Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell Quotes

“We found the water excellent. Cool and clear, but with a slight chalybeate taste by no means disagreeable. The pool seemed to be of very great depth, and was swarming with fish of various kinds. Willie and I determined to have a mess of them, but as matters turned out “we”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

“Tell us about that ‘hoop snake’” suggested Willie. Thus urged and prompted, Cudgo seated himself near Willie and after hemming and hawing a few times by way of prelude,”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

“Cookery books,’ I will give it here for the benefit of gourmands generally. It is very simple. ‘Rec, Take one pound of flour (if musty, the better), one pound (a pint) of water, and one pound of salaratus. Mix to the consistency of putty and bake quickly in a very hot oven, so that the outside shall be burnt to a coal and”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

“steaks, flanked on one side by the inevitable coffee pot, and on the other by smoking plates (tin) of hot “dunderfunk.” “Too much praise,” as we used”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

“get a horse in”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

“constructed of poles planted perpendicularly in the ground, plastered with mud, and roofed with tule, or the long leaves”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

“I have no doubt this supposition was correct, for the battle of San Jacinto, in which Santa Anna was taken prisoner, was fought and won by the Texans under Gen. Houston, a”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

“These Caranchuas, I believe, were the only Indians known to be cannibals, on the North American continent.”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

“very “squeamish,” and they merely said “that what would not poison would fatten;” that they had to “eat their peck of dirt anyhow,” and the sooner they got through with the job the better.”
― John Crittenden Duval, Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell