"Don't forget they carry pretty fair rifles with them.

"Why," said he, "I got lonesome yesterday, all alone up here in the woods, waiting for you, and I thought I'd take a look around the shore of the lake, thinking I might find a gold mine, or a pocketful of diamonds, or something of that sort; so I took my rifle and the two dogs, and started on an explorin' voyage.

I galloped towards him for fifty yards and he advanced towards me about the same distance, both of us riding at full speed, and then, when we were only about thirty yards apart, I raised my rifle and fired; his horse fell to the ground, having been killed by my bullet.

A rack held a dozen rifles, five revolvers, and,at lastmy cutlasses.

He threw his rifle to the beach and danced on it in an ecstasy of rage.

Handy Solomon, with a cry of rage, seized another rifle and emptied the magazine at him as fast as the lever could be worked.

But the little time that was so occupied saved me a deal of trouble and danger, for it lasted just long enough for me to bring my rifle into position, which I did about the quickest, you may bet your life on that.

Coming up behind them I fired my rifle, when about thirty feet distant; the ball passed through the backs of both, and they fell headlong to the ground; but I made no stop however just then, for I had my eye on the gentleman who was riding Powder Face.

I soon overhauled the critter, and picked up my rifle to give him a settler, when I found that in paddlin' I had spattered water into the canoe, wettin' the primin' and makin' the gun of no more use than a stick.

roared the sentry, levelling his rifle full at me.

So I laid down my rifle, and went up to where he was, and with my huntin' knife in my hand, took hold of his horn to raise his head so as to cut his throat.

I started to load my rifle.

" The man breathed a long sigh and his strength seemed to go suddenly from him, for he dropped his rifle and fell upon his knees.

Then, before I could use my rifle, or do anything, there came a sharp crackcr-ac-k; and the window-frame gave way under the weight of the Thing.

He was glad to see us, inquired the news from the outer world, talked about York State, Vermont, the Bay State, and then, after an hour's converse, as if his social instincts and sympathies had been satisfied, he shouldered his rifle and started off across the plain, towards a belt of timber lying dim and shadowy, like a low cloud, upon the distant horizon.

Verty cocked his rifle, and uttered the low croak again.

Whaley insisted on leaving Jessie her rifle, in order that she might shoot a rabbit or two if any ventured near the cabin.

In an instant, I was on my feet, and grasping my rifle.

"They came in solid ranks, without a word, loading and reloading their rifles without cessation.

By giving the reds more rifles? Invite them to take more hair?

" The German lowered his rifle.

Then he caught up his rifle, the only other gun besides Brodie's, and came hurrying after them.

The next day I rowed out to the Laughing Lass and got a rifle.

Now get what sleep you can, lad, before the encampment is astir," the old man added, changing his tone very suddenly, and before I could obey he drew out his rifle from the hiding-place where he had left it when we set off for the fort.

She could handle a rook-rifle as well as any woman, and was really a very fair shot.