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"If you don't like to gaff," suggested R , "take the little rifle and shoot an eagle or two. That's better than remaining behind; and we can go to bed early to-night." "Why can't you go without me?" I said. "I don't care about fishing, and I do about comfort; for I feel now as if I had not been to bed at all."
Shoot low, now, a little below where you want to hit," said Wade. Belllounds took aim and fired. A thundering report shook the cabin. Dust and splinters flew from the post. "I hit it!" he exclaimed, in delight. "I was sure I wouldn't, because I aimed 'way under." "Reckon you did. It was a good shot."
When the archers had taken their places, the herald came forward and proclaimed the rules of the game, and how each should shoot three shots, and to him that should shoot the best the prize of two fat steers was to belong.
When the time arrived, Kirby saw his majesty alone, and related to him in brief that two men waited but an opportunity to shoot him; and Sir George Wakeham had been hired to poison him; which news, he concluded, had been imparted to him by a worthy man living close at hand, who would attend his majesty's pleasure when that was manifested.
He drew beautiful word pictures of wealth that could be attained in the great Spanish capital of New Mexico, more than a thousand miles from Missouri. At last several able-bodied men decided to equip some pack mules and go to the great bonanza. They intended to live on game which they would shoot on the way. Kit heard of the party and applied to them to let him accompany them.
Then Joe took his handkerchief and stepped up behind Malone. The hands were lowered and crossed and our hero tied them firmly together at the wrists. "Now back up to that tree yonder," said our hero. "And don't you dare to move." "I'll do just as you say," whined Malone. "Only don't shoot me." He was a coward at heart. "Now, Caven, you come down!" shouted Joe.
"That'll be just the stuff for you, Andy," cried Jack. "Well, bring on your monsters," said the old hunter, as he walked toward the little lake, where wild ducks abounded. "I'll try and shoot some for you." "Andy takes everything as a matter of course," went on Jack. "No sort of animal seems to frighten him.
I stopped the train as soon as possible, and I'll convince you of it, if you are a reasonable man; but not another word of shooting, or you go down." "Don't shoot, don't shoot," he cried. "Put up your pistol and so will I," I replied.
It was not only cold very cold; colder than ever was experienced in our favoured British isles but it was also very dark. Robin had risen before daybreak in order to visit his traps, and shoot some game as early in the day as possible.
"Now how can anything do herself for the customs-houses; but when the Company's mens she arrives, then a cock-fight for pay at gate that is quite correct. My army he says it will Republic and shoot me off upon walls if I have not give her blood. An army, Captain, are terrible in her angries especialment when she are not paid.
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