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She paused and regarded the expectant girls eagerly. "Maybe," said Betty, noncommittally. "You might tell us the idea first." "Listen," cried Mollie. "My idea is that if we take the hermit by surprise, call him by his name of Paul Loup. Why " She paused, and the light of inspiration filled her eyes. "I could even speak to him in French "
After a fight on the Loup River, a Cheyenne warrior claimed to have counted coup on Big Eagle by thrusting a lance through his buttocks. On the strength of the claim, this man was made war chief of the Cheyennes. Some years later, during a friendly visit made by the Pawnees to the Cheyennes, this incident was mentioned.
In 1879 it had made a good bargain by selling to the Intercolonial the branch from Lévis to Rivière du Loup, which did not earn operating expenses, and by expending the proceeds in buying an extension to Chicago, which enabled it at last to secure the through traffic from the West for which it had been in large part originally designed.
The musk-rat we caught in box traps like a mouse trap. The wild-cat we ran down like the 'loup cervier' " "What kind of an animal is that?" asked Mr. Maxwell. "It is a lynx, belonging to the cat species. They used to prowl about the country killing hens, geese, and sometimes sheep. They'd fix their tushes in the sheep's neck and suck the blood. "They did not think much of the sheep's flesh.
"If you would have a free commerce in those seas, you must defend it. It is useless to buy a peace. The more you give, the more the Turks will ask for. Tribute is considered an evidence of your weakness; and contempt stimulates cupidity. Qui se fait brebis, le loup le mange. What are you afraid of? The naval strength of the Regencies amounts to nothing.
At length the prayers for the dead were ended, and the grave was carefully filled up, leaving as before, no inequality, but too deep to attract the scent of Loup Garou. Then after having dug up a few small roots of the sweet briar, and placed them at intervals on the newly-turned earth.
These same woodsmen, had they seen the lynx who ruled on Ringwaak Hill, would have called him a "lucerfee," while any Madawaska Frenchman in their company would have dubbed him loup cervier. Either catamount or lucerfee was respectfully regarded by the woodsmen.
From the River du Loup by a portage of 18 leagues to Lake Temiscouata. From Madaoechka to Grand Falls. From Grand Falls to Medoctek. From Ecouba to Jemsec. From Jemsec, leaving the River St. From Petkoudiak to Memeramcouk descending the river which bears that name. From Nechkak to Beausejour."
"I'll have nothing to do with that," said the other "Are you turned hen-hearted, Jack?" "No, by G-d, no more than yourself, but I won't it was something like that stopped all the trade fifteen or twenty years ago you have heard of the 'Loup'?" G-d, how he used to laugh when he showed us how he fetched him off the perch!" "Well, but it did up the trade for one while," said Jack.
Heywood, taking down his rifle from the side of the hut opposite to the chimney, and examining the priming, "but these fellows may have tracked you back, and are even now, lurking near us. Ephraim Giles, you should have told me of this before." "And so," replied the soldier, "I was goin' to, when Loup Garou began with his capers.
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