| 单词 | woodsman |
| 例句 | They said the City makes you lonely, but since I’d been trained by the best woodsman ever, loneliness was a thing couldn’t get near me. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He sent to far kingdoms for woodsmen, carpenters, metalsmiths, goldsmiths—also carters, victualed, clothiers to attend to the workmen—and for weeks their uproar filled the days and nights. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the horse let out a noise and the woodsman relaxed his grip on the ax and lifted the reins. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He decided that if he were a real woodsman, he would slice off a steak and grill it over a wood fire. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I showed him how to make a living working for himself as a fur trapper, prospector, carpenter, woodsman, horses, etc. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Long before anyone else Telemakhos caught sight of the grey woodsman coming from the door, and called him over with a quick jerk of his head. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And slowly the wound began to grow numb I dreamed I was walking through the forest with plain-faced Laclith, the woodsman who had traveled with our troupe when I was younger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The woodsman had left the shoes for her to find. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z In woods where the woodsmen told lies, maybe it was the wolves who told the truth. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I had read so much about the loneliness of the farmer, the trapper, the woodsman during the bleakness of winter that I had come to believe it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel had believed in woodsmen and magic shoes and swanskins and the easy magic of a compass. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And if she had thought about it, she would have put the pieces together: the woodsman on the path, the sudden appearance of the red shoes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Instead, he sat on a fallen tree and ate a Snickers bar and knew that he really wasn’t a real woodsman. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She peeked out again and the woodsman’s posture had changed. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The woodsman turned his head to watch her go. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z His brown eyes were kind, just like a woodsman’s should be. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z There was a woodsman who came by sometimes, he had kindly eyes and an ax, and that kept the wolves away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z At the very edge of the square was the dancing girl, and standing a few feet away was the woodsman Hazel had seen earlier that day. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The woodsman whispered something to it and patted its flank. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z In a woods full of wolves there were woodsmen, too. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z So she nodded good-bye to the woodsman, and with one last glance at the dancing girl, headed back into the company of the crowd. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She thought again of the woodsman, and what he might have told her, and hoped there were as many woodsmen here as wolves. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Those are the same people who wear their facial hair like woodsman pioneers in the 1800s, with plaid shirts and suspenders. Switchel: the new (but really old) apple cider drink hipsters can't get enough of 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z “Almost everything I write is a product of nature,” said Sgah’gahsowáh, who describes himself as “a woodsman who likes fishing and stuff,” as well as an avid hiker. Meet Blackbraid, a Black Metal Musician With Native American Roots 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z As with anything, there are a few exceptions to this woodsman style. The casual-Friday look that GOP candidates can’t get enough of 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z He had a reputation for being a dependable "woodsman" and was well liked in adult circles. How the internet killed porn 2012-06-05T19:00:01Z Journalists and pundits mused about whether Mr. Ryan’s neatly cropped stubble, which suggested vintage George Michael as much as urban woodsman, signaled a significant political statement. Paul Ryan’s Beard Triggers a Style Debate 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Struggling to survive in a cabin in the wilderness, the woodsman befriends an orphaned grizzly bear he names Ben, after Benjamin Franklin, and other “critters” – raccoons, owls, deer, rabbits, hawks, badgers and cougars. Dan Haggerty obituary 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z This led police to believe that Hart was an expert woodsman and exceptionally skilled at hiding in the vast wilderness. The 5 most shocking moments from “Keeper of the Ashes,” Hulu’s Oklahoma Girl Scouts murders doc 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The spot where Gordon and Albert find the body of Ruth Davenport — and where Bill Hastings gets his head squished into goo by a woodsman — has an address that includes the word “Sycamore.” ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 12: Hornes Aplenty 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z My dad – a crack woodsman and subsistence expert – hunted grouse. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z Peddlers sell their wares; musicians play crude instruments; woodsmen chop down trees. | 'The Mill and the Cross': ?The Mill and the Cross? - Review 2011-09-13T22:38:04Z And there are far more surreal story lines that involve Sally as a vast flying machine and another one of woodsmen wandering inside the body of Jefferson. ‘Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings’ reimagines his illicit affair 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Taking place deep in the heart of red-state America, the hourlong special follows a squad of self-appointed Bigfoot hunters, made up of war veterans, ex-lawmen and "hardcore woodsmen," into the forests of rural Louisiana. 'Killing Bigfoot': Sad days for poor Sasquatch 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Haggerty was working as a stuntman and animal handler in Hollywood when a producer asked him to act in some opening scenes he was reshooting for a film about a woodsman and his bear. Dan Haggerty, Who Played Grizzly Adams, Dies at 73 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z “It now takes me about three minutes in the morning to go from looking like a crazy hobo to a whimsical woodsman,” he wrote. It’s Long Past Time to Get That Beard Under Control 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s costumes all the way down: trad, woodsman, cowboy, sailor, biker, banker, goth ninja. It’s Raining Menswear 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z “It’s the oldest operating store in Wallowa County,” said Mr. Hays, 47, a hearty man with the scruff and broad fingers of a woodsman and the warmth and storytelling ability of a cool uncle. A Furniture Maker’s Quest: Create Everything From Scratch 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, that other immigrant woodsman, Charles Duquet, “scarcely larger than a child,” quickly runs away from his master, but not from the idea of cutting down trees. Annie Proulx’s long-awaited, spectacular new novel ‘Barkskins’ 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z They ranged from thimble-size angels to spinning pyramids as tall as I am, to nutcrackers, Santas, woodsmen and more. Dreaming of an Artisanal Christmas 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Lynch said the “gnarly woodsman” ethos embodied by Mr. Ross has inspired him to study landscapes in depth. Bob Ross Fans Seek Some Happy Little Appreciation for Their Muse 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z “It’s a backlash against the now-ailing Americana-urban woodsman trend,” said Brad Bennett, who runs Well Spent, an influential men’s style blog. ‘Dad Jeans’ Are Making a Comeback 2013-07-24T19:16:19Z In the meantime, here’s a video of pop’s least convincing new woodsman bopping through the forest and sipping tequila while glamping. Justin Timberlake postpones Tacoma Dome concerts 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Decades of American male bravado, of Hemingway woodsmen and Clint Eastwood cowboys, of rugged individualists driving manly trucks alone, have given us the suicidal wreckage of American masculinity. Even in Hemingway’s Woods, Sometimes a Man Needs to Cry 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z But for all of his woodsman pride, Timberlake remains at his most effective when performing hits from when he was better connected to the outside world. Review | Justin Timberlake may feel at home in the woods, but the arena is where he shines 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Audubon saw himself as a woodsman, as well as a naturalist, and he used strikingly bellicose language to describe his travels and research. Perspective | The greatest bird artist you’ve never heard of 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z It needed to recruit several master woodsmen to act as guides. My friend was killed deep in the Amazon forest. I went to investigate. Part one of Inscryption locks you in a cabin with a vicious woodsman who will only release you if you beat him in a succession of card games. Inscryption mod makes the game’s best part endlessly replayable 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z A delegation of burly woodsmen approached Brown, who is 5-foot-2, and invited her to go out into the forest with them. Opinion | They Overcame Mutual Loathing, and Saved a Town 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Joined by Sergey Avdeyuk, an experienced woodsman, I was dipping my toe into my first year of fish owl fieldwork, the first of many. A Duet of Fish Owls 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Wowak, who worked in the juvenile justice system before becoming a full-time woodsman, left the reality show Alone early, choosing sanity, food, and his family over the big prize. Survivalists feel vindicated by coronavirus outbreak 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z And few of the woodsmen, he wrote, would “refuse an invitation to hunt Indians.” My friend was killed deep in the Amazon forest. I went to investigate. The cards you use to beat the woodsman have attack and life values and unique abilities that synergize with one another to create devastatingly overpowered combos that are an utter delight to assemble and trigger. Inscryption mod makes the game’s best part endlessly replayable 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Woodcarver Doug Linker presents an easy figure any of us can carve from a stick — the 5-minute wizard, a bearded image in a hat that can be modified into Santa, a woodsman or a hipster. 50 life skills you can learn online — for free! — during self-quarantine 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The first floor great room is decorated with dried grains; saws hang like artwork on the walls, as does a wolfskin fur coat, as if some century-old woodsman hung it up and forgot it. Why Fäviken, the restaurant in Sweden made famous by “Chef's Table,” is closing 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Organizers say it’s the biggest spectator woodsmen event in North America and includes log-rolling and axe throwing. Axe throwers, ox tenders to get together at Maine ag bash 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z The story said the woodsman had been questioned about Marjorie at one point, but was released. The great unsolved mystery of the missing Marjorie West 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z He is said to be an experienced woodsman who can survive in remote areas for long periods of time. Suspect named in 1998 Dutch child death 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Moments of recognizable Twin Peaks lore punctuate a tale about the cyclical battle between good and evil, set in a 1950s New Mexico town invaded by mysterious woodsmen. The Verge's favorite TV episodes of 2017 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z "But generally Rock's moods are sunny and his broad shoulders are put to practical and picturesque uses as a woodsman and as a guide." Celebrate Canada Day With the 'Strong Man of the North' 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Survivalism, the practice of preparing for a crackup of civilization, tends to evoke a certain picture: the woodsman in the tinfoil hat, the hysteric with the hoard of beans, the religious doomsayer. Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Ms. Vulovic was rescued by a woodsman who followed her screams in the dark forest. Vesna Vulovic, Serbian flight attendant who survived 1972 crash, dies at 66 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Vulović was rescued by a woodsman who followed her screams in the dark forest. Serbian survivor of fall from plane explosion dies at 66 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Marred by a simplistic view of history and the timber industry, Proulx otherwise plays to her strengths, with colorful characters and graceful descriptions of the landscape in this woodsman’s version of manifest destiny. The best books of 2016, from our critics 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The stereotypical Northern woodsman captures one side of that national idea. Celebrate Canada Day With the 'Strong Man of the North' 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Jackson's supporters were seen "unruly masses", "back woodsmen who drank too much", said Kazin. Washington elite speculate about a Trump presidency - BBC News 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “It was actually kind of a running joke between him and me because on the radio they’re like, ‘Oh they’re not woodsmen, this and that,’” Mr. Sweat said. Swamps, Marijuana, Moonshine: 2 Prison Escapees’ 3 Weeks on the Run in New York 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Matt is the more stereotypical woodsman: humble, reserved, with a soft chuckle. The First Family of Competitive Lumberjacking 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z But the heart of the book lies in its Northeastern corner, where Sel becomes a simple woodsman and marries his master’s common-law wife, Mari, a Mi’kmaq Indian woman and healer. Annie Proulx’s ‘Barkskins’: a reckoning for the endless forest 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z In some of the original versions of Little Red Riding Hood the heroine and her granny are devoured whole only to later be rescued unharmed after a woodsman guts the wolf. Granny get your gun! NRA rewrites fairy tale classics 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z It’s light on its feet, even though its geriatric woodsmen are plodding and grunting. Review: Redford and Nolte in Bryson’s ‘A Walk in the Woods’ 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z When publications started buying his photographs, Ward transitioned from woodsman to professional photographer. SungardASVoice: The Photography Of Kennan Ward: A Lens In The Wild 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z And so, Andrew Jackson was mythologized as an unschooled, sharpshooting, divinely chosen woodsman of the people. How the Battle of New Orleans Birthed the American Character 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z “They don’t fit the traditional stereotype of a biker or woodsman or lumberjack,” he explains. 'Urban Beardsmen' Power Startup's Growth 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z “There were trees everywhere, the roads were completely blocked,” Bob Petrici, a woodsman living outside the town of Pahoa, tells TIME. Hawaii Pummeled by Massive Storm, Thousands Without Power 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z McLeod is a former logger who chopped and sawed in woodsmen competitions, as do some of these students. Ax throw, log climb at Adirondack lumberjack class 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The picture was painted during Audubon's 1826 trip to England and Scotland, when he was playing up his role as the American woodsman to raise money for his opus, The Birds of America. Audubon's Birds Live On Long after His Death [Slide Show] 2013-05-17T18:15:00.220Z Ferrer, though, is a middleweight marvel in the age of the giants, possessed of a murderous broad-shouldered prowl that sees him approach each rally like a woodsman furiously scything away with his precision hatchet. Andy Murray releases David Ferrer's iron grip to reach Wimbledon semis 2012-07-04T20:34:08Z Remember, a shrewd woodsman never forgets these things. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z But when the snow flurry does come there is no better sign for the woodsman of coming cold; it never fails. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z "I've been a woodsman all my life, I reckon," answered the latter, "and I don't need any instructions on that point." The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z I did not know, therefore, whether he was still at hand; for as yet I had no experience of his great skill as a woodsman. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z Other vessels came for cargo and Mr. Denny became an expert woodsman, helping to supply them with piling from the shores. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z A few of the best woodsmen were formed into a company, dressed and painted like Indians. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The woodsman must yield gracefully to the suburbanite,—in numbers. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z But you must pardon my caprice at the idea of a forest life; for I am not much of a woodsman, you know. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z Outfitted in a flannel shirt and jeans, he could have been a woodsman readying his traps if not for the headphones he wore. Is Silence Going Extinct? 2012-03-15T22:17:17Z Lad," said the doctor, kindly, "the two rough woodsmen who brought you home did what their rude skill permitted 327 to save your life. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Had they been regular troops, the result would have been worse; but every man was a woodsman and a hunter. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z A good woodsman always fixes a thing in his mind so he’ll know it the next time he sees it.” The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z There can be no large body of hostile Indians in these forests; for Guthrie, who is a woodsman, and who would at once have discovered the fact, would have communicated the intelligence to us. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z I know this forest in and out, Haymoss, for though I be by rights but a simple mariner, I am made now into a woodsman. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z I speak of true woodsmen—those who know the solitary life—not of loud and careless men who swagger into God's woodland mysteries as to a tavern tap-room. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z He can hunt as well; he can fight better; and yet there are niceties of the woodsman’s craft in which the white man must yield the palm to his savage rival. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He was a skilful woodsman, able to steer his canoe, a soldier and a hunter. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z The fisherman, the woodsman, the canoe-builder, has each his trade song, which on public occasions at least is illustrated by dancing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Returning to her den and finding her little ones gone, the footprints and the trail of the woodsman had told her the story. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z As the scouts approached they heard the ringing strokes of a woodsman’s axe, and presently came upon a perspiring young man, putting all his strength into felling a stubborn oak-tree. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Rogers’s Rangers, half hunters, half woodsmen, trained in a discipline of their own, and armed, like Indians, with hatchet, knife, and gun, were employed in a service of peculiar hardship. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Before the woodsman took his seat the lawyer introduced him to Mrs. MacCall and to Ruth, individually, and to the rest of the group in general. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Still we knew something was in there, for I showed my little woodsman, to his great wonder and delight, a short gray hair tipped with black clinging to the rocks. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z In that land of tried woodsmen and daring stream-drivers he would not have gained that name without deserving it. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z At one word which he, the blue-shirted woodsman, had used in his harangue, Nixon started, and a strange look shot across his face. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z The woodsmen of Virginia, veteran hunters and Indian-fighters, were thrown far out in front and on either flank, scouring the forest to detect any sign of a lurking ambuscade. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Suddenly from around the corner of the cabin appeared the long, slablike figure of the woodsman. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z There was a pounce, a screech, a ripping of cloth, a wild yell for help; then the answering shout and rush of two woodsmen with their axes. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Good fishermen, but not expert woodsmen, they had no idea that, here in the solitude, they ran any risk of being robbed of their morning's spoils. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z He felt that a revolution might be taking place within the soul of that tough woodsman. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z Elmer was a pretty good woodsman, and he did not have to be told that such smoke always comes from well seasoned wood, while black smoke springs from greener stuff. Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z I just got ’em shut up again,” said the woodsman. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z When we did at long last reach a hill-top, a sight we saw not two miles off was quite enough to curdle the blood of such inexperienced woodsmen as we were then. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Whirling angrily on his heel, he resumed his long, loose-kneed woodsman's stride. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z He assured the anxious woodsman that he had escaped even the slightest scratch, and could consider himself especially fortunate, in which the other heartily agreed with him. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z I could have embraced the fine old woodsman for his loyalty and generosity of spirit. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z He dropped the book and stood up to greet the woodsman with a smile. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z As the large forests are often at some distance from populated areas, the woodsmen build themselves log huts. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Accustomed as they were to moving everywhere on snowshoes in the winter, the two woodsmen found it infinitely laborious and exhausting to flounder their way through a four-foot depth of light snow. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The Fox now called together the dragon’s household and talked them over to Mikko as he had the woodsmen and the grooms and the shepherds. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z The two woodsmen, “hunting in couples” for the occasion, displayed considerable team-work. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z “I’m going to find out who shot that fox,” was the woodsman’s enigmatical answer. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z I could not discover what happens to the poor horses that help the woodsmen in their labours. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z Having not yet quite recovered, he was still a bit excitable for a woodsman. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z “No. His rule is either to travel with a great retinue or to go on foot disguised as a poor woodsman attended only by me.” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z You may not be woodsman enough ever to spy them, but they are about, just the same. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z Suddenly the woodsman raised his head and looked at Neale thoughtfully. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z In the falcon's jesses throw, Hook and arrow, line and bow; Never again, by stream or plain, Shall the gentle woodsmen go. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z It being too late in the year to begin rebuilding, the woodsman had betaken himself to the Settlements for the winter, trusting to begin, in the spring, the slow repair of his fortunes. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z “Our master is known as the Worm,” the woodsmen told him. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z By starting another dam and thus creating a pond, these wise little woodsmen also secure an area of new aspens that will feed the new colony. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z It was pointed just then at the fox pelt in the old woodsman’s hands, and was wrinkled as the dog sniffed at the skin. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z You had no sooner gone, that day, when a young woodsman came across the plateau. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z He fancied that this might be a signal calling for help, as is well known among woodsmen, and cattle rustlers. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z The woodsmen were simple fellows and this news threw them into great consternation. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z At Buffalo the entire population seemed to have turned out to welcome the wild woodsmen of the Northwest. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z He and the lawyer found the old woodsman sitting in the servants’ dining-room where he had been eating. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Provided with the ax, hatchet, and woodsman knife, the scouts started on their quest. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z And then, after taking himself to task in this manner, most severely, Felix would recollect that even an experienced woodsman may make a mistake occasionally. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z When they came to the ten woodsmen in blue smocks, the King said: “I wonder whose woodsmen those are.” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z To the New Englander this is the "pepperidge"; the Indians called it "tupelo"; but the woodsman, North and South, calls it the gum tree, as a rule. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z “Looks mighty like children’s work,” said the woodsman reflectively. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Surely no billhook or axe of woodsman has ever come near it since first it began to grow. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Felix believed he was a much better woodsman for having met and boldly faced the difficulties that had been spread like a net for his unwary feet on that occasion. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z “Couldn’t you prevail on him to come to me disguised as a poor woodsman?” the King begged. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z The satiny grain of the wood, and its close hard texture, commended it to the woodsman, who used it for gun stocks. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z At that time Neale and the old woodsman had not come out for the purpose of searching the vicinity of the Lodge for the footprints of the Birdsall twins. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z These hardy woodsmen had the inherent love of Nature in her wildest, most gorgeous aspects. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z But he felt sure, that unless he improved very much in this respect, he could never hope to make a good woodsman like Tom was, for instance. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z The little Fox, when he had left the main highway at the crossroads, soon met ten woodsmen with axes over their shoulders. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z When they looked back to wave, however, he was facing them, and they could see his pale, blue eyes—the eyes of a woodsman—looking at them as they went down the trail. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z They saw the woodsman’s big prints, too, where he had been looking for the marks of the fox hunter. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z With these and his adored rifle he eluded the sentries—a ridiculously easy feat for so skilled a woodsman—and went over the top and on into No Man’s Land. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z He had read somewhere that woodsmen, lost in the forest, can find the points of the compass because moss always grows on the north side of trees. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z “We are Mighty Mikko’s men!” the woodsmen at once began repeating over and over. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z The Indian or expert woodsman is never at a loss for dry fire material in the wettest woods. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z The woodsman was pointing to marks in the snow, now being rapidly filled in. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z The words were like the blow dealt by the axe of a skilful woodsman at the root of a sapling, felling it at once. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Still hunting, or stalking the moose in his native wilds, is a branch of sport successfully followed by none except the skilled woodsmen and hardy hunter. Habits, Haunts and Anecdotes of the Moose and Illustrations from Life 2011-08-23T02:00:29Z The Fox talked to the twenty grooms as he had talked to the woodsmen and before he left them they, too, were shouting: “We are Mighty Mikko’s men!” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z To one who is a thoroughly competent woodsman, each mark is a real blaze of light, quite unmistakable. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z The keenest scented dog, and the most experienced woodsman, could not have traced the three children to their present shelter. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Even hardened woodsmen enjoy their creature comforts Indeed, one of the pleasures of camping is combining civilisation with nature. Happy glampers 2011-07-22T06:09:52Z Here the monkey revels in the plenitude of wild fruits, and the pheasant finds a safe retreat from crafty woodsmen, while birds of diverse kinds invoke the spirit of nature with the voice of song. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z One of his attendants asked the woodsmen and the ten of them shouted out at the top of their voices: “We are Mighty Mikko’s men!” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z It is this instant, intelligent recognition of every object within his vision in his daily roving, which fixes the primitive woodsman’s reckoning of time, distance, and direction. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z “Don’t want to have to lug you back in our arms, young man,” snorted the old woodsman. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Colonel W. H. Ashley, who had penetrated into this region, together with several enterprising hunters and woodsmen, represented it as metalliferous, and abounding in scenes of varied interest. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z I describe this incident merely as one of the many strange and mysterious ones that come under the observation of woodsmen, and not with any desire to give pain to sensitive and sympathetic readers. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z He found appetite for the simple meal, and listened with interest and amusement to the tales of moving incidents by flood and field with which, between their pipes, the woodsmen beguiled the winter evening. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z And he knew that these wonderful primordial wastes were only waiting for the axe of the woodsman to yield a building lumber second to none in the world. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z “Français—French?” he asked, and in turn the big woodsman shook his head—nobody there spoke French. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Two or three of the woodsmen, who were best acquainted with this tract, expressed a willingness to accompany me on a tour of exploration. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z That some one was a keen soft-footed woodsman. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z Experienced woodsmen, they knew well how to live off the land while waiting. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z As foreman he could extract more work from these simple woodsman giants than could those he employed in a similar capacity. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z The little woodsman saw the men draw back chairs for the ladies, and he drew back Barbara’s before Hugh, on the other side of her, could forestall him. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Rain is one of the greatest annoyances to the woodsman. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z They felt that if the hunters, woodsmen, shepherds, soldiers of fortune, and outlawed men Romulus commanded should happen to quarrel with peaceable people like the settlers, it might create a very unpleasant state of things. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z And loud he laughed, nor gave the secret of his youth, his woodsman's lasting joys. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z These woodsmen rate their employer by his driving power. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z But the sound of coming hoof-beats had reached the woodsman’s ears some seconds before the black man heard them, and already Erskine had wheeled away. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z But I've lived too long in lonely places, and I'm more woodsman than Irishman now!... Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Toppy noticed that the old woodsman sat on a bench near the door where he could keep an eye on the road. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z What wonder that his simple woodsman's heart was moved to quick response! A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z If he were inexperienced in the woodsman's craft, he knew these woodsmen, and he shuddered at the pictures his thoughts painted. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z The white woman’s trembling lips opened, but before she could answer, a harsh, angry voice broke in haughtily, and Erskine turned to see Black Wolf stalking in, a prisoner between two stalwart woodsmen. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z "Oh, then, we'll have thy story, Bretwul, for we are all anxious to hear how they like messages from our woodsmen." The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z An old, bearded woodsman came out of the cabin and opened the gate, and the hunchback pulled up and proceeded to feed his team. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z "We 'll return to the Arcadia of the woodsman's simple life." A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z As they began selling off tracts in Minniesland, they were astute enough to understand the benefit of association with the famed naturalist and woodsman. | Audubon's Last 'Dear Home,' on West 155th 2011-05-03T16:50:47Z Harry looked uneasy, but it was evident that the girl was the one person who could laugh at the sensitive little woodsman with no offense. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Being an expert woodsman, he chose the latter route. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z They also knew that all good woodsmen were careful about such things and always had regard for the rights of others. The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z We have seen him first as a robust lad, then as a fearless woodsman, and later as a brave soldier. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z After receiving his commission he worked zealously in organizing, drilling and equipping his company of 170 men; all of whom were experienced woodsmen and excellent marksmen. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z So that the people who had heard terrible stories of the wild woodsmen and who expected to be killed or made slaves, joyfully became Americans. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z As neither of them was a woodsman, this soon proved more difficult than they had expected. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z We were all woodsmen enough to know that this indicated an “opening” in the forest. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z This free, wild life trained him for his future career as a fearless hunter and woodsman. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z There was once a poor woodsman, who went to the jungle to cut wood, so he might sell it and buy food for his wife and child. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z The woodsmen, old friends of Erskine’s, were awed by Barbara’s daintiness, and there were none of the rude jests they usually flung back and forth. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Remember that she has spent all her life here, buried in the forest, her sole companions a woodsman and his wife.” Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z They were captured, outraged, and put to death with almost inconceivable tortures, and the roughest of the trappers or woodsmen gave the cañon a wide berth even in the day-time. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z He also left behind him all of his party except a trusty woodsman. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Leaving the house of the worthy woodsman, the god met a man tardily wending his way home with a small, poorly-made bundle of sticks. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z The woodsman drew himself up with quick 156 breath—paling without, flaming within—but before he could speak there was a quick step and an astonished cry within the hall and Harry sprang out. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Such creatures cannot exist for long in the silences and the endless ridges and the unbeaten trails of this land; they either become woodsmen or have communication with the buzzards. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z They were excellent woodsmen, skilful hunters, and perhaps the best bushfighters in all Canada. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z For instance, the French habitants and woodsmen far, far too often sank to the level of their wives when they married Indian women. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z "It is the promise of a fertile country," said Lieutenant Smith, "which needs the woodsman's axe to clear it, and the toil of the settler to cover it with happy homes." In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z He was a man-killer, Sahib, and one day he killed a woodsman, but was disturbed before he had eaten the poor fellow, and went away, the man's bhut going with him. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z She had the courage of many generations of frontiersmen and woodsmen, and she had their vision too. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z Both were dexterous and cunning woodsmen, excelling in all the forest arts necessary to their condition, and having much in their manners and appearance in common. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z Wives had to be bought and fed, and the woodsmen could only afford one apiece. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Lumber-camp tea in those days was a nauseous draft to any but the woodsmen themselves. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Every day there came to the armory loose-jointed, easy-swinging trappers and woodsmen, simple-spoken young men, who, in offering their keenness of vision and sureness of marksmanship, were volunteering their all. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z They were not woodsmen, he says, nor, except spiritually, pioneers at heart. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z Jeffries Mayberry, seeking a convenient spot from which to keep up his surveillance over his Moquis, had stumbled upon it by accident, and with an old woodsman's skill had rendered it quite habitable. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z But it is still more difficult to believe, as all the woodsmen say, that these horns are dropped and new ones grown every year. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Nathan gave a willing and helpful hand to the piling of the brush, and took practical lessons in that accomplishment so necessary to the pioneer—the woodsman’s craft. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z Yet he would “stake” an outgoing woodsman whose pay-check was inadequate to see him home, and his door was always open to a hungry man, whether he had money or not. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z I was beginning to develop the woodsman’s faculty of observing detail, without conscious purpose. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z A true woodsman, he was also a skilled archer and angler, having camped alone in the woods, and lived upon the game secured by shooting and fishing. Indian Stories Retold From St. Nicholas 2011-01-22T03:00:17.853Z And as he whirled, up lunged the shoulders in a mighty heave, and the woodsman fell ten feet away—fell with the soggy, inert, bone-cracking thud that brings a groan involuntarily from spectators. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z A halt was silently signalled, and Job, the skilfullest scout of all this band of woodsmen, was sent forward to reconnoitre. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z Contrary to the expectations of the excited woodsmen, Ross, stooping a little, ran at Harrigan and they met with a sickening crash of blows that made the onlookers groan. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Now, almost everybody who writes about fighting or heroic men in these days,—about highwaymen, cow-boys, river-drivers, woodsmen, or other primitive characters,—imitates Mr. Kipling, very seldom Bret Harte. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z But the old man is so inveterate a woodsman, that nothing but patriotism, and his whig propensities, could have drawn him out into the open country. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Tommy Eye ducked around the bushes and took the road with a woodsman’s lope, his wobbly knees getting stronger as the exercise cleared his brain. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Often, too, the woodsman comes in from a tramp long after dark. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z I suppose you have become quite a woodsman by this time, but I can’t for the life of me see how you can stand it up there in winter; summer is bad enough. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Now and then a woodsman's cabin was passed, and it could be seen nestling in the small clearing, and apparently as comfortable as though no enemy had ever threatened it. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z But the old man is so inveterate a woodsman, that nothing but patriotism, and his whig propensities, could have drawn him out into the open country. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Christopher received this outburst with his usual placidity—the placidity that only woodsmen have cultivated in its most artistic sense. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z There are various kinds of matches, each having properties peculiar to itself, but we will compare only the most common kinds and judge them from the woodsman's standpoint. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z I have told the story to many guides and woodsmen of my acquaintance, and from them have sought an answer to the question. Fish Stories 2010-12-20T17:12:23.577Z Dingle came to the conclusion that whoever his rival was, he was certainly a genuine woodsman, and, if an Indian, one who was well worthy of coping with him. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z In other respects he had transformed himself entirely into a woodsman. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z He was not a woodsman, and they expected from him something different from the usual duello of the woods. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z But the seasoned woodsman does not hesitate to travel the winter trail. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z A few times, other people have used our camps, but these, if they are real woodsmen and know how to use a camp, are always welcome. Camps and Trails 2010-12-20T17:12:16.133Z And this is precisely where we check back in with our Serbian sidewalk salesman, Nikola Ivkovic, the woodsman of the Upper West Side. | Shivering and Suffering 2010-12-08T21:59:00Z Them that live in the woods, take woodsmen's luck; and them that live in the open country, the open country luck. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z But his eyes shifted, and the keen and candid gaze of the woodsmen detected his paltering. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The vest or waist coat is seldom worn in the forest, at least not by woodsmen. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z The morning was damp, cloudy, and still–conditions suitable for smoke-rising, and yet so faint and distant was this that none but the keen, observant eyes of a woodsman would have noticed it. The Girl From Tim's Place Arthur was an experienced woodsman, intelligent and responsible, and with the really charming manners that are so much more common among men of French or Spanish blood than among ourselves. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The excitement of the first pursuit had sensibly abated, and these practised woodsmen were in serious consultation on the measures next to be taken. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The woodsman’s keen scenting of the trail discomposed the Honorable Pulaski for a moment. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z To the uninitiated the feats of the woodsman seem like a sixth sense — instinct, they call it. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z But Levi, shrewd woodsman that he was, fared better. The Girl From Tim's Place Porcupines have few foes that habitually prey on them, although it is said that there is an exception in the shape of the pekan—the big, savage sable, inappropriately called fisher by the English-speaking woodsmen. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The weather was growing extremely cold and I began to feel very much worried about Co for although I knew he was a good woodsman, I imagined all sorts of calamities had befallen him. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Among woodsmen the amenities of a camp are as scant as welcome is plentiful. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The Indian also, when forced to it, uses means of getting his bearings which only Indians and veteran woodsmen know how to use. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z A modest outfit–barely enough to sustain life, yet all a woodsman carries when a long canoe journey with many carries must be taken. The Girl From Tim's Place Prime's final precaution was worthy of a real woodsman. Stranded in Arcady Lennox had not been mistaken in thinking him a natural woodsman. The Voice of the Pack Their eyes gave him a message that his woodsman’s soul interpreted. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Therefore the woodsman should not attempt to live wholly on fresh meat or to make so much allowance for game that he will suffer from hunger if the game is not procurable. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z Her history, known as it now was to all who came into the wilderness, influenced these woodsmen. The Girl From Tim's Place The two columns of smoke which we have discovered rising at regular intervals are a woodsman's signal for help. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas Entitled "The Village Girl," the central rôle was that of a peasant girl who fell in love with a prince when the latter was hunting in disguise as a mere woodsman. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life When Duty calls “Time!” to a woodsman the body is on the dot, even if the soul lags unwillingly. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z I have no doubt that camp roofs have caused more gray hairs for woodsmen than any of the other problems they have to solve. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z One of the signs of a tenderfoot woodsman is a big fire for cooking or the night watch. Campward Ho! A Manual for Girl Scout Camps But, as for a wretched beginner and blunderer to whom she has not yet given her little finger to kiss, no raftsman or woodsman in the mountains groans under such a load. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II There was no mistaking the fact that I was beginning to have the woodsman’s intolerance for city furs and frills! Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery Wade heard only the yell of the distant saws and the shuffle of the woodsmen’s feet as they paced the big reception-hall of King Spruce. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z But with the outdoor man, by which I mean woodsman and others who are employed outdoors and do their own cooking far from a base of supplies, the conditions are altogether different. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z "Most sacrilegiously and with all possible punctuation!" replied the woodsman. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Perhaps, though, they could make him court fisherman or chief woodsman of the royal forest. On the Heights A Novel Pride in herself as a woodsman who knew where you should build a fire and where you shouldn't began to kindle in her. The Underpup It needed but one voice to cry, “The place is accursed!” to precipitate a rout, and old Christopher Straight had the woodsman’s keen scent for trouble of this sort. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Of course a resourceful and expert woodsman would not starve even if turned adrift in the forest without food or gun, but few care to make the experiment or to risk going hungry. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z A certain social and moral life arises out of this relation, seen well in the woodsmen and the fishers—in whom it best persists to the present day—strong, dogmatic, superstitious folk. The Holy Earth That have two lusty woodsmen At Freiberg in the town,— Have sung it fresh and fairly, And drunk the cool red wine: And who hath sat and listened?— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 He was accompanied by Lieutenant Stockwell, an excellent woodsman, who served as a guide. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Panic was writ large in the faces of the simple woodsmen, and fear glittered in their eyes. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z While the woodsman invariably carries an axe with which to cut firewood, there may come a time when he has no axe and is obliged to camp out over night. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z Though disinclined to work, the Cambodians make good hunters and woodsmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The Sense of Direction A sense of direction, therefore, I should name as the prime requisite for him who would become a true woodsman, depending on himself rather than on guides. Camp and Trail She looked so young, so childlike, in the glimmering moonlight that the tall woodsman laughed. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn “So it was from off there he came,” muttered the woodsman, blinking into the glare of the snow crystals on its broad surface. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The thickest part of the blade should be two-thirds of the way across from the inside corner, the place marked X in the drawing of what I call "the woodsman's perfect ax." Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z So did he plan the pretended robbery by which a former woodsman he had long known made off with the suit-case wherein he carried the money for Anderson's long overdue payroll. The Auto Boys' Mystery Elimination Yet in time, if he is a woodsman, and really thinks about such affairs instead of taking them for granted, he will inevitably gravitate toward the correct view of these things. Camp and Trail But, keen-sighted though he was, for once the woodsman blundered. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn “You call yourself a good woodsman, and don’t know what it means to see that!” King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Some axmen maintain that the ax cuts better, or to use the woodsman's expression, "draws" better if in finishing the grinding the ax is given a wabbling motion. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z He had been too long a woodsman, had had too thorough a knowledge of the great forests in his earlier, better days, not to know instantly what it meant. The Auto Boys' Mystery But if at the same point the woodsman's memory fails him, he turns unhesitatingly to the left, because he knows by all the logic of nature's signboards that the way must be to the left. Camp and Trail To buy his woodsman's clothes and a few necessities, he planted gardens, painted houses, and cut wood for his friends. The Child's Book of American Biography “I don’t want him,” said the woodsman, solemnly. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The woodsman told me that I could not travel in that country without a compass, and I soon found that such was the case. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z Annoyed, because he was not hunting bear and did not want to scare the game he was seeking, the woodsman stepped out into the full light as he raised his rifle. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life It has to do with a country over which your woodsman has already traveled, or about which he knows something. Camp and Trail Carl, a servant of Joseph's, and son to the spinner who lived up on the rock, was surrounded by a group of raftsmen, woodsmen, and teamsters, who were all gesticulating in the wildest manner. Waldfried A Novel He pretended to look for Christopher, but that wise woodsman’s tact did not fail. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The woodsman should have a perfect gun, perfect traps, perfect camp equipment, the best food he can buy, but above all a perfect ax. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z The woodsman crept down to the shore and peered cautiously through the screening boughs, to see whether the call was an authentic one or the cheat of some other hunter less scrupulous than himself. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life What Should Have Been Done To a woodsman the answer would have stood out as plain as print. Camp and Trail He spent all the rest of his life hunting, and the Indians looked on him as the greatest woodsman and the most wonderful hunter the white men ever had. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read Mr. Wade, I know woodsmen better than you do. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z About the only way to get a handle of the proper length for the woodsman's ax is to remove the handle from a large ax and work it over into the proper shape and thickness. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z From the foot of the lake the woodsman approached with a stealth that none of the wild kindred themselves could surpass. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Conversely, if a man endures hardships where a woodsman could be comfortable, it argues not his toughness, but his ignorance or foolishness, which is exactly the case with our blatant friend of the drawing-room reputation. Camp and Trail The French Canadians were probably woodsmen, shanty-men or hunters, apparently good-natured and jovial, but rough and uncivilized. Northern Diamonds Christopher helped him, silent with the reticence of the woodsman. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z I soon got the reputation of being an accomplished woodsman, an honor which I did not deserve, for I knew nothing whatever about travel in real wilderness. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z At first he paid no attention to the woodsman, who, taking it for granted that his injuries were hopeless, stood waiting compassionately to end his sufferings. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life I have never seen described the woodsmen's method of using a blanket, however. Camp and Trail "They're mine, anyway," retorted the woodsman, slipping the precious bag into his pocket. Northern Diamonds But he knew Christopher Straight too well to attempt to bulldoze that hard-eyed old woodsman. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z A dry surface on which to strike a match is essential and the woodsman must use his knowledge of suitable surfaces to help him out of his trouble. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z The woodsman stood watching with a grin of sympathetic approval, and muttered, "Chuck full of ginger yet!" The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life I read a story recently in which a man was recognized as a true woodsman because he carried his matches in a bottle. Camp and Trail "Goin' in after moose?" inquired an old woodsman while they were at dinner. Northern Diamonds He expects Mr. Barrett to have some one to keep him company as far as the stage road, though he thought it probably would be a woodsman. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Matches are cheap and a waterproof box will not bankrupt a woodsman. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z Like the woodsman, he had rested for some time, motionless and watchful, looking for what else might happen. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The pestered woodsman shifts it, shifts the bread pan, shifts the loaf trying to "get an even scald on the pesky thing." Camp and Trail He came forward with a woodsman's "turkey" in his hands—a heavy canvas knapsack, much stained and battered, and rather heavy. Northern Diamonds But may the good saints put a cramp into the arm of the man that fights against the interests of woodsmen all together!” King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Fire is as useful to the modern woodsman as it was to the prehistoric man and in the far north it stands between him and death when King Boreas reigns. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z The woodsman, much surprised, waited motionless where he was for a couple of minutes, to see if the cause of her alarm would reveal itself. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The average amateur woodsman seems to think a pair of elephantine brogans is the proper thing—a sort of badge of identification in the craft. Camp and Trail Here is a love of the woods and of a woodsman’s life which has the ring of reality. Paul Bunyan and His Loggers But the unconquerable instinct of the veteran woodsman, anxious to save his forest, had driven him to the scene. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z They are generally considered superior to ordinary parlor matches for woodsman's use, but I cannot see that they possess any advantages whatever. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z Meanwhile there were others besides the woodsman for whom the calling of the lonely cow had interest. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life And there were some woodsmen, who knew well how to swing an axe. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read It seemed that all eyes were on me, and perhaps they were, for among all those Maine giants I belied my state, for I was a dot only, a pigmy beside those mighty woodsmen. Adventures and Reminiscences of a Volunteer A Drummer Boy from Maine However, the imminence of a quarrel was a matter demanding woodsmen’s attention. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z They are reliable matches for the woodsman, although I would take parlor matches in preference. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z So skilled was he in all the woodsman's sleights, that even in so brief time as takes to tell it, three more of the pack were down, kicking and dying silently on the snow. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life When it came down to showing how things ought to be done according to the ways of woodsmen, and not by the book, the boys always looked to Allan for information. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners He even felt something like gratitude toward the black woodsman, who he considered had done him a kindness. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 The dogged persistence of the veteran woodsman animated the old man; love and desperation spurred the younger. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The parlor match then is the match for the woodsman, and he should have a bountiful supply when he turns his back on civilization. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z But the woodsman met him with a terrific short-handled upward stroke, which fairly split his ribs and hurled him over backwards. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life His infirmity was never mentioned save once when, a boy, and then delicate, he came in from the knoll where he had been watching the woodsmen felling trees. Rose MacLeod Sometimes the hermits and woodsmen can tell by the way the squirrels and other animals act and store away food, whether or not it is going to be a hard winter. The Curlytops Snowed In Grand Fun with Skates and Sleds But his return broke in upon the long hush that had fallen between Wade and the woodsman. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The woodsman cannot take a grindstone into the woods and the best substitute is a file. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z The youngster's sturdy independence and self-reliance, his quick wit, even his impudence, struck responsive chords in the young woodsman. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp He spent years amongst them, was a woodsman or trader, learnt their languages, was Champlain's personal interpreter among the various tribes, and was often sent as Ambassador from the French at Quebec to savage Nations. Niagara An Aboriginal Center of Trade The features of a prairie are so similar as to baffle the eye of any but an Indian or a practised woodsman. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 “You don’t think I went to a sick man’s bedside and blackmailed him, do you, like some—” “Friend Barn,” broke in the old woodsman, quietly, “don’t slip out any slur that you’ll wish you hadn’t.” King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Snowshoes, however, are a part of the Northern woodsman's equipment, and a very necessary part. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z Then the blankets were spread on the rough beds, and with all their clothing on, including moccasins, four weary young woodsmen turned in for the night. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The ascent should be under the guidance of one familiar with the route, for it is not plainly marked and none but an experienced woodsman can find the way alone. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast "Groan, and sigh, and snarl as much as you like, you green giants that you are; then is when the real woodsman's heart begins to rejoice." The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. “Oh, but you needed it all, my boy!” protested the woodsman, checking the young man’s peevish regrets that he had slept so long. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z We sometimes read or hear from woodsmen of such means and usually they are given as safe and reliable methods. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z An old woodsman and trapper I scraped acquaintance with. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Playing upon the natural desire of the woodsmen for organization, shrewd swindlers have formed unions which were nothing more than dues collection agencies. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry It is uncertain whether the first American sleds were copied from the Indian toboggans, but no sled without runners was known in the United States before 1870, except to the woodsmen of the Canadian border. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Ye know me and you’ve sung my songs, and ye know there’s no truer woodsman than me ever chased beans round a tin plate. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Both sides were expert woodsmen and riflemen, and thoroly at home at this kind of work. The Struggle for Missouri Sure," replied Pat, "if he's reasonably husky, and most woodsmen are. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Near the place was a heap of dead branches that had been gathered shortly before by the woodsmen serfs to turn into coal. The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium In this neighbourhood I am known by the name of the black woodsman. Devil Stories An Anthology It is not in the nature of woodsmen to pry into another’s reason for this or that. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Catching anything?” hailed the Scoutmaster, with genial interest, as one woodsman to another, for the figure was angling with a fly-rod. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl Walter ran a calculating eye over the brawny young woodsman, six feet in his stockings and broad in proportion, and backed away. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Near by the grave to which I took the body of Julyan, lay a large heap of wood that was to be reduced to coal by the woodsmen. The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium Instantly we heard a growl from our woodsman: “By God, I was expectin’ to hear the like o’ that!” Our Southern Highlanders “Heard of any goods bein’ missed from any depot camps?” pursued the woodsman, shrewdly. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z There was a long pause while the woodsman plied his knife with rough but perfect skill. In the Brooding Wild Turning north the dazzling splendor of the "Great White Way" burst upon the startled eyes of the young woodsman. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp This always impressed the young woodsman afresh with the need of continual care. Scouting with Daniel Boone The boatmen and woodsmen who sometimes drifted into Denton were rough characters. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club “Moose bull on the rampage!” replied the Maine woodsman, readily enough. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol But habit was strong upon these woodsmen, and they obeyed the voice which had always ruled their lives, although with the skeleton of rebellion in their hearts. In the Brooding Wild These were indeed a revelation to the young woodsman, and he was soon oblivious to all else. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Nearly three weeks passed and the hardy band of hunters and woodsmen was drawing near the region which they were seeking. Scouting with Daniel Boone It is not always possible for the forest student to become a woodsman before entering his profession, but it is most desirable. The Training of a Forester Let it snow and blow as it pleased, Thad was enough of a woodsman to know how to make himself comfortable, and get back to the camp on the lake shore in due season. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol The woodsmen will tell you that the pines light easily and burn fiercely because of the pitch they contain. Old Plymouth Trails But it was ordained that things should be otherwise that day and that the big woodsman should witness a real and not an artificial test of Scout resources and pluck. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp His eyes and ears needs must be alert; no sharper woodsmen ever lived, than the keen wolfish Iroquois. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women He piqued himself upon his several endowments as a hardy woodsman, his endurance, his sylvan craft, his pluck, and his luck and his accurate aim. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories Grim, too, assured Laura that this plan was best, and that he felt confident the woodsman would do all he could until they reached the little sufferers. The Princess Idleways A Fairy Story Some woodsman may have seen the rabbit making these tracks unconscious of supervision, but I will confess that I never have. Old Plymouth Trails Before this was finished Pat poured off the water from the bacon and that was soon sizzling and throwing off that most delicious of all odors to a hungry woodsman. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The latter waved his hand to the tall woodsman and Bolderwood, knowing that discipline was lax on the march, beckoned Enoch forward. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga A lesser woodsman or lazier servant would have demurred, for, while the blizzard lasted, there was scarcely a chance in a million that any searcher from the fort would find their hiding-place. The Wilderness Trail Yank, the best woodsman of us all, had had no experience in mountains. Gold “Boys, meet Colonel C. C. Berry, the best woodsman in fourteen states, and the best goodfellow in the world.” The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Never was a better woodsman than old Bill. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp “Come aboard here, ye young rascal!” exclaimed the woodsman, with a chuckle. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga The woodsman shook his head in uncertain amazement, and again consulted his map. The Wilderness Trail They arrived only just in time, for the guards were bringing out the woodsman and his wife to put them to death. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 The way affairs were run on that little island was something to be proud of, as he well knew, and which even a distinguished camper and woodsman must admire. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Sparrer knew nothing of the art of axe throwing at which many woodsmen are expert and are deadly in their quickness and precision. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp “Well, lad, mainly that Jonas Harding, who was as quick on the trail and as good a woodsman as myself, should be worsted by a mad buck; it seems downright impossible, Nuck.” With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga This was a serious state of affairs, for without his eternal hot tea the woodsman is almost as wretched as though tobacco had ceased to grow. The Wilderness Trail Lately he had become familiar with the sonorous foghorn, and besides, he was not a woodsman and knew nothing of the penetration of the thin, vibrant signal. The Missourian Then, with a slightly swishing sound as its body glided through the dry grass, that friend of Florida woodsmen—the king snake—passed before our feet like a brownish-green streak. Wings of the Wind There was no real reason for his caution, save that he was a woodsman and therefore always cautious as to the moves he made. The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass While some miles away, however, the group of officers riding ahead of the main body, suddenly descried a tall woodsman striding through the forest toward them. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga The prisoner, who, like all northern woodsmen, found a pipe his boon companion, filled the bowl with tobacco, and tried to light it. The Wilderness Trail On the second day, they had encountered an ancient woodsman, too old and deaf to give them any information. The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island "And the red skin—" shouted the old woodsman in a phrenzy of excitement— "Fired and killed me!" The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes “It takes a woodsman to see things,” declared Stacy Brown, getting from his saddle and gravely strolling to the heap of ashes, into which he thrust one hand. The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass The men he had chosen, save Enoch, were tried and trained woodsmen, with powers of endurance second only to his own. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga A few battered tin dishes and utensils Donald greeted as priceless finds, and a rusted woodsman's ax sent him into a war-dance of joy. The Wilderness Trail Yet, now, from coast to coast, Let memory of him peal like some great bell, Of him as woodsman, workman, let it tell! The Poets' Lincoln Tributes in Verse to the Martyred President "Something kind of cool began to trickle down my legs into my boots—" "Blood, eh? for the shot the varmint gin you," said the old woodsman, in a great state of excitement. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes We went for three days, and although these Onists turned out to be better woodsmen than I had thought, still, they could not match the skill we Pluralists have mastered over the generations. The One and the Many These stern woodsmen, whose plan for attacking Ticonderoga he had discovered, were in no mood to trifle with him. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga The woods sounded with the blows of axes as the skilled woodsmen felled dead trees, or cut branches, to fill the spaces between logs. The Wilderness Trail I am a woodsman, a lieutenant of La Salle’s, and it has never before been my way to receive insult without a blow. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West "Well," said an old woodsman sitting at the table, "you took a tree of course?" The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes "Ye're a man for yourself now, lad," said a woodsman clapping him on the shoulder. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country With the instinct long gained by his life as hunter and woodsman, he never crossed an open space in the forest without examining it well. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga I am a good woodsman, señores, and not easily lost. Carmen Ariza Yes; not so easily followed in the night, yet you are woodsman enough to make it. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West I know you, what you are—born woodsman. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman Jim knew this of old, and a moment later the big woodsman was on the floor with a bloody nose, a sense of shock, and a disposition to surrender. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Both boys were very good woodsmen by this time, for Bolderwood had been Enoch’s mentor and Lot’s uncle was an old ranger who knew every trick of the forest and trail. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga But a small group of woodsmen, on a planet that consists mostly of jungle, is another matter. The Man Who Played to Lose No doubt the instinct of a woodsman guided him somewhat, and then, with his moccasined feet, he could feel the slight depression in the earth, and thus cling to the narrow path. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West Frontenac's counterblast was the dispatch of a lieutenant and three soldiers to arrest a retainer of Perrot named Carton, who had shown contempt of court by assisting the accused woodsmen to escape. The Fighting Governor A Chronicle of Frontenac Hence the original and racy flavor of woodsmen, pioneers, lone dwellers in Nature's solitudes. Ways of Nature The wood frog is known only to woodsmen and farm boys. Under the Maples Unfortunately, some of Sergeant's supporters had been hunters and woodsmen— Ordinarily, a guerrilla movement, if it doesn't grind to a halt of its own accord, can be stopped within a few weeks. The Man Who Played to Lose A man, broad shouldered, in the dress of a woodsman, elbowed his way through the throng of soldiers. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West The wild hunters of the forest and river, gave way to farmers and woodsmen, who made the clearings, built their cabins, and laid the foundation for the future greatness of the west. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Every woodsman knows that neither statement is true, and he knows it, not on general principles, but from experience—he has seen the grouse drum. Ways of Nature The American could not take part in any of those discussions of abstract questions which the priest and the old woodsman delighted in, and which they sometimes tried to make him share. The Quality of Mercy Don't be frightened, Toby M.P.," said the full rich voice so familiar in the House of Commons; "it's our wild woodsman's way of welcoming the coming guest. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 8, 1890 He drew me back, until we were both concealed behind a fringe of leaves, his whole manner alert, every instinct of the woodsman instantly awakened. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West Besides that, these men and their followers organized the militia, gave the woodsmen a training in the manual of arms, and exercised a wide-awake and eternal vigilance for the safety of the frontier. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 This also is so uncatlike a proceeding that no woodsman could ever credit it. Ways of Nature No. Only a solitary pilot, armed with a woodsman's ax. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 One of the men was dressed in the garb of a woodsman; and he held a large ax in his hands, raised over his head as if to strike down one of the younger ladies. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake You will learn to your sorrow; the way we travel is long, and I am woodsman as well as soldier. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West He felt that it was almost like ensnaring a brother woodsman. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories The old oaks have a gnarled and stunted appearance, tradition ascribing it to the woodsmen having lopped off all the leading shoots when their mistress perished. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Well, she was a woodsman now, and would fear no more. The Heart of Thunder Mountain But animals, and most woodsmen, have a sixth sense upon which they rely, an intuitive faculty we call instinct. A Mountain Boyhood The careless tone rather bewildered the woodsman, who had expected to find either fear or anger. The Vagrant Duke The partridge coveys had whirred up noisily in full view of the passing woodsman, and craned their necks to watch him from the near-by branches. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Some cut down the trees, cutting them so they fell just where the beaver wanted them, woodsmen could have done no better. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield For use in forest or camp it is the handiest tool in a woodsman's kit. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 I was a boy without a woodsman's skill—a boy alone in the heart of an overwhelming silence. A Mountain Boyhood She verily appeared as one of those beautiful forest spirits as they are seen sometimes by the woodsmen or lumber men who float on their rafts down the rivers through the woods. Sielanka: An Idyll A smile of keen satisfaction passed over the young woodsman’s face at these signs. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Thrusting back the tangled hair from her eyes Maria Angelina lifted them incredulously to the woodsman's face. The Innocent Adventuress The sign of the north on the compass gradually came to represent the north, and pioneers, trappers, woodsmen, and scouts, because of this, adopted it as their emblem. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Not so expert a woodsman as Boone, he had consumed twelve days in the journey from Chillicothe to Boonesborough, and suffered great hardships. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David’s friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys As the significance of this dawned upon him, his keen woodsman’s eyes seemed to detect through the dark a shape of thicker blackness gliding past the shack and into the woods. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories It was the cabin of some woodsman, and she seemed alone in it with the woodsman and his dog, a tawny collie—the wild animal of her awakening. The Innocent Adventuress Put a very big pole on the outer side, and all is ready for the bed; most woodsmen make this of small fir boughs. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 William Russell to employ two faithful woodsmen to go to Kentucky and inform the several surveying parties at work there, of their danger. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State But being a woodsman, and alert in every sense like the creatures of the wild themselves, his wits were awake almost before his body was, and his instincts were even quicker than his wits. The Backwoodsmen After sniffing it all over he fell to furrowing it excitedly with the two lowermost branches of his antlers,––short, broad, palmated projections thrust out low over his forehead, and called by woodsmen “the ploughs.” The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories But then, it is not often in a woodsman’s life that he keeps flowers at his door. The Road to Frontenac Every hour or two, vigilant woodsman that he was, he would wake up to replenish the fires, and be asleep again even in the act of lying down. In the Morning of Time A better woodsman than the first named of these three, perhaps never lived. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Like most of our eastern woodsmen, Pete Noël was even finicky about his food, and took all his meat cooked to a brown. The Backwoodsmen The woodsman was silent, however, as silent as the wilderness, till they descended the other slope and came in sight of the little solitary camp. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories When a man wants timber for his house, he says, "That is the tree I want," and the woodsman fells it and squares it for the sill. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character It was a shanty used by the woodsmen in the winter while felling trees. The Cabin on the Prairie Among those who were taken captive at Ruddle’s station, was a man of the name of Hinkstone, remarkable for activity and daring, and for uncommon tact and skill as a woodsman. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State That lively, squirming bag which the Boy carried so carefully in the hollow of his left arm was exciting the old woodsman’s curiosity. The Backwoodsmen The young woodsman’s first impulse was to try a long shot at the hulking black shape so conspicuous out on the ledge, against the bright water. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories No Tenderfoots seemed included, but rather seasoned woodsmen; eager to climb, to beat down trails, "to confront the enemy" with open or closed fists—such daring indeed was manifested in their act of possession. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue As a result of all these experiences in the woods, he was almost as much woodsman as soldier in his talk, and the heroic life he had led made him very wonderful in my eyes. A Son of the Middle Border Cones of the white spruce To us who are not woodsmen or "timber-cruisers" the most familiar of all the spruces is the introduced form from Norway. Getting Acquainted with the Trees The cabin was filled with the grey light of earliest dawn, and with 79 a biting cold that made the woodsman’s hardy fingers ache. The Backwoodsmen “There’s no less’n four beaver houses in that 87 pond!” said the woodsman, with an air of proud possession. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Indeed, these two woodsmen were among the most powerful of their class, and well used to all the work which comes on a trip in a wilderness country. The Young Alaskans on the Trail With the hearts of woodsmen and fists of sailors they were precisely the type to appeal to the imagination of a boy. A Son of the Middle Border A woodsman told me one summer of the use of old birch bark for starting a fire in the wet woods, and I have since enjoyed collecting the bark from fallen trees in the forest. Getting Acquainted with the Trees Dave had the eastern woodsman’s contempt for wolves, unless in a very large pack; and he soon decided that this pack was a small one. The Backwoodsmen The young woodsman had his gun loaded with buckshot. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Suddenly he was wide awake; not startled, but with all his keen, woodsman senses alert. The Silver Maple The man nodded his head for so it seemed to him, a woodsman to whom trees in their general sense were common things. The Roof Tree The house was built of poplar logs, hewed and dovetailed at the corners with the skill of the Ontario woodsman. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West As the two woodsmen discussed the situation, the child, a delicate-featured, blue-eyed girl, was gazing up from under her mop of bright hair, first at one, then at the other. The Backwoodsmen The woodsman was on his hands and knees, his back turned, and staring at the form of a big black bear as it lumbered off in a panic through the bushes. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories No woodsman am I. My eyes are set For the wide low lines. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse It is in charge of a faithful woodsman by the name of Tolly Tip. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats The tops of the posts were connected by logs laid upon them, dovetailed at the corners after the fashion of woodsmen, and held in position by wooden pins driven in auger-holes. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West Nevertheless, it came about that, without a word said by any one, from the hour of Rosy-Lilly’s arrival in camp, all the indecent “chanteys” were dropped, as if into oblivion, from the woodsmen’s repertoire. The Backwoodsmen The long white slash down his favourite’s side caught the woodsman’s eye at once. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories This, the wise old woodsman knew, would be the hour of the King’s least arrogance. Kings in Exile “I suspect that this Hank ye’re tillin’ me about must be a wild harum-scarum broth av a boy thin?” remarked the old woodsman, puffing at his pipe contentedly. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats That is like saying that the axe chops the tree down, and not the woodsman wielding it. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel This time she made what her innocent heart conceived to be a tremendous bid for the bad-tempered woodsman’s favour. The Backwoodsmen He felt that his prestige had gone up incalculably in the woodsman’s eyes. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories The news was what the wise old woodsman had been waiting for. Kings in Exile As the two scouts trotted along at the heels of the old woodsman they found many things to chat about, for there was no need of keeping silent at this early stage of the hike. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats One glance at a camper's fire tells what kind of a woodsman he is. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts But it was not in the woodsman’s fibre to acknowledge himself actually beaten, either by man or fate, so long as there remained a spark in his brain to keep his will alive. The Backwoodsmen “Neat shot!” said the woodsman; but the note of astonished admiration in his tone was the most thrilling compliment the Boy had ever received. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Meanwhile the ravages went on, and the children were kept close housed at night, and cool-eyed old woodsmen went armed and vigilant along the lonely roads. Kings in Exile “Take me worrd for the same, lads,” the woodsman told them. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats But Jeremy, sniffing the air like the true woodsman that he was, announced that there would be a change of weather before night, and set about rubbing the barrel of the flintlock till it gleamed. The Black Buccaneer His woodsman’s instinct kept him motionless as he turned his eyes to the spot. The Backwoodsmen He had seen the woodsmen throw their axes. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories |
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