| 单词 | drover |
| 例句 | They’d early established themselves in the role of guests—most of them, anyway—and were content to stand idle while the caravan drovers and the Tizerkane—and Lazlo—saw to all the work. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You met the drovers? Mean as a shambler and about as bright?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Nessie slips out of the room as quietly as she appeared, and from the look on her face I know that the story of Katherine Deveraux will be on every drovers lips by nightfall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They just stand there, weaving in place like drovers on payday, drunk and barely coherent. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Move,” I yell, pushing through the drovers, throwing my sharp elbow into soft bits when a few of the men refuse to budge. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The sheriff gestures toward a patch of wall in the distance with a group of Negroes and drovers patrolling it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Once they're clear I tip my hat to the worthless drovers. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A few of my wounds pull open during the run, the blood dampening the back of my dress, but it’s nothing compared to the exhaustion I read on the drovers' faces. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We lose a few drovers, and one girl from the patrol as well. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Yes, they are. Besides, you don’t honestly think all those drovers are going to last long out there, do you? I’ll grab one of their guns when they fall.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The man looks behind him to where the two drovers have almost hooked the horse up. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The Negroes crouch in the ready position, while the drovers don’t look like they know what to do with themselves. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The drovers had unloaded them, stacking their bales into a windbreak, though thus far the evening was still. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At this point in their talk the swine had come up to the clearing, and the drovers followed to pen them for the night—the porkers squealing to high heaven, milling around the yard. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Recalled by the rumbling of wheels to the road before me, I saw a heavily-laden waggon labouring up the hill, and not far beyond were two cows and their drover. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “It may not be too steep. I read a well-researched book about three pigs who followed cattle drovers across prairies and over mountains on a trek to Montana.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I continue to yell encouragement, the drovers are being overwhelmed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I go through the town and by the drovers’ road and across the ford beyond.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The drover is on the ground with a bullet right between his eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Right now it’s mostly Negroes, a few drovers mixed in here and there. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Riflemen, to the rear! Everyone else, close up those holes.'' The drovers fall back, and the rest of us cover down to take up their slack. “Shoot until you're out of ammo, then fall back.'' Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The sound of a wagon trundling along comes from behind us, and I look back to see a drover sitting at the reins. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The door hangs open and there’s a group of three drovers there, fighting with the horse, trying to hook it up to the wagon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But these drovers are here now, and without them fighting alongside us Negroes, I don't see how any of us are going to survive the night. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A few feet away, decked out like the belle of the ball, is Katherine, surrounded by a few of the drovers. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The drovers are bunched up in front of the sheriff's office shouting and waving guns. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “They know we have to come back sometime. The people in Mohegan heard that a drover from Norfield had been shot on the Ridgebury Road two days ago and his cattle driven off.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not yet. A colored boy and a drover are walking the line and counting how many of those bodies used to be folks we know. Are you okay?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The drovers they brought here to oversee the Negro patrols and fortify the border think the Negroes in your part of town should be taking all the risk to herd the dead, not them. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I get the same uneasy feeling when I see Sheriff Snyder the next morning, after telling him off in front of the drovers the night before. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I point my drawn gun at the remaining drovers, who have gone still. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Happy Valley resembles the country that White rode across as a handsome young jackeroo, an unsalaried apprenticed drover. Happy Valley by Patrick White – review 2012-12-19T08:00:06Z Hunter told Melbourne's The Sunday Age newspaper in 1994 that he left school at the age of 13 to become a cowboy, known in Australia as a drover, guiding cattle herds across Victoria. Aussie film star Bill Hunter dies of cancer at 71 2011-05-22T01:31:06Z Even so, drovers were not reassured, and the route remained unused. The Canning Stock Route exhibition 2010-08-08T21:29:00Z Sticking to the park’s remote eastern edge, we ended up on an old drover’s road not listed on any map that Idwal knew about. | Wales Watching 2010-09-06T16:17:00Z “The solution that Wilson’s drovers found was to carry hundreds of birds, one at a time, across the bridge and into the sunlight,” Smith wrote. Once upon a time, your Thanksgiving turkey took a very long walk to get to your table 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z “The experienced drover just drew up his wagon beside the road, where he passed the night.” Once upon a time, your Thanksgiving turkey took a very long walk to get to your table 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Instead, they custom-build routes from local hiking trails, farm and forest roads, ATV tracks, military roads built in the 18th century, and drovers’ and hunters’ trails that are even older. Hillwalking from sea to sea across Scotland 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z When the first drovers to bring stock along the route were killed at Well 37, a punitive expedition was organised and an unknown number of Aboriginal people killed in reprisal. The Canning Stock Route exhibition 2010-08-08T21:29:00Z The cows were wrangled in to illustrate how the arrangement of streets in the area leading to Smithfield Market can be traced back to the traditional drovers’ routes from the country in to the city. Beyond Buildings at London Architecture Festival 2010-06-24T10:01:00Z Before he was permanently exiled at Turkey Creek and began to paint, he worked as a drover. The Canning Stock Route exhibition 2010-08-08T21:29:00Z Past participants have included drovers from Australia and gauchos from South America. At the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Tall Tales, Resonant Rhymes 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z My daughter once again vomited, this time a projectile vomit right into the back of her father’s head, who was attempting to drive us out of danger, with the help of one of the drovers. Guardian readers on their worst holidays: rats, sewage and lots of vomiting 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z As part of the Transhumance Festival, organizers make a symbolic payment for the right to use the drovers’ route that crosses the capital. Sheep, goats cross downtown Madrid in echo of past practice 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z She said the experience drover her to create the Biden Breast Health Initiative, which educated young girls in Delaware about breast health. First lady Jill Biden talks cancer prevention on Newsmax 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z At one end of town, three drovers head their teams of oxen through the streets and into the surrounding hills to haul down freshly cut pine trunks on narrow carts. Indigenous town in Mexico survives on remittances from US 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The trains consisted of eight to 10 stock cars, a boxcar carrying feed and supplies and a caboose carrying railroad crew and drovers who managed the livestock, according to the museum. Southwest Colorado museum restores narrow-gauge freight cars 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Eisenhower’s presidential library gives the town a hint of prairie rectitude, though it had a pre-Ike past as the end of the Chisholm Trail for 1860s cattle drovers. Kansas agency’s lost $72K: 4 years of probing, few answers 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z While the Comanche and later the Apache were a menace, the most deadly obstacle to both cattle drovers and travelers was the long dry stretch from the Concho River west to the Pecos. Historic river crossing in West Texas is filled with death 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z It focuses on a Pennine valley – thursbitch means “demon valley” in Old English – where, 300 years ago, a drover is found dead in the snow next to the print from a woman’s shoe. From Moomins to murder mysteries: the best books on life outdoors 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The series follows the pair in their adventures as drovers of a cattle drive and the various characters they met along the way. Clint Eastwood's biggest roles: 'Rawhide' to 'Gran Torino' and everything in between 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z I also learn that his father was a drover - and his strong affinity and respect for the fells and their farmers permeates the book. Touring the Lake District with an 80-year-old guidebook 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Law enforcement officials said Crews struck and drover over husband, Tyler Connelly, with a minivan in shopping center parking lot in November. Woman pleads guilty to trying to murder husband with minivan 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Police say a second officer fired at the vehicle after it turned around the drover toward the second officer. Chandler Police Dept.: Suspect in dragging remains aa large 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Mustering cattle across rugged terrain and wide open spaces, Australia's newest drover is a far cry from a man with a big hat, a horse and fancy boots. Once a jolly SwagBot: Ageing Aussie drovers go high-tech 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Established in the 1880s to collect tolls for cattle drovers moving across the borders of pre-federation Australia, Birdsville was once a thriving frontier town. How Does an Australian Town of 100 Attract Tourists? A Music Festival and Camel Pie 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z A horse’s stomach is bossed out; hogs are forced to the slaughter by drovers’ staves; a creek bells out of its banks. A Sweeping Novel About Race in America 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z These ancient ley lines—some interpret them as energy lines, others as the footworn routes of pilgrims and drovers—crisscross fields in southwest England. Go on a Haunting Horseback Safari on the English Moors 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Swisher drover in Michael Bourn in the first on an RBI single. AJ Reed’s 3-run homer helps Astros beat Braves 5-3 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z “I’d hate to say it’s the end of the stereotypical drover,” Simon Talbot, chief executive of the National Farmers’ Federation says. In Australia, Cowboys Use Satellites to Home In on the Range 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z After a third year of drought in some parts of Australia, drovers are using the farmland march to add some weight to their cattle before arriving at feedlots, where they are fattened before slaughter. From Cattle to Coffee, Farmers Weather Worst of El Niño 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z As he gained experience he became a drover, steering livestock across the Outback’s long expanses by horseback and surviving brutally long days. Australian mega-ranch sale excludes foreigners 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The task of the turkey drover, as the individuals who herded the turkeys on these journeys were known, was no easy one. Why We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z In any event, the man who drover the bus full of bodies is being called a hero. Karachi bus massacre: The survivors who drove to hospital - BBC News 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z No wonder the Tories called them “whiggamors” – an abusive term for a Scots cattle drover. ‘Effing Tories’ give themselves a kick 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Back then, Walnut Bottom Road was a major drovers’ road for moving cattle to market through the Cumberland Valley. Residents say warehouses pose threat to rural life 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z In the past drovers rode horses to steer cattle, but now the ranch employs helicopters to locate cattle and motorbikes to control the herds. Australian mega-ranch sale excludes foreigners 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Once the turkeys took the inclination to settle down, an experienced drover knew that “nothing would induce them to continue the march to the slaughtering pens.” Why We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z "Show me how a sculptor might live as drovers do," sings the chastened Cellini, who vows to God that if he completes the statue he will "renounce all earthly vices". Terry Gilliam gives Berlioz's 'Cellini' a Python touch 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Bill Little, a veteran drover, says some range rookies aren't cut out for the hard work and tough conditions. Drover's Job: Wrangling Rookie Cowboys on Aussie Range 2014-01-21T03:44:59Z Well into the 20th century, cattle drovers would close off 39th, 40th and 41st Streets between 11th and 12th Avenues and herd the cattle from pens to their destinations. F.Y.I.: Answer to Questions About New York 2013-01-05T06:36:48Z On the other are the Orma, semi-nomadic cattle drovers who roam the land in search of grazing grounds for their herds. Kenya village massacres raises fears of election violence 2012-09-17T08:43:38Z Mr. Picton Smith it was who on the same occasion had sentenced the riotous drover to "thirty days without the option of a fine." The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z Who is a mere drover of foul pigs to gainsay the word of so distinguished a personage? Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z While the cattle dogs get to rest every hour due to the heat, the drovers are expected to remain in the saddle all day. Drover's Job: Wrangling Rookie Cowboys on Aussie Range 2014-01-21T03:44:59Z In this part of their business, drovers generally make too much ado; and the consequence is, that the sheep are driven more from side to side of the road than is requisite. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z His Irish brogue no doubt sounded a trifle strange in a Highland drover, but he was in a country where the people were friendly. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Stormy nights, when cattle become very restless, keep the drover awake and anxious. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z Occasionally huts and cultivated land were passed; the great proprietors usually give these runs to be cultivated as farms, or make them serve for their cattle, under their own drovers. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Whereas cattle rustling used to worry drovers of yesteryear, now it is the rustle of bedding that is a cause for concern. Drover's Job: Wrangling Rookie Cowboys on Aussie Range 2014-01-21T03:44:59Z As a precaution against worrying dogs, the drover should go frequently through the flock with a light, retire to rest late, and rise up early in the morning. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z I've told the drover to put his cattle into the field near by and then come and help. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z As a rule, the drovers in Queensland are a trustworthy and respectable class of men—of course there are exceptions, but these are soon found out. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z But someone's eyes are saddened, And someone's heart still bleeds, In sorrow for the drover Who sleeps among the reeds. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z Stampedes have been triggered on past trips by amorous activities between men and women drovers, Mr. Little says. Drover's Job: Wrangling Rookie Cowboys on Aussie Range 2014-01-21T03:44:59Z Open gates to fields are sources of great annoyance to drovers, the stock invariably making an endeavor to go through them. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Joe seized upon one, while the lusty drover brought a couple. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Many of the early drovers lost large numbers of both cattle and sheep from its deadly effects. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z The thunder growls a warning, The ghastly lightnings gleam, As the drover turns his horses, To swim the fatal stream. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z The sheep dog is not to be confused with the drover or cattle dog, which is larger and still more rugged in coat, as well as manners. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z On observing an open gate ahead, the drover should send his dog behind him over the fence, to be ready to meet the sheep at the gate. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z "Hold on!" he shouted, and, obedient to the word, the drover hauled in the slack of his rope. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The drovers and shepherds, paid off after long trips with stock, had good cheques to spend, and their money was laid out in the lavish way peculiar to the old bush hand. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z A drunken drover starts off from the inn door without paying for his dinner. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z “Have you given up the business of drover long?” said I. “O yes; given him up a long time ever since domm’d railroad came into fashion.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Then again, and broad on his surprised and silly face, fell her little hand like the clear crack of a drover's whip. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Waiting to see that the drover had firm hold of his rope, he then dropped his lever, and, stepping under the car, dragged the imprisoned driver out. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Mr. E. R. Edkins, who has now been the manager for many years, was among the very early drovers of stock to the Gulf. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z No wonder that on returning on board you could eat a hot supper with all the appetite of a Highland drover. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z “O yes; when I was a drover was up in London every month.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Whatever accident happened to a teamster or his wagon or horses, his fellow-craftsmen assisted him, while stage-drivers, drovers, or any other travelling citizens were never looked upon for help. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The owner of the pony came panting up, and another of the drovers who had ridden into the arena joined them. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z The life of a drover, under the most favourable circumstances, is the reverse of a pleasant one, but like all nomadic occupations, it has a fascination for many bushmen. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z They live on the Ranches, or large cattle farms, and act as drovers. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Methought I was in Llangollen fair, in the place where the pigs were sold, in the midst of Welsh drovers, immense hogs and immense men, whom I took to be the gents of Wolverhampton. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Stromminger waited by her muttering curses, as a drover stands by a heifer that, felled by a blow, can do no more. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z They and the drovers were the only witnesses besides the more active participants, and he would have to take chances with the drovers. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z The wages of drovers are always high, but not too high when the care and constant work are taken into consideration. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z The drover shrugged his shoulders, hesitated, and walked slowly on, often looking back. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Farmers and drovers are whistling, singing, calling, shouting, talking, all the time to their creatures and they like it. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z After breakfast we found a drover, who was living in a hut here, and impressed him to come out with us after Ryper—his function being that of the dog. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z "You threw that rope all right," said the dismounted drover. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z The varying items, such as floods, droughts, disease, incompetent hands, lost stock, and the surveillance from the owners of runs through which they pass, make up the daily routine of a drover’s life. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z In him he perceived, as he thought, the ordinary bushman, an experienced stock-rider, or, perhaps, confidential drover, and thence he began to wonder how much of his past history he had been made acquainted with. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Suddenly, Heaven alone knows how, the Phantom Stockman came to our assistance; and a more perfect drover could scarcely have been found. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z There are many of these drovers in the mountains during the summer. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z She gave a gasp of dismay and turned and ran, for the drover was pushing the steer rapidly now, and was getting ready to cast his lariat. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Although, perhaps only a nominal fine may be imposed, the vexatious delay, loss, and inconvenience of attending at the court, induce the drover to avoid any needless infringements of the Act. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z Come, Grizzly, the drover's trade is a thriving trade in these times. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z They were on their way from Queensland to Adelaide, in charge of an old drover named Burke, a worthy old fellow who'd been on the road all his life. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z "I met him this morning," replied Bernard; "I met him this morning, and took him for an old drover, so completely had he disguised himself." Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z One of the drovers was in hot pursuit, galloping across the course toward the runaway member of his herd, lariat in hand. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z The owner is a good deal at the mercy of the drover after the latter has taken charge of the stock, as he has then very little control over them until they reach their destination. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z The drover was angry; he mutilated and flung back my book. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z They who have drawn the prizes are a muleteer and a cattle drover, both brave fellows. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z It was a curious sight, an immense plain covered with cattle of every description, especially picturesque little Highland beasts attended by drovers in kilts and plumes. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z It they took with them, and, a drover, seeing it, asked where they had found it. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z Sundays and week days alike, rain or fine, grass or no grass, whatever turns up, it all means that the drover, or man in charge has to be on hand and see to things himself. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z Gathered around the blazing fire, drinking, smoking, swearing, arguing, were fifteen or twenty men—drovers, farmers, fishermen, and loafers. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z He ascertained the drover’s name, his master’s, and the address of the salesman; the rest was easy. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z A stranger would be gored to death by these wild creatures, who have never seen anyone but their own drovers, but to them they are quite accustomed. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z Their words but made the drover more eager to possess the dog, and he offered ten of his best cattle in exchange. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z But many of them thrived on what they could make out of the stockmen and drovers who passed through the township on their way to Rane or to the Port. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z "This yer's what I calls comfortable," said a lusty drover, as he raised a foaming mug of ale to his lips and drained it to the last drop. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z The sale-ring was near the harbor, and he mounted a man on his own broncho to deliver the drover’s voucher for the safe arrival of the herd at its destination. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Two of the Count's drovers had been told off to escort him—strong, sturdy fellows, each armed with a revolver. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z The drover's dog may also be useful for watching, if crossed with a reference to this object, which the sheep-dog seldom is. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. The Schoolmaster had gone out of doors again; but where he had been, a long, black-browed drover of Maitland's, Conal—Fighting Conal—was standing, leaning against the wall and smiling down on her. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z And long before high noon they had A hundred fat bucks slain; Then, having dined, the drovers went To rouse the deer again. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Also, thanks to a certain drover of the name of Lang Hutchins, I had the money. Deep Moat Grange The manager, however, listening to this revelation, strictly forbade his Moravian drovers to touch the dish. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z A dust haze down the Road, the mooing of cows and the baaing of calves, the shouts of the drovers, the sound of many hoofs, and the cattle are here. The Jonathan Papers He walked up to where Deirdre stood in the doorway with the drover. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Free of lariats, but attended by watchful red drovers, they had been conducted to a strip of natural prairie at some distance from the rear of the camp where Cal had eaten his breakfast. The Red Mustang It was a shagreen leather pocketbook like those which well-to-do farmers carry, or rich English drovers that come to the cattle trysts to buy for the English market. Deep Moat Grange Herdsmen, dog, drovers, all followed them head downwards. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z "O dear," said the drover, "what will I give you if you let me to your place?" Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry McNab's was the meeting place of stockmen, drovers and teamsters on the southern roads, and the carouses held there were night-long. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z When I first saw him, a drover was leading him in a rope. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom It had thriven because it formed a convenient meeting place for Scotch drovers and cattle rearers with the buyers from the big Midland towns, and even from London. Deep Moat Grange The Moravian drovers stayed outside to watch the cattle. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z "I have not much money," said the drover, "but I have twenty head of fine cattle, which I will give you to exchange places with me." Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry He hurried to the doorway and stood in it, chewing his underlip, as he watched the road-weary, weedy beasts and their drovers trail out of the town. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Soft white hands like these do not belong to drovers. The Progressionists, and Angela. French merchants with their silks, English ones with fine cloths and paper, then there were the Jew dealers from Frankfurt and Amsterdam, and the Walloon cattle drovers from Flanders. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Meanwhile, the cowherd going to the cattle proposed to the Moravian drovers that they should go inside for a change and drink a glass of wine; he would watch the cows. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z In a moment the drover liberated him, and went into the sack himself, and Donald drove home the fine heifers, and left them in his pasture. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry "You, Conal!" she cried eagerly when she saw the tall figure of the drover. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Had I only thought of it sooner, Louise, you should have accompanied us disguised as a drover's daughter, and have drunk a bumper of wine with us. The Progressionists, and Angela. Carson took part in the Mexican War, and, after the rush to the Pacific Coast began, engaged as a guide to convoy emigrants and drovers across the plains and mountains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The two Moravian drovers took their places between the cows and the carts. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z In their absence there came a drover that way, and hearing Donald singing in the sack, wondered greatly what could be the matter. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The township was full of dust, cattle, and dogs; boys, yelling, drafting and beating beasts from one yard to another, men watching them, drovers, lean, sun-dried, hawk-eyed men, cattle-buyers, cattle-owners and auctioneers. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z "The extraordinary progressionist movement that is going on to-day might make it a difficult task even for a drover's daughter to keep her footing." The Progressionists, and Angela. 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 The Moravian drovers, however, saw nothing laughable in the vagaries of their herd, nor even matter suitable for a discussion on natural history, but began howling and lamenting like burnt-out gypsies. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z In the mean while, Mr. Ireby found some amusement in detaining the northern drover at his ancient hall. International Short Stories English The salesmen, who are the middle-men, receive the cattle from the drover, and sell them to the butcher, and pay the money into the bank. Here and There in London Then there came by an old drover with snow-white hair and a great staff in his hand. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series On his travels as a drover he had made the acquaintance of some smuggler in Baden, which at that time had not acceded to the Zollverein. Black Forest Village Stories Then the drovers ran up the hill to the ferry-house, and sought their cattle everywhere. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z "I wish there was a summat to eat up their drovers," said another; "a plain Englishman canna make bread with a kenning of them." International Short Stories English The drover waited all day, in the vain hope of seeing him again, and at last returned home. Waldfried A Novel "And I, poor fellow," said the drover, "am so old already, and cannot get there yet." Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series But what was his astonishment when, on arriving at Neustadt, the drovers saluted their employer, who was looking out of the window of the inn, and he recognised him as Florian! Black Forest Village Stories The ferry-man turned to the gaping drovers, "Now you may howl, countrymen!" he said. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z You will look after the drover’s costumes, make all disbursements, and take care that you do not betray us by undue lavishness.” A Prince of Good Fellows He took some money to a place called Burnside to cash cattle tickets for a drover who did business at the Banfield branch. A Canadian Bankclerk Another public creditor," says the writer, "appears in the shape of a drover, with a goad, who has run in to present his claim during his short visit from Essex. Old and New London Volume I It may be that the dog's barks brought some passing drovers to the door. Stories Pictures Tell Book Four Well, yesterday, the Moravian drovers turned up on foot, and they discussed the matter with the overseer. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z I’m no lordship,” said James, “but an honest drover body, trying to find new markets for my stock.” A Prince of Good Fellows The speculators bought up Negroes as a drover would buy up mules. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Grandfather Hollis, who bought Biddy, and in whose farm-yard I made her acquaintance, gave me the drover's account of the matter, which will be better in his words than mine. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 A cart, with an inscription on it that said its owner was "Horse-Slaughterer to Her Majesty," came thundering down the street, shaking three drovers seriously. When Ghost Meets Ghost The fellows were as like as two peas: as like as the two drovers Sim and Candlish had been: you might put them both at forty; grizzled men, pursed about the eyes with seafaring. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) He had been sold to a drover, and his whereabouts no one knew. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht The actual drovers and dominies, ladies and lairds, whom Sir Walter used as his models, figure here, living their own richly characteristic and romantic lives with unabated picturesqueness. Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest Full in his front glares a rabid runt, thro’ tears of pain that blind him, For the drover’s almost twisted off the tail that hangs behind him. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Crimes were committed, sheep filched, and drovers robbed and beaten; most of which offences had a moorland burial, and were never heard of in the courts of justice. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 It chanced that as I went down the hill these last words of my friend the drover echoed not unfruitfully in my head. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Daylight now appeared, and the drover crawled from his lair. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes A hobbling, dirt-grimed drover guides their clattering feet to death and shame. Some Imagist Poets An Anthology His neck was very thick, tree-like; a drover's neck, no refinement or special intelligence indicated there; great power to eat, drink, and sleep—belly energy. Amaryllis at the Fair The actual drovers and dominies, ladies and lairds, whom Sir Walter used as his models, figure here, living their own richly characteristic and romantic lives with unabated picturesqueness. Law and Laughter It was upon my tongue to have told him the story of the drovers, but at the first word of it my voice died in my throat. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) They started out in search of the spot from whence the drover had heard the firing in the night. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes But years before Leaves of Grass was published, Whittier had celebrated in his Songs of Labor the glorified images of lumberman and drover, shoemaker and fisherman. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures A herd of cattle came through the sheds and stumbled in a startled, stupid fashion on to the lower decks, while the drovers thwacked them and shouted at them. Changing Winds A Novel Looking out, his lordship demanded of the drover, "Whose beasts are these, my man?" Law and Laughter I dare say you have never even heard tell of the drove-roads or the drovers; and I am certainly not going to sit up all night to explain it to you. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) I have heard of serpents charming birds, said the drover, but I never believed in the theory until I found myself fairly magnetized by this great she-wolf. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Whittier's drovers have gone forever; the lumbermen and deep-sea fishermen have grown fewer, and the men who still swing the axes and haul the frozen cod-lines are mostly aliens. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures They could hear the noise of the machinery as the cargo was lowered from the quay into the hold, and now and then, the squealing of pigs as the drovers pushed them up the gangways. Changing Winds A Novel He was beginning to wonder what could have delayed them, for the fords were good and this particular section was one where no drover cared to linger. When the West Was Young Before this weather clears, I must be across the valley and fetching a circuit for the drovers’ road, if you can teach me when to hit it.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) My father, whom I have designated as the drover, pursued his way over the vast piles of fallen, tangled timber, leaping from one tree to the other. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Braddock soon appointed a Wagon Master General, and under him wagon masters, horse masters, and drovers. Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 The drover rode into the yard, and drove the cow out himself. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Supposing that they belonged to families moving, they followed on until they came upon the drovers; and tying the negro to a sapling made an attack on them. 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 For if you are not too fine a gentleman to travel with a pair of drovers, I believe I have found the very thing, and the Lord forgive me for a treasonable old wife! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) The drover regaled his eyes on the trophies of the old forlorn hunter, and then visited the perch, which was situated close by a "deer lick," where wolves resorted to fall upon their victims. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Rumps and edgebones of beef are often bruised by the blows which the drovers give the beasts, and the part that has been struck always taints; these joints therefore when bruised should not be purchased. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The drover calls to the boy, "Stop that cow, my lad, stop that cow." The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. In the morning early, and while he and the drovers were yet dressing, they were alarmed by a discharge of guns, which killed one and wounded another of his party. 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 The formality of these gifts, and the waiting figure 87 of the drover, told me loudly that I must be gone. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) The red tongue lapped, the fierce teeth were arrayed and the demon eyes glaring, but the drover quailed not, and the cowardly wolf stood at bay. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes I think I have heard something similar from other drovers. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand While the refined exquisite was giving his order, a jolly western drover had listened with opened mouth and protruding eyes. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. George Legget, one of the drovers, was never after heard of; but Jesse Hughes succeeded in getting off though under disadvantageous circumstances. 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 I am a thorough believer in a young man being a young man—but no more drovers or rovers, if you love me! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) And as the drover's keen eye pierced the gloom around him, the dancing, fiery glare of the wolf's eyes met his wistful gaze. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes And it frightened her to see the cattle in the square pens, so many horns, and so little enclosure, and such a madness of men and a yelling of drovers. The Rainbow Why is the county of Bucks, like a drover's stick?—Ans. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. The drover had succeeded in making a friend of the man with the mutilated left hand, but had not been able to overcome the hatred of the most influential man in the tribe. In the Musgrave Ranges In passing through a turnpike gate we were greeted by a Highland drover, who, with many others, was coming from a fair at Falkirk, the road being covered all along with horsemen and cattle. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 The drover gave the retreating cowards a farewell shot from his pistols, tumbled a lank, grey demon over, and the wolf howl soon died off in the distance. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Farmers, butchers, drovers, dirty, uncouth men from whom she shrank instinctively stared down at her as she sat on her seat, then went to get their drink, talking in unabated tones. The Rainbow We quoted old lady Means and we made bets on "Bud" in his fight with the villainous drover. A Son of the Middle Border For a moment he faced the white man, swaying unsteadily, then he turned and went away to his wurley, leaving the drover victor on the field where he had so nearly met his death. In the Musgrave Ranges The men with them were their renters and drovers. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories A wolf howl broke fearfully upon the drover's ear as he lay crouched beneath the sycamore. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes The old drover was in a perpetual state of amazement; he did not know whether to regard his new assistant as a madman or as the most valuable hand he had ever hired. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History "I see, I see," said the man; "I took ye by ye'er gray plaid for a drover; but I ken something about the stane fish too; there's lots o' them in the quarries at Skaill." The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland They soon found out that the drover was right. In the Musgrave Ranges "He lies there like a dead dog," thought the drover; "and, with the dose I gave him, is not likely to trouble any one till morning." Harper's Young People, December 9, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly The forest now resounded with the maddened banqueting beast, and as the glaring eyes came nearer and nearer, the drover hugged his Yeager tightly, and prepared to defend life while yet it lasted. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes The cattle were collected and taken to the city by drovers; theirs was a great business in those days. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study According to Barrere and Leland's `Slang Dictionary,' the word has a somewhat different meaning in America, where it means a drover. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia It came on unheeding, with glazed eyes and spent senses, and bumped into the drover as if the hour had been pitch-dark midnight instead of a summer afternoon. In the Musgrave Ranges The Swiss drover had shown great cunning in his scheme to get possession of the money from Walter, and he carried it out with equal boldness. Harper's Young People, December 9, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly "Thank you," responded the drover, addressing the speaker, a tall, gaunt, iron-featured, weather-beaten figure, with long grey hair, and a rude suit of wolf-skin clothing, cap and moccasins. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Ira Griffin was a drover and Mr. Archibald Dodge remembers when a boy going to New York with him and his cattle, walking all the way. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study An `overlander,'—for, as you havn't any of the breed in New Zealand, I'll explain what that is,—is Queensland-English for a long-distance drover; and a rough, hard life it generally is. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia The drover stood looking down at the grotesquely painted figure huddled up on the ground at his feet. In the Musgrave Ranges A drover has been recommended to me who understands the business, but I should like to send some reliable person with him to look after the money, and see that everything is properly attended to. Harper's Young People, December 9, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly With this introductory of matters, the hunter in the wolf-skins scalped the wolf, and tucking the scalp in his belt, motioned the drover to follow. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Oh! don’t I wish I was out behind ’em with a couple of those grey dogs without any tails the drovers uses. Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills When in the district, drovers from Lochaber, Badenoch, and all parts of the Highlands find their way to this noted Ceilidh house. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad The drover had trusted Yarloo from the very first day he had engaged him, and he had never had cause to regret it. In the Musgrave Ranges Formerly western drovers used to drive their herds into the brush for the winters. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation And with this soliloquy, half to himself and partly addressed to the drover, the old hunter seemed almost fit to cry, at his imaginary insignificance and dotage. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes A prudent drover would not have risked his cattle by driving them through such a road in a few hours. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Then, finally, how he had counselled Alastair to turn drover with him till the 'Redcoats' should depart, as the best method to avoid capture, and how constantly Alastair's high spirits led them into danger. Border Ghost Stories The drover made a little hole in the clay and poured out a few grains of golden sand into his palm. In the Musgrave Ranges Steers from three years old or more, have been purchased in great numbers in Illinois, by drovers from Ohio. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West "Do you live in these parts?" inquired the drover. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes "And I, poor fellow," said the drover, "I who am so old already, cannot get there." Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen He had already good suspicions of where his quarry was harboured, for he had seen and interviewed drovers who had returned from the great Stagshawbank Fair, and had gleaned certain information of his foster-brother Alastair. Border Ghost Stories The drover was too much amazed to ask any more questions for a time. In the Musgrave Ranges The drover was weeping like a child, the tears running down his ruddy, coarse cheeks—his face opened out and smoothed like an infant’s; his whole body stirred with emotion. Spare Hours A few hundred yards from the tree where the drover lay, was found a few fragments of clothes, the knife and rifle, and a half-eaten body of one of the soldiers. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes "With all my heart," replied the drover, opening the sack, from which sprung Little Claus as quickly as possible. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen As a drover was passing by colonel O'Kelly's on his way with a flock of sheep for Smithfield market, one of them became so lame and sore-footed, that it could travel no further. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 The drover was too old a bushman to allow the perishing man to have all the water he wished for. In the Musgrave Ranges The drover, who had sat down in the table-seat opposite, was gazing up in a state of stupid excitement; he seemed restless, but never kept his eye from the speaker. Spare Hours The wolf stood and snarled with its golden fiery eye bent upon the drover, who never moved his steady gaze from the wolf's face. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Many guests were present—horse dealers, cattle drovers, and two Englishmen. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen There we met a drover, and a party of cow boys with one thousand head of California bronchos bound for the States. Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events Pat Dorrity had talked in his sleep a great deal the first night after the drover had saved him from perishing. In the Musgrave Ranges Having thus summarily disposed of Gubbins, I turned my artillery against the attendant drover and the policeman. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 But no sooner had she turned her head and with a howl started off, than a blue pill from the drover's Yeager split her skull, and brought her career to a speedy termination. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes It appeared to have become lighter, for the old drover was not half so heavy as Little Claus. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The drover had been a heavy but good loser. Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events With clenched fists and blazing eyes he stood between the drover and the bound man. In the Musgrave Ranges A belated drover was driving a herd of refractory cattle into the town when a motor-bicycle whizzed down the hill. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War A drover, being on his way to Smithfield market with a flock of sheep, one of them became so sore-footed and lame that it could travel no farther. Minnie's Pet Lamb So he walked on to the river, which was deep and broad, and threw the sack containing the old drover into the water, believing it to be Little Claus. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Without another word he walked over to where the drover was standing and informed him that he would take the bet, provided he would have his cowpunchers hitch the little devils to the coach. Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events Joe Archer, the storekeeper at Oodnadatta who had been so kind to the boys, had told them that the drover had not been heard of since he had called in at Horseshoe Bend. In the Musgrave Ranges Did you never hear a Sydney-side drover blowing about his blooming Colony? Stingaree The fact turned out to be, that the drover was so pleased with the colley that he resolved to steal him, and locked him up until the time when he was to leave the country. Anecdotes of Dogs He’s scratched with the briars and torn his clothes and has had to ride double with a cowboy, or drover, because he couldn’t stand Beelzebub again. Dorothy on a Ranch But perhaps the most interesting memorial of the Crieff Michaelmas Tryst is a poem written by one of the Highland drovers, whose appearance moved the compassion of Macky, the tourist of 1723. Chronicles of Strathearn As a proof of this, the last time they had met, Pat had told the drover about a gold-mine he knew of in the Musgrave Ranges. In the Musgrave Ranges For until then I had firmly believed that the man who had accosted our friend of the Mariner's Joy, Jim Gelthwaite, the drover, was the man who had murdered Salter Quick. Ravensdene Court And Martial thus replied in few: "Make him a grazier or a drover, And let him dwell in rural clover." Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) He was a drover, who went round the country to purchase the cottagers’ cattle, picking up here one and there one, or taking a hundred at a time from the more wealthy proprietors. Norman Vallery or, How to Overcome Evil with Good As he grew up to manhood he showed symptoms of a wandering disposition, and went frequently to Amulree and Falkirk, acting in the capacity of a drover. Chronicles of Strathearn This moment of thought saved the drover from an act of madness which would certainly have ended in his death. In the Musgrave Ranges The drover, or shepherd, or whatever he was, looked from Quick to me and then to Claigue, and smiled, as if he wondered at Quick's intensity of manner. Ravensdene Court Some were drovers, some pipers, and some workmen engaged to build a hunting-lodge for Lord Breadalbane hard by, who had been driven in by stress of weather. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete We had done so again when, without warning, a drover came plodding up behind his sheep. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland How long Alastair continued a drover is not chronicled in oral tradition. Chronicles of Strathearn The tracks of bare native feet made it clear that, after completing their acts of cold-blooded murder—for it was nothing less—the warragul blacks had crept towards the drover's camp. In the Musgrave Ranges Rumps and aitch bones of beef are often bruised by the blows the drovers give, and that part always taints: avoid purchasing such. A Poetical Cook-Book "It surely is," I said, drawing a long breath of relief to find in these same forest-runners my two drovers, Mount and the little Weasel. The Reckoning My mother wishes me to learn a trade—My burning desire to be a live-stock dealer—Employed by a deaf drover to do his hearing—How I amused myself at his expense and misfortune. Twenty Years of Hus'ling He had left his heart behind him in his native glen, as people will do, drovers as well as others. Chronicles of Strathearn They stood panting beside the native on the ground, and looked at the drover. In the Musgrave Ranges O'Hagan swore like any trooper, and reached his hand out to a large spirit bottle at his elbow, and for a moment the drover thought he would get it thrown at his head. War and the Weird We have been strolling here among these graves, a-prying for old friends—brother drovers. The Reckoning The old mare started on a gait equal to that of the "deaf drover" over the rough roads. Twenty Years of Hus'ling The drovers used to boast that they could bring their beasts all the way from Wales without once going off turf or through a turnpike. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science The drover shouted, but there was no more response than if the desert silence had remained unbroken. In the Musgrave Ranges However, O'Hagan rose to his feet, made a bow to the company, and made an apology to the drover. War and the Weird He, too, was there, Mr. Renault—my fellow drover here, at your service. The Reckoning Davy refused to go, and when his father tried to punish him, ran away from home and engaged himself to a drover. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 He had also been captain of a canal-packet, a drover, a deputy-sheriff, a general collector, and had first married in Kentucky, and settled at Lexington, where he had spent four years. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The camp where the drover was obliged to live consisted of thirty or forty wurlies on the side of a little hill above a spring. In the Musgrave Ranges "Shut your gab, old sport," said a rough-looking drover at last, "that song is not fit for decent folk to hear." War and the Weird "When like meets like 'tis a duel of good manners," said the big drover quietly. The Reckoning Cheyenne and Laramie became common words now, and drovers spoke wisely of the dangers of the Platte as a year before they had mentioned those of the Red river or the Arkansas. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado "You are a smart boy," said the drover. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise He had heard a sound—a sound which was like his own native tongue to the drover's son—the crack of a stock-whip. In the Musgrave Ranges Last of all came the drover, a kilted, plaided, and bonneted Highlander, quite as shaggy as the roughest of his cattle, and rather fiercer in aspect. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication Tempus," observed the giant drover, "fugits like the devil in this dawdling world o' sin, as the poet has it—eh, Weasel? The Reckoning If my father and mother, therefore, have no objection, I have made up my mind to turn drover.” John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea "O, you want sunthin to do—do ye?" replied the drover. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise One man broke the spell of the drover's steady glance. In the Musgrave Ranges The drover passed on, and Mr Sudberry, chuckling at his mistake, took the bearings of a tall pine that grew on a distant knoll. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication "A Bull's-Head drover whistled it an hour since," he said carelessly. The Reckoning Though of gentle parentage, in his early days he followed the occupation of a drover. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea The drover provided him a hearty breakfast in the morning, and Noddy was in no haste. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise Suddenly one of those reckless impulses came to the drover which come only to great men, and which are often the turning-points of their lives. In the Musgrave Ranges For a wee while after Dan's question we three walked in silence, and then the drover turned his wild face to us. The McBrides A Romance of Arran That same drover and his mate desire to see you, Mr. Renault. The Reckoning “Oh! but he intends not only to be a drover, but a grazier; and that, he tells me, is a sure road to wealth and independence,” observed Polly. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea They reached the ferry boat, and crossing, came to the "keers," into which the young drover assisted in loading the cattle. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise The drover had never seen the boy look so startled. In the Musgrave Ranges We needed no trackers to point out the way; the path was plain as a drover’s road—a thousand hoofs had made their mark upon the ground. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The lowing of cattle, the bleating of sheep, the squeak of some outraged pig, mixed with the shouts of the drovers and the loud excited voices of buyers and sellers. Our Frank and other stories I do not see what is amiss in the life of a drover, such as I hope to be one of these days. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea This was not exactly Noddy's idea of "work and win," and he told the drover he wanted to go to sea. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise Years of danger with wild cattle had made the drover's actions as quick as lightning. In the Musgrave Ranges The cattle drovers sometimes took their herds from range to range; sometimes they were gathered permanently near the pens, finding the range sufficient throughout the year. The Frontier in American History It was market day at Shallop, and the usual crowd of pigs and sheep and cattle, with their attendant drovers and farmers, blocked the streets. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden “He would never consent to associate with the rude, rough men which drovers surely must be, even though he might meet occasionally with the adventures you describe,” she exclaimed. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Having the cattle prepared for travel, the drover takes the road very slowly for the first two days, not exceeding seven or eight miles a day. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure He stopped speaking and stretched out his painted arm towards the drover. In the Musgrave Ranges He may be able to track those men and save the drovers hours of vain searching; then in return, perhaps, they will help us right our wagon. The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking This and his glance Outlasted all the fair, farmer and auctioneer, Cheap-jack, balloon-man, drover with crooked stick, and steer, Pig, turkey, goose, and duck, Christmas Corpses to be. Last Poems Glad to see that thou hast kept to thy intention, and taken up the honest calling of a drover. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea In driving cattle the drover should have no dog, which will only annoy them. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure In vain did the drover's son compare the picture of his father which he had in his mind, with one after the other of the men under the veranda. In the Musgrave Ranges The lawyer, the doctor, the clergyman, even Frank himself, found themselves listening with deference to the words of this plainly dressed, unobtrusive, Scottish drover. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Robert Smith, one of the few of the old race of drovers now alive, and who is still in my service, assisted in this great performance. Cattle and Cattle-breeders They say that the drovers from the north have had great losses from the attacks of Ben Nevis and his gang, who have been bolder than ever this year. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea There is great difference of management in this respect among drovers. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure The drover was so punctual with this call that it seemed to the boys as if he must have been awake for hours, watching for the star to rise blood-red above the eastern horizon. In the Musgrave Ranges A thief was one who stole a cow from a poor cotter, but he who lifted a drove from a Sassenach laird was "a gentleman drover." Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North The cattle stood the road best upon hay, and it was surprising how fresh and sound the drovers took them up. Cattle and Cattle-breeders A few drovers only were in sight, urging on their cattle. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Some drovers have a habit of thumping at the hindmost beast of the lot with a stick while on the road. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure Boss Stobart had been a drover in Central Australia for thirty years, and the names of the water-holes which Tom Gibbon had read out were very familiar to him. In the Musgrave Ranges Captain Ellison was listening to the complaint of a drover. Oh, You Tex! I have often seen quarrelling between the buyers and the drovers, the buyers insisting on the drovers letting them alone, while the drovers will not let them stand. Cattle and Cattle-breeders The names of Mr Strelley of Nottingham and his old drover were well-known along the road, and accordingly a kindly welcome was given to the whole party. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Dalness lies in Glen Etive, at a gusset of hills on either side of which lie paths known to the drover and the adventurer. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Sax caught up with the drover and rode neck and neck with him on the wing of the cattle for some time before the man turned his head. In the Musgrave Ranges They were of the varied types common to the old Southwest—a drover, a cattle-buyer, a cowpuncher looking for a job, a smart salesman from St. Louis, and one young woman. Oh, You Tex! Brown, who was very clever, had raised himself from being an Irish drover. Cattle and Cattle-breeders The kine were turned into some good grazing-ground, and the wounded drovers were carefully placed on a bed, and their hurts looked to by Dame Winn, the farmer’s wife. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Mingled with it was the bleating of frightened sheep, the oaths of drovers who strove to check incipient stampedes. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain The blacks shouted their praise, but Vaughan listened only for the drover's voice. In the Musgrave Ranges Roberts flung the man back and rearranged the seating inside so that the drover sat beside Ramona as before dinner. Oh, You Tex! After a day's rest I crossed the ferry with the cattle, assisted by the drover. Cattle and Cattle-breeders Jack had also occasionally to ride on before the drovers, to make arrangements for the feeding and rest of the cattle with some farmer or grazier a little off the high-road. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea At length he paused to rest, and it was at this juncture that some drovers, taking some refractory cattle to market, came along behind him. 'Me and Nobbles' He lay for a minute, gasping, then stood up and faced the drover. In the Musgrave Ranges On Monday, they began to hunt, Ere daylight did appear; And long before high noon they had A hundred fat bucks slain: Then, having dined, the drovers went To rouse the deer again. English Songs and Ballads We could get but one drover, a townsman, to assist in lifting them, and had to turn drovers ourselves. Cattle and Cattle-breeders “What! have you ever been to those places?” asked Jack with surprise, glancing at the rough-looking drover, “or do you only speak from having heard of them?” John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea And then, to the horror and amazement of the drovers, they saw the small child turn and walk into the middle of the road, where he stood confronting the animal with upraised stick. 'Me and Nobbles' "But white boy close up finish," objected the drover. In the Musgrave Ranges The black seaman had been drinking all day, and on leaving the "Leaping Fish," had fallen into a savage quarrel with a drover. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales Some drovers stayed near us with a large drove of cattle in '45 or '46. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History With the price he obtains he is to buy Scotch cattle at Saint Faith’s, near Norwich; for, as you know, the Highland drovers bring their lean beasts to that place. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Forests of cows' horns and drovers' sticks, clamor of frightened cattle, emphatic slapping of palms. The Wind Bloweth "They're the last that really are wild in this part of the country," answered the drover. In the Musgrave Ranges The drovers' dogs are somewhat larger, and more rugged. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals After he was better, he told me that he was one of six drovers who had been bringing a herd of three hundred cattle from Missouri to Fort Snelling. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Suddenly he caught sight, as he thought, of the worthy drover’s broad-built figure, moving in a different direction to what he had expected at a pretty quick rate. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea "What is your name, old boy?" said a purple-faced drover, putting his large purple hand on the cripple's bushy wool, as if it were the curled forehead of a black steer. The Confidence-Man The poor faithful workers, some of whom had been the drover's companions for several years, were cold and stiff, showing that they must have been killed early the night before. In the Musgrave Ranges Of course they were unarmed, for they travelled in the capacity of peaceful drovers, with plaids on their shoulders, and the usual staves in their hands. Hunted and Harried The Indians killed a cow and when the drovers remonstrated, they killed one of them and stampeded the cattle. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History He saw, however, that it was addressed to Master Brinsmead, drover, at Saint Faith’s. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Over the summit of the Goulet there was no marked road—only upright stones posted from space to space to guide the drovers. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) But the drover would not hear of such a thing. In the Musgrave Ranges There were but three farms in the valley, and a rough track led over the hills, little used, except by drovers. Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset Words of the Act—No drover, horse courier, waggoner, butcher, higlar, or their servants shall travel on a Sunday. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King He had time, however, to think over the matter while Brinsmead and the Highland drover were making their arrangements, in accordance with the suggestions contained in the letter. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Near me sat two men who looked like drovers. Recollections of Old Liverpool The thong whistled through the air over the drover's head and came forward. In the Musgrave Ranges Then a great hulking drover called out, “Bless you, sir, he likes it.” The Carbonels He was the son of a merchant of Vorónezh, who was possessed of considerable means, and he spent the greater part of his youth on the steppes, helping his father, a drover, who supplied tallow-factories. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections “And you will not mind introducing me,” asked Jack with kindling eye, “though I follow the calling of what Kate calls a poor, miserable drover?” John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Not one of the drovers, or gulyás, in the place can cope with him single-handed. A Hungarian Nabob At all costs they meant to protect the bound man from the drover's anger. In the Musgrave Ranges For this romantic scene, Rob Roy quitted Inversnaid; henceforth his occupation as a grazier and drover, and his character as a country gentleman, were lost in that of a freebooter. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. These are drovers who would fain escape to the place of the Sabbath-breakers, and are driven hither against their will.” The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell You know my trusty old head drover, Will Brinsmead, as you took an excursion with him last year, I rather think. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea The drovers were at the same time the hardiest and the roughest of men in that rough and hardy time. Round About a Great Estate He could not rid his mind of the thought that his friend the drover was going to defraud him of his share in the gold-mine. In the Musgrave Ranges In those days, no Lowlanders, nor any English drovers, had the audacity to enter the Highlands. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. Last week I was passing the cattle market in Edinburgh, and a big Highland drover stopped me, begging for a little money. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers “I will mention the terms you propose to our head drover,” answered Jack: “if he agrees to them, I have not a word to say to the contrary.” John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Two drovers were the last persons who perished here, and they lost their lives near a place called “The Thresholds,” in a deep snow which fell in April thirty-seven years ago. A Night in the Snow or, A Struggle for Life When he recovered, under the drover's kind and wise treatment the hatter mood had left him for a time. In the Musgrave Ranges They felt themselves far from the haunts of men—alone—although from time to time the black carriage of a priest would flit past them, or a drover on horseback, or a herd of cattle. The Child of Pleasure Very likely my drover was a true blue Presbyterian, and his minister as genuine a cateran as himself. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers Their first business was very soon accomplished, as the butchers, to whom Mr Strelley’s beasts were well-known, looked forward to supply themselves regularly from those which were brought to them by his drovers. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Their instinct told them to seek shelter, and they were telling their drovers as much in their own fashion. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur He did so, and as he slunk away, the drover noticed that the middle two fingers of his left hand were missing. In the Musgrave Ranges The result of the purchase was to me a short experience as a drover. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 Travellers of all conditions, on foot or horseback, in carts and carriages, merchants, bagmen, farmers, drovers, gipsies, tramps and vagrants of all descriptions, and from time to time troops of soldiers. Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn Meantime the drovers with shouts and blows were turning back the herd, to prevent them rushing into the water, which they were about to do when they found they could pass no other way. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Farmer Dingle had a little pig, Not very little and not very big; It weighed two hundred or a few pounds over And brought fifty dollars when sold to a drover. War Rhymes by Wayfarer The lads showed their disappointment on their faces, but of course the drover did not understand the reason for it. In the Musgrave Ranges So the gentlemanly old general—the polished drover to the shambles—rides, and his doomed column march by, in this vision that haunts my mind. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought Once he passed a drover and elicited from him that a man answering Cumshaw's description had passed him on the road the previous morning. The Lost Valley On turning his head, he found that the drover was following him; and, though he fancied that he himself was going at full gallop, his companion was quickly alongside him. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea There's a man out this way I must look up—a kind of farmer, drover, and jockey rolled in one. The Henchman The moon was half-full in a cloudless sky, and the drover had no difficulty in seeing, but, after an hour or two, he had the greatest difficulty in the world to keep awake. In the Musgrave Ranges I had thought of not returning to the monastery, but I must do so, for I have left my staff there, and it will be as suitable for a drover as a monk. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower And the drover said, "Most likely it has run away." Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm He set up, therefore, as a farmer and drover, though he did other turns of business as occasion offered. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Slave drovers often come to de June place, just lak mule drovers and hog drovers. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 The drover had advised the boys to stay just where they were till he returned, and not exhaust themselves by walking. In the Musgrave Ranges I will purchase a dress suitable to a cattle drover, for you, and a similar one for myself. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower "All right!" said the drover, and tucked it under his arm, carried it into the meadows, and stood it in the grass. Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm Yesterday Roberts the drover from Castell On passed through the yard when I was milking, and oh, there's praising her he was! Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead I never saw him sell but one and he sold dat one to a drover for $450.00, cash down on de table, and he did dat at de request of de overseer and de mistress. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 "What do we do now?" he asked the drover. In the Musgrave Ranges "I have occasion for two suits of clothes, such as would be worn by cattle drovers," he said. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower A drover who attempted to jest with her was unmercifully snubbed, and so also was a master butcher from Marylebone, who as a rule was received with favour. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' In succession he became sheep shearer, railway labourer, boundary rider, stock runner, scrub-cleaner, coastal sailor, dishwasher in a bush hotel, itinerant umbrella-mender and sheep drover. The War After the War Every drover with his herd, every shepherd with his flock, was magnified into a fresh array of the terrible Highlanders. Claverhouse About noon the drover whistled to his boys, and a move was made towards the yards. In the Musgrave Ranges I should be afraid to go out, in the drover's attire. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Soon the creaking of market cart and waggon wheels, the shouts of drovers and waggoners, tramping horses, bellowing cattle and bleating sheep would dispel the stillness and proclaim the beginning of another day. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Your newsman got this despatch from Mine City: you see it's pretty vague: 'bodies of two men found forty miles from branch of P. & O. Line, thought to be drovers overcome by heat and thirst.' The Freebooters of the Wilderness A statute was afterwards passed, prohibiting carriers and drovers from travelling, and butchers from slaughtering or selling on this day. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday Gleanings Chiefly From Old Newspapers Of Boston And Salem, Massachusetts "Now we'll have a drink of tea, and then we'll truck them," said the drover, dismounting from his horse and taking off the saddle. In the Musgrave Ranges He left them with his drover in the road and went on to town and told the buyer that he would need help to bring 'em in. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy He examined samples of grain, handled pigs, and, on market days, made bargains over a tankard with drovers and hop merchants. Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses Same old gang of outside grazers, drovers who skipped the State line. The Freebooters of the Wilderness It likewise prohibits travelling by drovers, teamsters, &c. visiting taverns, &c. during the time included between the midnight preceding and the sun-setting of the Lord's day. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday Gleanings Chiefly From Old Newspapers Of Boston And Salem, Massachusetts For a moment the drover looked at the boy with keen eyes from which nothing could be hidden. In the Musgrave Ranges Josiah, now a sturdy boy of thirteen, stood in the dooryard, holding the two saddle ponies from Nebraska which Samson had bought of a drover. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy When arrived there he was not received as the farmer, the tavern-keeper, the drover, but as the famous military man, hero of many battles, an American of renown. "Old Put" The Patriot The shadow looked back: it was a coyote, scenting the tracks of the drovers' lame horse. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Meanwhile a very interesting stranger had made his appearance at Waddy; he was believed to be a drover, and he was on the spree and 'shouting' with spontaneity and freedom. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy If the drover had not fastened him up the evening before, and he had shared the fate of his companions, the outlook for the four men would have been black indeed. In the Musgrave Ranges There was no traffic except drovers coming down to market with cattle. Fifth Avenue They looked in at the tavern upon the drovers, they watched the blacksmith and his helper. Foes There were tracks of the fleeing drovers having paused for a rest in the same place. The Freebooters of the Wilderness He lit a candle, and the drunken drover, peeping through a crack, saw him spread a blanket on the floor and set to work hastily to make a swag. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy The man was encouraged to try again, this time adding to the name of the drover the single word "Musgrave ". In the Musgrave Ranges For the drovers who guide and misguide at will the turbulent flocks of their mutinous cattle his store of bitter words is inexhaustible; it is a treasure-house of obloquy which can never be drained dry. A Study of Shakespeare Then he and the drovers and shepherds would have a pleasant time; there would be songs and whisky, the piper would play, and the men and maids would dance. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned You know whose drovers are rustling cattle up North from Arizona? The Freebooters of the Wilderness The drover watched him for a minute and then sped off in the darkness. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy The barman did not know what going round meant, but had no wish to display an ignorance which was really quite evident to the drover, so he asked: "What'll you drink?" In the Musgrave Ranges At length they met a party of returning drovers, and half a dozen men among them were willing to take David's place. Winter Evening Tales The drovers started back with the cattle, Donald helped the shepherds to gather the sheep, and put them on the way, and then he rode after the cattle. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Strident laughter blew up on the wind from the cow camp of the Arizona drovers in the Valley. The Freebooters of the Wilderness There was a third visitor, a stranger, a brown-haired, brown-skinned, bony young man, dressed after the manner of a drover. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy It was a characteristic note, for the drover never wrote long letters, but the shakiness of the writing, and the mysterious way in which it had been delivered, gave Sax a feeling of great uneasiness. In the Musgrave Ranges Then David joined Jim Whaley, a great cattle drover, and in a week they were on the road to New Mexico with a herd of eight thousand. Winter Evening Tales When the drovers saw the riderless horse, they supposed that Macalister had been accidentally thrown, and they sent Friday to look for him. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned I wish you wouldn't wander round too much alone when these drover fellows are here from Arizona. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Then for two minutes she stood and addressed them through the darkness in strident tones and language that would have shocked an old drover or a railway ganger. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy As soon as the drover returned, the cattle were rounded up in a hollow between two sand-hills. In the Musgrave Ranges The testimony of the returned drovers supplemented the tragedy. Winter Evening Tales From Dan to Beersheba--from the bore in the mountains to the shores of Corner Inlet, all was barren to this disappointed drover. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Sounds of mouth organs and concertinas and a wheezing gramaphone came from the Valley where the Senator's cow-boys camped with drovers come up from Arizona. The Freebooters of the Wilderness The new-corner was dressed like a drover, wearing a black coat over his loose blue shirt, and he carried in his right hand a coiled stockwhip. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy She stood quite still, and the drover got on and off several times without any difficulty. In the Musgrave Ranges "The ban-dogs!" thundered a tall man, whose stature and former avocations had procured him the nickname of "The long drover of the Borough market." Jack Sheppard A Romance He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to nine years' imprisonment, but after a time was released on the condition of leaving Victoria, and when last heard of was a drover beyond the Murray. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The white pack horse of the outlaw drovers lay dead across the trail at his feet, a pool of clotted blood darkening the ashy sand. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Ere two hours passed the latter had forgotten his bullocks as completely as if he had never seen them, and his drovers were left to their own discretion in effecting their sale. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The drover noticed this, and knew, because of it, that the boy had the instincts of a horseman. In the Musgrave Ranges "What does he say?" roared the long drover. Jack Sheppard A Romance He found them at Providence Ponds, which was a stopping place for drovers. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned "There's trouble agen, up at Kit's," remarked Eli, finishing his stroke with a jerk, and speaking for the general benefit, though the words were particularly addressed to a drover opposite. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches The wise men of my knowledge were farmers, drovers, traders, learned beyond the book. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 The drover was surprised to see the white boy, and at once made use of Yarloo to put the horses together in a bunch and hold them for a time. In the Musgrave Ranges 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 A widely known Highland drover sold a horse to an Englishman. More Toasts "Iss, an' no need to tell what for," exclaimed a red-faced woman who stood by the drover, with two baskets of poultry at her feet. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches The estaminet was full of people, brutish-looking peasants swilling neat spirits, cattle drovers and the like. The Man with the Clubfoot Yarloo's face lit up with satisfaction and his expression assured the drover that the white boys would be perfectly safe in his hands. In the Musgrave Ranges "Old Pinkney up our way is always careful to keep an eye out for the drovers," said the Duke. The Ramrodders A Novel To this is added the terror and cruelty to which they are subjected whilst driven by callous drovers, often through a crowded city, to the slaughter house to which they have an instinctive dread. The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition "Well?" said I. It was a heavy-looking drover that had touched me. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches After looking around for awhile, he at length became a cattle drover. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made When the cattle broke, the drover dashed out on their side of the mob and waved a warning to them. In the Musgrave Ranges The corral of the Cottage, where the drovers stopped, was large enough to hold two hundred horses, with comfortable space for roping, and the snubbing post was grooved with the wear of many ropes. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains The others were occupied by a couple of drovers and a middle-aged man with a newspaper, which he read column by column, advertisements and all, without raising his eyes for a moment. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales The band and its drovers swept by, and Horrocks estimated that the cattle numbered many hundreds. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest In 1820, he removed to New York, and established his headquarters at the famous Bull's Head Tavern, in the Bowery, which was the great resort of the butchers and drovers doing business in the city. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made |
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