 | James Handasyd Perkins, James R. Albach - 1857 - 1038 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by,...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1857 - 594 pages
...manner that we expected every moment our raft to sink and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by, when the rapidity of the stream threw it with such violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water, but I fortunately saved... | |
 | Morrison Heady - 1864 - 336 pages
...expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my settingpole to try and stop the raft, that the ice might pass by; when the...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet of water : but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft-logs. Notwithstanding... | |
 | Charles McKnight - 1873 - 536 pages
...expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try and stop the raft that the ice might pass by, when the...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet of water ; but 1 fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs." " Notwithstanding... | |
 | 1875 - 806 pages
...expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try and stop the raft that the ice might pass by, when the...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet of water; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. "Notwithstanding... | |
 | 1876 - 604 pages
...that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by...fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all oar efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, (is... | |
 | Charles Hallowell Mitchener - 1876 - 370 pages
...moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so much...pole that it jerked me out into ten feet water, but I saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts we could not... | |
 | Charles Hallowell Mitchener - 1876 - 376 pages
...ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, when the rapidity of the streiim threw it with so much violence against the pole that it jerked me out into ten feet water, but I saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts we could not... | |
 | I. Winslow Ayer - 1880 - 540 pages
...the ice in such a manner that we expected every moment our raft to sink, I put out my setting-pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by,...against the pole that it jerked me out into ten feet of water; but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding... | |
 | Charles McKnight - 1873 - 532 pages
...expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting pole to try and stop the raft that the ice might pass by, when the...against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet of water; but 1 fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs." " Notwithstanding... | |
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