| 单词 | hostler |
| 例句 | Daddy worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad as a hostler’s helper. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The groom or hostler, a man she had never seen, was standing in the door, eyes wide with fright. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Not too far away from the Big House were the stables, where the riding horses and the carriage horses, the grooms and the hostlers were housed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The boss hostler is furious, whacking the beleaguered men of the Flying Squadron with flagrant abandon. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Papa was a hostler’s helper at the Missouri Pacific Railroad. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His hostler was killed while firing off the cannon. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z Sickly animals become mine: I feed them, pamper them, talk to them, comb and brush them...hostlers are sometimes irritated... Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z They ruled much as the baby "drives" when he holds the reins of the horse at whose head is the hostler's guiding hand. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The hostler or host--for he had the air of playing both parts--a big clumsy fellow, with immobile features and small eyes, looked at us thoughtfully and chewed a straw. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z There were torches lighted in the mews; an hostler took Warlock; I swung out of the saddle and stepped back to a shelter from the storm. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Seeing Kirgan, the engineer swung down from the step at the lead switch, leaving the hostler to "spot" the engine on the table. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z We find him then as hostler in Chicago where he was laid up with an attack of cholera, and as he did not fully recover his strength he returned to the old home again. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z But he kept on larfin till he was black in the face, when he fell over on to the bunk where the hostler sleeps, and in a still small voice sed, “Twins!” Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z I know a lot of hostlers that are better hostlers than a lot of lawyers that are lawyers. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Presently Mount came striding back, rifle on shoulder, followed by an hostler with a stable light. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z While he sat in the taproom discussing life with an elderly bagman, one of the hostlers of the Blue Boar to whom he had confided his destination brought him a note. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Crossing the plaza, he dismounted at the hotel he had previously visited, and sent for the majordomo when the hostler grumbled something about the stable's being full. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z In a short time, the sight of several hostlers, helpers, and postilions, before a large house, which appeared to be a capital inn, made her cross the way. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z A bunch of Socialist Democrats, in a town I was in once, put up a hostler for city judge against a couple of old lawyers on the regular tickets. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z The hostlers were all staring at him; I stepped towards him, eagerly, but the peppery and inflamed barrister waved me off. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Outside the talk of hostlers grew so loud that the birds fled from the inn yard to the still deserted bowling green. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z I am the only one of his drivers living, and one hostler is living.” Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The 'hostler' leads one horse into each stall, and pretends to give them hay or corn. Games Without Music for Children 2011-08-24T02:00:22.693Z Their hostler candidate might have had horse sense to burn, but he hadn't read law. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Is this a tavern! are you all dead! where's the landlord! the hostler! The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Tom alighted, and called the hostler to set up his horse, and to give him oats enough, and caused a turkey to be roasted with all possible haste, which, according as he commanded, was performed. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z One of the hostlers at this tavern, a burly negro, was the butt of all the tavern hangers-on, and a great source of amusement to travellers. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z And there is a person whom I want arrested upon the charge of attempted murder—the man whose horse your hostler was attending to when the coach arrived. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z They finally took the hostler off and put a cobbler on, who came in last. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z "Well, hollo, mister!" cried a hotel hostler as they approached near enough to have the manner of their travelling discernible,—"what ha' you done wi' your waggin?" A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Now, as soon as he had drank, the hostler called him, as he gave him charge before so to do. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Colonel Tennytown had directed a hostler who followed the party to bring out a sorrel gelding of which he was especially proud. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Outside of the building sat two hostlers talking and smoking. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z Said a hostler was as good as a lawyer in this free country. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Either the hostler did his work with his eyes shut, or the leather of the harness gave way, or the iron work of something. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z A tip spurred the hostler's efforts, and finally Satan was as presentable as a horse possessing his peculiar anatomy could be. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z The hostler was quaking visibly, and the Colonel seized her arm as though rescuing a drowning person. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z “Yes; just went over to yonder stable,” called back one of the hostlers. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z It happened one evening I wandered over the hills to the end of the little jerk-line that ran our way, and watched the hostler put the engine in the shed for the night. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z "She gave Mat, hostler, stuff that cured his ague in no time," shouted a voice. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z There was neither porter nor hostler visible, and the Englishman, unquestioned, crossed the threshold, and found himself in a large stone-paved apartment which, from its scent, he judged to be a stable. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z If it were not for for his strain, I would have gotten rid of him long ago—he killed a hostler last summer. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z “I’ll call him,” went on the hostler, thinking there might be a chance to earn a dime. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z But the hostler was a still more wonderful man. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z He then proceeded, with the help of his hostler, to lift a heavy burden covered with a cloth from the back seat of the mail-cart. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z It was amusing to see the curiosity with which he looked about him, and the caution with which he suffered the hostler at the inn to take the black mare out of his sight. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The floor of that hostler's room was literally covered with the sleepy travelers. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z "Do you want an hostler for a secretary, then?" The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z Every time I got the chores done early, I skipped it over to the railroad, till finally the hostler he sees a long-legged boy eating him with his eyes, and he says: "Hello, bub!" Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z So I sent the hostler forward to the bridge to await my coming, for Bijoo and I were fain to be alone for that which had to be said between us. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z The retainers were dissolved in tears; the Baron sobbed aloud as he climbed, with the assistance of seven hostlers, into the saddle; but the heroic lady smiled, and bade them be of good cheer. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z The hostler hustled in great shape, the presence of the ladies and the baby inspiring him to extra exertions in our behalf. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z He always made me think of a hostler washing a carriage. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z The hostler spit careful over the top of the switch and says, with one eye shut, "Like a ride?" Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z Tying it securely to the branch whence it hung, Ram Deen placed the unconscious bullock driver at the bottom of the mail-cart, the hostler supporting his head. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z At twenty he was a hostler, looking forward in despair to the fourteen years of confinement still waiting for him. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z Unenviable as was our position in the hostler's room on this memorable night, it would have been much worse had we undertaken to cross the mountain. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z The man who had spoken before, the former hostler, again ventured to the rescue. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z As the chaise drove through Clavering, the hostler standing whistling under the archway of the Clavering Arms, winked the postillion ominously, as much as to say all was over. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Leaving the hostler in charge of the mail-cart, Ram Deen followed the captain as he carried his wife to the fire. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z Emmeline inspires within her lover the highest ideals of manhood, and he becomes a hostler in a livery-stable, paying to his master so much a year for his freedom. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z The hostler was a good natured fellow and tried in his homely way to reconcile us to our fate. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z Conducted by Hackman, and accompanied by Fisher and the former hostler, who knew all the ins and outs of the place, young Marsham visited every recess of the "Folly." Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z Finally, from the stage company's hostler tending a cripple outside the company corral, he learned that Jack had left town. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Mem-sahib," said Ram Deen, "bide here with the hostler till I have tamed that she-devil, and then I will take thee to the captain sahib. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z The horses brought out from their stable into the crisp morning air were a little restless, and a hostler held the bits of the two leaders. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands We thanked the kindly hostler and invited him to come to the show when we got to playing in Pioche. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z Burns could draw the tired hostlers of village inns from their beds to listen open-mouthed and open-hearted to his wondrous and witching stories. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Which he went surging off down the Hillsville trail," said the hostler, "like he hadn't a minute to lose. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z In fact, one scrub-car tink, with the glory of the West End at heart, had a fight over the amount with a sceptical hostler. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories "Still, my only acquaintances, outside of the teachers are William the Silent, Toots and the hostler," he reflected. Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son I took my hostler and an interpreter and proceeded to his house. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... So he contented himself with a hasty drink after his sultry ride through the woods, handed over his animal to a hostler, who promised to take good care of it, and got under way again. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Tom Barker, the coachman, had just given the word to the hostler to "let 'em go!" when Judson came running out of the lighted doorway of the inn with something in his hand. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne He had barely pulled up at the platform to unload his passengers when the station-agent, Morris Reynolds, coatless and hatless, rushed up to the engine ahead of the hostler and sprang into the cab. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories "Sure Grit's been in a fight," replied one of the hostlers. Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son The seamen, hostler, and myself were put under the care of different nurses, and in a few days such of us as were spared returned to duty. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... I once saw a little specimen of his rage when a hostler whipped a cart-horse until the animal fell to the ground. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II We stopped to change horses, and as I looked out an hostler lifted a pail of water and, with a shout, flung it in my face! Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne So he rode in under the great gateway and called loudly for an hostler to come. In the Day of Adversity Nor did the little hostler even now pass the color test. The Night Operator Your hostler says there was light in Seraphin's room long after midnight. The Progressionists, and Angela. The hostlers, who were busied about the traveling-carriage, rose up and stared in amazement when they heard the sound of horses' hoofs, and saw this young stranger coolly approaching them. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Then the carriage came up to the door, and James, the hostler, rung the bell to let his mistress know he was ready to drive her out. Little Frankie and His Cousin And the animal being refreshed, he gave the hostler a piece of silver as earnest of more in the morning if he found he had not been chattering, and so made for the North Gate. In the Day of Adversity "Thot's all right, thin," said the little hostler, not arrogantly, but as one justified. The Night Operator They were the unattached males of the town, a mob of barkeepers, hostlers, clerks, and railway hands, intermixed with a half-dozen cowboys who had ridden in to "loaf away a day or two in town." The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Two horses and the hostler from the Bull every day—except Sundays! The Great Miss Driver "If he make no greater mistakes than that," muttered an old white-headed hostler, "he may be trusted to choose his own road." Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) Than that the hostler could tell him no more. In the Day of Adversity The monosyllable was cold enough in its uncompromise to stagger the little hostler, and drive all thoughts of the carefully rehearsed oration he had prepared from his head. The Night Operator Guy rushed out and surprised the landlord of the Stag by begging him to send the hostler down at once with cold beef and stout and cheese. Plashers Mead A Novel This was partially due to the impressive monosyllabic advice given in low voices by guides, hostlers and residents of the park. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter The company at the table broke up; the hostlers went to the stables, where they smoked their pipes, the gardeners to the park and the green-houses. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine And there was Osceolo, that for a feller’s hired out to a regular tavern-keeper like us, to be a hostler and such, he don’t earn his salt. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn There was a quaver in the little hostler's voice, and he appeared to stand his ground only by the aid of some previously arrived at, painful resolution that rose superior to his nervousness. The Night Operator It was very late, and all Upton was asleep, with the exception of the hostlers at the stable, where the coach stopped to change horses. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" They stayed here all day, and one of my hostlers says the dog tried to break loose several times. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son The hostler, who seemed to have been expecting the driver, was not a little amazed to see, by the light of the lantern which he had with him, a handsome boy with sparkling eyes. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine She turns her brown cheek to her shoulder, tossing a word back as the young hostlers contrive to stand in her way. An American Girl Abroad One of our prominent citizens went with his family to the house of his hostler; another to the residence of his negro servant. The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Russian firemen, officers, sailors, soldiers, hostlers, the kitchen crew, all were running and calling for the boats. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative He let Rex trot into the stable yard, and,154 dismounting, told one of the hostlers to feed and water the animal when it had cooled off. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son They proceeded to the village, but the hostler was not there, having been drafted into the military service. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine There are only four of us, or, counting the hostler, five; and if ten men were to attack us here, what could we do against them? Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The two horses of the gentlemen were standing ready saddled and bridled, in the care of the hostler. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion “And that will I,” answered Pablo the hostler; “for better be a well-fed mule than a starving hostler.” Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore So, untroubled by the hostler’s tale, she slipped her foot into the stirrup. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance He knew that he had had it in the inn; the knavish-looking hostler must certainly have stolen it from him. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine At the same time the dog began to growl and bark, until the landlady and hostler appeared with lights. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The first element is wanting Of a coachman's daily comfort, 'Tis the handy German hostler. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. There was once a very merry, but very poor hostler in Salamanca. Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore He knew it from many things–the white fence, the clean stable, the Mexican hostler with broom in hand. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance The world is beautiful and men are good, even if a hostler could not resist a well-filled purse. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine In the meantime the hostler had secured the yard-gate, and now lighted the wagoner to his cart. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Jack hearing some of this talk, which he half understood, was convulsed in silent 118 laughter over the remarkable ideas that seemed to possess the minds of those French mechanicians and hostlers. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret The town halted in its accustomed road of thought, and turned a reverent attention to the memory of this hostler. The Monster and Other Stories The trip with the hostler, the unusual hour of day, the appearance of his mistress’s friend, the stranger out of the night, the hurried departure from the hotel, all told him that. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance In one of them we find another copy of the fat hostler so well described already by Nash and, as it seems, inspired by a reminiscence of the picture in "Jack Wilton." The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare He therefore took two wax candles from the wagon, concealed them in his sleeve, and also took his cloak as an excuse for his errand, telling the hostler that he needed it for a blanket. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace He drove away from the Ettersberg oftener than was really necessary, down to the "Elephant," where he stopped and addressed forcible language to the hostler. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Accordingly, he requested the hostler of the hostel where he had taken his bed, to which his day's hard journey early inclined him, to have his horse in readiness before break of day. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters Then suddenly awaking to the lateness of the hour, she arose and, going to the corral, called to the hostler. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance Their lusty shouts brought the hostler on the trot to take their steaming horses, and the landlord stood in the open door, his broad face a welcome to such handsome guests. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales The owner smiled, but nodded to his hostler to rope and show the animals to the young men. The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass This, with a certain added colouring of rhetoric and rodomontade, must have been the style of Burns, who equally charmed the ears of duchesses and hostlers. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) To the which there was speedy evidence, for on going towards Winterton's horse the hostler saw my grandfather's in its stall and told him so. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters She remembered that the hostler had left for town on foot early in the morning. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance "Blur a' nouns, zur!" bawled the Irish hostler, as he came trotting up to the front veranda, where Triangle and Jingo were discussing the transportation of small-pox— "Blur a' nouns—the dog's loose!" The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Tad examined a dozen head, out of which he got three ponies, motioning to the hostler to tether them to one side where he could look them over again. The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass He got the foreman hot, too, and in a little while he heard that official shout to the hostler to "run the scrap heap out-doors, and put that fresh kid in the tank." Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike And with these words he turned out of the stable with the hostler and went back to the house. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters So he stood very still under the hostler’s vigorous attention. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance "Yaw," was the laconic grunt of the hostler, as he proceeded to unhitch old bald-face from his rigging. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes It was a good job for her when Den went over to the Bowman House for hostler. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart My dear," answered the hostler, "it all depends not on what you are but on what the judge and jury think, and that depends on the lawyers what they say in their harangues. The Broom-Squire She and Marie Louise went about in breeches and shirts and worked like hostlers around the stables and in the 29 paddocks, breaking colts and mucking out stalls. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards How he missed them–even the Mexican hostler and the brown saddler and the old matronly horse–his mother by adoption! Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance The screams and shouts that followed this finale brought landlord Noble, servants and hostlers, running up stairs to see if the house was on fire! The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes She hurried out, leaving him alone—with the clock, the cat, and the hostler, who was spraying the sidewalk under the cotton-wood-trees. Money Magic A Novel Nothing said or done would induce the horse to rise, and the hostler told Bideabout that he believed the beast was really lame. The Broom-Squire He had his friends, for he was full of fun and good to look upon: but they were not of the helpful kind, being recruited chiefly from the hostlers, the pugilists, and the horsemen. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Then, looking at the man, and listening to his raging outburst, he conjured up out of the dim past memories of the Mexican hostler and of that single encounter in the white corral. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance Leisurely stalking down the steps, the Dutch hostler advanced towards the queer and questionable travelling equipage. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Most of them were humble people—a porter, a carpenter, the wife of a gardener, a blanket-weaver, a gunner's mate, a butcher, a hostler, a bodice-maker. Old English Patent Medicines in America One of the hostlers was to accompany us and when we reached Tambo, Thompson and I would take the train for Arequipa. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew "Let my kitty go, you!" and he kicked the hostler in the shins until he himself was driven away. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country The hostler was an uncouth, drunken giant that people called Maypole Hugh, as strong as an ox, and cruel and cunning. Tales from Dickens The hostler having reappeared, and talked a little Dutch to the host, that worthy turned to the traveller— "Good even'ns, thravel'r!" The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Before Priscilla could find the scathing words she required, an hostler from the Black Lion entered the shop and put a letter into the hand of Denas. A Singer from the Sea Out came the landlord, staring with surprise, and lifted Harry off, half-dead with fatigue and fright, while the hostler led the horse to the stable. The Big Nightcap Letters Being the Fifth Book of the Series Blazing Star was hastily examined, found in perfect trim, then handed over to the Irish hostler. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Mr. Pickwick was distrustful of the horse he hired, but the hostler assured him that even a wagon-load of monkeys with their tails burnt off would not make him shy. Tales from Dickens Throughout the trip a hostler rode behind herding a relay team. When the West Was Young In fact the great man wouldn't trust the hostler, but fed Bill bran mash with a spoon. Mixed Faces I have seen a Russian prince who was a hostler, an English lord who was an attendant in a gambling house, and an Italian count porter on a railway. The Bondwoman The Plain was nearly deserted that afternoon when hostler Mike took Blazing Star out into the heat of the sun to give him the thorough washing and cleaning that he surely needed. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Small, sharp-eyed, weazened, he was as likely a rascal of a hostler as ever helped a highwayman to know a filled purse from a man who was riding to make arrangements with his creditors. The O'Ruddy A Romance As he drew near the station each man let out a long coyote yell; the hostlers led his animal into the roadway. When the West Was Young “A horse!” cried the startled barn boss, whirling on the hostler. Nan of Music Mountain Frederick's words explain the hostler marriages of several royal women mentioned by Louise, as well as her own and loving family's broulleries of the fish-wife order, repeatedly described in the Diary. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess There was a total lack of soldier decorum in the hostler's address. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country At the same time there came down upon me such a deluge of waiters and pot-boys, and, may be, hostlers, that I couldn't have done anything if I had been an elephant. The O'Ruddy A Romance When the last trace had been snapped into place the hostlers would very gingerly free the vehicle from its moorings and, as the ropes came slack, leap for their lives. When the West Was Young A stable-boy slid from her back on one side as Bull Page threw the saddle across her from the other; hostlers caught at the cinches, while others hurriedly rubbed the legs of the quivering mare. Nan of Music Mountain Her hostler was transformed into something new and wholly admirable, and she gladly took the trouble to watch for his return, as she could not witness the roping and the skilful subduing of the outlaws. They of the High Trails Murphy's anxious eyes travelled around the wide circle of owners and hostlers, and his smile faded into a nervous grin. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories Why doesn't the cook send me some flowers—or maybe the hostler—somebody, something new? Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces He did not say that the room was in the stable where he was hostler, or that it was just six feet by eight when lawfully measured. The Golden House He told her she had ridden hard, urged her to dismount, and sent her pony in to be rubbed, assuring Nan heartily there was not a man, outside the hostlers, within ten miles. Nan of Music Mountain This newly discovered mystery in the life of her hostler accomplished what his warning had failed to do; it caused her to neglect her correspondence with the major. They of the High Trails Shanghai, the hostler, appeared leading Elisha, the star of the Curry barn. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories Ja!” grunted the hostler, and then he began to get out of the cart. The Land of Thor He took up his lodging in a public inn, and there got the hostler one Isabel Lindsay with child. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies Instead, the outraged hostler charged around the partition, through a narrow passage and into the presence of his wife. Anderson Crow, Detective Although Anita lingered as if desiring a word or two more, the tall hostler turned resolutely away and disappeared into the stable. They of the High Trails Now, nearly every one knows that the simon-pure feed-box information, the low-down and the dead-level tip, may be picked up behind any barn where hostlers, exercise boys, and apprentice jockeys congregate. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories On either side of the line trot three or four swift-footed lads, armed with wands; for in the East beasts of burden never lack hostlers and whippers-in. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt A young fellow in the garb of a hostler stood almost where Guy had been the day before. The Panchronicon In the same inn the hostler, who had only fought one year, was as anxious for a continuation of peace as the others were for war. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Among the industries of Keno City was a livery-and-sales stable, and Kelley, with intent to punish himself, at once applied for the position of hostler. They of the High Trails Shanghai, the hostler, appeared at the head of the chute leading a large, coal-black horse. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories My barber is also a waiter on the table, assistant cook and hostler. Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819 He was just about to step in, when the hostler came out, so they met at the door. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales On arriving at Elie, the party gave the horse and vehicle in charge of the hostler, and set out on foot for Kincraig. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 It was understood that Harford of the Cottonwood Corral never hired a real man as hostler. They of the High Trails Since the Bald-faced Kid's retirement from the turf the Curry secret-service department had consisted of Shanghai and Mose, and there were times when the shambling hostler could be much wiser than he looked. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories On our arrival a man dressed like a Quaker pretended to be hostler until he ascertained the quantity of our baggage. Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819 "Rotten apples," answered the hostler; "a whole sackful of them—enough to feed the pigs with." the old man relates his success. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales The carriage was standing before the inn all ready for them, with the hostler and Mr. Brown's groom at the horses' heads. Tom Brown at Oxford I'm working as hostler just to square myself fer having killed a man. They of the High Trails Mose bounced into view, handed his tackle to Shanghai, Curry's hostler, and started for the jockeys' room, singing to himself out of sheer lightness of heart. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories I don’t know what Star thought of the little creature; but I suppose he was pleased to have a companion, for when the hostler went to feed him, he found them on very social terms. Minnie's Pet Lamb Of course, as the poor horse couldn’t get her food, she grew very thin, and at last was so frightened that the hostler could scarcely get her into the stall. Minnie's Pet Monkey Having satisfied himself on these points, and fee'd the hostler, he took the reins, seated himself by his wife, and started at a steady pace towards the hills at the back of Barton village. Tom Brown at Oxford That hostler was pulling his gun on me. They of the High Trails This was often done, greatly to the discomfiture of the hostler, who was obliged generally to countermand these orders. Minnie's Pet Parrot One day, the hostler, having gone into the city, left Leo in charge of the stable, as usual. Minnie's Pet Dog The air was so fine that Mrs. Curtis preferred to sit in the carriage, which she could easily do as the hostler stood at the horses' heads. Bertie and the Gardeners or, The Way to be Happy The Major's hostler came to camp one night drunk. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. He was never so much discredited as in one act, and that was of parliament, which gives hostlers priviledge before him, for which he abhors it more than a corrupt judge. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters Between them they succeeded, driving the door back, wide open, revealing two scowling young Mexican hostlers. Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers Being closely questioned by the hostler, he acknowledged his theft, and said that he had intended to come in the night and take away the robe, which he knew was valuable, by removing the window. Minnie's Pet Dog Roland went out and questioned the hostler, but the latter knew even less than the others about the missing guest. Her Mother's Secret “Tell the hostler—” “Not a word!” commanded Norcross; and the girl with a smile submitted to his guidance, and thereafter his efficiency, his self-possession, his tact delighted her. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range A squad of oncoming hostlers blocked his passage. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold “I must see the liveryman,” he told the girl, and when he had sent the hostler for him the proprietor came out. Prescott of Saskatchewan Halfway she met the hostler, with whom she stopped in amorous dalliance. The House with the Green Shutters It was Harvey Spencer, ambitious “all round” clerk, hostler, collector for Millville’s leading grocer. Little Lost Sister As we came out of the tavern-door Lady Coleville nodded, and her coach moved off, passing our horses, which the hostlers were bringing round. The Reckoning The hostlers, under the supervision of the officer in command at the aviation field, had seen to it that every detail had been looked after. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold Always cheerful, kind and active, she had, nevertheless, a hard life of it: she was alike cook, chambermaid, and hostler, and had a cross mistress to boot. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland We changed horses usually in a village; and it was very curious to see what queer-looking hostlers and stable boys came out with the new teams. Rollo in Geneva While the hostler was harnessing the horse we went to see the waterfall. Rollo in Scotland I then hired one of them for hostler and the other for clerk. Twenty Years of Hus'ling I then started for Fermoy station, about two miles distant, taking the hostler along to carry my bag. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Yes, gentlemen, and this hostler, this stable boy, in the same breath, is introduced by this lady as what—a lover! oh, no, she dare not do that—but as a relation—a blood relation! Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. In the picture, the hostler is offering Prince some oats; but Prince knows that the man has some sugar, and so he refuses the oats. The Nursery, April 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People “The stage’s comin’,” the musical hostler announced when the strains died away. The Man from the Bitter Roots He demanded a sitting much as a dealer in horses would ask the hostler to drive the proffered animal before him in order that he might judge of her paces. The Tyranny of the Dark I thought Lismore to be getting rather hot, and hastening to the livery stable, found the hostler just getting up. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude A belated hostler at one of the inns was asked whether he had seen a horseman, or horsemen, pass through the town lately. The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale They went out together, followed closely by the hostler, who wanted his own fee; but both Mr. Berners and Bob Munson were too much annoyed by his presence to feel like rewarding his attendance. Cruel As The Grave Mr. Will Snow, the tenor of the “Plantation Quartette,” appeared behind the office desk, while Mr. Claude Snow, the baritone, turned hostler for the stage-line and sold oats to the freighters. The Man from the Bitter Roots I discovered that, having asked the hostler to polish her shoes, he had refused with the rudeness common to his class when only rooms of the cheaper sort are engaged. The Dew of Their Youth On hearing this, Gretchen, the landlady, the apothecary, the hostler, and the stable-boy—not the cobbler, you may be sure—burst forth with cries of: 'Hip! Fiddles 1909 Everybody now started on the run: landlord, two maids in blue dresses with white cap strings flying, three hostlers, two garage men, four dogs, all bowing and scraping—all except the dogs. A Gentleman's Gentleman 1909 He would then have time to get back and mount his horse—which he told the hostler to keep saddled—and follow her. Won from the Waves It was the first time in years that Robin had played hostler; and it was the first time in his life that that horse had ever had such a grooming. Bred In The Bone 1908 But Mr. Richard preferred to be his own hostler, nor did he offer to go near the house or speak a word of his business till he had seen his splendid black duly stalled. The Dew of Their Youth I shall not easily forget the brightening eye, the swift glance of intelligence in the face of another old negro, an hostler, in Nova Scotia. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses A bellcord hung against the "office" door, communicating with the stables, where a deaf hostler might not be rung up. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The stage had been backed up, a hostler in the driver's seat, and the mail and express were being loaded. Laramie Holds the Range We pay twenty-five cents at the dairy, twenty-five cents at the garden, and twenty-five to the hostler. Rollo in Holland The muffled thud of the hoofs of dozing horses guided him in his search for the stables, and he found the door of the hostlers’ quarters and pounded. Joan of Arc of the North Woods And Bill Miner, no longer Bill the tramp, found himself doing honest work, as a locomotive wiper and assistant hostler, in a round house, at a salary of one dollar and twenty-nine cents per day. Cab and Caboose The Story of a Railroad Boy This time the aspirant was a gay young hostler, who conceived the desperate project of posing as the regent's son. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa The mail bags disposed of, Bradley climbed into place, gathered his lines, the hostler let go the leads and the stage was off. Laramie Holds the Range So they decided upon the open one; and then, while the hostlers were harnessing the horses, Mr. George and Rollo went forward to the bridge. Rollo in Holland The hostler yawned and mumbled and complained because he had been disturbed, but he fumbled for the lantern, lighted it, and gave it to Latisan, along with directions how to find the super’s home. Joan of Arc of the North Woods So Mr. George and Rollo remained quietly standing by the side of the diligence while the hostlers finished harnessing the horses. Rollo in Switzerland In a lovely grove on the bank of a rushing glorious stream, we found the Lord of this Demesne and his three daughters encamped, attended by a platoon of cooks, valets, maids, and hostlers. A Daughter of the Middle Border It rang, seemingly, more and more sharply until McAlpin, with an impatient exclamation, ordered a hostler to answer. Laramie Holds the Range One of these an hostler took out, and told Mr. George that he could have it if he chose. Rollo in Holland I have to double him as hostler and waiter. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Pauer came back, accompanied by a man who looked like a hostler. Despair's Last Journey In a few months he made his way to West Point, where he obtained employment as a hostler. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child. "It's you, McAlpin," bawled the hostler from the office, "and they want you quick." Laramie Holds the Range The one-eyed hostler, who was the bear's especial guardian, lounged leisurely to the spot. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 When we had awakened everybody else in the neighborhood our summons was answered by a sleepy hostler, who admitted us to the yard and took in our horses. In Direst Peril Riding into the yard, they told the hostler to put up their horses, and to clean and feed them well; enforcing their request with a five-franc piece. The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War Then the dark-skinned hostler, who was regarded as book mad, gave up his position and returned to New York. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child. He would fetch his master's horse from the inn, pay the hostler, and ride back upon the saddle. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals The one-eyed hostler made a motion to the beast, who immediately climbed the pole, and looked at us from the cross-piece at the top. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 He waved his hand to me, and surrendering his horse to a hostler, entered the house. In Direst Peril "Yes, sir, I did, sir," said the hostler, quickly. Frank Merriwell's Races A small lantern carried by a hostler appeared from time to time out of one dark doorway only to vanish instantly into another. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories "Throw some beans in," he said to the hostler; he was obeyed; and the horse looked at him as if to express his thanks, and took his meal contentedly. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Pomp slipped down the pole and advanced towards the one-eyed hostler, walking on his hind legs and rattling his chain. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 They swore most frightfully; and the disappointed Southerner threatened to blow out the brains of Kline, who turned his wrath on the hostler, declaring he should be taken and held responsible for the loss. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 The light in the stable was rather dim, and that served to make the inspection of the boy and the hostler rather unsatisfactory. Frank Merriwell's Races Harold was a boy, the hostler had insulted him, had indeed struck him with a whip. The Eagle's Heart I went round into the yard and axed the hostler, but he hadn’t seed nobody about. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best "Playful as a kitten!" said the one-eyed hostler, fondly. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 The other walked about till the barkeeper went to bed, leaving the hostler to attend in his place, and he also, somehow or other, soon fell asleep. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 He had heard the hostler whisper, and he caught Frank's question. Frank Merriwell's Races This latter had bunks in it for the station keeper and a hostler or two. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year This man was called an hostler; and, as the war drags on, the number of these handless hostlers will increase. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Then the one-eyed hostler began to thrust and strike with the bar as if in downright earnest. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 If the king who sent me this letter has such hostlers and such scullions, how great must be his khans and viziers! The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The hostler could scarcely believe it possible that Merriwell was giving the scoundrel a first-class whipping, but this became more and more evident with each passing moment. Frank Merriwell's Races If you really must be so good as you suggest, you might go back and send your hostler or chauffeur, but tell him to bring a pair of rubber boots that reach to his ears.” Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes The Quest of a Summer Vacation He was worn out with thinking when he drove into the stable at the Merchants' House and roused up the sleeping hostler, who looked at him suspiciously and demanded pay in advance. Other Main-Travelled Roads "Oh, he likes it!" said the one-eyed hostler. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 He was worn out with the thinking when he drove into the stable at the Merchants' House and roused up the sleeping hostler, who looked at him suspiciously and demanded pay in advance. Prairie Folks This man entered the stable with a quick step and called to the hostler: "Well, Grody, did you telephone me?" Frank Merriwell's Races "Saddle Susanna," he called sharply to his Mexican hostler. The Spirit of Sweetwater Now they were anxious indeed; and so was their son George who had been to the barn on some business with one of the hostlers. The Kentucky Ranger Once in a while," said the one-eyed hostler, resting from the exercise and leaning on the bar, while Pomp retired to his pole, "there's a bear of this species that's vicious and blood-thirsty. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 Under the skillful and attentive hands of my hostler he soon shook off his shaggy coat of ugly brown, and put on one of velvety black. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer "He seems like he were a part of the horse," declared the hostler, admiringly. Frank Merriwell's Races Old Logan, the hostler at Searight's crowed in imitation of a rooster, the passengers throwing him pennies. Watch Yourself Go By The hostler at the inn turned him aside from the front door by a gesture, so that he entered by another way. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV The hostler winked his one eye knowingly, and replied.— The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 He is gay as a lark, and puts Davy, the hostler, through many evolutions unknown to the cavalry service. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer At that very moment the hostler informed him the chaise was ready, and he still remains ignorant where the worst poets in the world are. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica All imagined the two hostlers were fighting and endeavored to separate them. Watch Yourself Go By He was drafted into a cavalry regiment, "together with some grooms and hostlers from the stables of the Paris Omnibus Company," as he wrote to me later in good spirits. Dross The one-eyed hostler leaned against the pole, stroked Pomp's fur affectionately, and continued somewhat in this style: The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 "Sir," said Dr. Johnson, "if Burke were to go into a stable to see his horse dressed, the hostler would say, We have had an extraordinary man here!" The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II The hotel keeper and his hostler were already out with buckets of water, but could do little. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's He Could Feel the Clutch of Long, Bony Fingers on Him The hostlers flew, both trying to enter the narrow door of the tavern. Watch Yourself Go By The old party don't give you a very good send off," said the boss hostler reflectively to Calico, "but I reckon you'll get used to Ajax and the music-chariot before the season's over. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle The hostler hesitated, winked his one eye with an odd expression, put a fresh quid into his cheek, and finally resumed,— The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 It was a little after sunrise when he reached Riversborough, where with some difficulty he roused up a hostler and obtained a horse at one of the inns. Cobwebs and Cables And none but a humorist could have created the swaggering hostler's boy holding the Good Samaritan's horse. Rembrandt A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation Win Scott was as badly frightened as the two hostlers. Watch Yourself Go By Blue Blazes kicked the hostler quite accurately and very suddenly through a window. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle Well," continued the one-eyed hostler, "I needn't try to describe what followed. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 By the time his cap and coat were on, and a few other preparations made, the hostler had the horse at the door. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel You see how the hostler's boy magnifies his office, swaggering with legs wide apart. Rembrandt A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation He was a slave and one thing I remembers hearing him tell was this: He was the hostler for his old master. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 See here, Doyle, if you want to go up there just say so and I'll send you as car hostler with the next batch. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle "True,–this story I've told you?" added the one-eyed hostler, as some one questioned him. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 In fact, one scrub car-link, with the glory of the West End at heart, had a fight over the amount with a skeptical hostler. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers The landlords are seldom seen; the entire management of the concern is left to a slovenly Indian boy, who is both cook and hostler. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Two or three men, attendants and hostlers of the place, were also about to start, trigged out in queer little capes and high-crowned hats. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Christmas Tales from 'Round the World Of course, he don't seem to like other men much, and he did lay up one or two of my hostlers before I understood him. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle "I," said the one-eyed hostler, "am the very man who warn't eaten by the bear when I was a baby!" The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 They found the two hostlers busily at work grooming. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier The roundhouse men and a few hostlers were still working, so it was an easy thing to get a yard engine out. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers When he asked an hostler to call him early in the morning, he was answered that—he might call himself and be d——d. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts Ralph quickly did likewise, and the two, with their four footed charges, rode out of the yard through a gate that was closed behind them by a negro hostler. Ralph Granger's Fortunes Reaching the stable, he took the bridles from the horses, and called to the hostler to give them some oats. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I shall scarcely be able to dethrone you in your own castle, with an army of hostlers, tapsters, and cooks at your beck. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 To make matters worse the roundhouse men and the hostlers caught the fever, and out they went. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers Was a hostler in the roundhouse at Syracuse, New York. Calumet "K" Here he found congenial spirits in Alfred, and Andy the speller, and the several drivers and hostlers, with whom he was on intimate terms. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way "Sure," said the hostler, peering at him closely, "I know your face." Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It was uttered by one of the hounds which had been shut up in the barn when Don went away that morning, and afterward released by the hostler. The Boy Trapper He pointed to a chair which a hostler had occupied, tilted against the wall, for a morning smoke, after the horses were fed and watered, and which he had vacated to join the jubilant crowd. The Portion of Labor We veered at once in our course, and in a few minutes were hallooing for the host or the hostler. Visionaries He was on chatty terms with all the stage-drivers, hostlers, and servants about the premises, and also got acquainted with many strangers who stopped there for a season. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way "I was born in Exeter, and was hostler in an inn there near Mr. Potter's, a great merchant of that town." Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Now what is it?” he added, when the three had drawn up in one corner of the barn, out of earshot of the hostler. The Boy Trapper The red-faced hostler approached with a pail in each hand bound for the well; he was watering the coach-horses for the next relay. Madelon A Novel Of course his son was the lame hostler, the very prize we expected to bag! Visionaries When she came down to the side entrance of Chickaree some hour or two later, she found her side-saddle going on an Arab- looking brown mare, and Rollo playing hostler. Wych Hazel He was an under hostler, and a bad boy. The House by the Church-Yard He went to the fields at an early hour, as he always did, to set his negroes at work, and was met by the hostler, who had an exciting piece of news to communicate. The Boy Trapper Ceremony was an unheard-of quality at the "Geneva House," and the railway porter performed the multifarious duties of night clerk, porter, hall boy and hostler. The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives A very astute hostler promised that every thing should be done according to his directions, and to his perfect satisfaction. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales The host called a hostler, who at once took charge of the horses, and led them to the stable, the lads first removing the valises and holsters, which a servant carried up to their rooms. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars So we bade farewell to Lincoln, only stopping to ask the hostler for directions to the next town on our way. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland They could only sit and gaze in the direction in which the hostler had disappeared, and wait for somebody to come and call off the dogs. The Boy Trapper He spoke the words and uttered the thoughts of hostlers as well as of kings. The Young Man and the World The hostler brought out a square-built, chunky, bay horse, in fine condition, and looking like a capital roadster. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales When the reformers had departed on the heels of the cowed hostler, Hiram surveyed with interest the little man who was left alone with them. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul "So long," said the hostler, and Beth responded manfully, "So long." The Furnace of Gold He was a simple-minded little fellow, and might be persuaded to believe the story that Bob had told the hostler. The Boy Trapper Among the latter were dock builders, structural steel workers, bricklayers, teamsters, hostlers, wagoners, axemen, cooks, bakers, musicians, saddlers, crane operators, welders, rigging and cordage workers, stevedores and longshoremen. History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico "I want a goin' to spile a trade," said the hostler. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales "There was a lot of hidin' done in a hurry when they come down on Ferd," pleaded the hostler, "and I forgot where I hid that gallon!" The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul "Up the hill, urge him not; Down the bill, drive him not; Cross the flat, spare him not; To the hostler, trust him not." Notes and Queries, Number 61, December 28, 1850 The hostler's boy ran down from the stable to speak to her. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 The two hostlers, however, kept close at his heels; and Jack, whose strength began to flag, feared he could not hold much longer. Jack Sheppard A Romance My loud vociferations summoned to my side a bull dog, cursed with a most unhappy disposition, and a hostler whose temper was hardly more amiable. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales "Oh, only a fool in the business buries rum," confided the hostler. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul From the hostler we learned that every room was full,—five persons in some cases sleeping in a single room. In Indian Mexico (1908) The hostlers who take care of them are not allowed to speak roughly. Our Boys Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors He climbed to his room, cast off his hostler's livery and slid into bed, to dream of tumbling seas, of vast forests, of mighty rivers … and of grey masks. The Grey Cloak "Because," said the colonel, sternly, "a Frenchman, a soldier, an officer, a disappointed rival, took that opportunity of assassinating me, and shot me with his own hostler pistol." The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales After giving the pistols to Lanigan, desire the grooms and hostlers to saddle all the horses in the stables. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The stamping of horses from the further end; and, almost immediately, the appearance of a couple of hostlers, showed where the stables lay. Come Rack! Come Rope! He pulled the boat back to Hampton, and ordered the hostler at the Flower Pot to get the trap ready. In Friendship's Guise The Syrian host who was both waiter and hostler met Julian entering first. The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem Out rushed a troop of hostlers and keepers skilled in horse flesh. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales "He that is greatest among you let him be your hostler, porter, footman." Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy His progress through the village had not been unobserved by other eyes besides those of the hostler and boots of the Rose and Crown. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 At every stop it amused him to hear the words "Chaise an' pair," flying from host to waiter and waiter to hostler and back in the wink of an eye. In the Days of Poor Richard The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveller to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls. The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics If you have six horses, you must have six hostlers. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Soon after he met an hostler of the place, who gave him permission to lie on some straw in an outhouse. Israel Potter It belonged to Fritz who was the hostler here with me. The Hosts of the Air He gave his horse over to the hostler, and went into the house. The Ramrodders A Novel The voices of the hands and hostlers grew fainter and thinner in the distance of purple twilight until the last of them disappeared. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel I came up to London, and fall to be some tapster, hostler, or chamberlaine in an inn. Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 It seldom begins any but the first syllable, in which it is always sounded with a full breath, except in heir, herb, hostler, honour, humble, honest, humour and their derivatives. A Grammar of the English Tongue Jacques, a stalwart hostler, was called to show him his quarters, and he departed with all their good wishes. The Hosts of the Air One Saturday evening, between light and dark, a stranger from one of the coaches, asking for a barber, was directed by the hostler to the cellar opposite. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader The day passenger from the east was in, and the hostler had just coupled Engine 266 to the train for the night run to Red Butte. The Taming of Red Butte Western This fierce and buccaneerish person summoned the dozing hostler in a coarse, imperative voice, flung him the reins, sprang from his seat, and assisted his companion to alight. The Redemption of David Corson And in order not to irritate Culhane, a second hostler had been dressed and given his seat and horn—only he couldn't blow it. Twelve Men Jacques repeated his good advice to be polite to men to whom it paid to be polite, and Annette, standing by the side of the stalwart hostler, waved him farewell. The Hosts of the Air Well, not long ago, I bribed the hostler of a tavern where I knew he was to sleep. Lewis Rand The other night, after our owner had gone home and the hostlers were asleep, we held an indignation meeting in our livery stable. Around The Tea-Table "Tom," he said to the hostler, "did you hire a horse and b-b-buggy to a young couple last night?" The Redemption of David Corson The regular hostler or stableman who acted as footman extraordinary and trumpeter plenipotentiary, the one who could truly and ably blow this magnificent horn, was sick or his mother was dead. Twelve Men We met him in the road coming to the castle, where he said he wished to be employed as a hostler. The Hosts of the Air Young Isham and the hostler took away the horses, and Rand, mounting the steps to the porch, found lounging there the inn's usual half-dozen haphazard guests. Lewis Rand Before you pound us, ask whether we have been up late the night before, or had our meals at irregular hours, or whether our spirits have been depressed by being kicked by a drunken hostler. Around The Tea-Table He saluted the bystanders with easy familiarity, ostentatiously flung the hostler a coin, flourished his whip and excited universal admiration for his driving. The Redemption of David Corson Out from the stable, a hostler had just led a spirited horse, which he began to harness into a light wagon. Veronica And Other Friends Two Stories For Children "Prince Karl of Auersperg likes bold men around him," said the one who had dismounted, "and he would not care for a hostler who was afraid of his own horses." The Hosts of the Air Dismounting at the village tavern, he gave his horse into the care of the hostler, and joined a group of idlers about the bar-room door. Elsie's Motherhood I fancy that little cockney hostler, or whatever he is, will look out carefully for the mare. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp A man with a slate-colored, silk waistcoat was standing aggressively in the doorway, one hand deep in his pocket and the other energetically punctuating the remarks he was making to a droop-shouldered hostler. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories The corregidor desired the innkeeper to bring in his hostler. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes He saw the great limousine in which the prince himself had traveled, and he helped two of the hostlers to clean it. The Hosts of the Air He threw his bridle to an hostler in waiting, and hurrying in, demanded to be shown into a private room. The Missing Bride The fact that the injured hostler was really in great pain and possibly in some danger, caused Mrs. Candace finally to agree to the girl's demand. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp No one hailed him as Weary; his fellow hostlers called him simply Bill. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories Ten hostlers in the Royal stables were taken redhanded in the attempt to overpower the small guard at the western gates. Truxton King A Story of Graustark He remembered him now, the hostler boy at the Golden Lion. Half A Chance Then I discovered that I had been prodded out of my rest by the pitchfork of a hostler. Helmet of Navarre At nine o’clock, as Gustave had arranged, we started in a heavy carriage drawn by two great white horses and driven by a stolid fat hostler. The Indiscretion of the Duchess Outside the Black Bull sits a solitary hostler, who feels it would be a weakness to show any good humor. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women The coachman said not a word except to swear awfully at the hostler for not bringing him a fresh team of horses. Twice Told Tales One of the busy hostlers came in, pulling his forelock, and apologizing, in a voice full of cobwebs, said that the coach was ready to start. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors The landlord turned out with his head-waiter, tapster, hostler, and errand boy—that is to say with his old negro Cuff. Tales of a Traveller The old pleased smile lit up her face again as she turned and went in-doors: he meanwhile proceeded to summon a hostler by shouting his name at the pitch of his voice. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 He has been hostler, costermonger, and taverner, and sings the delights of the city. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 "He's already fired," spoke up a hostler, "they laid him off two days ago when he went down drunk and tried to take charge." The Rules of the Game The hostlers at the heads of the leaders let go, twenty feet of whiplash went singing through the air—and we were off! Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors Faraday was the son of a hostler, and his teacher, Humphry Davy, was an apprentice to an apothecary. An Iron Will So soon as the hostler had come to the horses' heads the young gentleman who had been driving jumped down and assisted his three companions to alight: then he led the way into the inn. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 We overtook this afternoon an English sailor, named Jack, who was travelling towards Monterey; and we employed him as cook and hostler for the remainder of the journey. What I Saw in California A hostler came to the door and informed us that Mr. Oxenford was not in. A Texas Matchmaker A hostler brought him a blanket, which he strapped around his waist, and mounted again in a lady's style. A Young Girl's Wooing Evidently travelers have good reason for detesting these hostlers. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 There were gardeners, hostlers, drivers, chauffeurs and other employs, making a veritable colony of help that was housed in small, low white houses well to the rear. The Young Engineers in Mexico Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers "No; he looks more like a hostler on a leave of absence from a stranded Wild West show," Tom replied slowly. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest To him came one of the hostlers with insolent beetling brow. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People If you could have witnessed the deep devotion of the post-boys, the wild attachment of the hostlers, the maniac glee of the waiters. Yesterdays with Authors "Yes; besides his regular feed and Patrick's wages as hostler, I have on hand unpaid bills to the amount of two thousand dollars on his account." Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot He gave up the reins to the waiting hostler and went off, heading straight for the station porch where waited a red-haired girl with freckles and a warm smile for Casey. Casey Ryan "I do not want a hostler, and I have a carman." A Perilous Secret The muscular hostler measured him scornfully with his eye. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People "I had rather elope with a one-legged hostler than always live in these woods." D'Ri and I Nevertheless, the hostler's ostentatious adjuration of "Now then, aren't you going to bring out that mustang for the Señora?" puzzled her. Frontier Stories There he found his horses bedded, and the hostler away. Paul Faber, Surgeon We stop every two miles to water the horse, and though we are exceedingly moderate in our donations, we are a fortune to the hostlers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 Then he carelessly tapped a little blood from the hostler's nose, gave him a few thumps on the chest as if to test the strength of his lungs, and laid him sprawling in the courtyard. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People There were no combatants in it when we passed through, only the old poilus who drove the wagons to the trenches and the army hostlers who looked after the animals. A Volunteer Poilu Happily for her, the hostler considered the horse, who had a local reputation, of more importance than the unknown muffled figure in the shadow of the unfurled hood, and confined his attention to the animal. Frontier Stories He had no corn or hay, and his hostler had "gone to the Yankees!" Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation The frightened boy replied that his father was a hostler in the duke's stables, and had heard Count Calli say that the fellow who had challenged him was "all gauntlet but no fight." Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy A brother hostler ran out from the stables and gave a cry of astonishment. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People After dinner, which he scarcely touched, he wandered out—it was his habit to do so, as he told the hostler, who was also the night-chamberlain—and did not return till long after midnight. Bred in the Bone All the jockeys and hostlers said there was magic in the lad's hands. By Advice of Counsel Place a steady, careful old man there as hostler, making him responsible for every thing, and that directly to yourself. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Tourville will tell you how I was forced to chastise the quondam hostler in her sight, before I could drive him out of the house. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 "I'll let go at your nose," said the hostler, clenching his knobby fist. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People "You must be a painter, I guess, Sir," said the hostler, with a grin of intelligence. Bred in the Bone The hostler had not long to wonder why the rider pushed his beast at so furious a pace, and how he came to have heard him, as he now calculated, at least three miles away. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton Nick darted in, past the horses, hostlers, and blacksmith's boys, and caught at the leather apron of the sturdy smith himself. Master Skylark The elder Rezin Williams served the father of our country as a hostler at Mount Vernon, where he worked on Washington's plantation during the stormy days of the Revolution. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Maryland Narratives The hostler sparred up to him with grim earnestness, and launched a terrible blow at his most characteristic feature. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People The latter inquiry I thought was accompanied by a significant glance, that indicated a knowledge on the hostler's part of more than met the ear; I determined therefore to sound him. Lectures on Art With an inward shock the hostler found himself alone in presence of the very person he had been thinking of. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton The hostlers ran to walk the horses till they cooled, and to rub them down before they fed, for they were all afoam. Master Skylark I am the best hostler in this State. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 The young man blandly put it on one side, and planted a return blow on the hostler's ear. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Perhaps, thought I, the hostler having overheard his midnight wanderings, and detected his crime, is paid for keeping the secret. Lectures on Art The old hostler applied his key and removed the padlock. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton The hostlers stood at the horses' heads, chewing at wisps of barley-straw as though their other fare was scant, which, from their sleek rotundity, was difficult to believe. Master Skylark He was hostler, looked after the stock and got in wood. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 With his remaining hand he closed the hostler's right eye, and sent the flesh about it into mourning. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Here he seemed a little better known; the innkeeper inquiring after his health, and the hostler asking if the balls he had supplied him with fitted the barrels of his pistols. Lectures on Art The hostler led this horse into the inn yard. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton It was dark down there by the stables, and I was peering round for the hostler, when suddenly my two arms were seized from behind. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard I been here so long, I been a hostler all my life. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 The hostler's thick lips emitted a disdainful laugh. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People They got their outside seats by it, scrambling up before the horses were put to, and sitting there while the hostlers smiled at each other over their work. A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. "Come out of this," whispered the landlord fiercely to his hostler, plucking him hard by the sleeve. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton An hostler with a stable lantern had come out and was gazing upon the scene. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard The waiters taking the hint, and communicating it to the hostlers, were not slow to change their tone too, and the result was, that the unfortunate victim was bundled out in a twinkling. Nicholas Nickleby "Get out!" repeated the hostler and hustled the old man into the street. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Whereupon, having sold all his meat, he left his horse and cart in charge of a friendly hostler and prepared to follow his mates to the Mansion House. Robin Hood It was about eight o'clock, and the hostler, standing alone on the road in the front of the open door of the George and Dragon, had just smoked his pipe out. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton Go, bid the hostler deliver him unto you, and remember what I say. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1616 It's no the first time it has happened, and it's a sair trial for them both to be flung out o' doors by a foreign hostler because they canna meet his charges. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies Next week he crept into the mews again, trusting to meet another hostler. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People There stood the mail, with four long-tailed, flowing-maned, black horses, ready harnessed; but no coachman, no guard, no hostler even, at the horses' heads. The Pickwick Papers The coachman said not a word, except to swear awfully at the hostler for not bringing him a fresh team of horses. From Twice Told Tales Keep further from me, O thou illiterate and unlearned hostler! The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1616 The chambermaids will be heard from in good time, and the hostlers, and the scullions. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac The hostler stared at the protester, whose presence he had not noticed in the pleasurable excitement of the moment. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People An hostler stood near, holding by the bridle another immense horse—apparently a near relative of the animal in the chaise—ready saddled for Mr. Winkle. The Pickwick Papers Were thou born out of wedlock, the son of a hostler and a scullery maid, still would I love thee, and honor thee, and cleave to thee. The Outlaw of Torn The dog-cart of the previous evening had been run out upon the brick-pavement which drained the stables, and glistened with expensive smartness now beneath the sponge of one of the hostlers. The Market-Place The landlord and hostler were inspecting a drooping-looking horse in front of the stables. Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home A nail in one of my front shoes had started as I came along, but the hostler did not notice it till just about four o'clock. Black Beauty He shortly afterwards disappeared: he was missing during the whole day, and in the evening this letter was brought by the hostler from the Crown, at Muggleton. The Pickwick Papers We went back to the "Eagle Tavern;" I told the hostler I wanted my team. The Bark Covered House But the item adds that the Chicago horse actually picks the hostler's pocket of tobacco. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870 As Dan went about the offices and stables, performing himself much of the work that in prosperous times fell to grooms and hostlers, he found himself thinking about his new guest. The Inn at the Red Oak The head hostler was a pleasant, active little man, with a crooked leg, and a yellow striped waistcoat. Black Beauty The boys applied whip and spur, the waiters shouted, the hostlers cheered, and away they went, fast and furiously. The Pickwick Papers I will bring hostlers from the stables living on horse carrion and not accustomed to working on the land! The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Seated in the carriage, he threw money to the waiter, hostler, and boots, and drew up the glass, bidding the postilions drive on. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 The hostler looked after her flying figure, then grinned up at Mrs. Morrell. The Gray Dawn "I say, Towler," said the hostler, "just run up the ladder into the loft and put some hay down into this horse's rack, will you? only lay down your pipe." Black Beauty The hostler had again arrived, with an hour of increased drunkenness pulling mercilessly at his erratic legs. Thoroughbreds At a tavern hereabouts the hostler greeted our horse as an old acquaintance, though he did not remember the driver. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 The half-guinea which had been promised to the hostler had not yet been paid; and the hostler, determined to revenge himself upon Archibald, invented an ingenious method of gratifying his resentment. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 At Jake's Place a surly hostler appeared and led away their horse. The Gray Dawn I did not hear much, for the hostler was rubbing me down, but I could see that James looked very happy, and I thought the master was proud of him. Black Beauty The hostler who had shown Cass to where the big man awaited him lingered, a jagged wobble of humanity, leaning against the door jamb. Thoroughbreds They rode into the yard, and having called for the hostler, the landlord, Mr. Botham, came up to them and made his bow. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 Archibald had no money in his pocket; but he assured the hostler, that he would remember him the next day. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 The hostler jerked a thumb at the lighted windows. The Gray Dawn When he came back we heard him tell the hostler about it. Black Beauty The hostler's unjointed legs, unstable because of recurrent debauchery, carried him disconsolately to lower levels. Thoroughbreds The hostler, dressed in old corduroy and with a fiddle under his arm, sprang forward to assist them. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches He accompanied Sir Philip continually in his long visits to the livery-stables; and he made himself familiarly acquainted with the keeper of the livery-stables, and even with the hostlers. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Again they had great difficulty in finding any one to get their rigs, but finally repeated calls brought the hostler and Jake himself. The Gray Dawn He had been an hostler in one of the great hotels in Bath. Black Beauty "That's Mortimer coming," Crane said, suddenly, as a step with more consistency in its endeavor than pertained to the hostler's, sounded, coming up the stairs. Thoroughbreds He attended to the paying of the station-keepers, hostlers, drivers and blacksmiths, and discharged them whenever he chose. Roughing It, Part 1. The scavenger entered into his friend the hostler's feeling, and promised to use his broom in his cause, whenever a convenient and public opportunity should offer. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Nan leaped over the wheel to the ground as soon as the buggy had stopped, and before the dilatory hostler had cramped aside the wheel. The Gray Dawn He seemed in a very bad temper, and abused the hostler, though I could not tell what for. Black Beauty An old man jumped out, gave his horse to the hostler, and entered the inn. Cord and Creese |
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