 He kept his ground for a moment, till his lieutenant and men were by his side, and the warriors had begun to recoil under their desperate onset. He then called to his lieutenant to extract the arrow, after he had tried in vain to do it himself. The officer...  Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide - Page 1221857Full view - About this book
 | Scotch-Irish Society of America - Scots-Irish - 1890 - 330 pages
...desperate onset. He then called to his lientenant to extract the arrow, after he had tried in vain to do it himself. The officer made two unsuccessful...fail this time, I will smite you to the earth." With a desperate effort he drew forth the arrow, tearing the flesh as it came. A stream of blood rushed... | |
 | Henry Bruce - Biography & Autobiography - 1891 - 260 pages
...desperate onset. He then called to his lieutenant to extract the arrow, after he had tried in vain to do it himself. The officer made two unsuccessful...fail this time, I will smite you to the earth.' With a desperate effort he drew forth the arrow, tearing the flesh as it came. A stream of blood rushed... | |
 | James Parton - 1892 - 362 pages
...the barbed weapon failed to extract it. In a fury of pain and impatience Houston cried, " Try again, and if you fail this time I will smite you to the earth ! " Exerting all his strength the lieutenant drew forth the arrow, tearing the flesh fearfully, and... | |
 | Bayard Tuckerman - 1893 - 452 pages
...desperate onset. He then called to his lieutenant to extract the arrow, after he had tried in vain to do it himself. The officer made two unsuccessful...fail this time, I will smite you to the earth.' With a desperate effort he drew forth the arrow, tearing the flesh as it came. A stream of blood rushed... | |
 | Henry Addington Bruce - United States - 1909 - 298 pages
...unsuccessful attempts and failed. 'Try again,' said Houston, the sword with which he was still keeping the command raised over his head, ' and if you fail this time I will smite you to the earth.' With a desperate effort he drew forth the arrow, tearing the flesh as it came. A stream of blood rushed... | |
 | John Trotwood Moore, Austin Powers Foster - Tennessee - 1923 - 1010 pages
...the South, p. 41. Thereupon, in a transport of pain and impatience, Houston exclaimed, "Try again, and if you fail this time, I will smite you to the earth." That effort was successful, but his flesh was so terribly mangled that he was compelled to seek the... | |
 | George Creel - Texas - 1928 - 388 pages
...strength, the ensign cursed him for a coward. "Try again," he gritted, adding this Homeric touch : "If you fail this time, I will smite you to the earth/' The third attempt tore loose the arrow, but such a burst of blood came from the jagged wound that Houston... | |
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