 | F. B. Miller - 1833 - 220 páginas
...as follows: " A man, who was trying to shoot some wild ducks, in order to approach them unperceived, put the corner of his poncho, which is a sort of long...and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but also trailed along the ground. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud sudden... | |
 | Frederic Shoberl - 1834 - 328 páginas
...illustrative anecdote, on the authority of the individual to whom the circumstance happened : — " He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order...them unperceived, he put the corner of his poncho [a kind of blanket worn by way of cloak] over his head, and, crawling along the ground upon his hands... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1835 - 474 páginas
..." Journey across the Pampas," relates the following interview between a man and a puma : " The man was trying to shoot some wild ducks ; and, in order...the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud sudden noise, between a bark and a roar : he felt something... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1837 - 344 páginas
...travelled recently in South America. The facts were told him by the actor in the scene. A gentleman was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and in order...the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud sudden noise, between a bark and a roar; he felt something heavy... | |
 | James Rennie - 1829 - 436 páginas
...to relate a circumstance which a man sincerely assured me had happened to him in South America. " He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order...the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud, sudden noise, between a bark and a roar : he felt something... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1840 - 236 páginas
...heavy strike his feet, nnd instantly jumping up, saw a large Puma standing on his cloak." Page i«3 and, in order to approach them unperceived, he put...the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud, sudden noise, between a bark and a roar; he felt something... | |
 | Adam Mickiewicz - 1841 - 244 páginas
...to relate a circumstance which a man sincerely assured me had happened to him in South America. "He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order...ground upon his hands and knees, the poncho not only covering his body, but trailing along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush... | |
 | John Barrow - 1844 - 388 páginas
...to relate a circumstance which a man sincerely assured me had happened to him in South America. He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order...the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud sudden noise between a bark and a roar: he felt something heavy... | |
 | Animal kingdom - 1844 - 160 páginas
...the Pampas," relates a circumstance which occurred to a person with whom he met in his journey. He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and in order to approach them unseen, he drew his poncho, (a kind of blanket) over his head, allowing one corner to trail behind... | |
 | James Rennie - 1839 - 346 páginas
...to relate a circumstance which a man sincerely assured me had happened to him in South America. " He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order...the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud, sudden noise between a bark and a roar : he felt something... | |
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He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order to approach them unperceived, he put the corner of his poncho (which is a sort of long narrow blanket) over his head, and crawling along the ground upon his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered... 
