Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America (1845)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · Philadelphia : Sorin and Ball · leaf 23
t last I began to dream about agreat many strange things. I fancied that Iwas wandering in a distant land — that I DICK BOLDHERO. 23 finally came to a great cavern, which I en-tered— that T was weary and laid myselfdown to repose — that a horrid monster stoleupon me in my helpless condition, and… … What was my dismay to discover that mydream was almost a reality! At the distanceof about twenty feet I saw an enormous alli-gator, with his jaws already distended, readyto press me in his fangs. He was slowly 24 DICK BOLDHERO. Stealing upon me; but as I moved, he rushedforward, his enormous tail…
Children's stories, American
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