"I got one, I'm sure!" "I fired low, after I saw they were doing the same, and I saw one nearly slump out of his saddle," declared old Billee.
— from The Boy Ranchers in Camp; Or, The Water Fight at Diamond X by Willard F. Baker
They learned the Chinese language; married into Chinese families; encouraged Chinese superstitions; and, in short, omitted no step that could tend to incorporate them as one nation.
— from Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir
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