单词 | norther |
例句 | Then sent a long swell running under a norther to bear the prince Odysseus, back from danger, to join the Phaiakians, people of the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One day on course due west, off central Krete, the ship caught a fresh norther, and we ran southward before the wind while Zeus piled ruin ahead. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At this time the winter which had been following my track ever since I left home suddenly struck with a black norther. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z CAIRO— An aid worker in norther Gaza said they witnessed “the most vicious attacks” by Israel during about two days of communication blackout. Live updates | Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza, and a hospital is damaged by nearby bombardment 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Farther norther, storms were possible from the Dakotas and Minnesota south through Kansas and Missouri, endangering cookouts and fireworks shows. Revelers across the US brave heat and heavy downpours to celebrate Fourth of July 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Many headed to the norther borders with Egypt or to Port Sudan. UN envoy says Sudan’s warring sides agree to negotiate 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z They had travelled from the small town of Bad Arolsen, in the norther Hesse region of Germany. Berlin crash: Attack on capital's streets was ‘cruel rampage’ – Scholz 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z A "norther" picked up strength, turning dust particles into projectiles that felt like shards of glass on exposed skin. Road to nowhere: Oklahoma's Donald J. Trump Highway runs through the Dust Bowl 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z It helps to be hopeful to live in this hard, unforgiving land of rattlesnakes, cactus, blue northers and humorless political zealots. Perspective | Like many Texas women, I had a safe, legal abortion. What happened to our state? 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z It made this pledge after angering Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who strongly opposed moving the marathons out of Tokyo to the norther city of Sapporo. Hot Water: Pressure to move Tokyo Olympics open-water venue 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The revolt, which began Nov. 25, was put down after three days of bloody fighting; the men straggled out of the basement Saturday after norther alliance fighters filled it with water to force them out. AP Was There: American Taliban Fighter in US custody 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z The sixth term congressman for norther New Mexico expressed support for the adoption of same-day voter registration and automatic registration during transactions at state Motor Vehicle Division offices. The Latest: New Mexico congressman seeks broad voter access 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Photo: Jan Stejskal Sudan, the world’s last male norther white rhino, died on March 19th. Inside the high-tech plot to save the northern white rhino from extinction 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z She’s never lived through ‘a blue norther’ - the sudden drop in temperatures when a cold front moves through. Hurricane Harvey refugees come to Kansas 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The hunt is closed in parts of far norther Maine. Turkey hunt starts on busy day for Maine hunters 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Walker said in an interview that aired Sunday that building a wall along the country’s norther border with Canada is a legitimate issue that merits further review. Walker says wall along Canadian border worth reviewing 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z It is this rapid onslaught from Montana to Texas that produces those notorious blizzards of that section called northers, during which the cattle used to be frozen on the hoof. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z His own and three other vessels sank, yet the crews and cargoes were all saved, and but for a strong "norther" the ships themselves would have been preserved. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The trades are steady through the year, and 598 in the dry season the western part of the island enjoys cool “northers.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The norther had blown itself out, and it had brought no great amount of snow with it anywhere. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z I built a roaring big fire on the south edge of the bunch of tall grass so as to check the cold piercing norther. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z The first fitful gusts of a norther were whipping about the eaves of his cabin, and shivering slightly, he crawled into his bunk. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Colon is exposed to northers, and protection against the heavy sea which then rolls in will have to be provided. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z The "wet northers," that sometimes sweep down upon the coast, are often quite too severe for a delicate constitution to bear; and a retreat to the interior becomes necessary. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z In winter, fierce northers, temporales or nortes, occasionally sweep across this open region, bringing rain and cooler temperatures, lasting several days. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z The next morning on crawling out to feed my horse I discovered it snowing terribly, accompanied with a piercing cold norther. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Every soft, soothing, warm gale wafted to him by the sciences or by human beings passed over that cold cavern, and became to him a sharp norther. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z A similar wind, with or without snow, is called in Texas a norther. The Mentor: The Weather Serial Number 110; 1 July, 1916 2011-06-09T02:00:19.213Z Perhaps from their earliest boyhood they had braved the Texas northers or endured the continual sandstorms of high and windy plains. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z This question with its asides and amendments kept us talking all day; for a norther had sprung up, and it was too cold for any of us to venture outside. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Arriving there, just as a cold norther was springing up, and riding up to the fence I called: "Hello!" in a feeble voice. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z So my childish memories of the great open, that lies naked to the sun-glare and the chilling breath of the northers year on year, grew fainter and more like something of which I had dreamed. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z I sprang upon deck, and saw, at the first glance, that a norther was upon us. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The cuts made good wind-breaks, and whenever there was a norther they were chuck full of cattle. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories I knew whatever business he wished to discuss must in his opinion be important, or he would not have come to the house in a norther. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z It was a sort of natural barrier, stretching across the plain as if put there to check the sweep of "norther" storms and prairie fires, and any sort of stampedes. The Red Mustang It is believed that on their way back they were driven by a "norther" far out of their course, and touched the southern extremity of Florida, or at least some of its islands. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 There being every appearance of a norther on that eventful morning, I was still at my anchors, under Isla Verde, or Green Island, where I had sought refuge the preceding night. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z During the whole of November and December, either the rains were descending with violence, or the furious "northers" which ravage this coast were breaking the frail tent-poles or rending the rotten canvas. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 A norther was abroad over the earth, and, sweeping down from arctic wildernesses, seemingly gathered power as it came. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop They may have been wondering whether a norther or a prairie-fire or a travelling earthquake were after Sam and Cal and the horses when over the grassy rolls came that squad of yelling red-men. The Red Mustang We have seen that the two Cuba storms, as well as the Mexican northers, have appeared to come from the contiguous border of the Pacific Ocean. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes We took an old-fashioned norther, which lasted us three days, and blew us well down into the Gulf of Honduras. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The rains, the northers—oh, it was all so natural! A Man in the Open "Well, they are wise; we are likely to have a norther any day now." The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Our anchorage ground was on the open coast, two or three miles from land, at which distance it was necessary to keep, lest we should be driven ashore in case of a norther. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. The norther of Feb. 14th differed from the other only in regard to the time of the day when it commenced; the order of events was the same. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes There is no doubt that on these occasions there were “northers” prevailing along the Mexican coast. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z After the storm he toiled on day after day, praying that the stinging northers bringing the "freeze-up" would hold off until he sighted Whale River. The Whelps of the Wolf Full many a norther's breath has swept O'er Angostura's plain, And long the pitying sky has wept Above the moldering slain. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 He had good weather and fair winds for two days; then the norther came and drove him round Vatternish, and into the dangerous whirlpools and vexed waterways of that locality. Prisoners of Conscience It is identical with a class of the northers of the Gulf of Mexico, as a brief analysis of the character of the latter will show. 1st. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes During all this time, we were off the coast of Yucatan, the season was near mid-winter, and yet we had not had a norther. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z It was to this gray headland that he had raced the northers which would have held him wind-bound. The Whelps of the Wolf To them, the grey sands of their desert home, the blistering "northers," the brassy skies, were, unconsciously, synonymous of safety and peace. The Plow-Woman Come a norther and it blow with snow and sleet and I didn't have 'nough clothes to keep me warm. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 The fall and winter norther is a dry wind without rain or falling weather—so is our N. W. wind. 2d. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes Then came another heavy wind, in the boatswain's words, "a snortin' norther," and for three days Martin's watches on deck were cold, wet and hazardous. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story September waned, and the laggard rear-guard of the brant and Hutchins geese, riding the first stinging northers, passed south in the wake of the wavies. The Whelps of the Wolf It was evening, with a cold, piercing wind almost like one of the cutting northers blowing around the homely structure. The Great Cattle Trail Lay aloft there, lads, and in with the fore to'gallant-sail and royal—down with the main gaff top-sail!—bear a hand, lads, a norther on the Banks is no plaything! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 With the other class of N. W. winds—the northers of winter—it does. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes It is a fact that passengers have been obliged to remain for a whole week upon a European steamer, unable to land during a protracted norther. Aztec Land Leaving Fort George asleep in the smother of snow, down to the river trail, into the white drive of the norther plunged the dog-team. The Whelps of the Wolf We have had two northers and the water grew so cold that it drove the fish out. Tales of Fishes It looks some as if we might catch a norther by way of variety. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 So is ours when it blows a gale in the fall and spring months, which bear the nearest resemblance in climatic character to the periods when the northers blow. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes A norther is an erratic succession of furious squalls with whirlwinds of sand, the wind blowing from several points at the same time. Aztec Land All day with but short respite, men and dogs battled on against the norther. The Whelps of the Wolf The winter in these regions, though short, had often days of such excessive cold that men upon the open prairie, exposed to bleak winds called northers, often perished from the severity of the weather. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots After the varying gusts and blasts the wind settled down, colder by forty degrees, and with the steady white of a norther. The River Prophet The rain fell in the night—it cleared off early in the day, and the norther followed in the afternoon. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes When a norther blows, work is suspended in the city, and the streets are deserted until the fury of the blast has subsided. Aztec Land If he wants a "norther" continuing for days, he must move on. Our Italy Then a violent gale arose, a norther, which blew with unabated fury for twenty-six hours. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Autumn was passing; most of the birds had speeded south when the wild geese brought the alarm that a cold norther was coming. The River Prophet The following description of two winter northers, copied from Colonel Reid’s valuable work, will illustrate what has been said. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes Full many a norther’s breath has swept O’er Angostura’s plain,— And long the pitying sky has wept Above its mouldered slain. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Every town and settlement thinks it has special advantages as to improved irrigation, equability of temperature, adaptation to this or that product, attractions for invalids, tempered ocean breezes, protection from "northers," schools, and varied industries. Our Italy A second night was coming, and still the norther raged with undiminished violence. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good And then upon Sylvia’s startled senses the first breath of the norther broke. Children of the Desert And then at some seasons the fleet was likely to be blown ashore by the fierce "northers" which prevailed. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 There had been a norther during the day, and at sunset the valley, seen from Dysart's cabin on the mesa, was a soft blur of golden haze. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories At Hempstead a "norther" struck the town and the temperature dropped. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man We blew down from Tarpaulin Island in the norther. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good “A norther!” she exclaimed, and Runyon called back through the whistle of the winds: “It’s coming!” Children of the Desert The norther came on about midnight, and at 8 A.M. the temperature had fallen to 12°, and icicles were hanging from the eaves of the houses. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Fierce northers must beat upon the colonists, and the languors of summer must in time follow; and they were homesick, always watching for sails. Heroes of the Middle West The French But in the warmer season, when northers have ceased to blow, it has an intoxicating, thrilling quality only comparable to the breath of the higher South African veldt. A Tramp's Notebook They always start from Portland on the end of a norther, and run for this buoy to make their grounds from. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good And here, in undisturbed seclusion, they had continued that intimacy which had begun on the night of the norther. Children of the Desert Those storms which are accompanied with a clear sky, as the northers of the Gulf of Mexico, the harmattan of Africa, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The last time I ever saw General Winfield Scott, once our national military hero, was there, during a norther. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life I asked, more than the chill of the norther in my blood. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive Then Jim spoke, and his voice was as calm and deliberate as if he were in the cabin on the island, instead of a mile to leeward, driving to sea before a norther. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good This was hardly possible, for it was summer-time, but the plains of Texas and many portions of the west are often swept by what are termed "northers" during the warm season. The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier St. Pierre lay under his palmetto thatch in the forest behind Grande Pointe, and could not sleep for listening to the wind, and wondering where his son was, in that wild Texas norther. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana These the place usually affords, but the houses are not built to shut out the chill Which accompanies a hard norther. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life “Jean, close the port behind Miss Emory,” said I. It was plain enough to my mind that a blue norther was breaking, with its swift drop in temperature and its possibly high wind. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive I think there may be a norther coming; and you wouldn't want to get caught out in that. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good I don’t think I shall risk having too many men on board when the norther gets here. Ahead of the Army The wind was the well-known “norther” which often kills both men and animals, that chance to be exposed to its icy breath. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Poor old General Scott shuddering in a Key West norther, and these unhappy samurai, remain coupled in my mind; pendant pictures of valor in physical extremes, like Cæsar in the Tiber. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life The black belt just looming along the horizon proclaims the approach of a “norther.” The Death Shot A Story Retold The mistake I made was in driving the mules after the "norther" commenced. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions This will be the worst kind of norther.” Ahead of the Army It was the chill rain of the “norther;” but at that moment neither cold norte nor hot sirocco could have produced upon me an impression of pain. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Key West, in the same latitude, is well enough in a Gulf of Mexico norther; that is, if you too are well. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life One said to the other that if the wind did not norther a little more she would be ashore in Filey Bay before four o'clock in the morning. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century She was a trimmer craft than our floating card-house of river travel, built for a little outside work in case of necessity, or the chances of a norther. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death What he would have called the swallow-tails, which Señora Tassara might have expected as the dinner dress of a more important guest, could hardly be required of a young fellow just escaped from a norther. Ahead of the Army When it came to an end, all vanished together—the norther had exhausted its strength. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse In a norther, possibly, such a thing might have been tried, for the sea was then smooth; but in the ordinary ground-swell I imagine the soldiers would have been incapacitated by sea-sickness. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Then the thermometer would frequently drop to thirty and forty degrees below zero, and there would be a cutting "norther" fit to freeze the very marrow in one's bones. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt Been sleeping in Mexican northers for a fortnight, and it's got my shoulder muscles tied in rheumatic knots. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Swift memories followed then of the norther, the perilous pull ashore, the arrival at the Tassara place, and103 the people he had met there. Ahead of the Army Perhaps they were driving forward to be in time for the great herds of buffalo, that, along with the cold northers, might now be looked for in the higher latitudes of the Comanche range. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse With the passing of one of these storms the temperature falls rapidly, and this lowering of temperature, together with the fierce wind, gives rise upon the Great Plains to "blizzards" or "northers." The Western United States A Geographical Reader It was a bitter cold day when Gonzales was reached, and it looked as if the first norther of the season was at hand. For the Liberty of Texas A norther was blowing that chilled us to the marrow, and of course, according to usual Mexican custom, not a room in the hotel was heated. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier If the norther did any howling around that house, he did not hear it, but he may have missed the swing motion which a hammock obtains on board a ship at sea. Ahead of the Army I had ofttimes experienced the chill blast of the norther, but never more acutely than upon that night. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse On the great Western ranches, stock is hurried from the open range either to constructed shelters or to naturally protected gullies, on notice of blizzards, northers and heavy snows. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men It was at times bitter cold, the sweeping "northers," as they are called, hurling themselves over Texas with great fury. For the Liberty of Texas The fleet was somewhat scattered by a norther on the 30th, but on the 2d of November a landing was made on Brazos Island at the mouth of the Rio Grande. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The old fortress was there, unharmed by the norther, but not in any direction, as far as his eyes could reach, was there any sign of a ship, at anchor or otherwise. Ahead of the Army Cold as was the night, and dark, they knew that neither the norther nor the darkness would deter Indians from being abroad. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse It was the fourth day after the norther. The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan There was much work at the cattle shed, part of which had been blown down by a norther which had proved little less than a hurricane. For the Liberty of Texas The “norther” continues for hours, sometimes for days. The Rifle Rangers As many as could lift their anchors in time to make a good offing before the norther came were sure to do so. Ahead of the Army We had no lantern, and the norther with one blast would have whisked out a torch of pitch-pine. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse At the first portentous sign Cully is heard crying out,— “A hurricane!—A norther!” The Lone Ranche There was a stiff norther blowing, making the swollen stream rough and dangerous to cross, and the Mexicans were consulting among themselves as to how they should proceed. For the Liberty of Texas All these features may be changed in a single night, by the magical breath of the “norther”. The Rifle Rangers But did you know that our ship was wrecked in111 the norther? Ahead of the Army Yes, under any other form, I should have welcomed physical pain as a neutraliser of my mental anguish; but that cold norther brought no consolation. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse They quite comprehend the position in which the norther has placed them. The Lone Ranche I 'mind me how jus' 'fore th' war—I was ridin' for wages for Old Man Shaw then—we had a norther hit. Rebel Spurs In the hot weather, and during the northers, we find it more agreeable to live under the ground. The Rifle Rangers If anything at all resembling a “norther” had been blowing, the landing would necessarily have been postponed until it had blown over. Ahead of the Army The McClure house stood a little back, nestling under a bluff covered with scant verdure, but well screened from the biting northers of the Texas winter. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains For with the norther still clouding the sky, it is almost dark as night. The Lone Ranche I did intend to go over to Bussy's and get back the flour they borrowed of us, but I'm a little afraid to go out to-day; it looks like another norther. The Moccasin Ranch A Story of Dakota They are conductors, Captain, to carry off the overflow of the sea after a norther. The Rifle Rangers The Spaniards also anchored; but as the wind freshened into "a norther" they thought it best to put ashore, and, therefore, retired to the town. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The latter, called the Flota, was commanded by an "almirante," and sailed for Mexico in the early summer so as to avoid the hurricane season and the "northers" of the Mexican Gulf. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century It is far from being their first experience of a “norther.” The Lone Ranche All our supply of clothing had been lost in our mad efforts to escape, and as a bitter norther was blowing at the time, our position was anything but pleasant. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers There's a schooner out from Kingsport, Through the morning's dazzle-gleam, Snoring down the Bay of Fundy With a norther on her beam. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea In a few hours a regular "norther" had set in, and the ships beat to pieces on the ledge before the end of the day. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Indeed, nothing could have been more natural, considering my inexperience in handling boats and the fury of the norther. Romance With a shriek and a roar the norther was upon them. Bert Wilson in the Rockies Then, when you saw no one was here, and that it was likely the norther would keep anyone from coming, you cut the fence. The Trail Horde Heavy guns having arrived, preparations were made for getting them ashore, but it was prevented by a heavy norther. General Scott I'd been rolling around in a rummy old motor-boat for hours and hours, with a stalled engine, and a norther howling down the coast. Wilt Thou Torchy In the morning I was told there was a norther brewing. Romance They would melt the snow, and cause the cowmen to start out their feeding herds, only to be caught by the northers, that brought the bitter, perishing cold, and killed the stock by thousands. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue You'll hang out here until the norther blows itself out; then you'll hit the trail to town and tell your story to the sheriff. The Trail Horde The norther having subsided on the 23d, six heavy guns and a detachment from the navy were landed. General Scott She would starve on the buffalo grass which supports her half-wild sister, "northers" would freeze her, and the snow would bury her. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm Meantime, at eleven, a norther appeared, and we were informed that it would be impossible to leave short of twenty-four hours. In Indian Mexico (1908) Soon after the Mississippi arrived out, and before the city and castle were taken, a terrible 'norther' sprung up, and destroyed much shipping in the harbor. Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young "According to the way this norther is whooping it up we'll run out of talk before we can break trail out of here." The Trail Horde A norther is apt to blow three or four times in the season, and it brings the mercury down to freezing-point or some degrees lower. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 I have seen the water off the Island of Galveston the color of chocolate, after a long norther. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 As we could not leave until the norther passed, it was decided not to take the cattle on board until next day. In Indian Mexico (1908) The lieutenant of whom I speak, immediately ordered out a boat's crew, and although the sea was rolling tremendously, and the 'norther' still blowing a hurricane, started to the rescue. Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young I certainly wasn't expecting the norther to bring you. The Trail Horde Every norther that freezes and every drought that starves some of the wandering cattle and sheep brings to them provision. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 No country in the world can be healthier than Texas, and consumption and pectoral complaints never originate in the area of the northers. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Just as we were dropping off to sleep, we heard the whistling and roaring of the norther outside, and the cold air found its way through every crack into our room. In Indian Mexico (1908) These numbers show the low level of norther regions. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 As for the 'norther'—I enjoyed it very much until—until it got so bad that I just couldn't see where I was going. The Trail Horde The weakened ewe cannot graze, and the norther comes down with a bitter sweep to devastate the starved flock. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 The forests and cane-brakes mitigate the cold of the northers in winter, and the south breezes temper the heat of summer. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Our first stop, on account of a norther, was exciting; from the anxiety of the men, we expected to be instantly upset. In Indian Mexico (1908) And facing the wild norther she left him at his door and went homewards with a new burden of thought on her mind. Westways Now, from all that he had heard this was a quarter that nearly always brings one of those howling "northers" that prove such a bane to Florida cruisers. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf Any one who has experienced the norther of Texas, or the bora of Southern Austria, can form an idea of these Siberian storms. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life I shall begin to look for a norther in about twenty-four hours. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Time passed; the norther continued, and no canoe from Pueblo Viejo came. In Indian Mexico (1908) The Texans know these winds well, and call them "northers." Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Of course, the norther was soon in full swing, it being really the first genuine experience our cruisers had met with in that line. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf The bay affords a good anchorage and landing in calm weather, being exposed only to the northers, which blow violently. What I Saw in California This is probably a norther from the American coast, modified by its contact with the N.E. trade wind. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Not only so, but a norther was blowing, and comforters, lounging on the wharf assured us that no canoe would come from Pueblo Viejo until the storm ceased, which would not be for twenty-four hours. In Indian Mexico (1908) There was scarcely any danger of Indian molestation during the winter months, and with the exception of a few severe "northers" which swept down the valley, the cattle did comparatively well. Reed Anthony, Cowman The sea had gone down to decent proportions, with a promise of several fair days ahead, as is always the case after a norther has cleared the atmosphere. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf One or two such "northers" finish up the season, effectually scaring away all the clouds, thus clearing the stage for the next act in this annual drama of two acts. California Sketches, Second Series The weather begins to portend a norther, so I have directed the engineer to hold on with his steam for the present. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter A norther came, however, and rendered the bar impassable. In Indian Mexico (1908) The buffalo of Montana could face the blizzard, while his brother on the plains of Texas sought shelter from the northers in cañons and behind sand-dunes, guided by an instinct that foretold the coming storm. Reed Anthony, Cowman San Francisco reached farther and farther into the bay, wresting irregular nooks and corners from the ebbing-flowing waters, building rickety, improvised piers, sometimes washed out by the northers which unexpectedly came down with tempestuous fury. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Your northers sweep the mists off America, and leave both sea and land bright as a school-boy's face, before the tears have dimmed it, after the first flogging. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas Friday, December 19th.—The gale continues with the tenacity of a norther, this being the third day. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter At the summit, we found a typical norther raging, and at points our animals and ourselves were almost blown from the crest. In Indian Mexico (1908) To turn them loose meant that with the first norther that blew they would go back to their own range. Reed Anthony, Cowman In the extreme range of the hills back from the river, the two spent the entire summer, or until the first norther drove them down to the valley. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories Well, as I was observing, here lay our course, with the wind as near aft as need be, blowing much as at present; for your French mistrail has a family likeness to the American norther. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas It was the apothecary of the rue Royale, turning from that street toward the rue Bourbon, and bowing his head against the swirling norther. The Grandissimes Here was no sign either of the norther or the rain. In Indian Mexico (1908) But when the Baltic norther snorts without, and mine ancient thigh-wound twinges down where my hand rests, naturally I have no better resource than to fall to the goose-quill. Red Axe He could foretell the coming of a norther twenty-four hours in advance. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories These are known in Cuba, as they are in Texas, as "northers." Cuba, Old and New "You're herded up like a bunch of cows in a norther." The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama You don't come in; you simply stand out in the industrial norther. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Then the wind changed and there came a blue norther from the northeast. The Life of Me; an autobiography It was well they sought its shelter, for two hours before daybreak a norther swept across the range, which chilled them to the bone. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories She was almost glad the norther was still blowing. Remember the Alamo A brisk little norther was blowing, and the nuts dropping from the pecan-trees in the hollows filled the dusky stillness with a continuous rattling sound. Southern Lights and Shadows Sometimes the norther lasts three or four days, sometimes even twelve. Life in Mexico In winter we faced cold northers many mornings, and in the afternoons, we often faced strong southwesterly winds on our way home. The Life of Me; an autobiography The prevailing winds on Walden's Ridge are from the southwest; northers and northeasters are of rare occurrence. Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 She listened a moment to his departing footsteps, shivering as she stood in the darkness, for a norther had sprung up, and the cold was severe. Remember the Alamo A wet scirocco had replaced the bright norther and saddened all the view. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I If the wind holds fair, the packet sails to-morrow; but the experienced predict a norther. Life in Mexico And since it was coming a blue norther and snowing outside. The Life of Me; an autobiography He encountered a "norther" on the coast of Cuba, and the Edwin struck on the Colorado Reef, and all on board perished! Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale December, that had always been such a month of happiness, bright with Christmas expectations and Christmas joys, came in with a terribly severe, wet norther. Remember the Alamo Next morning we sighted the deep blue waters of the Bay, and the shallow brown waters of the Bayside crested with foam by a furious norther, that had powdered the far Ronda highlands with snow. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I The norther continued to blow with unrelenting fierceness, and the ship to rock and roll amongst a tumult of foaming billows. Life in Mexico And with a fresh norther roaring outside, there was just one thing to do, go drain the car. The Life of Me; an autobiography A wester or sea-breeze, deflected by the ravines to a norther, was blowing; and in these regions, as in the sub-frigid zones of Europe, wind makes all the difference of temperature. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 It may have been on the morning next after the "norther" just mentioned. A Florida Sketch-Book The norther presently changed to the rainy south-wester, the builder of the Moroccan 'bars' and the scourge of the coast fringing North-west Africa, Rolling set in with the usual liveliness. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I The very next morning out burst the norther, and with loud howling swept over the ocean, which rose and tossed to meet the coming storm. Life in Mexico On one particular winter night, it was about midnight when a norther hit and woke me up. The Life of Me; an autobiography As long as the norther coursed high, she beat us hollow; in the afternoon, however, when the gale, as usual, abated, she fell off, perhaps purposely, not wishing to pass a night in the open. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Thirty miles over the ice, in the face of a norther, hasn't been so 'easy' even for me. The Magnetic North The norther continued twenty-four hours, and the cold is still freezing. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 On the thirteenth the wailing of the norther grew fainter, and towards night died away. Life in Mexico A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality. Locusts and Wild Honey At two p.m. we anchored in a roadstead to the south-east of the island, open to every wind except the norther. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The occasional north winds or "northers," may be called dry winds, in fact, are an indication of dry weather, and so do not harm the fowls even when cold. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered Why Beulah, that room is as cold as a Texas norther! Beulah The master looks impatient and anxious, and prognosticates another week of northers. Life in Mexico A violent norther was blowing, and driving the rain into the faces of the soldiers, drenching their uniforms, penetrating the muskets, and moistening the powder. Napoleon and Blucher The Dock-port, so useful when the terrible norther blows, has an admirable landmark, visible even from Sináfir Island, and conspicuous at the entrance of the Gulf. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 He caught flies for her, and shielded her from sudden northers. Sixes and Sevens Fanned by the whizzing norther, the fine, dry snow was sifted and bolted through the cracks and knotholes of the logs. Waifs and Strays Part 1 Three young Englishmen came on board this morning, to see the packet, and are making a disagreeable visit, being perfectly overwhelmed by sea-sickness. 2Oth.—Last night arose a furious norther. Life in Mexico It's different from the plains in a blue norther. Strictly business: more stories of the four million Between this point and Ras Za'faránah, higher up, the wind seems to split: a strong southerly gale will be blowing, whilst a norther of equal pressure prevails at the Gulf-head, and vice versâ. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The western way is to take what comes, isn't it, whether northers or ponies? Lahoma Thus comes the "norther" dousing gentle spring and amiable autumn with the chilling salutes and adieux of coming and departing winter. Heart of the West This morning opened with a slight norther; nevertheless they have hung out the packet flag and cast anchor, in expectation of the pilot boat. Life in Mexico During the winter, which is the best cruising season, we have southeasters, southwesters, and occasional howling northers. A Collection of Stories Finally, when we returned, hardly making headway against an angry norther, Suez, enjoying the "sweet south," was congratulating the voyagers upon their weather. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 As in Iceland also, the higher rose the barometer, the higher rose the norther; the latter being a cold dry wind is, consequently, a heavy wind. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 There were also bursts of heat, ending in the normal three grey days of raw piercing norther; and followed by a still warmer spell. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 A norther, not a very severe one, but what they call a Norte chocolatero, that is, its shock tore a sail in two, as I tear this sheet of paper. Life in Mexico A wintry norther in these latitudes is not easily got rid of. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 |
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