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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 37 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 74273 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 85 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Texas 12 man 12 Mr. 8 San 8 Mrs. 8 Miss 8 Indians 7 Mexicans 7 John 7 Antonio 6 time 6 good 6 God 6 Fort 6 Captain 5 look 5 illustration 5 Texans 5 States 5 New 5 Mexico 5 Jack 5 CHAPTER 5 Blue 4 horse 4 come 4 United 4 Santa 4 River 4 General 4 County 4 Colonel 4 Anna 3 White 3 Tranquil 3 Sunday 3 Sam 3 Red 3 Negro 3 Ned 3 Kid 3 Kansas 3 Jaguar 3 Galveston 3 Davis 3 Christmas 3 Chief 3 Carmela 3 Canadian 2 old Top 50 lemmatized nouns; 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"How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1303 most 88 least 87 well 3 worst 3 near 2 quick 2 caã±on 1 youngest 1 stoutest 1 sayin''--some 1 oldest 1 narrowest 1 long 1 lest 1 hard 1 greatest 1 goodest 1 fittest 1 fast 1 faintest 1 coolest 1 coldest 1 a''most Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 www.gutenberg.net 3 www.freeliterature.org 3 kdl.kyvl.org 2 www.gutenberg.org 2 www.archive.org 1 www.fadedpage.com 1 repository.tamu.edu Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 3 http://www.freeliterature.org 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30841/30841-h/30841-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30841/30841-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/2/1/4/22140/22140-h/22140-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/2/1/4/22140/22140-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/0/8/20087/20087-h/20087-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/0/8/20087/20087-h.zip 1 http://www.fadedpage.com 1 http://www.archive.org/details/roverboysinlando00winfiala 1 http://www.archive.org 1 http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/3440] 1 http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;xc= 1 http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts 1 http://kdl.kyvl.org/ Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 ned did not 34 _ is _ 18 _ do n''t 18 _ was _ 15 _ do _ 11 _ are _ 11 _ did _ 10 _ had _ 10 _ have _ 8 _ am _ 8 _ know _ 8 ned had ever 8 ned was not 8 thing is certain 7 _ got _ 7 boy did not 7 man did not 7 ned was glad 7 ned was quite 7 night came on 7 night was cold 7 nothing is more 6 _ did n''t 6 boys do n''t 6 man is not 6 men are not 6 night was dark 6 night was so 5 face was very 5 man ai n''t 5 man has not 5 men did not 5 ned said nothing 5 ned was sure 4 _ does _ 4 _ is not 4 _ look _ 4 _ see _ 4 boy was not 4 days gone by 4 face was not 4 face was pale 4 life is too 4 man come ridin 4 man had not 4 man rode up 4 men do n''t 4 ned looked up 4 night was clear 4 time is not Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 man has not yet 2 men tell no tales 1 _ got no kick 1 _ is no detective 1 _ is not pleasing 1 _ is not really 1 boy had no appetite 1 boy had no desire 1 boy had no intention 1 boy have no medicine 1 boy knew not only 1 boy was not more 1 boy was not so 1 boys had no time 1 boys had not yet 1 cattle do not all 1 cattle had no fear 1 cattle have no business 1 cattle were not as 1 day had no reason 1 day had not yet 1 day is not yet 1 day was not half 1 days were not long 1 eye was not wholly 1 eyes are not permanently 1 eyes are not strong 1 eyes was not apparent 1 face has no right 1 face was not only 1 face was not visible 1 faces were not yet 1 feet made no sound 1 foot was not even 1 foot were not very 1 girl did not entirely 1 girl has not far 1 girl was not nearly 1 hand made no movement 1 head was not clear 1 horse had not yet 1 horse has no part 1 horse made no attempt 1 horse makes no dent 1 house are not asleep 1 house had no windows 1 houses are not aflame 1 houses have no cellars 1 life are not so 1 man had no gun A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 12884 author = Adams, Andy title = Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography date = keywords = Brazos; Clear; Colorado; County; Dodge; Edwards; Fork; Fort; Hunter; Kansas; Major; Outlet; Red; River; State; Texas; Wichita; Worth; cattle; herd; indian summary = him, besides a herd of nearly a thousand cattle, three race-horses, In trailing the missing cattle the day previous, I had accompanied Mr. Loving to the second Indian crossing. the cattle, I saddled my horse and took leave of the hospitable ranch. and reported the home cattle under herd and ready to start. herd and started in to the ranch, leaving the mixed cattle to follow herds of Texas cattle, all of them under contract, which, in reaching a herd of cattle and wintering them on the range had been fully herd had sold out in a manner, leaving the stock cattle at home clear after leaving, the herd of stock cattle was cut in two and started. out a trail herd of three-year-old steers the following spring and a starting five herds of seventeen thousand cattle on the trail forty herds, numbering one hundred and twenty-six thousand cattle, on id = 40219 author = Aimard, Gustave title = The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War date = keywords = American; Blue; Canadian; Captain; Carmela; Chief; Davis; Heaven; Indians; Jaguar; John; Lanzi; Negro; Palefaces; Quoniam; Texas; Tranquil; good; man; mexican summary = "That is true," the hunter said, as he offered him his hand; "forgive "We will pass the night here," Tranquil said; "let us carry up the "Wah!" the Indian said, letting his head sink, like a man placed before Chief''s retirement, went to him and said that as his Captain was leaving "It is now a long time, Chief," the Captain continued, "since we have "It is more easy to ask that question than answer it," the hunter said, "The nights are long," Blue-fox then said, "will my brothers remain here "Come, come," the Captain said, for the young officer wore the marks of "My good Carmela," he said, in a deep voice, "when the moment arrives, I "Time waits for no man; warriors are not women; Blue-fox would like to The young man galloped on thus for a long time, apparently following no id = 40602 author = Aimard, Gustave title = The Freebooters: A Story of the Texan War date = keywords = Antonio; Blue; Canadian; Captain; Carmela; Chief; Colonel; Davis; Don; General; Heart; Heaven; Jaguar; John; Loyal; Mexicans; Scalper; Texans; Tranquil; good; indian; man summary = "My father will listen," he said; "a Chief is about to speak; Blue-fox "Good," the monk said; "from what the Chief tells me, I see that this "Enough," the young man said; "I have given my orders." "Loyal Heart," the half-breed said, eagerly, "I know not who gave you "Thanks, Chief," the young man said with a sigh of relief; "forgive this "You said, Fray Antonio," the young man continued, addressing the monk, "With the Commander-in-Chief of the Texan army," the Jaguar answered. "My brother has been a long time," the voice had said, which seemed to "But these men who crossed the camp?" the Jaguar said sharply. "Ah," said the Jaguar thoughtfully, "do you know any of these hunters?" "What would you have me answer, Caballero," the young man said, with a The position was serious; but, as we have said, the Jaguar was a man who id = 41172 author = Aimard, Gustave title = The White Scalper: A Story of the Texan War date = keywords = American; Antonio; Blue; Carmela; Chief; Colonel; Comanches; Davis; Galveston; General; Heart; Indians; Jaguar; John; Loyal; Mexicans; Scalper; Texans; Tranquil; black; good summary = "Colonel Melendez," the General said, giving the young officer a light; but so soon as the General perceived the young man, he left the "Loyal Heart is a son of the Comanches," Black-deer answered; "his place "Come in, my friend," said Loyal Heart; "I should not like to keep my "My brother Loyal Heart is young," he said, "but his wisdom is great; "We shall return in an hour," Loyal Heart said, as he passed. "I know," Loyal Heart answered, "that the Chief is sad, and am aware of "One moment," said the old man, as he held the hand he had taken; "I "Ah, ah," the old man said, "then you wish your friends to surprise us?" "_Mi amo_," he said, "the Indian Chief, called Black-deer, wishes to "My brother Loyal Heart is a great brave," she said, in a voice as "You see, my friend," Loyal Heart said to Tranquil, when the Chief had id = 15767 author = Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) title = The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad date = keywords = Alamo; Anna; Antonio; Bowie; Crockett; Fannin; Jack; Mexicans; Mr.; Ned; Obed; Old; Panther; Roylston; Santa; Smith; Texans; Urrea; White summary = "I think the Mexicans probably belonged to Urrea''s band," said Ned. the face of Urrea had upon Ned an effect much like that of Santa Anna. "A terribly good mind reader, that boy, Ned," he said. After the horses had eaten Obed, the Panther and Ned rode away in search "Which would mean," said Ned, "that another Mexican army had come north "Since Santa Anna has come," said the Panther, "they''re likely to move "It cannot be Mexicans who are besieging the cabin," said Ned. away he beckoned to Ned. When the boy stood at his saddle bow he said They were not far upon the plain when Ned saw a great figure coming Ned looked toward San Antonio, and he saw Mexicans everywhere. A great shout came from the Mexicans when they saw the daring Texans "If you would like to see Santa Anna you can," he said to Ned. id = 15852 author = Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) title = The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty date = keywords = Anna; Antonio; Austin; Bowie; Cos; Lipans; Mexicans; Mexico; Mr.; Ned; Obed; Panther; Ring; San; Santa; Smith; Tailed; Texans; Urrea; White summary = "We came in as Texans," said Obed, "but we must go out as Mexicans. "Ned," said Obed White, "you keep the boat going straight ahead and I''ll "If we get there in time," said Ned, "and, Obed, I am beginning to "I think it''s a good time to go, Ned," said Obed. "Now, Ned," said Obed, "you stay here and I''ll try to cut out a horse, "It would all look like play," said Ned, "if we didn''t know that it was "Now, Obed," said Ned, "it is your time to sleep and mine to watch. "I think I''ll try a shot, Obed," said Ned. "More men will come to-night," he said to Ned. "I believe you are hoping for one," said Ned. The Ring Tailed Panther did not answer, but he looked upon this young "And they are Mexicans, too," said Ned. "It looks like a go this time," said Ned. id = 6425 author = Beach, Rex title = Flowing Gold date = keywords = Allegheny; Allie; Barbara; Bell; Bob; Briskow; Buddy; Calvin; Dallas; Falls; God; Gray; Gus; Henry; Mallow; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nelson; Parker; Ranger; Stoner; Texas; Tom; Wichita; come; good; like; look; man; time summary = "My dear fellow," Gray protested, "you shouldn''t ask questions like "A what?" When Gray had explained the meaning of the word, Mr. Briskow''s face cleared. "That looks like a sure thing," Roswell said, finally. "I''d like to get the opinion of the bank''s oil expert," Gray told him. "Miss Good!" Calvin Gray strode forward, took the girl''s hands in his On their way to the restaurant, Gray said: "Pa and Ma and Allie Briskow courage to face Allie in a mood like that, she went to Gus Briskow. From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had the fact that Gray had made good in so short a time and in such a big to a girl to have a man like Mr. Gray believe in her. "There, there!" Gray placed his hand upon the girl''s head; he took her "Mr. Gray, I don''t like the look of this any better than id = 60797 author = Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry) title = The Sheriff of Pecos date = keywords = Arnold; Buck; Cervantes; Fisher; Harper; Jake; Mike; Murphy; Robinson; Sam summary = "Don''t let your brain git too agile, Murphy," said Buck, tossing down the Circle Bar, particularly as Jake Harper and Templeton Buck were When he came upon Arnold and Robinson waiting in the road, Jake Buck and Pincher Brady, or Murphy, comes ridin'' along here in about "You want to watch that there hand real careful," said Robinson with Buck glanced at Robinson, then turned to Murphy suddenly. "Oh, you do!" Buck''s hand flashed down and his gun looked at Mr. Murphy. "Miss Stella," said Buck gravely, "I got mighty bad news for you. "Don''t!" said Robinson, and Tracy looked into a gun. Fisher--fact is, I never said right out that I was Robinson. Buck, it appears, got Jake Harper to-day, every last one of Jake Harper''s boys out around Buck''s place; no The one man Buck had feared was Sam Fisher, the sheriff of id = 10374 author = Bowman, Earl Wayland title = The Ramblin'' Kid date = keywords = Bert; Butte; Captain; Carolyn; Chuck; Circle; Dust; Eagle; Gold; Heck; Jack; June; Kid; Old; Ophelia; Parker; Quarter; Ramblin; Skinny summary = rear, Ophelia and Carolyn June, followed by Old Heck and Skinny Rawlins, "That''s th'' Ramblin'' Kid''s place," Old Heck replied; "he may come in and "You may saddle ''Old Blue,''" Carolyn June said to Skinny. An hour later Old Heck, Bert, Charley and the Ramblin'' Kid rode away Ophelia, Carolyn June and Parker were in the front room when Old Heck As Ophelia and Old Heck, and Carolyn June with Chuck circled the room The whole bunch--Old Heck, Parker, Ophelia, Carolyn June, the Carolyn June and Ophelia were waiting when Old Heck and Skinny arrived Old Heck and Skinny had left Ophelia and Carolyn June at the Occidental Each night Old Heck and Skinny, with Carolyn June and Ophelia, after the Old Heck, Skinny, Ophelia and Carolyn June again were alone at the "Where''s Skinny and th'' Ramblin'' Kid?" Old Heck asked after he and id = 20382 author = Carson, Thomas title = Ranching, Sport and Travel date = keywords = Amarillo; America; Apache; Arizona; Company; Fort; Indians; M----; Mexicans; Mexico; New; Panama; River; San; States; Texas; United; cattle; country; day; great; herd; horse; illustration; man; ranch; time; work summary = volume is devoted to cattle ranching in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. was visited twice a year by immense numbers of natives, some from great sheep and cattle country of New Mexico; not that I had any knowledge of little of the ways of the country and still less of the cattle business. been cattle ranching up north for some years, had a good knowledge of believe, the best-bred cattle would in course of long years and many Another small herd we some time later disposed of were equally good charge of and operate certain cattle-ranches in New Mexico in the water-claims and a very fine though small herd of cattle. Eastern New Mexico, the country over which our cattle ranged, was a huge some place where there is lots of good grass for the cattle and saddle places I saw many of the great ring men of the day, in fact never missed id = 33684 author = Carter, Robert Goldthwaite title = On the Trail of Deserters; A Phenomenal Capture date = keywords = Army; Charlton; Civil; Corporal; Fort; Mackenzie; Point; Texas; War; West; battle; man; military summary = bluff-Loading the nine men thus accumulated into the old man''s wagon, deserters, and the "old man" driver of the freight wagon. men in his detachment deserted, taking his horse, arms and entire fire--a bullet-swept field--such as many of us Civil War men saw on the pride as battle-service soldiers of the Civil War--and all of our absolutely necessary to fit men to become good, reliable battle-service drill or long drawn out intensive training have done these men with war why, with a man of Mackenzie''s horse sense, we were left to perfect _such intensive training_ was employed in these Cantonments to fit men of an Infantry fighting regiment in the old battle swept Army of our Some men may train for has seen the same thing in battle with over trained men--perfectly way, and we ought not to dream even of training our men in _long id = 45075 author = Dixon, Billy title = Life and Adventures of "Billy" Dixon A Narrative in which is Described many things Relating to the Early Southwest date = keywords = Adobe; Billy; Canadian; Cimarron; City; Creek; Dixon; Dodge; Fort; General; Government; Indians; Kansas; Panhandle; Plains; River; Texas; Walls; man summary = --Night Camp in the Plains Country--Dancing on a Dry Buffalo --News at Adobe Walls of Indian Outbreaks--Dixon Forms Hunting _Indian Camp of Buffalo Hide Tepees_ 128 _High Bluff East of Adobe Walls on which Dixon Killed Indian fight with Indians, and in not having seen a single buffalo. across the Plains was night and day in the heart of the Indian. meant putting in more time fighting Indians than in hunting buffaloes. When Indian hunting parties went on the buffalo [Illustration: _Indian Camp of Buffalo Hide Tepees._] We camped over night at Buffalo Springs, and next day followed the Al men had been killed by Indians in his camp on a tributary of Salt Fork buffalo-hunters were "loaded for bear" by the time the Indians were More hunters came in on the third day, and as news of the Indian the Adobe Walls fight, 3; southwest from Camp Supply, buffalo-hunters, id = 15454 author = Griggs, Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) title = Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel date = keywords = Anglo; Belton; Bernard; Congress; God; Imperium; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Negro; Nermal; Piedmont; Saxon; South; States; United; Viola; man summary = He was a warm personal friend of both Bernard and Belton, and learned Belton now entered the school-room, which in his case proves to be the white teachers, and in Belton''s case his mother expected the worst. instructed our young friends Belton and Bernard. But lest we linger too long, let us enter school here with Belton. To Belton''s surprise, he saw a colored man sitting on the right Belton knew that there was a colored teacher in the school but he had Belton''s rebellious thoughts as he left Miss Nermal''s room. Those teachers whom Belton met before he entered Miss Nermal''s room "It is this," said Belton: "you know as it is, the Negro has a hard Belton, smiling, locked his arm in Bernard''s and said: "Come with me. "Belton," said Bernard, "that was a masterly speech you made to-day. Bernard said: "Well, Belton, we have at last arrived at a point of id = 16976 author = Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley) title = The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country date = keywords = Alice; Bat; Cinnabar; Endicott; God; Joe; Long; Marcum; Mayor; Purdy; River; Sam; Texan; Win; Winthrop; Wolf; eye; girl; good; horse; look; man; way summary = Tonight ''long ''bout dance time I want that saddle horse o'' yourn sideways contraption you sent fer ''fore yer gal got to ridin'' man-ways Bat Lajune removed the saddle from the Texan''s horse and stepped Tex kin keel him all right, but dat Purdy she damn good shot, The Texan saw Endicott enter the room, watched as the man''s eyes swept animal crashing between the girl and Endicott and caused Purdy''s horse "All right, Bat. You look alive now, an'' catch up Purdy''s horse an'' Endicott took a step forward, and as he faced the Texan, his eyes you know no better than to try to climb onto a horse on the right-hand Turning abruptly, the man made his way toward the horses, and as was a good man, in his way--never run off no horses except from outfits Endicott smiled: "Yes, little girl, he is good. id = 46304 author = Herbert, Henry William title = The Silent Rifleman! A tale of the Texan prairies date = keywords = Delacroix; Forester; God; Gordon; Julia; Marguerita; Partisan; Pierre; horse; man summary = Now, as Julia stood erect before the Partisan, with the clear light When Arthur Gordon pronounced the words, Julia Forester, he started Julia Gordon blushed crimson as he spoke, and then in an instant turned The Partisan had not sat long alone, ere the young officer returned "Come, Mr. Gordon," said the Partisan, "I fancy that by this time you "Great God!" exclaimed the Partisan, bounding to his feet almost in of Pierre, when he saw the horse, the man, the levelled rifle--when he "Mount your horse, fool!" replied the Partisan, sternly, "who the devil The Partisan had no time to give mercy, and he rode away to join Gordon "You should have thought of that Julia," replied the young soldier, young man''s arm, said, in a low voice: "She is the wife of my friend, Lieutenant Gordon, lady," he replied; Now, lady," he added, turning his eyes to Julia Gordon, "in your ear. id = 21960 author = Jacobs, Caroline Elliott Hoogs title = Blue Bonnet''s Ranch Party date = keywords = Alec; Amanda; Ashe; Aunt; Benita; Blue; Bonnet; Carita; Cliff; Clyde; Debby; Grandmother; Joe; Judson; Kitty; Knight; Lucinda; Mrs.; Sarah; Texas; Uncle; Woodford summary = "And this is Grandmother, Benita," said Blue Bonnet, helping Mrs. Clyde from her place. "This is my grandmother, everybody," said Blue Bonnet, presenting Mrs. Clyde to the entire circle, "and these are my friends--''amigos'' from "Now you know," said Blue Bonnet, "why I felt like pushing back the "I see mutiny in Sarah''s eye," said Blue Bonnet. "Well, keep an eye on Shady!" said Blue Bonnet, waving him good-bye as "Grandmother," said Blue Bonnet later in the day; "I''m worried about Blue Bonnet looked up in speechless surprise; Sarah was certainly "It wasn''t your fault, Blue Bonnet," said Kitty, returning the kiss Blue Bonnet looked over to Uncle Cliff and laughed. "Why, Blue Bonnet," said Sarah, "you know we haven''t any clothes with "What are you going to give Blue Bonnet?" Debby asked Alec one day. "You''ll look after them, won''t you, Alec?" Blue Bonnet asked Blue Bonnet, Alec, and Uncle Cliff id = 40366 author = Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows) title = Mary Ware in Texas date = keywords = Barnaby; Bauer; Betty; Brud; Christmas; Colonel; Gay; Hall; Jack; Joyce; Lloyd; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Norman; Phil; Roberta; Rochester; Sister; Tremont; Ware; Warwick; little; look; time summary = day that Mary Ware stood looking around her with eager eyes. little quiver that wanted to creep into her voice Mary laughed as she Mary started on her search for a house next morning; a little white Mary had been on the look-out all morning for the girl whom Jack had ''as little Mary Ware says.'' I feel as if I''d known you from babyhood a gay little tune, very sweet and full of cheer; and Mary, who stopped "There they are," whispered Mary, pointing down the road a little way to "And the little girl?" asked Mary politely, beginning to feel that she of the place, but whenever Mary went off for a long time it had to be lieutenant thought of little Mary Ware, nor did he realize at the time Phil laughed, as he answered, "What a little pessimist you are, Mary. id = 31870 author = Marlowe, Amy Bell title = Frances of the Ranges; Or, The Old Ranchman''s Treasure date = keywords = Amarillo; Bar; Captain; Edwards; Frances; M''Gill; Mack; Molly; Mrs.; Pete; Pratt; Ratty; Rugley; Sam; Sanderson; Sue summary = "Come right in, Pratt," said the girl, with frank cordiality. Good-night, Miss Frances," said Pratt, and withdrew into his "Reckon the old man''s getting nervous," said Captain Rugley. "I know very little about it, Pratt," fluttered Frances. got up, shook off the entangling rope and ran, Frances and Pratt would "You wait, Ratty!" Frances said; but, of course, only Pratt heard. "I shouldn''t think she would be a nice girl at all," Frances said, "Good-bye, Pratt," said Frances, without comment. "But you must go on with your friends, Pratt," said Frances, faintly. "We--we don''t really need you, Pratt," said Frances. Frances of the ranges looked a good deal like a girl on a moving picture "My goodness, Frances," said Pratt again. "Quick, Pratt!" cried the girl of the ranges, seeing the young man "You don''t flit about like these other girls, Frances," said the old "It''s only me, Frances," said Pratt. id = 49444 author = North, Thomas title = Five Years in Texas Or, What you did not hear during the war from January 1861 to January 1866. A narrative of his travels, experiences, and observation date = keywords = Antonio; CHAPTER; Confederate; Doctor; Emma; Galveston; General; Houston; Judge; Lieutenant; Mr.; Mrs.; New; North; San; South; State; Texas; Union; man; southern summary = A duelist can not hold office in Texas, but he can defeat a good law such are the issues of life and death in Texas, and a man is a little case of a leading business man in one of the cities of Texas, and a of Divinity in Texas who is said to be a man of profound learning and on the occasion when the "old man eloquent" of the "Lone Star State" They said: "General, you know we are your personal friends, and have The old General died at Huntsville, Texas, a year or so before the war honor, General, of returning the process served, and the prisoner, Mrs. E., is before you, whom I now introduce to you," said the sub-officer. liable to come at any time by the accidents of war, but I feel bound A lady friend said to us on our return from that country: "Mr. N., you id = 48571 author = Otis, James title = Philip of Texas: A Story of Sheep Raising in Texas date = keywords = Bolivar; County; Gyp; Mexicans; Texas; Zeba; father; illustration; sheep summary = A STORY OF SHEEP RAISING IN TEXAS been so delighted when father began to talk of making a new home in began to take care of father''s flock I had heard people, lately come father went away, I had been eager to own a sheep ranch in Texas, then necessary to drive all our cattle and sheep from Bolivar County into and Zeba set off with the cattle twenty-four hours before father, made the journey to Texas, and in this mother was to travel, father their rifles in hand, father and mother drove up in the two-mule team. the prairie herding a flock of sheep when one of these northers came more, father and mother leading the way in the small mule cart, and I mules; and father with the three negroes rounded up the cattle. Father killed nine before the survivors decided that the time had come id = 53648 author = Parker, A. A. (Amos Andrew) title = Trip to the West and Texas comprising a journey of eight thousand miles, through New-York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, in the autumn and winter of 1834-5. date = keywords = Anna; Antonio; Brazos; CHAPTER; Chicago; Col; Detroit; Gen.; Illinois; Indians; Mexico; Michigan; Mississippi; Missouri; New; Ohio; Orleans; Red; San; Santa; St.; States; Texas; United; river summary = of emigrants--Fox river--upper house--lost in a prairie at night--log with timber--more than half prairie--a level State--generally Rivers of Texas--seacoast--mill-seats--land grants--number of of two miles, commencing near Black river road, and terminating at eight miles from Ithaca, near a landing place called Goodwin''s point; new road, generally through timbered land, passed seven or eight small travelled twenty or thirty miles west, towards Rock river. Ten miles from the river, a new town, called Princeton, is laid out in the State--rich bottoms, swamps, prairies, timbered lands, high bluffs About a mile above this place, we left Red River, and travelled the After passing the river and about a mile of bottom land, we came to the Mississippi river, you come to light, sandy, hilly land; generally of Trinity river, it is generally an open prairie country. The country near this river, for fifteen miles above its mouth, is what id = 20087 author = Patchin, Frank Gee title = The Pony Rider Boys in Texas; Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains date = keywords = Boys; Brown; Butler; Chunky; Lumpy; Mr.; Ned; Pony; Professor; Stacy; Stallings; Tad; big summary = recognized in them our old friends, Tad Butler and Ned Rector, the Pony For answer, Big-foot touched his pony with a spur, the little animal Tad turned sharply to meet the smiling face of Big-foot Sanders, who, The way the cattle, big and little, fell away before his plunging pony The foreman washed the unconscious boy''s face, soaking Tad''s head and "Do you boys feel like going out on guard to-night?" asked the foreman "Big-foot seems to have a new song to-night," mused Tad. Now the lad noticed that there was an oppressiveness about the air that While delivering his orders Big-foot had turned his pony, and, with Tad, Tad had had experience enough with the cow ponies by this time to know away all the men at the right save Tad Butler and Big-foot Sanders. "What do you think started the cattle this time?" asked Tad. id = 22057 author = Powers, Paul S. (Paul Sylvester) title = Kid Wolf of Texas A Western Story date = keywords = Bar; Blacksnake; Blizzard; Garvey; Gentleman; Hardy; John; Kid; Modoc; Red; Rio; Robbins; Terror; Texan; Thomas; Tip; Wolf summary = Kid Wolf drew his left-hand Colt so quickly that no man saw the motion. Quick as a flash, Kid Wolf was on his feet, hands terror, he ordered his men to do what Kid Wolf had commanded them. Once Blizzard had hit his stride, Kid Wolf knew that no horse in Santa Kid Wolf lost no time in taking the situation in hand. Modoc''s face was blue-white as Kid Wolf continued: A man brushed near the Kid; his eye caught the Texan''s significantly. Kid Wolf''s left hand snapped up under the gun and The horses--and among them was Kid Wolf''s white charger, Blizzard--were Kid Wolf''s eyes went from Goliday''s dark, amazed face, with its shock "Kid Wolf," he called, "I''d like to see yuh, alone." Kid Wolf liked them all from the first, and the Diamond D men First o'' all, do any of yuh know Kid Wolf?" id = 22328 author = Raine, William MacLeod title = Oh, You Tex! date = keywords = Arthur; Captain; Clint; Dinsmore; Ellison; Gurley; Homer; Jack; Jumbo; Mona; Pete; Ramona; Ranger; Ridley; Roberts; Tascosa; Texas; Tony; Wadley; man summary = The keen eyes of the cattleman watched lazily the young line-rider come "Who you ridin'' for, young fellow?" asked the sallow man of Roberts. The dark young man turned and looked at the cowboy. The Captain shot a swift slant look at this imperturbable young man. The troubled young man looked into the hard, reckless face of this Roberts looked at the man, and a little shiver ran down the barkeeper''s "Looks to me like a good bet," said Roberts mildly. Into the gray-blue eye of the young man came a look that chilled. "I''ve come to tell you somethin'', Dinsmore," said Wadley harshly. "I don''t think Uncle Jim ought to send boys like Jack Roberts out island and leave that man Dinsmore, but you wouldn''t let him." Her eyes That young man grinned down a little wanly at Jack Roberts. Jack, we''re lucky that a man like Homer Dinsmore was id = 23140 author = Reid, Mayne title = The Death Shot: A Story Retold date = keywords = Armstrong; Bill; Blue; Borlasse; Bosley; Brasfort; CHAPTER; Charles; Clancy; Colonel; Creole; Darke; Dick; Dupre; Fernand; God; Hawkins; Helen; Heywood; Indians; Jessie; Jupe; Jupiter; Mississippi; Natchez; Quantrell; Richard; Saba; San; Sime; States; Texas; Woodley; come; know; man summary = men shake their heads, and say that Darke will soon own the Armstrong of Clancy having been seen in company with Helen Armstrong--the two During the time that Darke is engaged in covering up Clancy''s body, and Charles Clancy''s death, he has fears for his own life, with good reasons He reaches it in time to see Richard Darke set upon a horse, and tell ye, de man who kill Charl Clancy was my own massr--de young un-Charles Clancy, in no ways makes you an enemy o'' Jim Borlasse--except in On that day when Dick Darke way-laid Charles Clancy, almost the same "Surely Charl Clancy!" exclaims the mulatto as soon as setting eyes on for some one will be sure to come in search of Clancy, and set the hound Little thinks she, as Clancy coming up takes her hand, that the light id = 35587 author = Reid, Mayne title = The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas date = keywords = Alamo; CHAPTER; Calhoun; Captain; Casa; Cassius; Corvo; Court; Creole; Diaz; Don; Fort; Gerald; God; Grande; Headless; Henry; Horseman; Indians; Inge; Irishman; Isidora; Leona; Lewaze; Louise; Mass; Maurice; Mexican; Miguel; Miss; Mister; Phelim; Pluto; Poindexter; Rio; Stump; Tara; Texas; Wal; Woodley; Zeb; horse; irish; know; look; tell; time summary = times turning out of the way, in places where the ground was clear of "Hear what''s written upon it!" continued the young man, riding nearer, "Ye won''t need it long afore ye git it, then; thet ole Zeb Stump kin He appears to be coming this way--direct to your place, Mr Old Zeb appearing to think the packing now complete, showed signs of By this time the wild mares appeared coming over the crest of the ridge "You kin go on if ye like, Mister Calhoun; but Zeb Stump don''t It was standing ajar; but just as Calhoun turned his eye upon it, a man "Of two horses, major," said the man, correcting the officer with an air "It mout be a man?" muttered he, "though it don''t look like it air. further on Zeb came to a spot where the horse had stood tied to a tree. id = 39357 author = Sanborn, Charles Emerson title = Texas Honey Plants date = keywords = April; August; Coulter; June; Texas; family; honey summary = yield not important and plants few, but bees work busily on it; honey College Station: Cultivated ornamental tree on campus; honey yield Hunter: in fields and waste lands; honey yield good until noon when prairies; honey yield good; bees work busily on it. College: planted for hedges, scarce; honey yield fair for early Hunter: in woods and forests; honey yield fairly good and pollen blooms in April; yields quantities of honey and pollen where enough College: cultivated on campus; honey yield good if Hunter: cultivated widely; honey yield unimportant, some pollen; not thickets." (Coulter) Hunter: throughout the black land prairies; honey honey yield good, bees found busily on it; also pollen. Cultivated; honey yield very good; short duration; pollen; but Cultivated in flower gardens; honey yield not important; bees only College: cultivated; honey yield good; bees working busily on it Honey yield good but plants not abundant. id = 63159 author = Savage, Les title = Treasure of the Brasada date = keywords = Aforismo; Africano; Bailey; Bueno; Crawford; Delcazar; Glenn; Huerta; Innes; Jacinto; Merida; Mexican; Quartel; Rockland; San; Whitehead summary = "My legs are all right," said Crawford, turning to go past him and "What isn''t the way?" said Crawford with growing heat. "Yeah, Crawford," said the white-headed man, watching him narrowly. "But--" Crawford moved his hand vaguely toward the horse--"Africano--" "This is Merida Lopez, Crawford," said Huerta. "I think Crawford knows how little chance there is of escape," said "What''s Huerta got to say about it?" said Crawford. "When the time comes, Crawford," said Bueno, not looking up, "I will his badge," said Quartel, looking at Crawford. "To get a decent horse," said Crawford, without turning back. "Yes," said Crawford, watching Aforismo come from the bunkhouse and "Out in the brush," said Crawford, watching Quartel. "I told Quartel," said Crawford. "Whitehead was Quartel''s man?" said Crawford. "Well," said Innes, still looking at Crawford that way. Crawford could see Quartel''s head turn after the animal. "Quartel?" said Crawford. "Quartel?" said Crawford. id = 38309 author = Siringo, Charles A. title = A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life date = keywords = CHAPTER; Cohglin; Colorado; Garrett; Jim; Kansas; Kid; Lincoln; Mexico; Moore; Mr.; New; Oaks; Texas; White; boy summary = Three days after, while out hunting work, I stopped an old man and asked Mrs. Bell gave me a good bed that night and next morning I struck out to head of wild spanish ponies, therefore we kids had a high old time Arriving on the Navadad river, we went to work gathering a herd of At another time, on the same day, I roped a large animal and got my up on the Colorado river in Whorton county, came down and told Mr. Grimes that his outfit was fixing to start on a horse "hunt" and for him put my own brand on quite a number of Mavricks while taking care of Mr. Grimes'' horses, which began to make me feel like a young cattle king. The sun came out next morning for the first time in eight long days and I got a three year old pony and six dollars in money for my id = 22140 author = Stewart, Charles D. (Charles David) title = The Wrong Woman date = keywords = Brown; Harmon; Hicks; Janet; Jonas; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Norton; Plympton; Steve; Susan; Texas; good; lamb; look; time summary = Janet stood considering its case, she turned her eyes toward the window whatever it might be said to look like in her hands, it became a hat this big place, with horns that spread like the reach of a man''s arms. Janet, having done the last possible thing to the supper, stood her "Sit right down, Mr. Brown," she said, indicating his place and smiling As Janet offered this conscientious information, Steve Brown looked in "Miss Janet," he said, looking up suddenly, "I would be interested in But that sheep has got a lamb of her own; and pretty likely she "Do you know," said Mrs. Dix, "I hardly felt like saying anything Janet, having nothing else to do, looked up and gave her attention to a "Miss Janet," he said suddenly, "I don''t think you had better start out "I don''t see," said Janet, "how a lamb can go away like that and ever id = 22186 author = Stratemeyer, Edward title = For the Liberty of Texas date = keywords = Anna; Antonio; Dan; Gonzales; Indians; Mexicans; Mr.; Poke; Radbury; Ralph; San; Santa; Stiger; Stover; Texans summary = At his younger brother''s words, Dan Radbury''s face took on a look of "They are coming!" The cry came from Dan, who was watching the timber "An Indian!" came from Dan. He had discovered a wounded red man lying "Tell me who robbed the cabin," said Dan, for he felt that Big Foot had "A good shot, lad," said the old frontiersman to Ralph. The troops were soon on the way, Dan and Ralph riding several miles helped," said Dan. The work finished, they lost no time in continuing on their way, riding "We''ll catch it, in more ways than one, soon," said Stover to Dan, "At the camp of the Texan army," answered Dan, before his father could "I''ll stick close to you, father," answered Dan. They were going down Acequia Street on a dead run, every Texan firing "Who knows but what we may meet some Indians on the way?" said Dan. id = 30841 author = Stratemeyer, Edward title = The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck; Or, Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields date = keywords = Colby; Davenport; Dick; Fred; Hall; Jack; Martha; Nappy; Randy; Rover; Ruth; Slugger; Spell; Werner summary = nice things they have said about these "Rover Boys" books. "Yes, and it''s starting right now," declared Captain Jack Rover, as he The Rover boys had left Colby Hall immediately after the day''s lessons "Oh, Jack, if you do play them I hope you beat them good," said Ruth, Two days later came word which filled the Rover boys with joy. "One thing is certain: The Longley team knows how to play," said Jack "Jack went after him," answered Fred; "and so did Andy and Spouter." "I said I''d get you, Jack Rover, and I will!" spluttered Werner, after "Jack said the pepper must have been intended for him," came from Andy. The boys waited below while Dick Rover and the hotel man went upstairs. When the boys got back to the hotel they found Dick Rover looking for In those days the Rover boys became almost as enthusiastic as Jack''s id = 30576 author = United States. Work Projects Administration title = Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 1 date = keywords = Christmas; County; Dey; John; Lawd; Louisiana; Marse; Marster; Massa; Miss; Mr.; San; St.; Sunday; Texas; Uncle; Yankees; come; dat; git; illustration; old; time summary = "I seed a man run away and de white men got de dogs and dey kotch him "Massa, he have big bunch slaves and work dem long as dey could see and "War come and durin'' dem times jes'' like today nearly everybody knows "After us free dey turn us loose in de woods and dat de bad time, ''cause nigger gals wear dat dress when dey git marry. ''bout slave times, so dey could jes'' take care of de niggers. "Law, times ain''t like dey was in slave days. white folks come, ''cause they likes to see the niggers dance. "When we all gits free, dey''s de long time lettin'' us know. ''mission and den dey tells you to come up dat night and git hitched up. and dat de old slaves life, but dey didn''t know nothin'' ''bout how to like you must be some of my white folks, ''cause dat what dey calls me. id = 30967 author = United States. Work Projects Administration title = Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 2 date = keywords = Christmas; County; Dey; Fort; Jackson; John; Johnson; Jones; Klux; Lawd; Marse; Mary; Massa; Miss; Negro; Sunday; Texas; War; come; dat; git; illustration; old summary = folks what owns it, dey gits one nigger and ''nother to stay round and tell you first dat I had mighty good white folks, and I hope dey is gone I want to say right now, dey jes'' as good white folks as Marse John and knowed by dat den, but long time after I finds out dey call it part of "Dey''s a old man name Uncle Bart what live ''bout half mile from us. slaves what works in de field marry none, dey jus'' puts a man and here and dere and den come de day when dey fight right nex'' to de "Old massa, he de kind man what let de niggers have dey prayer-meetin''. Some of dem white folks sho'' was mean, and dey work de niggers all day ''bout till I''s 16 year old and den I hunts some place to work and gits id = 7355 author = Wharton, William H. (William Harris) title = Texas A Brief Account of the Origin, Progress and Present State of the Colonial Settlements of Texas; Together with an Exposition of the Causes which have induced the Existing War with Mexico date = keywords = Mexico; Texas; government; mexican summary = must admit that the colonists of Texas have a clear right to burst their land which he may have acquired from the Mexican government, (see the law, the States of Coahuila and Texas on the 24th March, 1825, adopted state-colonization law--the promises to protect the persons and property evident that Mexico now holds over the colonized lands of Texas, the idea that the colonists of Texas are under great obligations to the Mexican When the people of the United States commenced their war for independence demonstrate that the Mexicans are wholly incapable of self-government, incapability of self-government on the part of the Mexicans? in all constitutional matters, and leaves the rights of the people and the thing were attempted in Mexico, Congress would re-enact the law, declare any people be capable of self-government--can they know any thing about why have the people of Texas submitted so long to such a constitution, id = 34304 author = nan title = The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror date = keywords = Charles; Chicago; City; Galveston; George; Houston; John; Johnstown; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; September; States; Sunday; Texas; United; William; child; illustration; storm summary = The City of Galveston is situated on the extreme east end of the Island of industry Galveston leads any city in the State of Texas by 50 per cent in On Monday all relief trains sent from other cities toward Galveston were Galveston Island, but at Virginia Point and Texas City, were removed to Y. Mrs. Quayle came from New York to Galveston, arriving there on the Thursday Galveston business man has to-day," said the manager of a grocery house. were visiting Mrs. Love''s mother in Galveston when the storm struck the Mrs. Chapman Bailey, wife of the southern manager of the Galveston Wharf "An intelligent man left Galveston to-day, taking his wife and children to Galveston and before many days a new city will rise on the storm-swept Bell, Mrs. Dudley, wife of Galveston News compositor, and child. Trebosius, Mrs. George, wife of George Trebosius of the Galveston News,