Here in the Luangwa Valley there were always birds and insects busy. They
rustled and rummaged among the dry- season grass and fallen leaves, or sang
from branches in the thorn scrub. This afternoon there was fear over everything
and everyone, like a strong spell. Larger animals had left the area, which might
be because of the gunfire. Smaller creatures must be here still, hidden like
himself. Death walked today in the bush. Raw liver and whiskey churned in his
stomach. Rustles ...
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I am indeed admonished of this by study of my son, for whose children in turn this
tale is indited, and who is now able to remember many incidents of his youth--
chiefly beatings and like parental cruelties--which I know very well never
happened at all. He is good enough to forgive me these mythical stripes and
bufferings, but he nurses their memory with ostentatious and increasingly
succinct recollection, whereas for my own part, and for his mother's, our enduring fear was lest we had ...
hints that he had to leave Chicago on account of certain crimes he had committed
there. Brother Scanlan an Irish name advises Brother McMurdo to turn to the
Bodymaster of Vermissa Lodge, Black Jack McGinty. When the former leaves the
train at his station, McMurdo wins the sympathy of the miners in the carriage by
furious invectives towards two policemen who travel in the same carriage, and
one of the miners accompanies him when they descend at the end station and
takes him ...
Stories from the rich oral tradition of Southwest native people as told by a master storyteller. Tales of wandering, cultivation myths, wise riddles, and other stories introduce readers to the unwritten history of Indian culture.
They believed in many gods, but their most popular one was a god of the inner
earth. It was she who they believed brought forth the abundance of the natural
world. To her they attributed all the different types of plants which could be used
for food. The children of the Zemicos were taught that if they treated the earth with
prayer and kindness, the earth would yield up her riches. Such was the belief of
one little girl named Koma. It was her job to awaken with the sunrise and water
the ...
The author invites readers to witness the exploration on religion that he undertook after being diagnosed with an aggressive, and likely fatal, form of cancer.
Valley. of. the. Shadow. of. Death. “A must-read for anyone concerned with how
drugs and gangs ravaged Los Angeles, how the criminal justice system
seemingly tortures the families of crime victims, and how California's death row is
a world apart with its hateful logic and propensity for violence.” —Los Angeles
Times “Kermit Alexander has turned unspeakable tragedy into the most
speakable memoir possible. His message is a must-read. To lose a family is to
lose yourself.
The blast radius encompassed the entire valley, shaking the surrounding area
like an earthquake, sending out very powerful shock waves that stretched three
quarters of a mile in the valley. The ground that the complex stood upon cracked
into large fissures where flames erupted from explosions of their underground
power plant. The base was designed to be self-sustaining by a fusion reactor that
transformed the magma from the Earth's core into energy that would power up
THE ...
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The Valley. In one of father La Fontaine's books, may be found a description of a
lovely valley, the residence of a beautiful and modest maiden, and of the heroine
of this Arcadia he writes: "There stands our heroine, as lovely as the valley, her
home, and as virtuous and good as her mother, who has devoted a lifetime to the
education of her daughter." But with the history of this maiden he weaves the
workings of an evil genius, which in the end is triumphant; for even the pure are ...
Through the Valley The Eastern Mill Creek Valley is representative of the rural
historic landscape that defines much of Lancaster County. Located in Earl and
East Earl Townships within Lancaster County's fertile limestone plain, the valley
is generally bounded to the north by the Borough of New Holland, the New
Holland Pike, and the Conrail railroad tracks; to the east and south by the Welsh
Mountains; and to the West by Peters Road (the Earl Township boundary). The valley ...
A History of Their Rise and Progress, Peculiar Doctrines, Present Condition, and Prospects, Derived from Personal Observation, During a Residence Among Them
A temporary lull ensued in the tempest of persecution, but the storm gathered
force again. Such threats were made, that it was necessary to seek another home
. A prophecy having been made by the present venerable patriarch, and the
uncle of the late seer, that they must retire to the wilderness and endure perils
and tribulations for a time, before their final triumph over their foes, a delegation
was dispatched to the mountains ; and Salt Lake Valley was selected, in the far-
off California ...
I telegraphed you yesterday, if not strong enough to beat the enemy early next
week, make demonstrations so as to detain him in the valley of Winchester ; but if
he retreats in force towards Manassas, and it be hazardous to follow him, then
consider the route via Keyes' Ferry, Leesburg, &c. " WlNFIELD SOOTT. "general
B. Patterson." I did not consider myself " strong enough to beat the enemy," nor
did any officer with whom I consulted ; I determined, therefore, " to make
demonstrations ...
