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Title: ... Under the crown, American history;
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Youth companion
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Publisher: Boston, Mass., P. Mason company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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hisexhausted utmost to aid. Inside the cabin a large room, with a widechimney in the midst, was dimly shown by thelight of a single guttering candle, and Lawrencewas laid on a bed at the farther side of it. Refresh yourself with milk and corn breadfrom the cupboard, while I tend your comrade,she bade Nicholas. When he returned at last to the bedside,Lawrence, revived, rebandaged, and clad in aclean shirt, smiled complete contentment atsight of him. We have found an angel to care for me, hemurmured. But to praise Mistress Mowbrayscare is no slur to thine. He would have beenclose to Cumberland with Dunbars troops bythis time, but he stayed to defend me when Iran mad in the forest, he added to their hostess. He may have to defend more than you, sir,presently, she said, gravely. An Indian skulkedabout the clearing just after sunset. So pleaseyou sleep, and let him sleep while there is quiet. The tired boy slept so soundly that five hourslater a vigorous shaking was required to rouse him.
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A NAKED SAVAGE SPRANG INTO THE ROOM. THE RESCUE. 125 *Indians! he cried, feeling for his musket. *Aye, Indians outside, said Mrs. Mowbray. Im ready, said Nicholas, quietly. Take this loophole by the back door. Ill takethe front. There are half a dozen on this side,along the edge of the clearing. What see you ? Nicholas at first saw nothing, but as his eyesgrew used to the dim dawn he perceived creepingfigures close to the cabin. His answer was toaim deliberately and fire. I doubt I did not kill him! he grumbled.Can you shoot straight, mistress? Her musket answered promptly, and throughthe yells which followed she announced calmlythat they had one enemy the less. But the savages were equally good marksmen,and provided with the best weapons of thatgeneration by their French allies. A ball struck the frame of Nicholass loophole.A second flew through the other loophole, tear-ing Mistress Mowbrays cap, and a third hit thewall above a trundle-bed, where the elder childsat up with a scream o

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