Ned in the Block-House A Tale of Early Days in the West
Ned in the Block-House A Tale of Early Days in the West
By Edward Sylvester Ellis
28 Aug, 2020
Ned in the Block-House By Edward Sylvester Ellis Ned in the Block-House By Edward Sylvester Ellis The boy who was addressed as Ned was kneeling behind a fallen oak, in a Kentucky forest, carefully sighting at a noble buck that stood in the middle of
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Ned in the Block-House By Edward Sylvester Ellis Ned in the Block-House By Edward Sylvester Ellis The boy who was addressed as Ned was kneeling behind a fallen oak, in a Kentucky forest, carefully sighting at a noble buck that stood in the middle of a natural clearing or opening, with head upraised and antlers thrown back, as though he scented danger, and was searching for the point whence it threatened. The splendid animal was no more than a hundred yards distant, so that no better target could have been offered. He was facing the youth, who aimed at the point above his fore legs, which opened the path to the heart of the creature. The lad, who was sighting so carefully, was Ned Preston, and his companion was a colored boy with the unique name of Wildblossom Brown. Less