It was not unusual for the chief factors, as the Governors came to be called after 1713, to make presents to the chiefs in order to encourage them to bring down as many of their tribe the ensuing year as possible.
They questioned him about how they could get to his regular cabin, and also the cabin they were to occupy, and then spoke about the game they might have a chance to bring down.
Wild turkeys are no mean game to bring down, let me tell you!
I'm glad we have managed to bring down so many squirrels and rabbits," put in Randy.
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like.
At any rate, I did not like to place myself in such a position that to bring down on my head popular odium would be to invite pecuniary ruin.
But before going he besought me with earnest entreaty not to bring down on my own head the vengeance of these men.
I had never possessed much of the spirit of a hunter; but the necessity of obtaining food made me as eager as any professional hunter could be to bring down one of the fine animals.
I thought if I could reach it I might be able to bring down one of the nearest giraffes.
Sometimes I went in the evening, sometimes in the morning, and never failed to bring down three or four birds.
Indeed if they found them troublesome, our travelers had only to bring down an eland, and the natives were immediately left behind, that they might devour the animal, which was done in an incredibly short space of time.
Our recovery plan will invest in electronic health records, a new technology that will reduce errors, bring down costs, ensure privacy, and save lives.
Still, I'm willing to look at other ideas to bring down costs, including one that Republicans suggested last year: medical malpractice reform to rein in frivolous lawsuits.
Mr. DU TOIT (Carolina) said he had heard that there were companies in Europe which employed numbers of men to do nothing but shoot at the clouds simply to bring down rain.
In some of the Kaffir countries they had witch-doctors who tried to bring down rain; whether they succeeded or not was a different matter.
He managed to bring down one of them, and Randy brought down another.
Jack and Randy fired simultaneously and were lucky to bring downtwo of the bunnies.
They tramped around for the rest of the forenoon, managing to stir up several rabbits, and also a partridge, which Fred was fortunate enough to bring down.
Let me tell you there will be many days when we won't bring down a thing.
They carried with them sufficient ammunition to bring down a dozen bears.
That's what I came for---to bring down a dozen deer or so!
I believe if Whopper was hunting lions he'd want to bring down a dozen the first clip," was Snap's comment.
I'll give you a list of books to bring down, and my life be on it, but my course of study will surpass what you have been doing at Trinity.
I'll bring down an Anacreon with me, and see if the Greek cousin can spell her way through an ode.
Well, do so; but mind, don't bring down Mr. Atlee with you.
Indeed if they found them troublesome, our travellers had only to bring down an eland, and the natives were immediately left behind, that they might devour the animal, which was done in an incredibly short space of time.
We are going to bring down everything in sight," went on Ham Spink.
But again his name was called--not now with an Indian accent, but in the manly English tones of Edward Winslow 'Bring down a canoe, Roger!
It was, therefore, resolved to refer the question to the minister, who was directed 'to bring down by prayer the responsive decision of the Lord.
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