The Life of Nellie C Bailey Or a Romance of the West
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She turned back a few rods, and then went toward the head of the creek. She passed many streams filled to their banks with muddy water, madly rushing down from the hills above. She knew of a place where the creek was broad, and had a rock bottom. She urged the pony forward, and when she arrived there she found nothing more than she had antici- pated : a broad and rapid stream, but her ob- ject in coming here was to have a smooth bottom in case she could ford, and if she had NELLIE C. BAILEY. 26...5 to swim Selim, the low bank on the opposite shore would afford a safe egress from the stream, and she knew she would find both at this place. So, after letting her horse rest while she examined the saddle, and finding the girth all right, she again mounted Selim ; turned his head toward home, gave him the rein, closed her eyes, and he plunged into the raging stream. She knew by the easy move- ment of the pony that he was swimming. Her feet were in the water, and it seemed a long time, but she feared to open her eyes lest her head might become dizzy.
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