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Among the Brigands, by James de Mille
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Title: Among the Brigands
Author: James de Mille
Release Date: July 3, 2009 [EBook #29297]
Language: English
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Produced by Gardner Buchanan
Among the Brigands
By Prof. James de Mille
H. M. Caldwell Company Publishers New York and Boston
Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by Lee and Shepard in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Among the Brigands
CHAPTER I.
Stranger in a strange Land.--A Citadel of Trunks.--Besieged.--Retreat in good Order.--A most tremendous Uproar.--Kicks! Thumps!--Smash of Chairs!--Crash of Tables!--A general Row!--The Cry for Help!--The Voice of David!--The Revelation of the Darkness!--The fiery Eyes!--The Unseen!--The Revelation of the Mystery.--A general Flight.
CHAPTER II.
How in the World did it get there?--A joyous Ride.--Hark! Hark! The Dogs-do bark! Beggars come to Town; some in Rags, some in Tags, and some in a tattered Gown!--A pleasant Meditation on a classic Past very rudely, unexpectedly, tad even savag