The chatterbox book of soldiers and sailors (1910)
Robinson, Anna, Weir, Harrison · Boston, D. Estes · leaf 126
of the sailors spreadrapidly, and at one time the future looked verydark to the great explorer. But at last throughstrategy the leader of the mutineers was cap-tured and brought to Vasco da Gama. Yourcrime is doubled, said Da Gama sternly, youhave both done wrong yourself, and have causedothers to… … A BRAVE DEED A T the battle of Waterloo the color bearer of-^ ^ a Scottish regiment was killed. As he fell,one of his comrades leaped forward to save thecolors. But the hands of the dead color bearerwere folded so tightly about the staff they couldnot be loosened. The French troops were allaround.…
Children's literature, American
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