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6 At long last our hot and exhausted cavalcade reached the summit of that interminable climb , a summit marked touchingly by a monument commemorating a former vintage of pack - pony , which had apparently there breathed its last at an ...
6 At long last our hot and exhausted cavalcade reached the summit of that interminable climb , a summit marked touchingly by a monument commemorating a former vintage of pack - pony , which had apparently there breathed its last at an ...
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Suddenly there was a sound of a shot , quickly followed by others , and then by a rolling volley from the south end of the town . Ensign Campbell immediately ordered his men back to the blockhouse , which they reached unmolested .
Suddenly there was a sound of a shot , quickly followed by others , and then by a rolling volley from the south end of the town . Ensign Campbell immediately ordered his men back to the blockhouse , which they reached unmolested .
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and to accustom Nipper to firearms , I had the first three chambers of my revolver loaded with shot cartridges ; but though I galloped down many rabbits and loosed off as many cartridges , I must confess that I reached Maidstone without ...
and to accustom Nipper to firearms , I had the first three chambers of my revolver loaded with shot cartridges ; but though I galloped down many rabbits and loosed off as many cartridges , I must confess that I reached Maidstone without ...
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