 | England - 1818 - 762 pages
...some time amongst the Kee-katsa, or Crow Indians, had in a considerable degree acquired the fikckfoot language, and was also well acquainted with Indian...him to save himself if he could. At that instant the homd war whoop sounded in the ears of poor Colter, who, urged with the hope of preserving life, ran... | |
 | 1818 - 492 pages
...seizing him by the shoulder, asked him if he could run fast ? Colter, who had been some time among the Keekatsa, or Crow Indians, had in a considerable...commanded the party to remain stationary, and led Coulter out on the prairie three or four hundred yards, and released him, bidding him to save himself... | |
 | 1818 - 588 pages
...odds of five or six hundred against him, and those armed Indians; therefore cunningly replied Ihat he was a very bad runner, although he was considered...four hundred yards, and released him, bidding him to *ave himtelfif he could. At that instant the horrid war whoop sounded in the ears of poor Colter, who,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Curiosities and wonders - 1822 - 368 pages
...for his life, with the dreadful odds of five or six hundred against him, and these armed Indians; he therefore cunningly replied, that he was a very bad...four hundred yards, and released him, bidding him save himself if he could. At that instant the war whoop sounded in the ears of poor Colter, who, urged... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...of five or six hundred against him, Lesson 140.] FIRST CLASS BOOK. 313 and those, armed Indians ; he therefore cunningly replied, that he was a very bad...the party to remain stationary, and led Colter out en the prairie three or four hundred yards, and released him, bidding him save himself if he could.... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 382 pages
...for his life, with the dreadful odds of five or six hundred against him, and those armed Indians ; he therefore cunningly replied, that he was a very bad...four hundred yards, and released him, bidding him save himself \f he could. At this instant the horrid war-whoop sounded in the ears of poor Colter,... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 840 pages
...hundred against him, and these armed Indians ; he therefore cunningly replied, that he was a very had runner ; although he was considered by the hunters...party to remain stationary, and led Colter out on the prarie, three or four hundred yards, and released him, bidding 494 TERRIFIC REGISTER. him save himself... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 370 pages
...for his life, with the dreadful odds of five or six hundred against him, and these armed Indians ; he therefore cunningly replied, that he was a very bad...four hundred yards, and released him, bidding him sate himself if he could. At that instant the war whoop sounded in the ears of poor Colter, who, urged... | |
 | William Adams (M.A.) - Voyages and travels - 1832 - 516 pages
...him, if he could run fast? Colter, who had been some time amongst the Kee-kat-sa, or Crow-Indians, had in a considerable degree acquired the Blackfoot...save himself if he could. At that instant the horrid warwhoop sounded in the ears of poor Colter, who, urged with the hope of preserving life, ran with... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1831 - 236 pages
...hundred against him, and those, armed Indians ; he therefore 'cunningly replied, that he was a Tery bad runner, 'although he was 'considered by the hunters...him, 'bidding him to save himself if he could. At this Fate, far, fall, fat — me, met— pine, pin — no, move, nor, not — tube, tub, bull — oil,... | |
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He knew that he had now to run for his life, with the dreadful odds of five or six hundred against him, and those armed Indians ; therefore cunningly replied, that he was a very bad runner, although he was considered by the hunters as remarkably swift.... 
