Ned in the Block House a Tale of Early Days in the West
Ned in the Block House a Tale of Early Days in the West
Ellis Edward Sylvester
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" It is too much guess-work : nobody can take any sort of aim, when it is so dark in the block- house. " " I wonder what their purpose can be, " mut- tered the Colonel, speaking as much to himself as to those near him. " I knows what it am, " said Blossom Brown, who had been drawn to the spot by the firing and the words he had overheard. " You do, eh ? ' remarked the Colonel, looking toward him in the darkness ; " what is it ? ' " Dey're cornin' to steal de well. " " What will they do with it, ...after they steal it ? ' "Take it off in de woods and hide it, I s'posc/' " They won't have any trouble in preventing us from stealing it, that is certain, " observed the Colonel, bitterly. " Whv can't we dig the well inside the block- f O house, as you intended ? " asked Ned ; " there are shovels, spades and picks, and I don't suppose it would take us a great while. " 184 NED IN THE BLOCK-HOUSE. "If we are driven to it, we will make the attempt ; but there is no likelihood that we will have a chance.
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