Beadle's Pocket Series No. 101

Redlaw, the half-breed; or, The tangled trail. A tale of the settlements

"Well, gentlemen, I propose we get to business. I for one have no time to waste, and there are plenty of us present for a beginning," and the speaker glanced approvingly around the room. He was a tall, powerfully-built man, aged probably forty-five years, of a rugged, yet intelligent and almost handsome cast of features; while the rough "home-made" garments that he wore disguised without hiding the splendid contour of his form. There was the slightest possible tinge of the "brogue" to his speech, that would have told a close observer the land of his nativity. "I second the motion," piped out a shrill, quavering voice, as a tall, skeleton-like body abruptly shot up to its full hight, and then sunk down with a jar upon his stool, as all eyes were turned upon the speaker, while he vehemently scrubbed at his face with an enormous yellow cotton handkerchief, to hide the confusion he felt at thus "speaking out in meeting." "Thank you, friend Hannibal Hooker," bowed the first speaker. "But first we will have something toLandlord! Jim Henderson, I say!" roared out he who appeared to take the lead in the meeting, bringing down his huge sun-embrowned, toil-hardened fist upon the table before him, with such force, that it seemed as if the deal would split, while Hannibal Hooker convulsively leaped from his stool with a faint squeak. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 68507
Author: Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward)
Release Date: Jul 12, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Beadle and Adams,1872
Publication Date: 1872
Publisher Country: United States