 | History - 1762 - 578 pages
...to this ifland by the help of thefe poles, to fave the other poor creatures, or periih themfelves. They took leave of all their friends as if they were going to death. Each had two fur h poles in his hands, to fet to the bottom of the ftream, to keep them fteady.... | |
 | History - 1802 - 522 pages
...to this island by the help of these poles, to save the other poor creatures, or perish themselves. They took leave of all their friends as if they were going to death. Each had two such poles in his hands, to set to the bottom of the stream, to keep them steady.... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1828 - 514 pages
...walk to the island by the help of these poles, to save the other poor creatures or perish themselves. They took leave of all their friends as if they were going to death. Each had two poles in his hands, to set to the bottom of the stream to keep them steady. So... | |
 | George Washington Holley - Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) - 1882 - 302 pages
...and Indians to rescue them. They brought with them four light pikepoles. Going to a point opposite the head of the island, they exchanged salutations...leave of all their friends as if they were going to their death." Each Indian rescuer, according to the wondrous fable, took two pike-poles and waded across... | |
 | Edward Eggleston - Fiction - 1895 - 240 pages
...iron. He persuaded two Indians to take these poles, and walk with them to the island. These two Indians took leave of all their friends as if they were going to die. Each of them took two poles in his hands. They set these poles 1 00 against the bottom of the... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - Readers - 1902 - 340 pages
...to this island by the help of these poles, to save the other poor creatures, or perish themselves. They took leave of all their friends as if they were going to death. Each had two such poles in his hands, to set against the bottom of the stream, to keep them... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - Readers - 1902 - 340 pages
...to this island by the help of these poles, to save the other poor creatures, or perish themselves. They took leave of all their friends as if they were going to death. Each had two such poles in his hands, to set against the bottom of the stream, to keep them... | |
 | United States - 1902 - 348 pages
...to this island by the help of these poles, to save the other poor creatures, or perish themselves. They took leave of all their friends as if they were going to death. Each had two such poles in his hands, to set against the bottom of the stream, to keep them... | |
 | Geological Survey of Canada - 1907 - 530 pages
...to this island by the help of these poles, to save the other poor creatures, or perish themselves. They took leave of all their friends as if they were going to dcnth. Each had two such poles in his hands, to set against the bottom of the stream, to keep them... | |
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Indians determined to walk to this island by the help of these poles, to save the other poor creatures, or perish themselves. They took leave of all their friends as if they were going to death. Each had two such poles in his hands, to set against the... 
