This man kendall was working in a field on the bank, and knowing there was no time to lose, he started full tilt, and here he come like a cane brake afire; and as he ran, he threw off his coat, and then his jacket, and then his shirt, for I know when he got to the water he had nothing on but his breeches.
"A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee."
Davy Crockett
But kendall didn't stop for this.
"A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee."
Davy Crockett
Altogether the interval between kendall Creek and to-night's camp, a distance of 30 miles, would make a fine cattle run, being watered at every six or seven miles by running creeks, besides a large swamp.
"The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine"
Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine