...centuries before, had served the same purpose. In the plains,. the posts of communication fortified one or two of the houses at the entrance of each village, for safety during the night, or as a place of retreat when attacked. The sentinels dared not remain...

...centuries before, had served the same purpose. In the plains, the posts of communication fortified one or two of the houses at the entrance of each village, for safety during the night, or as a place of retreat when attacked. The sentinels dared not remain...

...To remain in the town was impossible, and, therefore, having with great difficulty procured a male, she placed her babes in the trunks and hurried away....the fortified enclosures, for fear of being carried off; they therefore stationed themselves on a tower, or on a wooden scaffolding, built on the roof...

...many centuries before, had served the same purpose. In the plains the posts of communication fortified one or two of the houses at the entrance of each village. The sentinels dared riot remain outside the fortified enclosures for fear of being carried off ; they therefore stationed...

...the entrance of each village, for safety during the night, or as a place of retreat when attacked. The sentinels dared not remain without the fortified enclosures for fear of being carried off; they therefore stationed themselves on a tower, or on a wooden scaffolding built on the roof near...