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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 509

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heir training on theSt. Lawrence would serve against river perilsin ancient Egypt. During the Riel rebellionLord Wolseley was confident it would, for hehad found out what stuff was in these men.Still he dared not start his army until it wascertain those formidable cataracts could besurmounted. And… … over they went, the whole black line of them. (see page 500.) Wolseley had only trusted us without any trial!Why, there was nothing, sir, in that Nile Riverwe had nt tackled a hundred times as boysright here in the St. Lawrence. When youtalk of cataracts it sounds big, but we ve gotrapids all…

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