| 单词 | waggon |
| 例句 | I was going to say: after a bit of supper, I’ll get out a small waggon, and I’ll drive you all to the Ferry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Black Riders would have to ride over him to get near the waggon. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When they had finished, the farmer and his sons went out with a lantern and got the waggon ready. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Recalled by the rumbling of wheels to the road before me, I saw a heavily-laden waggon labouring up the hill, and not far beyond were two cows and their drover. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A lot of Men, ruffians mostly, came with great waggons, some to carry off the goods south-away, and others to stay. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Great waggons were standing in disorder in a field beaten bare of grass. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A score or more broke back and charged the waggons. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Printer and publisher Mathew Carey watched sadly as “almost every hour in the day, carts, waggons, coaches, and chairs, were to be seen transporting families & furniture to the country in every direction.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He backed the waggon into the lane and turned it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Behind them other hobbits now pushed out some more waggons that had been hidden in a field, and so blocked the way back. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Farmer Maggot drew in his ponies and the waggon creaked to a halt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The dead ruffians were laden on waggons and hauled off to an old sand-pit nearby and there buried: in the Battle Pit, as it was afterwards called. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Over the next century the “currency school”, which wanted to lock down growth in money, argued with the “banking school”, which wanted ever more waggons in the air. Bitcoin is fiat money, too 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Van Brunt sent two workers “with the little waggon to fetch her mother. She came immediately.” 19th-Century Diary Suggests Slaves Are Buried in Brooklyn Lot 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z "Crazy old Wonka!" shouted Wilbur Rice, and the two boys ran forward and jumped on to one of the waggons as it went by. A previously unpublished chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z But father, having heard his daughter's tale, had started on a long journey with an empty waggon. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The wheel of a waggon appears to us a very simple and insignificant creation. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z Still there would be remarks made if Tomlinson drove into Palace Yard enthroned on top of waggon containing 15,959 addressed copies of Amendments to Employers' Liability Bill. Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:30.783Z There were townsmen in motorcars, sturdy farmers on motor-cycles, waggons, and carts, backwoodsmen on bicycles and on foot. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z "Wilbur!" shouted Mrs Rice, as the waggon went shooting across the room. A previously unpublished chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Rupert and Maurice charged together on the right, and swept the field before them, till they reached the enemy's cannon and baggage waggons. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Prairie-schooners, huge waggons, sometimes three in tandem fashion, drawn by a team of twenty mules, with jingling bells, driven with a “single line,” formed the approved system of hauling freight over the mountain roads. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z When Ronald recovered his senses he was lying in the ambulance waggon, and the surgeon was dressing his wounds. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z One of the diamond-paned casements was open, but through it came no hoarse rumble of cart or waggon. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z We saw two waggon loads pass from their firing-line to their laager, but I am inclined to doubt if we killed and wounded forty of the enemy. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z That the failure at Edgehill was due to the greed of Rupert's men in plundering the baggage waggons, was an imputation which the Prince hotly resented. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z So steep was Laurel Hill on the western slope that waggons had to be let down by ropes from level to level. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The waggons were not ready to start, for a heavy sea was setting in, and the boats could not continue the work of unloading the ship that had arrived with the ammunition two days before. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Highway, in the law of the states of the American Union, generally means a lawful public road, over which all citizens are allowed to pass and repass on foot, on horseback, in carriages and waggons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Presently Daniels secured the range for the guns, and shells, prettily planted, ruined many waggons. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z "Never," says Clarendon, "did less baggage attend a royal army, there being not one tent, and very few waggons, in the whole train." Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Dr. Whitman and Archibald McKinley, the chief factor at the fort, advised them to leave their cattle and waggons to winter on the Walla Walla, while they pursued their way down the stream on flatboats. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z "Were there not some women in the waggons?" he asked. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z It was market-day, and scores of pig-carts, and carriers’ vans, and waggons, stood on one side of the road, taking up nearly half the street. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Slowly the wheels clenched the metals as the waggons rocked in a lullaby of motion, and the passengers were fanned with draughts of scented air. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z In the hurry and excitement of the charge he had forgotten to tie it up with the baggage waggons, and it followed him into the battle. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z But Grant attempted just the same to dissuade the immigrants of 1843 from going farther with their waggons, declaring the Blue Mountains to be impassable. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z In less than an hour the party that was escorting the settlers' waggons through the bush, and the mounted men who had gone to meet them, returned together, having seen no sign of the enemy. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Immediately behind the wool-bins are the presses, in which the wool is packed into bales, and at the rear the waggons are loading with bales for the distant railway station. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z From Cape Town for Kimberley, Borderside, Fourteen Streams, and Mafeking, truck loads of horses and mules, waggon loads of general military stores were passing northwards to the front. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Strabo tells that the tunnel of the Cloaca was of sufficient height to admit a waggon laden with hay, but this probably supposes the water at its lowest. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z He was compelled to leave the waggon at the Hudson’s Bay Fort on the Boisé, near the present site of Boisé City, with the intention of getting it the next year. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The day after the workmen went out, a waggon load of furniture, simple and substantial, arrived, and on the following day the coach brought down the new tenants. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z A dull sound, made, it might be, by men shouting, or the passage of a heavy waggon over pavement, ensued; then more firing, each report short, sharp, and decisive. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Those upon whom the funeral service was about to be read lay in two waggons, silent shrouded witnesses to the fleeting vanity which attends all heroes. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Besides several sacks of meal the waggon carried a cheap old trunk, and seated between the trunk and the driver was—Pavel; Pavel uncouthly dressed in the garb of an artisan. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Whitman desired above all other things to demonstrate the feasibility of a waggon road to the Pacific. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Well, sir, one of the three women who were, as you heard, carried off in the waggons, was Mr. Armstrong's daughter. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Do you put your trunk outside your door, and I will take it and send it by the Chelmsford waggon. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z It does not seem that many letters got through, since now that we have had time to overhaul the laagers of the enemy we have found much correspondence in their waggons. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z After waiting for some moments she saw the waggon with the two men as it appeared and forthwith disappeared at the other end of the bridge. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The Hudson’s Bay people used every effort to discourage Whitman in his waggon enterprise, though according to Gray, they made much use of the vehicle in their fort. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The waggon was halted now, and at Ronald's request the stretchers upon which he and Forester were lying were taken out and laid on the grass under the shade of a tree. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Therefore they make the doors of their huts towards the east, and those who possess waggons and carts put their vehicles alongside the mat-house with the front turned towards the east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z These were in truth nothing but gaily-painted waggons, hung on rude springs, with a flat awning over them. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z AT Boyko’s Court the chilly dawn lit up a barricade of wheels, axles, and bodies of peasant waggons. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z W. H. Gray, the secular agent, was a young, fine-looking, daring, and athletic man, very skilful in making and handling boats, teams, waggons, and anything else of a practical nature. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The waggons creaked and groaned, and the sound of the sharp cracks of the drivers' whips alone broke the silence. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z The green stream swept through the mill-race, the foaming water boiled round the black building, and in the yard, unyoked and ruminating, the oxen slept beside the waggon. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z "I heard the waggon stop," the servant went on in an awed tone. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z “He is the man I saw in the waggon after all,” she said to herself, in dismay. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z When the waggon was full they drove us, jolting and wailing, to an appointed place, and took out some, leaving only enough to cover the floor thickly. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z "I cannot leave the waggons," Ronald said; "but if you would take your men on, sir, we will be up as soon as we can." The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Their camels and dromedaries are their waggons, their horses are their friends, their families and those of others that make up their tribe are their only nationality. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z I think somebody telephoned to him to send the waggon. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z Or Makar might be smuggled out in a barrel on some provision waggon, the prescribed examination of the vehicle being performed by a friendly gaoler. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z He lay in the front part of the waggon, his head on the side-board. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Ronald saw at once as he rode up that although the Fingoes had arrived in time to save the waggons, they had come too late to be of service to the majority of the defenders. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z The cradle is made of wicker-work, about four feet long and one foot wide, roofed over with twigs like the frame of a tilted waggon. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Both "waggon" and "wagon" were used in this text, consistent within character voices—retained. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z She was met by Olga, the girl with the short hair and sparse teeth who was engaged to the judge, the two reaching the city partly on a peasant’s waggon, partly on foot. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Each waggon halted where it stood at sunset, so that there was no common camp, but all along the road a line of bivouacs. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Some half-dozen men, gathered in a body, were still on their feet, but a score of others lay dead or desperately wounded by the side of the waggons. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z And afar off was the noise heard of the neighing of horses; mountains and valleys were everywhere covered with sumpter horses and waggons with provisions, and sacks of tents and pavilions. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z It was explained by the driver of an express waggon there and absorbed by greedily listening ears. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z They were taken to their death on two “shame waggons,” dressed in convict clothes, each with a board inscribed with the words “criminal of state” across his or her breast. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z I went cautiously back to the waggon, and after a moment's search detected him peering from under it with a white, fierce face, which reminded me of a savage creature at bay. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The waggons were set in motion, and the march continued. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z In London armed men were smuggled into the stronghold in waggons that were ostensibly laden with merchandise for the midwinter market. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z I figured as how the folks that had telephoned for me wasn't in, and started out to my waggon, intending to stop by later. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z Now and then a peasant waggon laden with fruit would come creaking through the open gate, attracting general attention. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z I marked where his waggon stood, and left him. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z That poor fellow who is lying wounded in the waggon is a Mr. Armstrong. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z The principal manure they use about Billericay is chalk, which they fetch in waggons from Grays, and costs them generally by the time they get it home 5-1/2d. or 6d. a bushel. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z "You mean, nobody here would care so much about carrying a minister in his waggon," said Meredith laughing. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z A peasant woman was nursing her baby in a waggon, patiently waiting for her husband. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z A few mounted officers followed them, and two waggons creaked slowly behind. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Sitting beside her, Ronald told her what had been done from the time when his party arrived and beat off the natives attacking the waggons. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z In some parts the figure on the waggon, instead of an effigy, was the prettiest of the girl-reapers, decked with summer flowers, and hailed as the Harvest Queen. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z I had to do without all that and get into a waggon. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z They reached the inn, and he paused in front of it, leaning against a waggon. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z And the dust growing ever thicker, and the sun-glare less as the day advanced, I presently lost sight even of the waggon. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z We each brought a week's supply with us when we left the waggons. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Seventeen carts and one waggon were employed to convey it. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Many a one had to sweat for it soundly; even I in the waggon. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z The principal manufactures of De Kalb are woven and barbed wire, waggons and agricultural implements, pianos, shoes, gloves, and creamery packages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Ludwig, badly wounded in the leg, I found under a waggon. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Upon the following morning the troop marched, followed by a waggon containing their baggage and provisions, drawn by ten oxen. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z The first is taken from the duty to carry loads or possibly to load waggons; the second may be employed in reference to work performed with the sithe or reap-hook. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Until the coachman called his attention to a passing waggon, and pointed out a something unusual in its make; which broke the spell and freed his thoughts. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z We had a capital waggon, a large sleeping carriage, a bed on each side, and a good toilette. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z But their meanings and cries, as the waggons jolted and creaked over the rough road, drove the blood from her cheeks. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Sergeant Blunt, you will take a detachment of fourteen men, ride down to Port Elizabeth, and escort some waggons back here. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Besides the women and children, the personal attendants of the lord get exempted, and also shepherds, ploughboys, and men engaged in driving waggons laden with corn. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There is a well-made waggon road, carefully engineered, for the whole distance, with stone bridges in excellent repair; many of the khans are tolerable, supplies can be procured, and the country is passably safe. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Personally I was fastening my less sleek mules to a somewhat soiled waggon, collecting odd men who wouldn't be nice for the great to see, and despatching the lot behind a neighbouring wood. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 14, 1916 2012-02-11T03:03:42.797Z I was thankful when some kind heart brought a waggon cloth and stretched it over us. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z "I am in charge of the party of Rifles going up with you to-morrow, sir, or at least as soon as the waggons are ready for you." The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Then he loaded a great waggon with hay. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z When cans are hauled far they should be full, and carried in a spring waggon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The Journey herein recorded occupied nine months, and was performed mostly in a waggon, or on foot, through the Karroo, the Orange Sovereignty, Natal, Faker's Territory, British Kaffraria, and the eastern province. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z The helpless way in which the dusty, bedraggled head rolled as the waggon jolted, warned me of that. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Two of them who had fallen near the group which had maintained the resistance were, however, found to be still living, and these were lifted into the waggons. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z But in the waggon he placed eight strong men, well armed, lying flat on their breasts, and covered over with hay, so that they could not be seen. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z In hot weather cover the cans, when moved in a waggon, with a clean wet blanket or canvas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Of old it was a constantly busy spot, where sea-going ships were loaded and unloaded, and trains of waggons attended, bringing and carrying off the cargoes. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z When I saw the waggon which preceded me halt before this melancholy place, I looked out between hope and fear--fearing some act of treachery, hoping to see the Waldgrave. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z He went on for half a mile further, then halted the waggons and dismounted. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z He himself walked carelessly beside the waggon; and he chose the stoutest and bravest of his servants to be the driver, who carried at his belt a strong axe or hatchet. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Then they met Gordius on his waggon and greeted him as king. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z I was disappointed," replied Wilbraham, "but I saw something of the cargo which the waggons brought over the hill and the boats carried on board. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z We watched eighty of these waggons go by; the first must have been a mile and more in front of the last. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z As soon as the ammunition was on shore it was loaded into three waggons, and on the following morning the party started. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z He must have been hard-working and thrifty to have acquired the necessary capital to purchase his waggon and team. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z In the fourth century B.C. the waggon of Gordius was still standing on the citadel of Gordium. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Widow Smith’s waggon halted at Lewes, and it is not until ten years later than the date of her advertisement that we hear of the Brighthelmstone conveyance. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z We saw two waggons driven out of the line, and in a moment overturned; in a twinkling the panic-stricken troopers and teamsters had a haven in which they could stand at bay. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Settlers from inland farms rode at a reckless pace through the streets, and huge waggons drawn by eight or ten bullocks came creaking along, often at a trot. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Foulkes was drowned, and Harris was killed by his team of horses bolting and dragging the waggon over him. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z Difficult also, without sinking below the level of poetry, to harness mules to a waggon, particularizing every article of their furniture, straps, rings, staples, and even the tying of the knots that kept all together. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z By one of those strange chances when truth appears stranger than fiction, there chanced to be a farmer’s waggon passing the coach at the instant of its overturning. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Given a ring of waggons in the open, stoutly defended by resolute men, and I know nothing more difficult to reduce. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I sent off four loads of wheat yesterday morning, and the waggons will be back to-night. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Instead of driving ten bullocks in a pole-dray, he yokes up eighteen or twenty to a waggon and draws instead of three and a half tons, about seven or eight tons. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z The very tails of the American sheep are so laden with wool that each has a little car or waggon on four little wheels to support and keep it from trailing on the ground. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The waggon was three days on the road. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Manning every waggon within range, and pouring in a steady fire, our sharp-shooters had thinned the ranks behind the barricade. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Three waggons had arrived late the night before, and with the assistance of the troopers were already loaded with furniture and other effects. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z The four-wheeled waggon has for a long time superseded the old bullock-killing dray, but the driver remains much the same. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z On their arrival they found it impossible to obtain waggons for the conveyance of their baggage, and the general commissioned Franklin to provide them in Pennsylvania. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z What its picturesque yard was like in 1815, with the waggons of the Sussex carriers, let the illustration tell. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Throw him into the waggon there,' he continued. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Not long since a gentleman was coming down with a waggon and a lot of bullocks from King Williamstown. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z On the Canadian side at Queenston the eddy was more favorable and there were, he said, four vessels waiting to be unloaded and sixty waggons working on the portage. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z By giving his private bond for their safety, Franklin succeeded in engaging one hundred and fifty four-horse waggons, and two hundred and fifty-nine pack-horses. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The very frugal object of this was to enable the waggons to travel on ordinary roads, if necessity arose. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z They came by-and-by and horsed our waggon and turned us round, and presently we took our place in the slow, creaking procession, and began to move up the pass. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z No waggons accompanied the party, as they would erect huts if they remained in one place, and would have no difficulty in obtaining provisions from the farmers. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Having pitch'd on our party, there rose a dispute On the mode of conveyance—in waggon or boat? The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z An Englishman resident in the harbour was ordered to convey the Queen to her town residence in his small one-horse waggon. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The rails, fixed upon stone blocks, were quite different from those of modern railways or tramways, being just lengths of angle-iron into which the wheels of the waggons fitted: . The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z On every side of me men were stripping the dead, the wounded were crying for water, and cattle and horses, wounded or maddened, were rushing up and down among broken waggons and prostrate loads. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The job of carrying despatches or escorting waggons through a bush where these fellows are known to be lurking, is about as nasty a one as a man can wish. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z In a word, the whole waggon, with its variegated contents, resembled a holiday-van on its return from a country excursion, so gaily and cheerfully was it decorated. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Among its manufactures are foundry and machine-shop products, flour, silk, waggons, shoes, gloves, furniture, wire cloth and cigars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z It was not a railway in the modern sense, and the haulage was by horses, who dragged the clumsy waggons along at the rate of about four miles an hour. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Among the rest were three waggons laden with wounded. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z It was a long journey, and when he reached Boston Bridge, footsore and weary, he encountered a waggon being driven by a boy, who was going to Worcester, forty miles distant. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Last of all came the waggon, with the travellers therein. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z She shied at a dog that frightened her, and dragged the cart into a ditch, and tried to get over a stone wall, waggon and all. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z The waggon had no sooner made its way through, when the Yeoman Cavalry made its appearance from the side on which the waggon had gone out. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z They piled the waggon with bleeding, groaning men,--of our side, of course, for no quarter was given to the other,--and I shuddered as each mangled wretch came in. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z One day, when left in charge of the business, a pedlar called with a waggon full of common green glass bottles, varying in size from half a pint to half a gallon. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z In order to travel more at our ease, we engaged an extra waggon. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z These were now defined to be letters which concerned the goods in his waggon or cart; and they were to be delivered at the same time as the goods and without hire or reward. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Many people were rushing on the hustings, and many others getting off, and an opening between the two waggons enabled them to pass down through. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z For my part, the sights I saw from the waggon seemed more depressing. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The young blacksmith obtained work on his arrival, and some short time after received a visit from the waggon lad, who honourably brought him a few dollars, the estimated difference. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z As a family is sometimes compelled to take up abode in such waggons for weeks together, they are completely covered and provided with all possible conveniences; indeed, it is a sort of locomotive house. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The waggoner outstripped his waggon and the carrier his pack-horse; and each brought his contribution. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Communications were constantly kept up between the station and the railway, by means of waggons, or drays and saddle-horses. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Stabbing their horses in the intervals between the waggons, they took post inside. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z There was a noise in the distance as of heavy waggons rolling over a metal road, then the earth trembled and shook with a strange heaving motion as if water were rushing beneath the surface. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Several times we were compelled, in order to lighten the waggon, to dismount, and wade up to our knees in water. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z We had good horses, good waggons, good guns and compasses, and a fair supply of the necessaries of life, to say nothing of a trusty guide. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z The waggon jerked from side to side, was in danger of being upset; the wheels were on the bank, the girl wanted to jump out. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Their long, trailing weapons they had tied at the tail of the waggon. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z And they go singing and playing on instruments in these same waggons for their amusement. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z As the waggon left the shore it sank deeper and deeper in the water, till about mid-current it fairly capsized, hardly a spoke of the left wheel reaching the opposite bank. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The child’s first situation at this time was with a woman who kept a farm and needed a boy to herd her cows and keep them out of the way of passing waggons. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z There were two simultaneous cries, one from the waggon, one from beneath it. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z But the foot soldiers had mostly climbed up into the waggons, and lay sprawling on the loads, with arms thrown wide, and heads rolling from side to side with each movement of the straining team. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Their home is the wigwam or rickety waggon with its load of rags and babies, and its mixed team of mules, donkeys, and ponies. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Amidst our perplexities, a violent shower of rain came on, making the waggon leak in every corner, just as we succeeded, after great trouble, in getting it to land, and were busy repairing it. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z During the ebb of the tide the intervening space is left dry, and to this place they carry over abundance of tin in their waggons.... Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z We saw waggons drawn by six buffaloes frequently. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Our musketmen, springing out of ambush, had shot down the horses of the last half-dozen waggons, and, when we looked, were falling pell-mell upon the unlucky troop of stragglers who followed. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z When they heard of Umbelini’s approach, his head men packed his waggons with his household goods and valuables, and drove away his cattle.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The waggon was about as large as an ordinary sized sitting-room, and contained several arm-chairs and cane stools, the position of which could be altered at pleasure. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z "Perhaps it would be better to send a waggon," said Clare. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z She walked out to the nearest waggon, found her saddle, took her sandwiches from the saddle-bag, and, with the help of her limejuice and water, made a good lunch. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z In a moment a volley from the waggons laid half a dozen on the ground. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z “And where have his waggons and cattle been driven to?” inquired Mr Baylen. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z A waggon conveyed us to the Adyar bridge, where a Government boat was in waiting for us, together with some Hindoo servants of the Governor, who were to be our guides to the Seven Pagodas. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Suddenly his horse began to go lame; the road grew worse; the ruts proved to be those of a country waggon. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Never before had he seen a white man’s waggon, and he was naturally burning with curiosity to set eyes upon the treasures gathered within the recesses of that mysterious house on wheels. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z I took one of these to be dead, for he had slipped to one side, and the arm with which he had stayed himself against the floor of the waggon stood out stiff and stark. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z “No; Rogers’ men thought of going there; but the cattle and the contents of the waggons would be a tempting plunder. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z It is only by dint of strenuous exertions that the traveller is able to pass this sand waste in a waggon, as it sinks at some points above the hubs of the wheels. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z "And say, will 'ee, that I'm coming to kiss her and hug her and comfort her as soon as the Wells waggon can bring me." The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z If Ndala is not content, tell him I’ll inspan the waggon again and trek out of his country and go into some other veldt, where elephants are at least as plentiful and chiefs more accommodating.” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A man just risen came grumbling to the side of the waggon. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z But no doubt they will laager the waggons and throw up breastworks as soon as it is light.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The clumsy waggon, drawn by its team of four mules, with the dirty faded hood of yellowish green shading the wain, bumped and rumbled over the uneven ground. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Like the heavy footnote of a tragedy, Mr. Moon, lately arrived by the Wells waggon, employed himself with practical suggestions. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z An hour after dark Hans came up to the waggon again. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z In the open, the stoutest hedgehog of pikes could scarcely have resisted a charge driven home with such blind recklessness; but behind the waggons it was different. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z When these were in position to repel any attack that might be made by the Zulus, the rest of the force was conveyed across, and lastly the waggons. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Hayhurst had ridden off some time before, taking an opposite direction to that followed by the waggon. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z But all this was hushed when the vicar and his ally mounted the waggon and began proceedings. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Hans appeared at the front of the waggon and looked at his mistress. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Close on their heels came another waggon creaking and groaning, and another, and another, with a drowsy, stumbling train of teamsters and horse-boys, and here and there an officer or a knot of men-at-arms. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z No, I imagine he reckoned on your riding by the side of the waggons, in which case you would of course have passed as belonging to his party. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The sounds were unmistakably made by the heavy creaking wheels of a waggon travelling towards them across the veld. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Just as the dispute was waxing warm, the light of a lantern shone out from behind the tree, and, coming round to the waggon, attracted attention. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z At seven o’clock, having supped and smoked their pipes, they turned into their waggons and slept. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z When our cavalry at last arrived on the scene, there were full three hundred men in the waggon work, and these the flower of the enemy. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z They had been more than ten days going five or six miles, and the waggon tracks, it was said, were to be no better. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The men in the waggon started to sing, “For he’s a jolly good fellow.” Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Go and tell the vicar with my compliments, that I want to speak to him out here in this old waggon with the bottom half out. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Periodically, the trader came down to Kimberley with his waggons and outfit, after a year or two spent in the distant interior. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z But the blackguard crowd which surrounded the doorway was so great that it hid everything; and I had to curb my impatience until in turn my waggon stopped in the midst of them. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z If they were drawn in front of the waggons, they would shoot down any attacking force—whole heaps of men at every discharge. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The animals, which draw the waggon containing the Ark, are the Bishops. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z "Shouldn't wonder," and chuckling again at the idea, he sat down on the side of the waggon, quite oblivious of the expectant crowd around him. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z For the next week our waggons moved on together and I saw a good deal of Strangeways. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Another was righting such of the waggons as had been overturned, or dragging them out of the nether part of the valley. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z All the waggons and farm stock had been brought back, and nearly all the native servants had returned to their work. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z If the sea were drained off, you might drive a waggon all the way from Valentia, on the west coast of Ireland, to Trinity Bay in Newfoundland. Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley 2011-11-24T03:00:46.350Z Being near the edge, he rolled off heavily, striking the wheel of the waggon as he fell. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z “Baas,” he said, “did Baas know that a man from the other waggon came over here in the night with a lantern and looked in Baas’s waggon and into the other waggon too.” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Both waggons halted inside the camp while the wounded were taken out. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z But not a moment was to be lost in placing the waggons and oxen in some secure spot. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He has lost his sight in a terrible accident; he is run over by a waggon, and loses his leg; he is run over by an automobile, and loses his life. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z How the devil is a man to get into this waggon? The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Their waggons were worn and battered; the tents had long since been torn to shreds by the thorns and were now replaced by the hides of game. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Behind them a line of light waggons carried their wives and children, also singing. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Thither the waggons and oxen were conveyed, and were placed in a shady nook immediately under the precipice, leaving some of the men in charge of them. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z And one "floral offering" that I received in Boston was actually too large for any waggon. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z In vain the orator parson and the vicar gesticulated and roared; in vain the parish clerk, at Codlings' suggestion, jumped from the waggon and tried to hold the people back. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z He now rose and in his turn climbed to the waggon and took a survey over the country. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The plain is a parterre of wide grain fields, and meadows of rife grass, divided by straight white roads, with their trains of picturesque mule teams and waggons, and their rows of tall, straight trees. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Fire into the waggon, boys!” he shouted; “we’ll soon make an end of this.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Crunch! crunch! and it had gone by, the horrible waggon. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The fight over, the people, panting and exhausted, drew slowly together by the waggon once more, recounting their exploits and showing their wounds. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z On waking up next morning, after a hard and distressing trek from the nearest water in this thirsty country—Lopepe—I was surprised to see another waggon outspanned almost alongside. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The value of the Ox in drawing waggons abroad may be gathered from the following quotation from Mr. Gordon Cumming's "Hunting Adventures in South Africa." Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z But I think we have now been as long at work in the waggon as it is safe for us to be. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z I then felt reconciled, and persuaded my friend to let him alone, and we returned to his waggon, geared up, and started. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z The old people, who had stayed by the waggon, thought the meeting must be at an end. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Go you out, and sit there under the waggon shade, and keep a civil tongue in your head!” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z It is used as a beast of burden and employed to draw waggons and to drag the plough in England, and in a variety of useful labours abroad. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z “Because the river is between us and Dolly’s Kop, sir,” answered Haxo; “and I am not sure whether the waggon will get across.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Several waggons were there for the night, and considerable company about the house. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z These stood apart, ranging themselves on the left of the meeting near the churchyard wall, and rather behind the waggon. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z She would stay at the waggons till evening, when he and some of his men would be back. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z N.B.—Their waggon leaves Sheffield on Saturday, and Leeds on Monday. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z The front and back boards of the waggons were only just secured, when they were surrounded by a multitude of infuriated brutes, endeavouring to pull down the tilt and boards of the waggons. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He was, during this time, very ill to me, and threatened me with his waggon whip on several occasions. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z When the home government sent over General Edward Braddock2 with two regiments of British troops, Franklin undertook to secure the requisite number of horses and waggons for the march against Ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z When Commandant Erasmus had taken down his Mauser rifle from the inside of the waggon just in front of her, she noted that he had left another weapon hanging on its hooks. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z About an hour after this, but long before daybreak, the carrier attached his horses to the waggon, and set out. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z There are a number of waggons containing Government stores on their way to the town which are resting for the night a few miles from this. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z I told him I was afraid to see him, for he had threatened me with his waggon whip, and I believed he would injure me. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z In the courtyard were several waggons, with lighted lamps, and the under servants were filling them with coffers. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z The vrouw sat down heavily on her waggon chair, with an air of gloomy resignation. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z I also remember a long discussion between my father and my two uncles, whether we should travel with a waggon or purchase horses and mules to carry our luggage and relieve the females when fatigued. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z They had lighted a lantern, whose light just showed the interior of the waggon. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z I however pushed ahead and soon got to it, and then pursued it, in the direction to the waggons. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z There is a brush-cart at the door, and waggons laden with wood, and the tap-room is crowded with rough but honest-looking country folks, enjoying their midday repast of bread and beer. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z She rose hastily, came forward, and there, on the voor-kist of her own waggon was this terrible English girl, pointing her husband’s carbine at her. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The enemy came down in thousands from the mountains and attacked the whole line of waggons, from front to rear, at one time, so that we had some precious hard fighting all along the route. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z “You had better go and warn her,” said Mr Prestcott; “then we will carry him to the waggon.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z On a little reflection, I determined to turn back and go with him, which I did; and we journeyed on slowly as waggons commonly do, but merrily enough. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z With a light carriage they are bad enough, but with a two-ton waggon, small in wheel and long ’twixt draughts, the labour, not to say danger, reaches a maximum. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Even the very waggon chairs—dear to every Boer—had been thrown away. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He suffered no pain, but lay all day in one of the waggons in a state of apathy. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z But you need not be afraid, I think, for your waggons. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Now it happened that at the moment we were talking there were some sacks of wheat in the hall, which were going to Chester by the carrier’s waggon. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z The constant hum of the waggon-wheels, and the jolting—for with the best of springs a two-ton waggon will jolt—shakes the system. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z They determined to camp for the night and ride back to their waggon with the first streak of dawn. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “Did the enemy capture any of the waggons?” asked Tom. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z The boxes were removed from the waggon, and as soft a bed as possible made upon the floor of dried grass and reeds, over which several rugs were laid. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z “Another time when I was at Chester I lifted a barrel of porter from the street to the hinder part of the waggon, solely by strength of back and arms.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Towards sunset about ten waggon loads of happy children passed by. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Frank directed his waggon for the Limpopo River, and, still battling with the pestilence, kept up his shooting so long as he had strength. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Early next morning Shipp’s waggons were got on the move, and having taken a friendly leave of Ntlororo—upon whom Frank bestowed Waishlahla’s gun and ammunition—the party left the kraal en route for Natal. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z We were several hundreds in number, with waggons containing military stores, and a cannon or two. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He was once run over by a loaded waggon, but, strange to say, escaped without the slightest injury. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Included in the rolling stock were several iron tip waggons, of the kind generally in use in mining districts. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Suddenly his eye caught the white tent of another waggon, which had come in during the afternoon, and was on its way up-country. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z It was officially reported in camp that you were killed when our corps attempted to retake the waggons on the 18th. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z When we saw Mr Margetts fire at the baboons, we knew what would happen, and we heaped the reeds round the waggon while the brutes were coming down the rocks. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z So the machinery and tools were packed up in their waggon, and the party started back again to Kimberley. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z The hunt must have been successful, for the huntsmen were in high spirits, and from the waggons protruded the horns of deer, and the heads of boars with bloody tusks. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z The third, an Italian, had, they informed me, turned into his waggon and gone to sleep. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “Without them,” said the captain, “I do not see how we can take the waggons on; for I heard Thompson say that he had no spare draught cattle.” The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Either the baboons didn’t take any notice of their waggon, or they were bent, like Hardy’s elephant, on punishing the culprit who fired on them. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The strings of laden waggons slowly wending their way over the veldt to the distant Diamond Fields, give an idea of carelessness about time, and worry, and the world in general. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z The day passed as such happy days do, and the glorious harvest moon had risen over the distant tors before the horses were spanned and the waggons ready. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z He came, the man said, in our direction, and then disappeared behind the waggons and into the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “It will be no easy job to guard the waggons with the force we have.” The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z As some repairs must be made to our waggon, perhaps it is not of so much consequence. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z A dozen or so of wood waggons would pass every day on their way to the Diamond Fields, but there was little other traffic. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Look up at the waggon and try to count how many stars you can see inside it with the naked eye. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z The interior of the big waggon hard by looked very bare for a Dutchman’s. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “From what I heard them say, I think they must have got hold of the hospital stores waggon,” answered Jamieson. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z It did not produce much effect, as all those within had thrown themselves on the floor, where the solid sides of the waggon, strengthened by the recent defences, prevented the bullets from penetrating. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Store-keepers who could supply uniforms, and transport-riders who had waggons and oxen, came forward to help their country in its hour of need at a considerable profit to themselves. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z To find it we have only to draw a line upwards through the two stars in the tailboard of the waggon and on into space. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z He climbed quickly to the waggon, and in his turn gazed intently at the game. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “Sah, I am knowing all things,” was the modest reply, and the black giant strode off, followed by the empiled wobbling waggons. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z The waggon fortunately stood in a sheltered place under two large trees, whither it had been moved to render it as secure from attack as possible. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Would they ever meet again, he thought, as he looked back over the flat at the waggon, until it became a white speck on the horizon. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Here the waggons were unspanned, the horses tethered out, the food unpacked, and preparations for the picnic soon in full swing. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z Then they saddled up and rode off for the waggon, which was reached by mid-day. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z More than a hundred waggons of their baggage have already been taken. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z They were obliged at night to light two large fires, one on each side of the space enclosed by their waggons. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z She was to go with them, and had got into their waggon. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Many arrived in ox-drawn waggons laden with their families, their goods and chattels, and driving before them their cattle, which they disposed of for a mere song in the market. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z In a little while, as the swift African twilight fell, April, the Basuto, crept up to the waggon and whispered to his mistress. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z As he was borne away to the ambulance waggon, the last words on that noble soldier's lips were a fervent wish for good fortune to the arms of the Queen he had served so well. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z “I wonder how they came off in their waggon.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The frugal suppers and the nights passed in a waggon, while awaiting the carriage which had missed the way, appeared to her frightful calamities. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Blake “hitched his waggon to the stars,” to use Emerson’s expressive phrase, and to the spiritually “elect” in art—those to whom ideas are the really precious things—he speaks winged words and with authority. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z Alida, who for the last half-hour had been very busy with certain preparations in the interior of the waggon, came to the fore-kist, carbine in hand, and listened to him. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The arrangements for horsing the guns were also very inefficient, and they had no waggons or transport. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z It was agreed that we should, all of us, approach the waggon together as soon as the moon sets, and that will be before twelve o’clock. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z In a few minutes we are on the Nieuport road, and for half an hour we rush in the tender beside a canal, past various kinds of French and British transport waggons. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z Cavalry and artillery and long lines of waggons lined the country highways and byways. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z The house was reached at last, and Tobias’s travel-worn waggon, loaded to the tilt with ivory, halted fifty yards away from the door. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z It was a raw and new road, yet it had been heavily travelled both ways by horse, foot, and waggons. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z One of them stands sentinel at the fire near the waggon. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z On the morrow, or the day after that, or perhaps in a week's time—and till then you will stick to the forest—you will perceive four or five hundred waggons going towards Tokai. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The crops were to a great extent cut, and some were in process of cartage in heavy waggons. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Lost sight of it till we had got to the Mahalapsi River, where the waggon was overturned in crossing. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The Continental Captain was lying on his trundle-bed, but got up and sent two men to harness Kaya to our waggon. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z He folded her in a warm embrace, and then leaped from the waggon, forgetting that George still remained, or unwilling perhaps to witness his adieux. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Last of all come the carpenters, who exhibit to the new Sheriff a brand-new waggon, to which horses are harnessed, filled with smoothly planed boards. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The guns are simply well-horsed, and the limbers, waggons, etc., rendered as light and mobile as possible. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z One glance he threw towards that other camp fire, and then, kicking his horse with the spur, he passed behind our two waggons and rode straight out into the gross darkness of the veldt. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Then I helped Penelope into the waggon, got in myself and took the reins. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z There all the waggons and the goods which were saved from the wreck at Bushman’s Drift have been conveyed. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The mob of poor desperate creatures turned aside from the road; the waggons, greatly to the damage of the horses, plunged along over the fields where there was no sign of a track. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z I sought more comfortable quarters, and found them in an old broken-down waggon and a handful of straw. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Once more the chief wandered back to the waggon, where Van Zyl was measuring out some of the blue and white beads into a skin bag. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z And now, near and ever nearer, creeps the waggon; and now it seems close at hand; and now we see it far away down the road, slowly moving toward us. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z But you would find it very dull work, keeping by the side of the waggon the whole way.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z And the waggons went jingling and clattering along towards the confines of Szörmeny. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Several were being led, or carried, on the backs of comrades; and soon we began to pass long strings of waggons full of injured, which left long trails of blood on the road. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Near him, in the shade of the spreading acacia tree by which the waggon was outspanned, crawled on a couple of blankets little Jan, his two year old child. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A terrible anxiety seized me, and I wondered how far they had got on the way to Mayfield, with cattle and sheep to drive ahead of a loaded waggon and one horse. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z The large waggon jolted off with the ladies seated in it. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z These waggons will be packed full with select girls and women, and with lots of money and knickknacks, you may be sure. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The weather had fairly broken now: the thaw had set in all over the country, and the ground was in a dreadful condition, and scarcely passable for troops, and especially waggons and artillery. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z It took the hunters and their natives more than a week to chop out the tusks and get them stowed in their waggons. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Scarce had we come near enough to observe this road plainly, and the crushed ferns and swale grasses in the new waggon ruts, when we heard horses coming at a great distance. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Only two days ago some waggons bringing in supplies were attacked by a lot of these fellows in open day, and several of our men were wounded. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z My chum went off to his farm; but I had no home, and took the road again with waggons, and loaded for Barberton at slashing fine rates. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Other things we captured were carts, waggons, and conveyances laden with provisions and clothing materials, which had been stolen from Polish towns, villages and private houses. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Vrouw Terblans, aroused by the cracking of whips, the cries of the drivers, and the heavy creaking of the waggon, stood outside upon the stoep. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z I had just come into view of the first chimneys of Caughnawaga, and was riding by an empty waggon driven by an old man, when, very far away, I heard a gun-shot. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z You had better get inside the waggon, and that without loss of time. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The road was good and clear of rocks and stumps, so we hopped onto the most comfortable waggon, and talked while the oxen plodded slowly along. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z I saw them lying dead harnessed to guns and waggons. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z With a deep groan, but without another word, De la Rey jerked fiercely at his horse’s bit and turned to his waggon. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z I drew bridle sharply and asked the man in the waggon if he also had heard it; but his waggon rattled and he had not. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z There were two waggons, each with its full team of oxen and four servants attached to each. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z We chatted with him until our waggons came up, when he again politely raised his hat as he said good-bye to us, and offered many thanks for the information about the road. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z During the afternoon we came up with one of their abandoned waggons. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z He requested also that a light waggon might be dispatched for the wounded man, with certain nursing comforts and drugs that might be useful. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z For when again the General rode past the church, I saw waggons under our escort piled with the muskets of the Highland Battalion, and others heaped high with broad-swords, pistols, swivels, and pikes. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Sometimes the lions were so bold, that they were obliged to cut long stout poles and lash them to the spokes of the wheels to prevent the animals creeping in under the waggons. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z As the waggons rumbled along Key was giving a more or less accurate account of our conversation with the stranger. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Horses and waggons were swept away, and some guns captured. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z There stood the hut and the waggon just as he had left them. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Leonard’s waggon or caravan was built and ready. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z All the guns, ammunition, and waggons have been taken. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Key and I set out together at a brisk pace, well knowing how poor was our chance of catching up to the waggons again before the midnight outspan. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z No food had been served out for two days, and when a commissariat waggon came up only about half the men obtained biscuits. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Beautiful wild doves cooed softly from the spreading branches of the great giraffe-acacia, beneath which the old waggon stood. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He had been buying waggons and horses in the Transvaal for the Chartered Company. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z These consisted of two waggons, which had fortunately been left at the station, and of piles of sacks filled with mealies and biscuit-boxes, the parapet thus formed being only a few feet high. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z One or more of us would always be with Soltké; the others would be lying in the shadow of a tree or under a waggon. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z At least 20,000 prisoners were brought to the rear, together with a number of horses, guns and waggons. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z She sat under the waggon sail, cutting up dried onions into a tin dish; but as Kate Marston approached she made no attempt to meet her. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A moment later, the children had broken into wild hurrahs, whips were cracking, and waggons streaking down the road in clouds of dust. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The cannon were placed at the angles; the ammunition and waggons in the centre. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Besides this, I had not gone a hundred yards from the waggons before every sound was stilled; not the faintest whisper stirred the air. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Sick and nearly fainting, I had to lean against a broken waggon to recover myself. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z The great market square was still full of waggons and long spans of oxen, and of native people, drawn from well-nigh every quarter of Southern Africa. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z When the waggons are out-spanned it takes not more than ten to fifteen minutes to form a laager, bush it, and get all the horses inside. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z He was looking at the waggons and asking questions. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z I wish we’d come on a bit further with the waggons. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z There happened to be no Red Cross men with our division just then; but we sent them to the rear in empty provision waggons. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z He had crept across in the darkness and found that Strangeways was not in his waggon. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z When we got back to the town we found that some waggons we had met on our way out had come in. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The meal was now eaten, and the waggons were soon once more in motion, the same precautions being observed during the remainder of the day. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z In a few seconds we had her out and were trying restoratives; and on detecting signs of returning life we carried her up to the waggons. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z It was mounted upon one of the heavy waggons we had brought from Saint Louis across the plains, and drawn by six oxen. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z He had in his waggon, even now, some new and rare birds from the far-off Zambesi lands, and the two had had many a deal together. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Saba Rookwood and her husband were travelling with the same waggons. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The waggons had stopped for the night, the oxen were outspanned, and the native servants were engaged in knee-haltering their masters’ horses, which were then turned into the veldt to graze. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The Judge brought matters to a practical issue by telling our friend that he “had much better wait at our waggons for the good boy that speaks English so well.” The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Providing ourselves with stores, ammunition, etc, we set out with a train of four waggons and eight horses. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z The third waggon stood about sixty yards away. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z We rode slowly down the spoor made by the King’s waggons the night before, Major Wilson and Captain Borrow behind us consulting as to what to do. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z George then went out to look at the waggons in which the journey was to be made—each of which, he found, would be drawn by no less than sixteen oxen. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Bobbie went with his brother to the nearest waggons a few miles on ahead, where Donald raised a horse and went on alone on his long ride for help. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Two of these waggons were constructed for the safe keeping of wild animals: one was laden with stores, and the other was a covered van to live in. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z We turned for our waggons, therefore, and with great difficulty reached them late that night. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z I would rather stay and come in with the waggon to-night. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z They were in construction not unlike an English waggon, only a good deal stronger and more solid. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z For four mortal hours the man lay sullenly by the waggon on a pile of blankets, and only the one word passed his lips. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z A certain little boy was playing in the court, when unruly bullocks drawing a waggon crushed him with the wheel, and immediately he lay in the agonies of death. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z She opened her eyes, looked across to the other waggons, her prisoner was gone! From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z I never knew anything like a waggon journey to turn one’s complexion to leather!” The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z When they knew that a battle was imminent, they laagered their waggons together, and stationed their foot-soldiers in and behind them. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z As we moved on with the waggons, he turned to look down the road by which we had come, and said, apparently as an afterthought: “You haf seen my ‘boy’ perhaps? The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z In one of those waggons I lay down to sleep under a net; but the blanket felt damp and had a foreign smell. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z And so, very reluctantly on my part, we made our way back to the waggons, which had been standing for weeks outspanned on the southern bank of the river, in charge of our men. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Every one was frightfully busy filling empty packing-cases with crockery and pots and pans, and late into the night people were still carrying things to be piled into the waggon. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The mounted men, of which their force principally consisted, waited at some distance until the Zulu assault on the waggons had begun. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Now and then a snore came from under the waggon where the drivers were sleeping. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z In our minds we were already settled and safe in a waggon, comfortable among the empty boxes, going back to the place where the crowd was. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z I was very fond of the merry, little yellow-headed chap; and had always some sweetstuff and other treasure at my waggon for him. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z We’ve been trekking all night, and the waggon is not a very springy one. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The men had been careful to place the waggon on a piece of ground which was slightly raised above the rest. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Up, up the stony path, till, with torn feet and shaking in every limb, I reached the waggon. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z It had a number of open waggons, loaded with material, about which the labourers going up to replenish the gangs made themselves as comfortable as they could. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The trader, who had tended him day and night for a week, now absolutely wearied out, sought his own waggon and went to sleep. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z With the first glint of dawn we saddled up and rode down to the King’s waggon again, and Major Wilson called in a loud voice to Lobengula to come out and surrender. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Henryk, his sister, and myself mean to ride, and the luggage will be conveyed in his bullock waggon, which is one of the best in Natal. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z His portmanteaus were following in a hired waggon, such as we term a cart. In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 2011-08-25T02:00:28.717Z She was not the “Capella” of the Swansea docks, the sea waggon squatting low in the water, with bows like a box, and a width of beam which made her seem a wharf fixture. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z And the old fellow rose from the fire, knocked the ashes out of his pipe, stretched himself, and climbed into his waggon. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A convoy of waggons on the march can in two or three minutes be transformed into an almost impregnable laager. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z We lived in the waggons till he and his men had run up the house and farm buildings. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z There was a pause of half a minute, and then the waggon lumbered on, and the hurdy-gurdy crashed out its discordant notes. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z All that was known was that a few weeks after the acquittal, a waggon came and fetched away their goods from the cottage, and Jenkins was heard of no more—for the time. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z With a deep sigh the Boer climbed slowly down from the waggon and joined his family at their miserable breakfast, by the remains of the overnight camp fire. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z An electric wave of enthusiasm passed round the room, and for a moment Judy looked almost rapturous, until I added, “They are all with my luggage, which is coming up by waggon.” The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Here, Baylen, Matamo, here’s a soft place in the bank which we can dig out, and it will be deep enough to hold the waggon. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The thunderous rattle of a heavy waggon, the discordant notes of a brass band, the din of a hurdy-gurdy frightfully out of tune, suddenly stopped. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z At length, worn-out and exhausted with hunger and wandering, he accepted the wages of a boy from Albert Herring, and a waggon was sent to fetch his goods. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The old waggon still stands there under the spreading acacia fifty yards to the left. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Leave them piled up by the roadside for next waggons to bring. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Men and oxen now returned across the river to undertake the transport of the second waggon. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Further, the waggons should be done away with—done away with immediately, and the burghers were to form separate mounted commandos. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z The waggon rose up and sloped down over the furrows of the meadow as a boat pitches in a sea. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z The first thing her brown eyes lit upon was another waggon and encampment some hundred and fifty yards to her right. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Next waggons usually open them and help themselves to what they like best. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z A few hours afterwards Farmer Baylen arrived with the larger waggon, and he and his sons, as well as Hardy, who was also an old acquaintance, were hospitably welcomed. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The waggons disappeared over a rise with a rumbling noise, and we rode away in an opposite direction, the blue expanse overhead our only covering. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z The man very civilly stopped his waggon and named the various landmarks by which he would have guided his own course to Andrew Fisher’s. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z A walk of less than two hundred yards, and she stood by the de Klerks’ waggon. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z There were many waggons about, all of them piled up with things, as though ready for departure. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z They managed to fling a few assegays into, and under, the waggons; but the Boers fired upon them, under almost complete shelter, and shot them down by hundreds. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z During this week some waggons loaded with meal, coffee, sugar, sweets, and brandy were captured by our men. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z In half an hour he reached it, and found a waggon track which, as the boy had said, after a while led him into a wood—scattered pollard oaks, hawthorn bushes, and fir plantations. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z It had caught sight of the waggon and of figures moving among the trees, and would go no further. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z “We came down by waggon with an escort of men, and it was awfully jolly and amusing at first,” said Judy. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Then with great difficulty the oxen struggled up the opposite shore, and the big waggon was safely landed, though its contents had been completely wetted through. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Proceeding on our way, we first heard that the enemy had hemmed in Commandant Hasebroek at Doornberg, and afterwards that he had escaped with the loss of nearly all his waggons and his field-guns. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z When they had descended, he went to the hawthorn bush, pulled out some prongs, and then scrambled up into the waggon himself. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z We have plenty of stores on our waggon. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The men hurriedly inspanned and urged us into the shelter of the waggons, then started to walk ahead in silent, gloomy groups. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Just as they were approaching the water, the disselboom broke in half, and rendered the waggon quite unmanageable. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z A delay occurred at a ford, and it was half-past three in the morning before we arrived at the outspan, which the foremost waggons had reached at twelve o'clock. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z So the beautiful moonlight streamed down calmly upon the white ricks, the white loaded waggon, and the white stubble on the slightly rising ground. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z I’ll just say Good evening and go back to my waggon. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The children were bunched together in a little scarlet cluster at the end of the waggon, watching silent and wide-eyed two of their number who were weeping huddled against their mother. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z You have forgotten that we have left one of our waggons in a damaged condition on the other side of the Mooi.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Here one might see mothers with babies in their arms, and little ones clinging to their skirts, jumping over the stepping-stones of a river-ford or wading through the water whilst the waggons were struggling across. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Away trotted the two huge carthorses, the harness merrily jingling and the waggon jolting. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z If I can help you in any way, if you want anything, send over to our waggon and you can have it with pleasure. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z So they followed the waggon track, which led them again under the tall poles. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z I shall send Matamo to get the waggon ready as soon as possible. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z They considered that they could not do away with their waggons; but nevertheless resolved to proceed to the Chief-Commandant, and then, when they should arrive where he was, to act according to circumstances. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z So the waggon stood still, and Valentine, hot and angry, took the bottle—being the nearest—from Augustus, and essayed to drink. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z In front of the red mud walls of the hut, now glowing warmly beneath the rays of the dying sun, sits the white man in an old waggon chair. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He strode on in silence, but keeping the sharpest watch, till they came to the waggon track, crossing the field from left to right. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z At first it seemed as if there was no mode of overcoming the difficulty, except by taking one waggon to pieces. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The following night we marched until it was very late, and had to wait as usual for the waggons. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z It bean’t six chain from he to th’ waggon ruts as goes to Warren. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Suddenly her eyes fell upon the white waggon tilt of the Englishman’s camp. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He leaned against it and looked over; there was a green waggon track the other side, which wound out from the bushes, and again disappeared among them. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Mr Mansen proposes to send over his light bullock waggon for you. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Long trains of waggons and carts, large herds of cattle and flocks of sheep were driven on with feverish haste. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z His muscles were strung, his blood was up, he warmed to his work, and pitched vast bundles that all but buried and half choked Jabez, who was loading on the waggon. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z The sight of a female figure sitting under the lee of the waggon in a squat chair, and her immense Dutch kapje, or sun-bonnet, at once settled that conviction. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Suddenly something came round the corner of the smooth green waggon track, and he knew in an instant by the peculiar amble that it was a hare. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z But you might be able to bear the motion of the waggon. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z On his return to his waggons he heard that these persons had been seen at another place. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Opposite, at some distance, stood the waggon now fully loaded; Diamond and Captain eating the hay put for them, and the shepherd lying at full length on the grass. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z While she thus dreamed her day dream of the future, a canoe had, unnoticed by her, shot across the stream and made its landing on the shore a hundred yards or so behind the waggon. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He swung behind a large waggon, crossed the road, and sought a convenient doorstep; for his mind was made up, and his business was now to sit down before the toy-shop, and wait his opportunity. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z Then I will ride back at once and tell them to send the waggon. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The waggons that brought up the rear seldom reached the camping-place before two or three o'clock in the morning. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Augustus, the “bottle” by his side, and his hand laid lovingly on it, fell asleep in the shade of the waggon. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Be off and get under the waggon and go to sleep. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The difference is comparable, one may say roughly, to the difference between the speed of an express train and the speed of a four-wheeled waggon. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z In the market place adjoining, the horses and waggons of the Boers from the neighbourhood were grouped together, while their owners were flocking in to take part in the meeting. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Again the waggons behind had to wait, with a similar loss of time. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. 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