...The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Last of the... ... even convey differ- ent significations by the simplest inflections of the voice. Philologists have said that there are but two or three lan- guages, ... ...rder, in which the natives of the forests were the principal and barbarous actors. As the credulous and excited traveler related the hazardous chances... ... which showed that two, at least, were destined to bear the persons of fe- males, of a rank that it was not usual to meet so far in the wilds of the c... ... perhaps from the little island itself over the blue water?” he said, in a voice as remarkable for the softness and sweetness of its tones, as was his... ...ot have my confidence, and least of all at this moment. He is said to be a Canadian too; and yet he served with our friends the Mohawks, who, as you k... ...their guide, in order to diminish the marks of their trail, if, haply, the Canadian savages should be lurking so * In the state of Rhode Island there ... ...ey stood, heightened as it was by the calm though steady resolution of the actors in the scene. The sisters shud- dered and clung closer to each other... ... any new victim, these diligent workers of vengeance soon approached their male prisoners, pronouncing the name “La Longue Carabine,” with a fiercenes...

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...The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Pathfinder ... ...e Electronic Classics Series Publication The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portab... ...e had piled tree on tree, in such a manner as had not only enabled the two males of the party to ascend to an elevation of some thirty feet above the ... ...customed them to many of the luxuries of rank. Two of the party, indeed, a male and female, belonged to the native owners of the soil, being Indians o... ...t form so singular a contrast to its harsher cries in the Indian warrior’s voice, was barely audible; otherwise, he was undisturbed. His countenance w... ...whole party. “What cheer, Master Pathfinder?” demanded Cap, permit- ting a voice that was usually deep, loud, and confident to sink into the cautious ... ...nd the place where he believed them to have taken refuge below. Should the Canadian Indians return on their own trail, and discover that made by the P... ...eir language, as a matter of course, and got his name from the Indians and Canadians, who are fond of calling men by their qualities, as it might be.”... ...ble progress with which the earth obeys her laws, indifferent to the petty actors and petty scenes that are in daily bustle and daily occurrence on he...

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