Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 374
tigue. Like all those early set-tlers, he was used to performing incredible feats.Yet in all his experience as a soldier, Lidianfighter, blacksmith, miller, or farmer, John Bur- man that got to the land office first would prob-ably win. So Burrows was there before thedoors opened. The minute the… … rows never labored harder than he did on thiswalk. His long legs carried him over the groundat a tremendous pace. An ordinary man wouldhave had to trot to keep up with him. Hourafter hour he pushed on, stopping only to eata bite when hungry, or perhaps even eating ashe walked. Darkness came, but…
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