. History of Missouri in words of one syllable . WASH-ING-TON U-NI-VER-SI-TY, ST. LOU-IS. weak of their kind. They go from place to place ingreat herds ; they do not walk, but push right on, asif some one drove them at such speed. The cows History of Daniel Boone. 6i and their young are put in front, while the strongmale buf-fa-loes form a guard on each side and atthe back, so that they can help the weak ones pushon till they come to the point they have in rush oer plain and rock, swim streams, and. IRV-ING SCHOOL, KAN-SAS CI-TY. wade creeks in one mass or crowd, in which there isno
. History of Missouri in words of one syllable . WASH-ING-TON U-NI-VER-SI-TY, ST. LOU-IS. weak of their kind. They go from place to place ingreat herds ; they do not walk, but push right on, asif some one drove them at such speed. The cows History of Daniel Boone. 6i and their young are put in front, while the strongmale buf-fa-loes form a guard on each side and atthe back, so that they can help the weak ones pushon till they come to the point they have in rush oer plain and rock, swim streams, and. IRV-ING SCHOOL, KAN-SAS CI-TY. wade creeks in one mass or crowd, in which there isno break nor turn. It was a drove like this that came on Dan-i-eland some friends one day ere they could get out ofthe way, for the herd was so large that it spread 62 History of Missouri. out a mile wide. What could they do but standand let the brutes crush them to earth ? Boonesfriends cried out with fright, but Dan said, calm,firm, and bold, Dont be fools, boys, Ill get youout of this scrape all right. The herd was but thir-ty yards from them bythis time. Cool, with the faith in his aim, Dan-i-elsaw to the flint and prime of his gun. On the drovecame, with a sound like an earth-quake, and the airthick with a cloud of dust they brought with themmade by the tramp, tramp, and rush of feet. Mustthose young men go down with this blind rush,for what can turn this vast live mass from its way ? Boone lifts his gun; a shot rings out; the smokeis lost in the dust that now is on them. A largebison in the lead fa
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