 | James Turner Morehead - 1840 - 192 Seiten
...upon them, follow them into the fort, or shoot them down at the spring. The decision was soon over. A few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...in general, moved with a steadiness and composure, which completely deceived the Indians. Not a shot was fired. The party were permitted to fill their... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - 1841 - 550 Seiten
...upuu them, follow them into the fort, or shoot them down at the spring. The decision was soon over. A few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...in general, moved with a steadiness and composure which completely deceived the Indians. Not a shot was fired. The party were permitted to fill their... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - 1846 - 788 Seiten
...upon them, follow them into the fort, or shoot them down at the spring. The decision was soon over. A few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...within point blank shot of more than five hundred warriors. Some of the girls could not help betray ingsymptoms of terror, but the man-led women, in... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - 1848 - 782 Seiten
...upon them, follow them into the fort, or shoot them down at the spring. The decision was soon over. A few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...marched down in a body to the spring, within point bUnk shot of more than five hundred warriors. Some of the girls could not help betrayingsymptomsof... | |
 | Elizabeth Fries Ellet - 1849 - 336 Seiten
...morning to the fort ; and that if the Indians saw them engaged as usual, it would induce them to think their ambuscade was undiscovered ; and that they would...marched down in a body to the spring, within point Want shot of more than five hundred Indian warriors ! Some of the girls could not help betraying symptoms... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - 1849 - 774 Seiten
...upon them, follow •hem into the fort, or shoot them down at the spring. The decision was soon over. A few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...in general, moved with a steadiness and composure which completely deceived the Indians. Not a shot was fired. The party were permitted to fill their... | |
 | 1849 - 638 Seiten
...ambuscade to be undiscovered, and allow them to return unharmed Î On this chance the women went. ' " A few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...of terror; but the married women, in general, moved wilh a steadiness and composure that completely deceived the Indians. Not a shot was fired. The party... | |
 | 1850 - 608 Seiten
...upon them, follow them into the fort, or shoot them down at the spring. The decision was Boon over. " A few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...these veterans, they all marched down in a body to (he sprint;, within point blank shot of more than five hundred Indian warriors! Some of the girls could... | |
 | John Alexander McClung - 1852 - 344 Seiten
...upon them, follow them into the fort, or shoot them down at the spring. The decisior was soon over. A few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...girls could not help betraying symptoms of terror, hut the married women, in general, moved with a steadiness and composure, which completely deceived... | |
 | Timothy Shay Arthur, William Henry Carpenter - 1852 - 364 Seiten
...Naturally enough, the females at first objected ; but after listening to the arguments of the men, a few of the boldest declared their readiness to brave...the younger and more timid rallying in the rear of the elderly matrons, they all marched down in a body to the spring within point-blank shot of more... | |
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... possession of the fort. That if men should go down to the spring, the Indians would immediately suspect that something was wrong, would despair of succeeding by ambuscade, and would instantly rush upon them, follow them into the fort, or shoot them... 
