| 单词 | carter |
| 例句 | The wretched girl blushed and held her tongue, while Lancelot could be seen throwing his reins to the terrified carter, and storming up the drawbridge, shouting at the top of his voice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The carter flicks both bullocks with his whip, the animals strain forward, the cart gives a lurch. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The bullock with the sore patch is slowing the other up; the carter turns, impatient and brings out his whip. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The carter leaned from his perch to call to us, his face hot and perspiring. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are late already,” the carter was grumbling. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 At night we stop while the carter lights the lantern slung beneath the cart, then we move on in the darkness and the small yellow light-disc travels with us like a comforting beacon. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “For our food on the way, and to pay the carter...say two rupees more in case we are three days travelling.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The carter wakens, snorts, stretches himself before climbing down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z How many carters would haul away diseased corpses? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Those few Philadelphians he encountered shunned him, just as they shunned the black nurses, gravediggers, carters of the dead, doctors, bloodletters, and anyone who worked at or even visited Bush Hill. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Afternoon sounds came into the room: people passing along the street to and from the shops in Cheapside or Poultry Lane; carters carrying goods to the wharves on the Thames, Belinsgate, or Queen Hythe. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Selvam hands us the two or three bundles we are taking with us which we hold on our laps until the carter tells us to stow them on top of the bales. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The carter is asleep on his jointed perch: the bullocks know the route well, they keep on without guidance from him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In the course of her travels, she meets a carter, a businessman, a racecourse clerk and a stiffly Protestant spinster. All That Fall - review 2012-10-12T00:00:16Z Below the ranks of skilled craftsmen, were the carters, draymen, and laborers who kept urban commerce moving by land, as throngs of sailors did by sea. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In 1957, the city stopped collecting commercial garbage, forcing businesses to pay for private collection and supersizing the carters that had previously served only industrial areas. Taming the ‘Wild West’ of New York’s Dangerous Private Trash Trucks 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Their father, a brewery carter, expressed a strong desire for the children to be placed at Quarrier's. 'Forgotten' brothers and sisters remembered 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z A relative discovered what carter was doing and alerted authorities. Man handed prison sentence for forgery, elder abuse charges 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The son of a carter, Mr O'Hara attended the Liverpool Collegiate School and studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, gaining an MA in Classics, and the University of London. Marbles campaigner remembered for 'commitment to the cause' - BBC News 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z That broadcast includes about a half dozen patients like carter who host their own segment on everything from sports to bugs to reading. Boy puts a bug in his fellow hospital patients’ ears 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z From there, materials like metals, cardboard and plastic are supposed to enter into the vast web of the recycling process, a network of carters and sorters, compactors and remelters. New York City Fights Scavengers Over a Treasure: Trash 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z But when the carter smiled her teeth were perfect, and the way the cart leaned against the wall was archly jaunty. A Cave with a View 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z “It was just a part of life - the cooks in hotels, the waiters in hotels, carters and draymen bringing goods back and forth, seamstresses and market women. All these people were people who were enslaved.” Harrowing exhibit about slavery in New Orleans 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Servants, sailors, watermen, farm carters, artisans in the building trade, labourers and road menders, forest workers. In defence of family history 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Things were never the same after carter saddled Clinton with all those Cuban refugees in an attempt to kill his political career. TIME Interviews Former President Jimmy Carter 2013-06-23T17:35:28Z The city does not handle commercial waste — businesses must hire private carters. Bloomberg’s ‘Final Recycling Frontier’: Food Waste 2013-06-16T22:29:35Z The brawny carters hung their heads, the hulking packers cleared their throats huskily, the timorous shop-hands looked at the floor. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The Fox lay for dead on the road, and the carter, taking him up, threw him on the top of the load of fish, turning to his horse again. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Thus the carter wore whipcord on his hat, the cowherd a tuft of cow’s hair, and so on. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The carter was going out with a lantern one evening, when he met the farmer who employed him; he was asked where he was going. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z I am sorry I am late, monsieur," he said, "but the fact is that all our carters are called up for transport purposes. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z Indeed, from the back wall of the carters' yard to the sign-board over the front doors, nothing was quite as it used to be. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z So low that I might be handed like a carter's daughter who had misbehaved herself, to the first man who was willing to cover her disgrace. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The principal classes of persons occupying the dwellings are labourers 675, carters 120, charwomen 103, firemen 93, porters 80, hawkers 64, sailors 45, scavengers 40. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Mr. Noah, I remember, was equally competent and convincing as ploughman or carter. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Workmen in overalls, carters with teams of horses, stockmen riding to their duties stopped and doffed hats as the train went by. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z When she met a slow farm cart jogging homewards, she made no reply to the touch of the hat accorded her by the carter, but showed unfeigned terror at the friendly inquisitiveness of his dog. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z He is by choice and by force of circumstances ploughman, woodman, shepherd, market-gardener, or carter, and is become heavy as his soil, and curiously old-world in habit. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z George succeeded in supporting himself, and lived a life of the most degrading dissipation, his favourite companions being jockeys, ostlers, carters, money-lenders, gipsies, and women of abandoned character. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z And the carter drove on down the street to other stricken homes, crying: "Bring out—bring out your dead!" My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z The carters have made a trade-compact among themselves, and settled that genius is superfluous, for every carrier is being re-stamped as one. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z It was a light of inward ecstasy, and sprang from the fact that a heavy carter's whip was in her hand. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z "I might hire myself out to the amiable Hogbin as carter." The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Ellis saw it was a carter, and that he carried an old-fashioned round lantern in his hand, with a lighted candle stuck in the socket. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Left stranded in the middle of the road, Mr. Treadman stared after the retreating carter. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Look at the history of such men, and be they kings or carters, you will find that they become degraded wretches, moral abortions, repulsive ruins of humanity, as the result of their crimes against woman. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z He swerved to the right, straight down the wood, The carters watched him, the boy hallooed. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z Compare Alfio was one of those carters who wear their hats over one ear, and when he heard his wife spoken of in such a way he changed color as if he had been knifed. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z "Go away! drowned!" scoffed Bailey, unconsciously repeating the carter's words; "why, there isn't enough water to drown a cat!" A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Now and then belated carters, driving slow donkeys, would plod through the revelry—a note of relentless duty which would not be forgotten. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z A kind-hearted carter man has told me a deal about the scenes around us, which I daresay the jolting over these rutty roads will soon drive out of my head. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Two timber carts and a couple of carters With straps round their knees instead of garters. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z The carter threw his arms around his neck. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z The carter held the lantern above his head, standing still, and peering through the night. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Car′man, a man who drives a car or cart: a carter. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The woman held up her hands, and a carter who was in the kitchen, somewhat the worse for liquor, shouted applause. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z A stevedore or a carter has as much incentive to enthusiasm for his work. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Turiddu bit the carter's ear, and thus made the solemn oath not to fail him. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z The carter stooped forward, so that the light fell on the ground. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The carter rang it for the pair of them. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z When printed, they had a considerable sale, and Tom was soon able to set up again as a carter. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Startled, she looked down, crossing the way, and appearing not to suppose herself to be the person thus addressed: but the carter, standing still, repeated his invitation; assuring her that he had plenty of room. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z "Is it true that you are to marry compare Alfio, the carter?" Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z Griffin, perceiving that the fact was as the carter stated, proceeded to betake himself to what was, in comparison, dry land. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The carter was a kindly man, and in due time I arrived at the Bath Hotel. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z The wife superintended the cows, and Tom with his horses carried wood from Gwenynos to Ruddlan, and soon excelled all other carters “in loading, and in everything connected with the management of wood.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Frightened, she drew back; but the carter, throwing his whip upon his carriage, vowed that she should be caught, and ran after her, shouting aloud, till she regained the house. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z Carts and ponies were collected near this entrance and the carters and grooms sat and talked together. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z "What are you? a boy?" inquired the carter. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z When we were in the inn, they were so rude in the courts and in the streets, that the miners, colliers, and carters could never be ruder. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z He rarely painted a well-bred horse; the animal that appealed to him was the farmer's work-horse or the slave of the carter, and on these he expended his greatest skill. George Morland Sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work 2011-08-16T02:00:42.923Z The shepherd or carter took off his hat the moment he set his hobnailed boot down on the stone flags with a clatter. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z There were stories of open disagreements which reached him in whispers from the native carriers and carters who had been impressed into their service and who were marching with the baggage. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z From his tone and manner the carter seemed to be indignant. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z “Yaa—you!” they heard a rough voice growling, like a dog muttering a bark in his throat, and instantly the carter’s lad felt a grip on the back of his neck. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Presently he was called to breakfast in the kitchen, and sat down among the ploughmen and carters. The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People 2011-08-10T02:00:18.760Z Now, Captain!” cried Margaret, imitating the gruff voice of the carter. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z These last two, the black dog and the dangerous place in the road, are believed in by people of a much higher grade than carters. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The carter grinned; he was not aware that corporal punishment was interdicted at Mecklemburg House, and already seemed to see the "laying in" in his mind's eye. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z From the gateway the carter’s lad watched him; he had got away from the angry Bailiff. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The ploughmen, the carters, shepherds, and foggers have so many opportunities as they go about the fields, and they never miss the chance of a good dinner or half-a-crown when presented to them. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z And in his Persians he says— But what need, I pray you now, Have we of all you ploughmen, Or carters, mowers, reapers too, Or coopers, or brass-founders? The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The custom has fallen much into disuse lately: the carters, however, still attach the ash and oak leaves to the heads of their horses on this particular day. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Griffin stared at Ellis, and the carter stared at both of them. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The boy hesitated; he dared not disobey the carter, and he had been in trouble for pleasing Bevis before. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z George stored it immediately, after having paid the bill and settled with the carter. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z The search brought to light nothing suspicious; the servants, carters, and peasants whom I examined had all been evidently well-drilled beforehand. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z The carters, who have to spend some considerable time every day with their horses in the stable, still retain a large repertory of legendary ghost lore. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Charioteers, gladiators, disbanded soldiers, itinerant merchants, seamen, Tiber boatmen, grain weighers at Ostia, palace servants, carters and coachmen founded corporations equally with the bakers and innkeepers, dyers weavers and tanners. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The flint whirled over and over and hummed along the ground till it struck a small sarsen or boulder by the wood-pile, put there as a spur-stone to force the careless carters to drive straight. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z "We'll fasten him so that he can't get free again, and the carter comes at four in the morning, then you will not be disturbed any more." On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Later in the same year, his father having been appointed steward on a farm connected with Percy Main Colliery near North Shields, he obtained employment as a carter in connexion with the colliery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z She has her own special crew—her captain the carter—and for forecastle men a lad or two, and often a couple of able-bodied seamen in the shape of labourers, to help to load up. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Over his dress he wore on the way, for the most part, a blue carter's frock. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Two country carters, passing the entrance to the Arcade, Argyle Street, Glasgow, observed painted on the wall, "No dogs to enter here." Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z It is true he of the black beard whom you are taking exception to, is a carter by trade. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z For this end, carters and draymen were to be engaged, household implements to be prepared for removal, and negligence and knavery prevented by scrupulous attention. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z It is hung all round under the ceiling with festoons of eggs taken by the boys of the farmstead, cordially assisted by the carters’ lads when not at work. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z If a labourer possesses any amount of intelligence he becomes head carter or head fagger, as the case may be; and from that to be assistant or underbailiff, and finally bailiff. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z Thirty shillings for the manure; then the carter's wages, and the spreader's wages! An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z Another moment and they would be a scarlet speck on the landscape and the carter left by the roadside to consider the advantages of driving over automobiling. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z I told the carters yesterday when I was top-dressing a field with marl, that I wished them to drive their carts in regular order. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:43.727Z "How many 'heels has your cart got, carter?" The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z In memory he could hear his own voice treating with a carter for a load of straw. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Great waggons and luggage-vans passing on the highroad kept stopping, and the carters and drivers joined in the song. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The girls always believed that the carter had bewitched the “Comet.” The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z A poor carter fell under the wheels of his vehicle; I was passing, and I helped him up.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z A clumsy peasant-cart is jolting along the road; the sleepy carter rubs his eyes and gazes after the strange figure with dishevelled hair and disordered dress, hastening towards the forest. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The carter accused the plaintiff of drunkenness on the occasion of the accident, when he alleged that the man was so drunk that he reeled up against the wheel of his cart. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z The last cannibals in Scotland lived in a glen near Fotheringham, where carters and ploughmen were perpetually disappearing. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z He had hoped to see a wain creaking over the fields, to hear the crack of a whip and the carter's cheery song. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z In winter they wore as much as a Quebec carter. 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 A carter who gave him a lift told him that he was drunk, and though Ball did not accept the theory completely he thought there might be something to be said for it. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z The permission was not only granted, but the carter even helped him to hoist his sack on top. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z That a woman who was a native of the place had many years ago gone as a lady's-maid to London, leaving her lover, who was a carter, behind her. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z I had arranged with a carter to drive me and my luggage early the next day to the railroad. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z ‘I’ve left my saw behind your beer cask,’ a carpenter would say; ‘my whip,’ a carter; and received the tool by proxy, in the shape of a cup of ale. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z That and the way overly loud back up alarms and straight pipes on private garbage carters who flaunt all traffic laws by the night. | Horns and Drivers 2010-04-23T19:13:00Z The drivers were mere carters on foot with long whips, and the whole field equipment was scarcely able to break from a foot-pace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" There she renewed her acquaintance with the carter, to whom, after a fortnight's renewal of courtship, she was married. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The animal was an ordinary cart-horse, and the person who held it seemed to be a carter by profession. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 Then the Angel came in sight of the forge, where Sandy Bright's brother was shoeing a horse for the carter from Upmorton. The Wonderful Visit It was divided from the Castle island by stables and carters' huts, and ended in an open field. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Ulm and Augsburg cast some magnificent pieces of field artillery, with their carriages and wheels; and as it was considered easier to transport the carriages separately, a numberless troop of Swabian carters was engaged. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Just in front of us a carter was walking by the side of his cart, heavily laden with stones. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z It was from Reus that our carters with a grievance had come the day we visited the aqueduct: and back to Reus they had all gone to continue their warfare. Glories of Spain As the Angel approached these two and then the carter turned slowly through an angle of thirty degrees and watched his approach, staring quietly and steadily at him. The Wonderful Visit The man in the carter's frock, stopping suddenly before one of these creatures, silent and sad as she gazed, seized her by the arm, and said, "Ha! good evening, La Goualeuse." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 The reader will, however, note that he was lucky enough to come in for a Diet, and has an excellent story to tell of how the emperor was inadvertently horsewhipped by a Swabian carter. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The Germans wanted a guide, and who so well qualified for the post as a carter to whom each turn and twist in every road in the province was familiar? The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 But see, there is a carter on the road carting hay, you may take his horse.' The Grey Fairy Book "Got something very like the 'ump," said the carter from Upmorton. The Wonderful Visit The King, without lingering on his knees as did the others, rose rapidly, mechanically dusting his black cloth breeches and even the rough carter's stockings which covered his shapely calves. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion As a balm to their wounded pride, the Lorbeers, lying in ambush at the inn at Testenhagen, assailed pistol in hand a carter from Greifswald, maltreated him, and finally carried off his best horse. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Trust a carter to carry string, strong stuff warranted to mend temporarily a broken strap. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 She hopped in through the broken window and, perching on the mantelpiece, she called out: 'Yes, carter, it will cost you your life.' The Grey Fairy Book "Very like the 'ump et is," said the carter after an enormous pause. The Wonderful Visit The blue-bloused carters and teamsters, wearing the silken sashes fringed so quaintly with silver bells, were asleep all about. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion It was a carter's whip, good to keep off a dog, but scarcely a lion. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. He spoke of it to Maertz, the three being on the road in company as they climbed the hill to Heron, and the carter promptly sought information from a farmer. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 But on the carter wishing to drive over the draw-bridge he found the entry blocked up. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Joseph the carter seemed to take this as some aspersion on himself. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium Once upon a time there was a carter who brought his team and a friend into the Yellowstone Park without due thought. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Shepherds, carters, pigfeeders, drovers, coachmen, cooks, footmen, printers, and numerous others, work on the Sundays. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend Jan Maertz, carter, aged twenty-six, height five feet eight inches, a Walloon, strongly built. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 The plague was hot too by the corn-chandler’s, where they sell forage to the carters; extreme hot in both Mills along the river, and scatteringly in other places, except, mark you, at the smithy. Rewards and Fairies Joseph the carter was an outspoken man, gruff and honest. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium “Yesterday afternoon, a carter took down one of our quays three casks, to be shipped on board the Carron Company’s vessel, the Latona, addressed to ‘Mr. G. Ironson, Edinburgh.’ The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act The people to be hired were a founder, a mine-raiser, a collier, a stock-taker, a clerk, a smith, a carpenter, a wheelwright, and some carters, these altogether involving an annual charge of five hundred pounds. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The old carter and his sons have prowled, jackal-like, at my gate for years, waiting to prey on my dead body. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 During the fight, in which the gentlemen sold their lives dear, a common carter, named Garcias Rodrigo, who chanced to pass that way, came generously to their assistance, and lost his life along with them. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem And, indeed, Joseph the carter did appear to have but little thought for anything except the work in hand. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium The carter described the persons who employed him as of very respectable appearance, but he did not know the names of any of them. The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act He paid little attention to the circumstance, not being a seaman, but a carter of seaweed. Toilers of the Sea I remember I looked at him, thinking it an odd train of thought for a carter's son. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 "Tell me, friend carter," said Lancelot, when the vehicle came near, "what shall I give you for a ride in your cart to a castle that lies a few miles away?" Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality And he smilingly explained to Susette: It's my old friend, Joseph, the carter. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium And here, marked on the margin, the strength of all the troops horsemen, foot-soldiers, carters; and their distribution in the camp. A Captive of the Roman Eagles "What could it matter to him that a carter had gone to seek his fortunes over the seas?" A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June Sir," said the carter, hesitating, "why are you going in that direction? Pretty Michal "You can give me nothing," said the carter. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality A carter swore he'd love always A skirt, some rouge, a pair of stays. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia When his shrill note is heard echoing against the walls of the outhouses as he rises from the ground, the carters and ploughmen know that there will not be much more frost. The Hills and the Vale Since receiving the confession of the carter he did not dare to seek an interview with Generosa. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June The other carters all close in, but are sent spinning in all directions as from the sails of a windmill. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) "Then go on foot," said the carter, surlily. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "Now, friends, beware, take my advice; When eating sugar, think of spice; Before you marry, ponder twice: Remember Ned the carter." My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia The words, perhaps, in this free-spoken world, were gross enough to make a carter blush; and the most suggestive feature was this feint of shame. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Both carters sat and looked at each other. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports Loud sounded the crack of the carters' whips as they urged on the slow-paced oxen. Little Frida A Tale of the Black Forest This Lancelot did, and the carter lashed his horse forward with all speed, for he was in mortal fear of the knight's hard fist. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Such unusual heat for this time of the year, and that swine, the carter, who is now many miles distant, left the ice-box on the sunny side of the tent! Banked Fires The carters that came from Dublin to the forte, 15th January and 19th April, 2 Edw. Notes and Queries, Number 235, April 29, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. After looking at each other awhile the other cart was pulled up and our carter helped him down again after we had passed. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports Small farmers, agricultural labourers, carters, porters and messengers, factory foremen, saloon keepers, newspaper sellers, ironmongers' assistants, miners—very few liberal professions are represented. The Forerunners While I was at luncheon four carters came in—long-limbed, muscular Ayrshire Scots, with lean, intelligent faces. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers "Count it, please," she said and the carter with much biting and inspection of each gold piece, signed a receipt and handed her, formally, a new stout whip. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Along the muddy road he only met a stray herd of cattle with its driver, or a waggon drawn leisurely by oxen, in which the carter carelessly slept at the bottom. The Grandee In a few moments he was in the mud, ordering about the carter, shouting at the mules, and lifting at the stern of the cart. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports The approach of the carter interrupted what he further might have had to say, and in a few minutes the journey was resumed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. But they kept coming oftener, the loud-colored power vehicles; faster and faster they became, and harder and harder it was for the carter's old hands to control the madly rearing horses. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 "It's well you provided a good animal, carter!" The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Oh the cracking of whips, the shouts and oaths of the carters, and the p. 221grating of wheels upon the enormous stones that formed the pavement! Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest Another portion of the people were carters—employed mainly, in these times, ere the railways began, in supplying the Edinburgh coal-market, and in driving building materials into the city from the various quarries. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Its bark once led to its recovery, when stolen by some carters. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Girls of eighteen and twenty began to develop out of the children of that day, and these looked upon carter Hausbaum as a relic "of the time before the railroad came," as a venerable ancestor. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 "First letter showed me I'd best do so," said the carter briefly. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon It was a favourite resort of waterside men, carters, carriers, labourers on the wharf and men out of work. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit And carters as a class, like all who live much in the society of horses, are invariably ignorant and unintellectual. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. The man a carter, who drank to a certain extent, and died some months after visit, when a Charity gave her help. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism But high up on the lonely road the fair-haired carter, who had meanwhile reached the shady side of thirty, held his hat with its fading bouquet before his face. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 There's oats in the box and a nose-bag," said the carter, "but there's good cropping all about. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Can't fancy a lady fond of that brute—'tis so ugly—a mere carter's dog. Shirley "It is Click-Clack the carter," said my comrade: "oh, what shall we do?" My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. “I have this apple here––” The carter eyed his assistant intently and winked solemnly as if to say: “That will do the trick!” Orphans of the Storm The young carter had just enough presence of mind to roll the heavy wine-cask into the grass, and then increasing faintness reeled about him. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 "You'll wet the bargain, I hope," the interested landlord suggested, and Mrs. Stranger having ordered a quart of his best ale, and gravely taken a glass, the carter finished the rest with due ceremony. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Now," he continued, addressing the carter, "I think you may take what remains to the Hollow. Shirley In the big triangular space about it gather the carters with their "slovens," curious square carts, hung so low that their floor boards are but a few inches from the ground. Westward with the Prince of Wales The carter pointed to the Chevalier’s frizzled locks and elegant if faded dress. Orphans of the Storm The old carter was quite intoxicated with success and praise. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 His next experiment was less successful—perhaps for lack of the carter—and he ultimately disappeared from aviation to become an excellent soldier of France. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons These volunteers were in civil life builders and joiners; railwaymen, tramwaymen, engineers; clerks, shorthand-writers, draughtsmen, warehousemen, packers; carters and fitters; telephonists, chemists. With Manchesters in the East These men, the carter, and Hung Li took the mules out of the carts and made the women and children sit well back in them. The Little Girl Lost A Tale for Little Girls Presently de Vaudrey, in his new character of the carter’s assistant, was on the first stage of the long journey to the storm-wracked metropolis. Orphans of the Storm But the old carter remained standing there with widespread feet, and his white hair blew about wildly in the spring breeze. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 The dispute about the carters is really an unpleasant business. The Red Hand of Ulster Our men represented every Lancashire type, from the master builder to the barrister's clerk, from the wheelwright to the calico printer, from the railway carter to the commercial traveller. With Manchesters in the East The carters were yelling to their mules and the street hawkers were crying their wares, but above their noise the children could hear the humming of birds' whistles overhead. The Little Girl Lost A Tale for Little Girls The carter’s load was of so little value, the whole outfit so poverty-stricken, that neither country Royalist nor provincial Revolutionary saw fit to bother them. Orphans of the Storm The carter took flight directly, the body was extricated from the wagon, and the innkeeper arrested and punished. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. As originally organized there were eight Protestant carters and four Roman Catholics. The Red Hand of Ulster A carter found him lying in a ditch at the roadside, stabbed in the throat, while his motor-cycle was missing!” The White Lie Before I realized what it meant, I was in the midst of a mass of plunging, snorting animals, shouting carters, and kicking mules. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Gradually the carter sold his wares in the smaller villages en route. Orphans of the Storm You see side by side professors, laborers, lawyers, doctors, stevedores, carters, all classes, rich and poor, a great democratic army, drilling to fight so that this may be a decent world to live in. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went A year ago Crossan dismissed the four Roman Catholic carters, and one of the Protestants who was suspected of religious indifference. The Red Hand of Ulster A carter of the village of Worstead, speaking in his broad Norfolk brogue, described how he had discovered the body and had come into North Walsham and told a constable. The White Lie Should he ask for a lift, when the carter came out of the "Marquis"? Harding's luck “Remember you’re only a helper on a carter’s journey to Paris.” Orphans of the Storm Putting shot in the ear is an old stupid and fatal trick of ignorant carters to cure a gibbing horse—it cures and kills him too. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid It consisted of six out of the twenty carters whom Crossan has organized in the interests of our fishing industry. The Red Hand of Ulster “A carter found him lying in a ditch at the roadside, stabbed in the throat, while his motor-cycle was missing!” The White Lie The carter makes use of this principle when he puts his hand to the top of a wheel to help his cart over an obstacle. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use Just before the road passed between two rounded, green-covered peaks, it widened so that carters could pass each other. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel “Might it not be that as a carter he would go to Chartley sometimes?” In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls The deputation of carters said the same thing in other words. The Red Hand of Ulster The sand-pit roads, or arenaria, ran for miles parallel to the high roads, and were probably used by the carters in preference to the open roads in hot weather, as they are always cool. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life For the wheelwright learns from the carter—that ignorant fellow—the answer to the new problems set by a load of bricks. Progress and History For three days he had walked along the carter's track from the port of Manfredonia on the Adriatic coast into the hills around Lucera. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel If it can be compassed would it not be excellent to enter Chartley as a carter? In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls Those carters are in it, whatever it is, and a lot more men, fishermen and young farmers. The Red Hand of Ulster As he had expected, the younger of the two carters was in the stables, and Anthony gave his order without more ado. Anthony Lyveden A good carter, for his part, is able to adjust his labour to his locality. Progress and History “What troubles me most,” said he, “is that the school will not be finished; my son will not be a doctor, but a carter.” An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere I will enter into talk with that carter and see what can be done with him. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls In the other two cases the victims were strong men—one, a railway worker, who was killed on the line; the other a carter, who died of injuries received in an accident with his horse. Change in the Village Only the two old carters were spared the ordeal, their labour keeping them busy under the cover of the woods. Anthony Lyveden These short, broad, stout lads, look able to stand anything, and in point of fact do stand it, from the kick of a carter's heavy boot to the long and bitter winter. The Toilers of the Field He whose son was to be a carter looked gloomy. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere He had overheard Mary’s remarks and noted her demeanor, and thought that the carter lad before him was really seeking to profit by Mary’s well-known generosity. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls To relieve the pressure other doors were opened, and soon we had a motley throng of carters, hawkers, and shopkeepers, waiting to be led to the King's room. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France The instruction was addressed to the younger of his two carters, and was touching the man and the dog-cart and a seven-mile drive. Anthony Lyveden How many carters have been severely fined and imprisoned for whipping, and sometimes even maiming, the boys under their commands? The Toilers of the Field I used to think that, according to the Pythagorean doctrine, he must have been, or been going to be a Gilmerton carter. Spare Hours A carter discovered her, gave warning to the police at Petersfield, and she was taken to the hospital, where it was found that her memory had entirely gone. The Stretton Street Affair If a small tradesman suffered a loss, or a carter his horse, or a widow's cow died, a subscription was set on foot, and the accident often turned out a gain, rather than a loss. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Two old carters, two carpenters, three magnificent sailors—all deaf, poor chaps—and a little lame engineer. Anthony Lyveden Men employed on arable farms, as carters, for instance, have to rise even earlier than dairymen. The Toilers of the Field There were two school directors in this happen-so party, a carter, a salesman, a lawyer, a farmer and two teachers, who talked with a professional twang. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) It was the tennis-court attendant, who had struck the carter without warning, because the oxen and the mare were making too free with a heap of hay which lay before the door. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 The carters and wagoners in Swabia wear, in rainy weather, a covering somewhat resembling the poncho, which they make out of their woollen horse-coverings. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests His heart was near to fail him, when there passed by a cart with two carters that came to fetch wood. The Book of Romance This operation of baiting is a most serious and important one to the carter. The Toilers of the Field There he would be found seated in a chair near the fire place, his attire the garb of a carman or “carter” and hence the name “Carter’s Ghost” afterward frequently applied to him. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Another instance of the same kind is related of a horse belonging to a carter in Fifeshire. Minnie's Pet Horse When the driver wishes to stop the sledge, he calls out “Wo, woa,” exactly as our carters do; but the attention paid to this command depends altogether on his ability to enforce it. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage At this sight the other carter cried that he would take the Knight where he would if he would only spare his life. The Book of Romance The only way in which a labourer exhibits his affection is when another labourer in authority, as a carter, ill-treats his boy—a too common case—and then he speaks loudly, and very properly. The Toilers of the Field I saw, presently, there was one person in front of her—a great big fellow—he looked like a carter—he was carrying home the chair!' The Convert From the carter having a large family, this animal had become particularly intimate with children, and fond of them, so that he would not on any account, move when they were playing among his feet. Minnie's Pet Horse There were altogether in the party five men, six women, and five children, besides the servants and carters. How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time So the carter drove at a great gallop, and Sir Lancelot's horse, who had espied his master, followed the cart, though more than fifty arrows were standing in his body. The Book of Romance Indeed the “towerists” were even impatient to be gone and were just starting to walk to the pier when the carter arrived. Dorothy's Travels As for Osberne, he stood betwixt the door and the soldier, and drew his sword forth from under his carter's frock, but it was not Boardcleaver, for he had left him at home. The Sundering Flood Don't you remember Bill, the carter's boy, put a ladder against the wall, and you climbed up the ladder, and put your paw, all brown and dirty, into my nest and took my eggs? Wood Magic A Fable All the other carts were ahead, and the carter would not wait for Mr. Goforth, as he was afraid. How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time "To Preston, lad?" said a jolly carter, holding a pewter pot that seemed as if glued to his hard fist. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The carter went his way; but shortly afterwards, when a hue and cry was raised, he recollected his passenger, who was traced, captured, tried, and executed. A Yacht Voyage Round England When the farm produce comes in once a month on market days the old carter asks if I am in good health—with the missus' love—that's about all.' Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century The road passed not far from the copse, and Bevis heard the woodpecker say something, but he was too busy touching up the horses with the carter's long whip to pay any heed. Wood Magic A Fable During the few moments that elapsed before my husband was allowed to join us even the carter turned pale with suspense,—and oh, how I prayed! How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time Was it not the wraith of his buried love which now hovered before him, blotting out the sight of the carter, deafening his ears to the jest, and palsying his hand? William Pitt and the Great War But the carter could not answer that question, so he tried to catch the horse; but the first step was to get over the hedge, which he could not manage so easily as the horse. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home It was quite impossible to see anything so far off; but I hailed the presumed carter repeatedly, in my loudest and best German, asking my way. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 By-and-by, the carter left the highway and took the waggon along a lane where the ruts were white with chalk, and which wound round at the foot of the downs. Wood Magic A Fable As soon as the carters heard we were thus left helpless a panic seized them, and it was with great difficulty they could be persuaded to harness their animals. How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time The ardently Catholic peasantry of the west furnished as leaders a carter, Cathelineau, of rare ability and generosity of character, and Stofflet, a gamekeeper, of stern and vindictive stamp. William Pitt and the Great War “Here he bes,” said a voice, and the great brown face of one of the carters peered over the hedge. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home Sancho gave the gold crowns; the carter yoked his mules; the keeper thanked Don Quixote for his present, and promised to relate this valorous exploit to the king himself when he arrived at court. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote “I’ll send up your traps by the carter; we can walk,” said Oliver, taking his young brother into charge. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story They had joined in one petition, that God would move the carters to come. How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time It was not considered that while the horses of a pleasure carriage would be a proper source of revenue to a government, a carter's horse is not a proper subject for taxation. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 At last the carter thought of what he should have thought of at first, namely, leaving the gate open, and trying to drive the horse through. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home The carter alighted and unyoked in great haste. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote He next mounted Queen Mab, who treated him with little more complaisance, and, in carters' phrase, would neither hap nor wynd till she got rid of him. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) A magistrate tied a carter to the wheel of his waggon, and inflicted 300 lashes for cruelty to his bullocks; but Dr. Montgarret ordered the blacksmith to be flogged, for presenting his bill! The History of Tasmania, Volume I As the carter in the stable "lays" the hay to his horse, so the preacher has to "lay" the food to the congregation. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 The Master said, If shouldering a whip were a sure road to riches I should turn carter; but since there is no sure road, I tread the path I love. The Sayings Of Confucius Iles has taken the man on as carter at the home-farm, and given the eldest boy a job with the woodmen. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance A few early carters and an occasional loafer were gathered about it and the smell of victuals was tempting. Men of Affairs Mrs. Craven was an Englishwoman who had brought herself to this by marrying a carter from Gilmerton. The Dew of Their Youth If she saw a carter crack his whip over the ears of the horse, as the horse laboured uphill, she had to cover her eyes and avert her face, and all her strength left her. The Lost Girl They soon procured a rope and lowered the carter into the dark room. Italian Popular Tales He threw himself into the saddle, and they were quickly in the town, where the horses were left at a stable; Ben having told a carter to come for them. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading According to a witness at Willesden Police Court a carter charged with insulting behaviour swore for twenty minutes without repeating himself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-05 The carter, Giles Crake, who had found the body, was a stupid yokel whose knowledge was entirely limited to his immediate surroundings. The Bishop's Secret By this time the cart with the flags had come up, unattended by any one except the carter on a mule, and a man sitting in front. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 And as he uttered these words the poor carter became a statue. Italian Popular Tales The smugglers, for such there could be no doubt that they were, had black crape over their faces, and most of them wore carters’ smock frocks, which still further assisted to disguise them. Washed Ashore The Tower of Stormount Bay Hence it was that, the incident of the morning almost forgotten, Norman left the horses by whose side he trudged, to go forward to Rifle, who was also playing carter. The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range The police authorities saw the carter and were conducted by him to the corpse, which, after examination, they brought to the dead-house in Beorminster. The Bishop's Secret Although the horses are so big, they are very gentle, and allow the carter’s children to lead them home in the evening, or to ride on their backs. A Horse Book An old man in smock-frock, and five or six other carters in the same dress were working hard, apparently to extricate the waggon. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea “We’ll not have a heavy load home along, anyway,” said George the carter, as he lifted Becky and her little bundle carefully on to the mattress in the wagon, “and you’ll ride like a queen.” Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes Joshua knew all the carters, not by sight, for he could not see them, but by the time and place he met them on his nightly journey. Our Frank and other stories The boatman, taking him into a small room, produced a carter’s frock and gaiters, with a billycock hat and a large red handkerchief to tie round his throat. The Rival Crusoes A carter in Strathmiglo, Fifeshire, had an old horse, which was as familiar with his family as a dog could have been. Stories of Animal Sagacity “Shall we help you?” cried Jack to the carters. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Persons involved; gatekeepers, police, native carters and witnesses galore. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah A lesser man would have pinched the carter's cap. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 He thought of Clare’s torn frock, and he wished he had killed the carter outright. Adam Johnstone's Son Near at hand was a beer-shop, frequented by the navvies and carters. Stories of Animal Sagacity “Burnt to the ground, dearie—burnt to a tinder, is the farm: so Sam, our carter, says; and ’twas done by some idle boys lighting a bonfire of dry furze near.” The Heiress of Wyvern Court One night, he said, two carters lifted his level-crossing gates and took them away. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah But she marvelled that there was no sight or sound of people; no carters or travellers going to or coming from the city, and no smoke rose above the housetops. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls I almost liked you yesterday when you thrashed the carter and tied him up so neatly. Adam Johnstone's Son Since I have enjoyed the luxury of a driver, or a "carter" as we call them, my cunning in wriggling a komatik at full speed down steep mountain-sides through trees has somewhat waned. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell There came a group of weary carters along the street, smelling loudly of drink and of the stables, clamoring at every crowded house for bed and board. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Sam was one of the carters, who had already become one of Douglas's greatest friends. Odd I saw her from my bedroom window this morning stop a carter going by from the farm, and hand him some tracts.' The Carved Cupboard The carter watched them as he lay on the road, half strangled, and cursed them in a choking voice. Adam Johnstone's Son "Tell me, carter," said Sir Launcelot, "what shall I give thee to take me in thy cart unto a castle within two miles of here?" Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" "Nay, friend," said he to the foremost carter, as they clustered close around, hopeful at last of shelter. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Lines of negroes, naked to the waist, sacks on their glistening backs, poured out from the warehouses like ants from an anthill, but yelling to out-vie the carters. Plotting in Pirate Seas Agatha was the only one who was doing anything, and she was stitching away at some small garment for one of the farm carter's children. The Carved Cupboard “Shut up!” he cried to the carter, who was swearing again. Adam Johnstone's Son Then the other carter, his fellow, was afraid of going the same way, and cried out, "Fair lord, save my life and I will bring you where ye will." Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" I got it from a carter who saw something of the business. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain You are like the carter who steals hay from his horse that he may gamble. Theft A Play In Four Acts The carter was amazed, for in that day a knight never entered into a cart unless he was a condemned man going to be hanged. King Arthur and His Knights One of them knew the carter for a bad character. Adam Johnstone's Son Sir Launcelot leaped into the cart, and the carter drove at a great gallop, Sir Launcelot's horse following after with more than forty arrows in him. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" As the carters drew abreast of the door, she slipped within and slammed it shut. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain I double-thonged a sleeping carter over the face and eyes as I passed him. Kate Coventry An Autobiography Just as he was wondering what he could do, a carter passed him, driving a rough wagon. King Arthur and His Knights A moment later, Brook was kneeling on his chest, having the knife in his hand and holding it near the carter’s throat. Adam Johnstone's Son A brother carter standing by performed the part, extempore. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines The honest carter was in vain expostulating with the seamen for seizing one whom he considered placed under his especial charge, to be delivered safe at the journey’s end. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Netherway!” he cried, using the words familiar to him from the days when he used to watch the carters and their teams. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris “He had got on shore and had dressed himself in a smock-frock and carter’s hat, and was making his way out of the town.” From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure The huge carter was sprawling on the front sacks, yelling a tuneless chant at the top of his voice. Adam Johnstone's Son The two keepers obeyed promptly, and hurried away, while one of the waiters sent the scared carter out into the kitchen. Glyn Severn's Schooldays I know he could not help it, but decidedly Ike, Old Brownsmith’s chief packer and carter, was one of the strongest and ugliest men I ever saw. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden The cabmen and carters of Kingston, it is said, elect the Aldermen and Common Council. Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 I will order you a night’s lodging here, and to-morrow one of my carters, who is going to Gloucester, shall take you so far on your way. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) Clare also bent down, trying to force the stone under the wheel, and did not notice that the carter was sitting up by the roadside, feeling for something in his pocket. Adam Johnstone's Son But the men could not hear his words, and, each with his big carter’s whip, they followed slowly across the field, unheeded by the elephant, and evidently without the slightest intention of overtaking the fugitive. Glyn Severn's Schooldays His cart bemired, a carter pray'd To Hercules to come and aid. Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress What will—” At this moment there was a loud shout of “Hoy! hoy!” from the lips of a carter who was coming with a brewer’s dray out of the inn-yard. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found It was not difficult to conceal myself at the tail of this, under the straw, and so remain unseen, not only by the carters that entered, but by the turnkey that let them in. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 The carter took the mule by the head and started it gently enough. Adam Johnstone's Son I flew to get him some, while he slowly took off his faded carter’s cloak, and flung himself wearily on a chair. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Mind you tell Tom, I say,” added he to the carter. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton He was giving some orders to a carter, and he finished what he was doing before coming up to Mallalieu. The Borough Treasurer The carters and ploughmen have an old-world vocabulary of their own, saying 'toward' for anything near or leaning towards you, and 'vrammards' for the reverse. Round About a Great Estate He also records the case of a carter who resided in Collier Street. The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe Whereupon he set-to to push the cart behind, calling on me and the bewildered carter to do the same, till we had fairly hoisted it to the crown of the hill. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The carter drove on slowly, in silence, looking back now and again to see that the pony was all right, but taking no further notice of Terry. Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy Many of the carters cut the ropes and traces, and galloped off, delighted to escape from a service into which they had, for the most part, been dragged against their will. No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee Sometimes the head carter would venture in for instructions, and be gruffly told to take his team and do so and so. Round About a Great Estate None of the peasants round here will venture within a mile of it after twilight, so the carters you saw must have been strangers. Scottish Ghost Stories Then we hid the dead carter’s clothes in the river; and, not long after, a skiff put out from shore with a big ’prentice lad in it, who rowed lazily Bridgewards. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "Aisy now, aisy!" said the carter as he drew up opposite to a little gray stone house where some hens were picking about the doorway. Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy Long lines of heavily-laden carts encumbered the road, while the blare of trumpets mingled with the cracking of whips and the hoarse cries of the carters. The Child of Pleasure Everything in the States goes at a railroad pace; every carter or teamster is a Solon, in his own idea; and every citizen is a king de facto, for he rules the powers that be. Canada and the Canadians Volume I When we were in the inn they were so rude in the courts and the streets, so that the miners, colliers, and carters could never be ruder. A Book of Quaker Saints Farmer Humphreys's zeal for the holy covenant, which he was assured confirmed these privileges, not only induced him to take it himself, but to insist on his carter, Jobson's, subscribing to it also. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel "Do you happen to have any new-laid eggs about the place, ma'am?" asked the carter. Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy They crossed the bridge to a little inn on the other side, in front of which some carters were unharnessing their horses with much lively invective. The Child of Pleasure The carter had a rope, and an obliging disposition. My Friend the Chauffeur There is a story of a carter, which may be worth mentioning on this occasion. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. This is held to be cleverness in these parts, and undoubtedly gives its possessor a greater "faculty of expansion" than the career of an Essex or Wessex ploughman or carter. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. "I declare, but you have the pluck for a brigade of soldiers," said the carter. Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy The carters and herds were, he told me, the people who partook of this repast, and every man ate his own lamb, leaving little but the bones. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe Then a wagon covered with a great white hood was to be seen, and last of all the driver, who was dressed in a white carter's frock. Undine The use of this manœuvre is not apparent, unless Jeanne, with her switch, was to be mistaken for the familiar presence of the carter. Historical Mysteries The carter and I had no more discussions on covenants. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story An' thankful you ought to be to get there," said the carter, "you an' the pony, without any bones broken. Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy This sturdy carter, as he comes round the corner of the straw-rick, cannot be mistaken. Nature Near London He could not tell where at first, but, as it approached, he saw a countryman in a carter's blouse coming across the opposite field. A Dozen Ways Of Love Nine out of ten of the people who attend are his own folk—his carters, shepherds, milk-maids, and the like. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs But for the action of the carter, who had stopped his team dead, the car would have been crushed to flinders. Berry And Co. And so the pony was tied to the cart, and Terry was hoisted to a seat on the turf beside the carter. Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy A lumbering carter in a wild state of intoxication had pushed himself against the frightened girl, and looked down into her face with an idiotic leer. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow The chauffeur, having examined the car and pronounced her helpless, walked back to interview a carter we had passed not long before, with the view of procuring a tow. The Motor Maid The young ploughman went to London as a carter or ostler; the milkmaid as a servant. The Quest of the Simple Life The carter will simply take up the plate, shoot the stuff in, and push off. Berry And Co. "Do pay for them, thank you," she said to the carter, "and please give her plenty of money, for I am so glad to get them!" Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy Quest asked one of the carters, who was just getting his team together. The Black Box I remained in the car with her, the chauffeur steered, the carter towed, and Sir Samuel and his stepson started on in advance, on foot. The Motor Maid The carter is now overtaken by a peasant girl, who, with basket on her arm, has been gathering chesnuts and bolotas in the wood. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Fruit women screamed, carters fought, cabbage stalks and rotten apples accumulated in heaps at the thresholds of the Countess of Berkshire and of the Bishop of Durham.” Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses The mates overtook the carter with their tent and stores and tools within a day's journey of the rush, and pushed on to secure a claim. In the Roaring Fifties Our rifles went up with a leap, and "Master," cried the man, running towards me with outstretched arms, "master, save me; I am a carter of the foreign Legations, and have only just escaped." Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation Just then a carter came down to look at the wreck. The Romance of the Coast "Ovide, I am here!" she gasped, and then fell heavily backward, rolling down the pile of stones into the hole near the wall, which the carters had made. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories I thought of the plague that raged there in '37, and of Larpenteur and his friend, grim, jesting carters of the dead! The River and I A chief hind, carter, or chief shepherd, with diet, not more than £1, and 5s. for clothes. A Short History of English Agriculture I shut him in and ran to fetch the carter, but couldn't catch him. What Necessity Knows The carter's mare was terror-stricken by the wrath of the sea, and galloped down the beach. The Romance of the Coast He treats me worse than any carter on the farm. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India In Melbourne we have no water, but such as is carted by the water barrel carters from the river Yarra-Yarra. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 A chief hind, carter, or shepherd, £1, and 4s. worth of clothes. A Short History of English Agriculture It was not his place to wait upon this carter and run his errands! What Necessity Knows He enlists as a soldier, and on his return from the wars finds that the fickle damsel has married Alfio, a carter. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. It was too early for breakfast, so I concluded to ride along to Macuilapa, where my carter turned off into another road. In Indian Mexico (1908) Mr. Peterkin had ordered the carters to come, but he had no idea they would come so early, and supposed it would take them a long time to fill the carts. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated A reaper or carter, with meat and drink, 3d.; without, 5d. A Short History of English Agriculture "What is in the box?" asked the boy, observing that the carter's eyes rested uneasily upon it. What Necessity Knows Over Sillingford I sat on a bank and looked downhill where went a carter. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters We never before realized that such travelling of ox-carts as we were now experiencing was a regular matter, and that the carter's trade is a real business. In Indian Mexico (1908) Of course, the carters must wait for the keys, as she should need them to set the furniture up in the right places. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated She had never seen such terrible painting, so coarse, so glaring, showing a violence of colour, that jarred upon her nerves like a carter's oath heard on the doorstep of an inn. His Masterpiece The carter had been drinking whisky—not much as yet, but enough to give him a greater command of words than he ordinarily possessed. What Necessity Knows A peasant carter, in a state of great uncertainty about his load, had stopped outside the eating-house. One of Life's Slaves The day was blisteringly hot, long before we reached Union Hidalgo; hot, hungry and sleepy, we reached our carter's home, a little before ten in the morning. In Indian Mexico (1908) And when the carters at last appeared carrying the parlor carpets on their shoulders she sighed and said, "There is nothing left," and meekly consented to be led away. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated I'll give you a prime character as a drover or a ploughman or a carter or a dairyman or a housemaid or a curate or anything you like except a looker. Joanna Godden In the great public-room a carter was trolling a coarse ditty, while through the doorway ran a screaming serving-maid to escape some low familiarity. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. It seems that a carter, who has been going back and forth to West Point for a very long time, carrying packages and supplies, is the suspected person. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 31, June 10, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Clerk of Works reports that the Council's scavengers, plumbers, carters, lamp-lighters, and turncocks, are all threatening to strike, in sympathy with bricklayers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 29, 1892 Aye," said the carter, "my missus and I often say she's too pretty a one for the likes of us to have the bringing up of on our hands. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn I'd thank my looker if he went about undoing my carter's work. Joanna Godden If the slops were in fashion amongst ploughmen and carters, we must all be starved; for the food could never be raised. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. About one-fourth are carpenters, one- tenth blacksmiths, one-tenth servants, the remainder carters. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official The outermost garment is of the shape of a carter's frock. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The same carter had instructions to call for the case in the morning, and the garage door was left open to enable him to collect it. The Green Eyes of Bâst Her one thought was of Albert, and she gave over Ansdore almost nonchalantly to her carter and her looker, and abandoned Ellen to Tip Ernley with scarcely a doubt as to her moral welfare. Joanna Godden And when we wish a team, or any thing, to be moved on steadily and with great care, we cry out to the carter, or other operator, 'Soberly, soberly.' Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. I thanked the priest from the bottom of my heart, and in a few minutes the carter had dumped the chest on the spot where he had taken it and drove away. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 "What an odd thing that is!" said one, "there is a cart going along, and I heard a carter talking to the horse but can see no one." My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales We ought to have succeeded in tracing the carter who brought the crate here before the evening. The Green Eyes of Bâst Guardians, gillies, carters, porters and canoemen live in whole or in part, on providing fishing and shooting. Supplement to Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador Supplement to an Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. Before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation in January, 1911 It lumbered along slowly, the carter trudging at the horse's head. The Imaginary Marriage I told him the carter had stolen the chest. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 By this time there was collected behind the railings that surround Kensingtowe a fine crowd of carters and cabmen, who had "woahed" their horses and were standing on their boxes, enjoying an excellent view. Tell England A Study in a Generation We should have got that from the carter later, of course, but every minute saved in an affair such as this is worth considering. The Green Eyes of Bâst This morning we lounged about the door, while our horses rested and postillions and carters pledged one another in cups of new Veltliner. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Two minutes later the carter trudging on his way passed a solitary man smoking by a gate, and far down the road a woman walked quickly towards Starden. The Imaginary Marriage Speaking with severity to the carter, the fellow turned his horse towards the river and the priest told me he would take the chest back to where he got it. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 "A Liverpool master carter told the Tribunal that the last 'substitute' sent him for one of his men backed a horse down a tip and landed him in an expense of £50." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 7, 1917 A man has been scouring the neighborhood all day in quest of the carter who delivered the crate to the docks, but so far without results. The Green Eyes of Bâst These are oblong, hexagonal wooden kegs, holding about fourteen litres, which the carter fills with wine before he leaves the Valtelline, to cheer him on the homeward journey. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series The foreman wanted directions for to-morrow's work; the carter asked for three new tires; the stableman regretted to be compelled to report that one of the horses had broken his manger rack. The Devil's Garden A carter hoisted a chest on his little vehicle and hurriedly drove off. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 So there is a trap, and I am to beware of a mountaineer, a carter, a butcher, and a baker? The Goose Girl Twenty yards further a carter's horse lay dying with its head upon the pavement. A Daughter of To-Day One carter will take charge of two horses, and consequently of two sledges and two casks, driving them both by voice and gesture rather than by rein. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Then Dale told his carter to make a start of it, and the wagon creaked, jolted, slowly lumbered away. The Devil's Garden The business of himself and brothers as carters naturally merged into forwarders. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 From the opposite doorway a mountaineer, a carter, a butcher, and a baker stepped cautiously forth. The Goose Girl These men, with the sailors, the carters, and the arrieros or pack carriers, lead a sort of life which is truly singular, and belongs to themselves alone. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes When they leave the Valtelline, the carters endeavour, as far as possible, to take the pass in gangs, lest bad weather or an accident upon the road should overtake them singly. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series The carter cracked his whip, shouted to his team, and whistled; and the horses, neither frightened by the whip nor excited by the whistling, drew the big wagon at exactly the same steady pace. The Devil's Garden His horse is tied up near, and he takes the Mayor-domo through his "corte," showing him the wood prepared for the carters. Argentina from a British Point of View He now saw that one was a carter, another a butcher, and the third a baker. The Goose Girl When the driver wishes to stop the sledge, he calls out "Wo, woa," exactly as our carters do; but the attention paid to his command depends altogether on his ability to enforce it. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 His loathing, his hatred of woman made him swear like a carter. Abbe Mouret's Transgression It was she who did most of the cooking, no light task since meals had to be supplied for the carter and two of the other men. The Devil's Garden The farmer's wife in France is a very capable, hard-working woman—up early, seeing to everything herself, and ruling all her carters and ploughboys with a heavy hand. Chateau and Country Life in France A mountaineer, a vintner, a carter, a butcher, and a baker. The Goose Girl "That horse, carter," said another of the gentlemen, "seems to be a very strong one, I suppose he could draw a butt," The man assented. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 574, November 3, 1832 Title The carts were laden with bundles of arrows, perhaps the same he had seen unloading that morning from the war-ship, and were accompanied only by carters. After London Or, Wild England The wagon rolled heavily forward along the flat road, and the carter cracked his whip continuously to tell the horses they were nearly home. The Devil's Garden Here, a carter, boarded in the house, receives about seven pounds a year; in America, he receives about thirty pounds a year. Political Pamphlets "I refused him admittance, your Excellency, because he was dressed like a carter.—" The Goose Girl He knew the road well, and the ways of the carters, and that they rarely stopped anywhere else between Frascati and Rome. Whosoever Shall Offend Unless continually greased the squeaking of such wheels is terrible, and the carters frequently forgot their grease-horns. After London Or, Wild England The carter stopped the horses outside the garden entrance. The Devil's Garden "I never pass this place," he said musingly, "but I seem to hear the clang of the bell and the dismal cry of the carter—" He broke off abruptly. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman "Observe 'My illustrious and industrious uncle'!" laughed the carter without mirth. The Goose Girl Now, just at this time, there was one carter who had none, and Regina knew it, for he was one of her chief admirers. Whosoever Shall Offend The carters asked him, in return, whose retainer he was, and he said that he was on his way to take service, and was under no banner yet. After London Or, Wild England The crew tumbled in, and in an instant the lieutenant was whipping up the animal, to the utter astonishment of the carter. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne The carter's lad was about at the time, and for the moment we thought of applying to him. The Amateur Poacher "Be quick; open the gates!" replied the carter, swinging his whip threateningly. The Goose Girl "I'll give you the education, and the instruction too," retorted the carter, making at them with his long whip. Whosoever Shall Offend "How is he to know?" said another of the carters. After London Or, Wild England By this time the wagon with the flags was come up with them, attended only by the carter, mounted on one of the mules, and another man that sat on the forepart. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites The 'Squire' of Southlands alarmed even the hardened carters' lads as much by the prestige of a singular character as by the chastisement he personally gave those who ventured into his domain. The Amateur Poacher I will skin you alive," vowed the carter, striking the iron with the butt of his whip, "if you do not open these gates immediately. The Goose Girl Of course he had slept on the road, all carters did, and he had no dog, else no one would have dared to take liberties with his cart. Whosoever Shall Offend As he sat up two sacks fell from him; the carters had thrown them over him as a protection against the night's dew. After London Or, Wild England When Sylvanus Cobb came up our stairs it was as though a bag of coals on the back of an intoxicated carter had tumbled against our door. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 If the pheasants are so numerous and so tame that passing carters have to whip them out of the way of the horses, it is hardly wonderful if one should disappear now and then. The Amateur Poacher The majordomo threw back the bolts and the carter pushed his way in. The Goose Girl Yes, it was his cart, and he was a regular carter on the Frascati road. Whosoever Shall Offend The horses and the carters were weary, yet they were obliged to plod on, as the arms had to be delivered before the morrow. After London Or, Wild England The steam race-horses for the passenger work are kept in an oblong building opposite the carters. Rides on Railways When the nuts are ripe the carters' lads do not care to ride sideways on the broad backs of the horses as they jog homewards along the lane, but are ever in the hedges. The Amateur Poacher The carter thrust a hand through the grill. The Goose Girl That I should let her be idle, or make eyes at the carters? Whosoever Shall Offend He wished now to inquire his way to the king's levy, but as the question rose to his lips he checked himself, remembering the caution the friendly carters had given him. After London Or, Wild England "Three cheers for General Hamilton!" cried the carter, promptly, and they responded as one man. The Conqueror On a Lincolnshire farm where I was a pupil, an incident occurred illustrating the anxiety of a carter for the welfare of his horses, in combination with no small cunning. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Vastly subdued the majordomo preceded the carter into the office of the embassy. The Goose Girl He breathed more freely in the open air, and she had fed him again before the carters came to supper. Whosoever Shall Offend They are seen everywhere—as shopkeepers, mechanics, masons, carpenters, coachmen, carters, and labourers, all in a bustle of business, so different from Persians, at home. Persia Revisited He used to quote a saying from one of his contemporaries at Oxford—"Sydney, your sense, wit, and clumsiness, always give me the idea of an Athenian carter." Sydney Smith The owner, in the stable one Sunday morning, noticed an open Bible in the manger; having doubts as to the reliability of the carter, he regarded the Bible, so prominently displayed, with some suspicion. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Neither did he heed the man dressed as a carter who, when he saw the vintner, turned and followed. The Goose Girl Nelly was aghast; but she would have paid the sum demanded like a lamb, if Bridget had not stepped in—grappled with carter and railway company, while Nelly looked on, helpless but relieved. Missing |
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