Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America (1845)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · Philadelphia : Sorin and Ball · leaf 81
ased.The bristly mob still encircled me, grunting,squealing, barking, and bellowing, while, atthe same time, their tusks were displayed,ready to rend me in pieces. I was obligedto keep wheeling round, brandishing myclub, occasionally giving an obtrusive snouta pretty hearty thump by way of… … ENCOUNTER WITH THE PECCARIES. 82 DICK BOLDHERO. concluding that I had better risk my honorthan my Hfe, I took advantage of an openspace, sprang through the circle, and leapedinto the branches of a tree that was near by. The disappointed assailants pursued me,and, encircling the tree, vented their…
Children's stories, American
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