 I have traced over the dead leaves in the woods ; and that he is a white man, I know by his turning out his toes when he walks, which an Indian never does. His gun I know to be short by the mark...  Stories about Indians ... - Page 10by Rufus Merrill - 1854 - 24 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Boston (Mass.) - 1826 - 426 pages
...steps, which I have traced over the dead leaves in the. woods; and that he is a white man I know hy his turning out his toes when he walks, which an Indian...bark of the tree on which it leaned; that his dog is small I know by his tracks; and that he has » boblaii, I discovered by the mark it j Bade in the... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1844 - 372 pages
...is an old man I know by his short steps, which I have traced over the dead leaves in the woods ; and that he is a white man I know by his turning out his...which the muzzle made by rubbing the bark of the tree against which it had leaned ; that his dog is small I know by his tracks ; and that he has a bobtail,... | |
 | George Turner - Indians of North America - 1836 - 220 pages
...old man, I know by his short steps, — which I have traced over the dead leaves in the woods; and that he is a white man, I know by his turning out...an Indian never does.* His gun I know to be short, from the mark which the muzzle made, by rubbing the bark of the tree against which it had leaned ;... | |
 | Voyages and travels - 1838 - 534 pages
...is an old man I know by his short steps, which I have traced over the dead leaves in the woods ; and that he is a white man I know by his turning out his...walks, which an Indian never does. His gun I know to be iliort from the mark which the muzzle made by rubbing the bark of the tree against which it had leaned... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Conduct of life - 1839 - 204 pages
...an old man, I know by his short steps, which I have traced over the dead leaves in the woods : and that he is a white man, I know by his turning out...an Indian never does. His gun I know to be short, from the mark which the muzzle made, by rubbing the bark of the tree against which it had leaned ;... | |
 | George Mogridge - Indians of North America - 1843 - 318 pages
...related by others. An Indian, upon his return home to his hut, one day, discovered that his venison, which had been hung up to dry, had been stolen. After...is a white man, I know by his turning out his toes 134 OBSERVATION AND SAGACITY. when he walks, which an Indian never does ; his gun I know to be short,... | |
 | Christopher William Atkinson - New Brunswick - 1843 - 238 pages
...ground; that he is an old man, I know by his short steps, which I have traced him over the woods; and that he is a white man, I know by his turning out...never does. His gun I know to be short, by the mark of the muzzle made by rubbing the bark of the tree on which it leaned; that his dog is small, I know... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Indians - 1844 - 354 pages
...an old man, I know by his short steps, which I have traced over the dead leaves in the woods ; and that he is a white man, I know by his turning out...never does. His gun I know to be short by the mark the muzzle made in rubbine the bark of the tree on which it leaned; that his dog is small I know by... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...his short stej s. which I have traced over the dead leaves in the woods ; that he is a white man, 1 know by his turning out his toes. when he walks, which...rubbing the bark of the tree on which it leaned ; that the dog is small, I know by his tracks ; and that he ha» a short tail, 1 discovered by the mark of... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 456 pages
...standing on the ground. That he is an old man, I know by his short steps, which I have traced ovsr the dead leaves in the woods ; that he is a white...never does ; his gun, I know to be short, by the mark the muzzle made in rubbing the bark of the tree where it leaned ; that his dog is small, 1 know by... | |
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