard. After I had described the stranger he said: 32 But...

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... from the bark of a tree apparently of the same species as the much-talked -of rokko of Uganda—they nevertheless at the death of a chief sacrificed some of his slaves to "water the grave," ... fear the empty threats of a 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 of the scene, that the eye rested...

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... 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 had speedily made ... some of the soldiers of the escort, and of an evening when the day's work was over he and Ronald sat with them by the fires they made by the roadside, and Malcolm told tales of the campaigns in ... at dinner and again at supper after the meal had already begun, and dropped into his place and began to eat without saying a word of grace. He stamped about the house as if he had cavalry spurs still...

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... 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 on this Arnold laid the case containing ... England as "God Save the Queen. " The prelude ended with a few bars of the "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, and the mechanician and the enthusiast took his place. As each part was taken...

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... provisions. The drawbridge was raised, the gates secured. Dame Margaret and Laneta were greatly alarmed. Father Nicholas, who had arrived with all the ornaments of the 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 of a similar character ... face with the insurgent band, led on by a man in a red cloak and hat and white plume. They were a wild savage set of beings in appearance. Many a bold man might have hesitated to encounter them....

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... This man was about five and thirty. The last of the little party was a boy. He was a raw-boned lad of about fourteen years of age, and of fair complexion, with blue eyes, and an immense head of ... Charles Franks and Distributed Proofers. HARDSCRABBLE; or, The Fall of Chicago A Tale of Indian Warfare by John Richardson CHAPTER I . It was on a beautiful day in the early part of the month of ... coarse, and, passing near the Fort, gave to the latter the appearance of a slightly elevated peninsula, separated only from the water by a gentle declivity of no great extent. On the same side of the...

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... and a smile to Zerrahn and then a cordial hand shake to the librarian of the Society. She had brought the orchestral parts of the concerto she was to play, and began to talk in an animated manner ... father and met Madam Sontag's party at Cincinnati. Aunt Caroline traveled with them as far as Louisville, Ky. Madam Sontag, who was greatly pleased with Camilla here offered to have a motherly ... afternoon, and the place seemed dull and gloomy. The Boston Music Hall is, at best, bare and vast, and by daylight is particularly unattractive. The great organ pipes appear cold and lustreless, and the...

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... Europe can stand against their pikemen. If the Low Countries, which number 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, to ascend the ramparts and fire two pieces of artillery at the Spanish ships. The offer was accepted, and the 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 ashowing them that though they may swagger on land they ain't no match for an Englishman on the sea. Anyhow,...

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... 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 of the coast range forms an insignicant cape whose name is Punta Mala. From the middle of the gulf the point of the land it- self is not visible at all; but the...

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... people." The surprise of the Egyptians was indeed great at the complexion of their captives, and the decoration of their walls 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, had broken to the boy the news that his father was dead, and Amuba was prepared ... their religion, and they do not appear at any time to have slain in cold blood captives taken in war. Human life was held at a far higher value in Egypt than among any other nation of antiquity, and the...

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... out, take the blacking and brush, and go at them." CHAPTER IV THE BOAT-RACE. At eight o'clock, on the evening of the third day of the 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 of the 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; and a roar of laughter...

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