Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 209W. Blackwood, 1921 - England |
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Page 28
... head of the band , and a reign of terror of the young Raisuli ensued . He be- came celebrated . He was a youth of great courage , of the most prepossessing looks , and he and his followers earned money easily and fast - and spent it ...
... head of the band , and a reign of terror of the young Raisuli ensued . He be- came celebrated . He was a youth of great courage , of the most prepossessing looks , and he and his followers earned money easily and fast - and spent it ...
Page 30
... head of cattle , was to be seen . It was when we were cross- ing this plain that suddenly a volley was fired at us ... heads , I do not believe that any passed us very closely . Set- ting spurs to our horses , we cantered away out of ...
... head of cattle , was to be seen . It was when we were cross- ing this plain that suddenly a volley was fired at us ... heads , I do not believe that any passed us very closely . Set- ting spurs to our horses , we cantered away out of ...
Page 31
... head- men of the tribe were to meet me . It was when proceeding in that direction that I was cap- tured . We were crossing a small gully , thick with crimson- blossomed oleanders , when sud- denly I discovered that I had fallen into an ...
... head- men of the tribe were to meet me . It was when proceeding in that direction that I was cap- tured . We were crossing a small gully , thick with crimson- blossomed oleanders , when sud- denly I discovered that I had fallen into an ...
Page 32
... head had been roughly hacked off , and the floor all round was swimming in blood . The soldiers had carried off the head in triumph as a trophy of war , and they had wiped their gory fingers on the whitewashed walls , leav- ing blood ...
... head had been roughly hacked off , and the floor all round was swimming in blood . The soldiers had carried off the head in triumph as a trophy of war , and they had wiped their gory fingers on the whitewashed walls , leav- ing blood ...
Page 36
... head , and the village dogs had already gnawed away a portion of the flesh of one of the legs . I was jokingly informed that that was pro- bably what I should look like during the course of the next few days . I had used every opportun ...
... head , and the village dogs had already gnawed away a portion of the flesh of one of the legs . I was jokingly informed that that was pro- bably what I should look like during the course of the next few days . I had used every opportun ...
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