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Leaving comfortable homes in the East, they endured all the hardships of pioneer life, suffered, with the men, the attacks of the Dakota Indians and the constant apprehension of savage raids, of prairie fires, and the devastating locusts.
No doubt she thought the same of me. But I've stumbled upon her quite by chance living close to the place where I had taken lodgings for Anita and the babe, in September, in case there were more raids this winter. What do you think of that?" "It doesn't interest me at all," said Lady Winton coldly. "Then you have no dramatic sense, my dear. Just think!
Birds without number were going to rest in the dense branches overhead, owls and bats had begun their nocturnal raids, the sky put on its spangled glory of gold and silver stars, from the western end of the town came the jackals' bark as they left their lurking-places among the ruined houses and stole out in search of prey, the heavy dew, falling through the mild air silently covered the leaves, the grass, and the flowers; the garden was more powerfully fragrant now than during the day-time, and Paula felt that it was high time to take refuge from the mists that came up from the shallow stream.
Battle shouts broke the peace of the night to horror; axes battered on the outer doors; the roofs of the outer buildings were all aflame. It was no wonderful incident, but a common one enough of those turbulent days reprisal by a powerful ruler with raids and hates to avenge on the Lord of the Golden Palace.
The Australians went at it in the night across a wide strip of waste hill-top. There had been a short artillery preparation; the attack reminded one of our old raids up on the Armentières front. I have seen Germans who were in the line in front of that attack. They state that they were not surprised.
As they had been the allies of England, they fully expected that when peace was made, England would secure for them the territory of which Jackson had deprived them. When England did not do this, they grew sullen and savage, and in 1817 began to make raids over the border, run off cattle and murder men, women, and children.
They passed rapidly across the country, meeting with no hostile parties, for the raids of Hannibal's light armed horse had so terrified the people that the villages were for the most part deserted, the inhabitants having sought refuge in the fortified towns. After two days' brisk riding they arrived at the foot of the hills, and their progress was now slower.
He continued his career of rapine, making audacious raids and hair-breadth escapes, and finally began, as do many old foxes, to kill from a mania for slaughter. Thus it was that Digby lost ten lambs in one night. Carroll lost seven the next night.
I am very glad to hear that General Sheridan did such good service between Richmond and Lynchburg, and hope he will keep the ball moving, I know that these raids and dashes disconcert our enemy and discourage him much. I will dispose of them north of Goldsboro', between the Weldon road and Little River.
Rome at this time consisted of a few thousand nobles and people of station freemen and hundreds of thousands of slaves. Even her campaigns in time became virtual raids for plunder. She conquered and she plundered those whom she conquered. Great numbers from among the conquered peoples were regularly taken to Rome and sold into slavery. Judea had not escaped this.
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