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Monterey (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 389
Great Pop-gun practice.--Toby is a high private in the First Regiment of the Mississippi army.
His company is armed with the breech-loading Maynard rifle, warranted to shoot twelve times a minute, and carry a ball effectually 1,600 yards.
Men who fought at Monterey and Buena Vista call the new-fangled thing a pop-gun.
To test its efficacy, Toby's Captain told the men they must try their guns.
In obedience to command, Toby procured the necessary munitions of war, and started with his pop-gun for the woods.
Saw a squirrel up a very high tree — took aim — fired.
Effects of shot immediate and wonderful.
Tree effectually stripped, and nothing of the squirrel to be found, except three broken hairs.
Pop-gun rose in value — equal to a four-pounder.
But Toby wouldn't shoot toward any more trees — afraid of being arrested for cutting down other people's timber.
Walked a mile and a quarter to get sight of a hill.
By aid of a small telescope, saw hill in distance; saw large rock on
Oxford (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 389
Buena Vista (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 389
Great Pop-gun practice.--Toby is a high private in the First Regiment of the Mississippi army.
His company is armed with the breech-loading Maynard rifle, warranted to shoot twelve times a minute, and carry a ball effectually 1,600 yards.
Men who fought at Monterey and Buena Vista call the new-fangled thing a pop-gun.
To test its efficacy, Toby's Captain told the men they must try their guns.
In obedience to command, Toby procured the necessary munitions of war, and started with his pop-gun for the woods.
Saw a squirrel up a very high tree — took aim — fired.
Effects of shot immediate and wonderful.
Tree effectually stripped, and nothing of the squirrel to be found, except three broken hairs.
Pop-gun rose in value — equal to a four-pounder.
But Toby wouldn't shoot toward any more trees — afraid of being arrested for cutting down other people's timber.
Walked a mile and a quarter to get sight of a hill.
By aid of a small telescope, saw hill in distance; saw large rock o
Maynard (search for this): chapter 389
Great Pop-gun practice.--Toby is a high private in the First Regiment of the Mississippi army.
His company is armed with the breech-loading Maynard rifle, warranted to shoot twelve times a minute, and carry a ball effectually 1,600 yards.
Men who fought at Monterey and Buena Vista call the new-fangled thing a pop-gun.
To test its efficacy, Toby's Captain told the men they must try their guns.
In obedience to command, Toby procured the necessary munitions of war, and started with his pop ll; in fact, rather think it didn't. Mounted horse; rode back through the hole made by the bullet, but never told Captain a word about it; to tell the truth, was rather afraid he'd think it a hoax.
It's a right big story, boys, said Toby, in conclusion; but it's true, sure as shooting.
Nothing to do with Maynard rifle but load her up, turn her North, and pull trigger.
If twenty of them don't clean out all Yankeedom, then I'm a liar, that's all. --The Intelligencer, (Oxford, Mississippi.)
Niagara (search for this): chapter 389
Toby (search for this): chapter 389
Great Pop-gun practice.--Toby is a high private in the First Regiment of the Mississippi army.
His company is armed with the breech-loading Maynard rifle, warranted to shoot twelve times a minute o fought at Monterey and Buena Vista call the new-fangled thing a pop-gun.
To test its efficacy, Toby's Captain told the men they must try their guns.
In obedience to command, Toby procured the neceToby procured the necessary munitions of war, and started with his pop-gun for the woods.
Saw a squirrel up a very high tree — took aim — fired.
Effects of shot immediate and wonderful.
Tree effectually stripped, and no el to be found, except three broken hairs.
Pop-gun rose in value — equal to a four-pounder.
But Toby wouldn't shoot toward any more trees — afraid of being arrested for cutting down other people's t to tell the truth, was rather afraid he'd think it a hoax.
It's a right big story, boys, said Toby, in conclusion; but it's true, sure as shooting.
Nothing to do with Maynard rifle but load her
North (search for this): chapter 389