You should have seen those youths, for it gives me pleasure to say that two manlier, more plucky and upright boys it would be hard to find anywhere in this broad land of ours. I have set out to tell you about their remarkable adventures in the grandest section of the West, and, before doing so, it is necessary for you to know something concerning the lads themselves.

I once heard the bravest officer I ever knew declare that the height of absurdity was for a person to boast that he did not know the meaning of fear. "Such a man is either a fool or the truth is not in him," was the terse expression of the gallant soldier.

Two Passengers on the "Nautilus"A Colossal SomersaultAn Alarming SituationAdriftAn Icy CouchMissingA Point of LightHope DeferredA Startling OccurrenceAn Ugly CustomerLively TimesFred\'s ExperienceThe FogA CollisionThe Sound of a VoiceLand Ho!Docak and His HomeA New ExpeditionA Wonderful ExhibitionThe Herd of Musk OxenClose QuartersFred\'s TurnIn the CavernUnwelcome CallersThe Coming ShadowWalled In"Come On!"A Hopeless TaskTen MilesThe Last PauseAnother SoundThe Wild Men of GreenlandConclusion

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Edward Sylvester Ellis (1840 – 1916) was an American author who was born in Ohio and died at Cliff Island, Maine.Ellis was a teacher, school administrator, journalist, and the author of hundreds of books and magazine articles that he produced by his name and by a number of noms de plume. Notable fiction stories by Ellis include The Steam Man of the Prairies and Seth Jones, or the Captives of the Frontier. Internationally, Edward S. Ellis is probably known best for his Deerfoot novels read widely by young boys until the 1950s.А collection of short stories:Out Late at NightA New FriendThe Trapper\'s StoryThe Trapping GroundsConversations and PlansStill in the Dark—The Canoe AgainAlone in the WildernessTrapping Among the IndiansThe Buffalo Hunt and its ConsequencesAn Awful AwakeningThe Brigade and an Old FriendFound at LastIncludes vintage illustration!

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You will recall that one day in a recent August, Jack Crandall, a member of the Stag Patrol of Boy Scouts, who with the Blazing Arrow and Eagle Patrols was spending the summer vacation on the shore of Gosling Lake, in Southern Maine, met with a serious accident. In climbing a tall pine to inspect a bird’s nest, he fell to the ground and broke his leg. His companions, Gerald Hume and Arthur Mitchell, belonging to the same Patrol, made a litter upon which he was carried to the clubhouse. Dr. Spellman, staying with his wife and little daughter Ruth, christened “Sunbeam” by Mike Murphy, in answer to a signal, paddled across the lake in his canoe, set the fractured limb and did all that was necessary.Jack was an athlete, in rugged health and with no bad habits. He, therefore, recovered rapidly. After spending a few days on his couch, he was carried to the front porch, where in the cool shade and reposing upon an invalid chair, especially fashioned for the occasion, he feasted his eyes upon the delightful scenery and enjoyed the pleasures of his friends although he could not take part. He insisted that they should pay no special attention to him, though there was not a boy who would not have gladly kept him company all the time. A reunion of the troop took place in the evening, when he was carried inside, listened to the reports and took part in the conversation which you may be sure was of a lively nature.Thus the days passed until the arrival of the silver mounted maple wood crutches, a gift from the other Scouts, and Jack swung carefully out on the porch and walked the length of it several times before sinking down in the waiting chair. This, of course, did not take place until the month was well by and the time for going home near. I thought it best to close my previous story with this glimpse of things, but it now becomes my duty to turn back and relate some incidents that occurred during the first days of the patient’s convalescence, since they have to do with what follows.CONTENTS“He and I Must Never Meet”A Slight MiscalculationA Strange OccurrenceCurious Sights And DoingsConcerning Certain American TreesA Patriot MartyrConcerning Certain New England BirdsA Council of WarAn Unwelcome GuestA Sudden SeparationAn Unsatisfactory InterviewGroping After the TruthThe Committee of InvestigationThe Men Who LaughedThe True Story of a Famous Sea SerpentZipWonderful WorkA Match of WitsThe Final TestSpeed the Parting GuestCall For HelpGroping In the DarkA Fortunate Meeting“The Latchstring Was Inside!”And the Last

All through India, with its fanatical population five times as great as that of England, the rumblings of the coming uprising had been heard for months. The disaffection had been spreading and taking root. The emissaries of the arch-plotters had passed back and forth almost from end to end of the vast empire, with their messages of hatred and appeal. The people were assured that the "Inglese loge" were perfecting their insidious schemes for overthrowing their religion, and the faithful everywhere were called upon to crush the infidels in the dust. The evil seed fell upon the rankest of soil, and grew with a vigor and exuberance that threatened to strangle every other growth.

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Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11, 1840 – June 20, 1916) was an American author who was born in Ohio and died at Cliff Island, Maine. Ellis was a teacher, school administrator, journalist, and the author of hundreds of books and magazine articlesthat he produced by his name and by a number of noms de plume. Notable fiction stories by Ellis include The Steam Man of the Prairies and Seth Jones, or the Captives of the Frontier.Internationally, Edward S. Ellis is probably known best for his Deerfoot novels read widely by young boys until the 1950s Seth Jones was the most significant of early dime novels of publishers Beadle and Adams. During the mid-1880s, after a fiction-writing career of some thirty years, Ellis eventually began composing more serious works of biography, history, and persuasive writing. Of note was "The Life of Colonel David Crockett", which had the story of Davy Crockett giving a speech usually called "Not Yours To Give". It was a speech in opposition to awarding money to a Navy widow on the grounds that Congress had no Constitutional mandate to give charity. It was said to have been inspired by Crockett's meeting with a Horatio Bunce, a much quoted man in Libertarian circles, but one for whom historical evidence is non-existent. It is said that Seth Jones was one of Abraham Lincoln's favorite stories

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Excerpt from Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the WestThe boy who was addressed as Ned was kneel ing behind a fallen oak, in a Kentucky forest, care fully sighting at a noble buck that stood in the middle Of a natural clearing or Opening, with head upraised and antlers thrown back, as though he scented danger, and was searching for the point whence it threatened.The splendid animal was no more than a hun dred yards distant, so that no better target could have been Offered. He was facing the youth, who aimed at the point above his fore legs, which Opened the path to the heart of the creature.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"I\'ll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we\'ll have him then, sure." "All right; it\'s mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye\'re the swiftest runner in Kintucky." "There isn\'t a minute to lose; move faster, Larry!" "Do you attind to your own business, and lave Larry Murphy to himsilf." The words were uttered quickly, for the two youths were eager and excited. They had caught sight of an enormous bear a few minutes before, as he lumbered into the canebrake in the direction of the torrent which swept furiously toward the Ohio. The young Irishman happened to be a few paces in advance of his companion,