Word: fell
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...heads. They, poor fellows, were used to him as a charioteer, and were not surprised. And, amid screams of laughter, all the passengers rose from their deep bed of snow. All? No. Where is Ethel? She does not move. She lies, still and white, under the light where she fell. And they rub her hands, and put snow on her white forehead, and she does not move. And they get out smelling-salts, and send up to the house for brandy, and she does not move. And I went away, and leaned against the mare, and looked at the cold...
...your might and never produced the least result, unless, perhaps, you pulled the poor animal over. Need I say, then, that he was a very safe family horse? The small boy drove him without peril, except once when he was coaxed into a trot, going down hill, and directly fell down, breaking both shafts. Even then little damage was done, excepting the loss of the shafts and of a few more gray hairs...
...trip home by moonlight was delightful. The Club had a special train as far as South Braintree, connecting there with the main line. On the regular train they fell in with the Swedish male quartette, who sang delightfully. Farewell songs were sung in the station at Boston before an enthusiastic audience of policemen, brakemen, and conductors, and the Club then disbanded. We give the programme: "Three Glasses," Fischer; Solo, by Mr. Morse; "Serenade," A. E. Marschner; Trio, by Messrs. Apthorp, Deane, and Munroe; "The Three Chafers," H. Truhn; "Water-Lily," Fr. Abt; Trio, by Messrs. Apthorp, Deane, and Munroe; "Evening...
S.THE COLUMBIA GAME.The game with Columbia, postponed from Friday, was played on Monday in a severe rainstorm. Both teams were late in arriving. Cushing won the toss, and chose the northern end. It was ten minutes past three before the ball was kicked off. The rain fell in torrents, and the men were soon wet through. In a few moments the ball was rushed down towards Columbia's goal, and before she knew it, Cushing, M. S., had obtained a touch-down. Harrington quickly got two more. The ball was punted out, but no goal was secured. Then the ball...
...MORE complete victory than the one gained at Springfield, on Saturday, Harvard could not ask. The choice of position which fell to Harvard's lot was much more than balanced by the very rough water which came in answer to Yale's prayers; there was not a foul or an accident to detract from the brilliant success of the race as a race, and the relative positions of the two boats for the whole four miles kept the interest of the spectators at the highest pitch throughout. The race was won not by luck or by chance...