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My arrow went through half its length and transfixed a paw that dangled behind. Tom opened his eyes and smiled. "That will do," he said, "if you can get into them that far, that's all you need. I'll take you out tomorrow morning, but I'll pack the old Winchester rifle just for the sake of the dogs." The dogs were Tom's real asset, and his hobby. There were five of them.
Graham that he would never let the Federals take Winchester, and he had come to apologize for his mistake. Harry was not at all surprised. In fact, as he came to know him thoroughly, he was never surprised at anything this strange man and genius did. Harry's surmise was right.
"He'll have to retreat later on," Colonel Winchester shouted in Dick's ear, "because our lines are giving way elsewhere, but his courage and that of his men has saved us from an awful defeat." The battle in front of Sheridan increased in violence.
There's two hundred and thirty Winchester and Snider cartridges in that handkerchief I've counted them and we can make short work of them." "What about these fellows?" said Hendry, inclining his head towards the drunken firemen. "They go first. They must go overboard in the next squall, which will be upon us in a few minutes.
Here the slope of the canyon was thick with grass that hid my tracks. It was a long climb up to the level. Upon reaching it I dropped, exhausted. "I've given them the slip," I panted, exultantly.... "But now what?" It struck me that now I was free, I had only jumped out of the frying-pan into the fire. Hurriedly I examined my Winchester. The magazine contained ten cartridges.
In due time the boy went to Winchester College, and subsequently, though not till he was twenty-two, to Oxford, where, for his father’s sake, he was befriended by the wardens of two colleges, and in 1708, three years after his father’s death, nominated by Archbishop Tenison to a law fellowship at All Souls. Of Young’s life at Oxford in these years, hardly anything is known.
The Jews endeavored to elude this penalty by making over their effects to other persons. The King empowered the sheriff to levy the fine on all their property. The last solemn act of Henry of Winchester was a statute of great importance.
The king signed the warrant for the execution of the lords Cobham and Grey, and Sir Griffin Markham, at Winchester, pretending, says lord Cecil, to forbear Sir Walter for the present, till lord Cobham's death had given some light how far he would make good his accusation.
Stephen Philips, arch-deacon of Salop, and born at Brampton in Oxfordshire, December 30, 1676. After he had received a grammatical education at home, he was sent to Winchester school, where he made himself master of the Latin and Greek languages, and was soon distinguished for an happy imitation of the excellences which he discovered in the best classical authors.
And McKay covered him where he lay, and spoke in a voice which stiffened the drinking man to a statue prone on its face: "I've got you right! Don't lift your head! You'll understand me if you're American!" The man lay as though dead. McKay came nearer; Evelyn Erith was at his elbow. "Take his rifle, Eve." The girl walked over and coolly picked up the Winchester. "Now cover him!" continued McKay.
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