On the Trail of the Pioneers: Romance, Tragedy and Triumph of the Path of EmpireGeorge H. Doran Company, 1920 - 305 頁 |
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第 13 頁 - All the past we leave behind, We debouch upon a newer mightier world, varied world, Fresh and strong the world we seize, world of labor and the march, Pioneers! O pioneers!
第 225 頁 - ... perfect the practice, that the hindmost wagon of the train always precisely closes the gateway, as each wagon is brought into position. It is dropped from its team (the teams being inside the circle), the team unyoked and the yokes and chains are used to connect the wagon strongly with that in its front.
第 120 頁 - Union, instead of being in a state of nature, is now more or less covered with villages, farms and towns, where the din of hammers and machinery is constantly heard ; that the woods are fast disappearing, under the axe by day, and the fire by night ; that hundreds of steamboats are gliding to and fro, over the whole length of the majestic river, forcing commerce to* take root and to prosper at every spot...
第 273 頁 - TO THE WEST To the West! to the West ! to the land of the free, Where the mighty Missouri rolls down to the sea, Where a man is a man if he's willing to toil, And the humblest may gather the fruits of the soil, Where children are blessings, and he who hath most Hath aid to his fortune and riches to boast ; Where the young may exult, and the aged may rest, Away, far away, to the land of the West.
第 231 頁 - ... sheds, where the heavy wagons were being repaired and the horses and oxen shod. The streets were thronged with men, horses, and mules. While I was in the town a train of emigrant wagons from Illinois passed through to join the camp on the prairie, and stopped in the principal street. A multitude of healthy children's faces were peeping out from under the covers of the wagons. Here and there a buxom damsel was seated on horseback, holding over her sunburnt face an old umbrella or a parasol, once...
第 12 頁 - And hides his sweets, as in the golden age, Within the hollow oak. I listen long To his domestic hum, and think I hear The sound of that advancing multitude Which soon shall fill these deserts. From the ground Comes up the laugh of children, the soft voice Of maidens, and the sweet and solemn hymn Of Sabbath worshippers.
第 229 頁 - LAST spring, 1846, was a busy season in the city of St. Louis. Not only were emigrants from every part of the country preparing for the journey to Oregon and California, but an unusual number of traders were making ready their wagons and outfits for Santa Fe.
第 197 頁 - Through the battle, through defeat, moving yet and never stopping, Pioneers! O pioneers! O to die advancing on! Are there some of us to droop and die? has the hour come? Then upon the march we fittest die, soon and sure the gap is fill'd, Pioneers!
第 224 頁 - It is now one o'clock; the bugle has sounded, and the caravan has resumed its westward journey. It is in the same order, but the evening is far less animated than the morning march; a drowsiness has fallen apparently on man and beast; teamsters drop asleep on their perches and even when walking by their teams, and the words of command are now addressed to the slowly creeping oxen in the softened tenor of women or the piping treble of children, while the snores of the teamsters make a droning accompaniment.
第 225 頁 - From the time he joined us on the Platte until he left us at Fort Hall, his great experience and indomitable energy were of priceless value to the migrating column. His constant advice, which we knew was based upon a knowledge of the road before us, was — "travel, TRAVEL, TRAVEL — nothing else will take you to the end of your journey; nothing is wise that does not help you along, nothing is good for you that causes a moment's delay.