Identifier: harpersstorybook06abbo (find matches)
Title: Harper's story books. A series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the young. Embellished with numerous and beautiful engravings
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879
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Publisher: New York, Harper
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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arger. There comes General Boom, said George. He is not afraidof any thing. Youll see that he will ride directly by. He hasbeen in battle, and he wont care if the stones fly about him asthick as hail. To the great surprise, however, both of George and Thomas,the general stopped when he came to the place, and, far from be-ing more disposed to run into unnecessary danger than the othermen, it proved that he was even more cautious than thev. Hetold the other men that they were not far enough off to be safe;he was afraid, he said, to stand so near. So he led themto a greater distance from the rock, and waited there with themtill the blast was over. I know something about gunpowder by experience, he added ;I have learned to keep well out of the way of it, when I can. That is the way that men of true courage act. They are notashamed to be afraid when there is reason to be. Turn over the leaf, and on the following page you will see a pic- 20 TAKING RISKS. Picture of the fall from the donkey.
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TAKING RISKS. 21 Account of the fall from the donkey. A new story begun. ture of a young lady who has fallen off from the back of a donkey,which she had undertaken to mount and ride without proper pro-tection and escort. It is very common in England, and in someother countries in Europe, for children, both boys and girls, toamuse themselves with riding upon donkeys. A donkey is muchsmaller than a horse, and so it is easier to be mounted and saferto ride, since, in case of a fall, the distance is not so great to theground. It is, however, customary, in these rides, to have a boyto run along by the side of the donkey, to take care of him, and tobe ready to help the rider in case of any accident. This younglady, however, disdained this sort of help. She would not -waiteven for the owner of the donkey to come and see that the girthof the saddle was properly secured, so as to prevent the possibilityof the saddles turning. The consequence was, that, as she was riding rapidly along overa pie

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