| 单词 | nullah |
| 例句 | The animals scented them before they could get within fair shot, and began to run rapidly away; whereupon Edwards rushed out, crossed a small intervening nullah, and followed upon their heels. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z It was a pleasant green nullah covered with rhododendrons and juniper, but presented nothing that one may expect of an important valley. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Villiers, boylike, tried to ride his pony up the steep bank of a nullah. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z They were all armed with spear, and nullah, and boomerang. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Next morning daylight showed us that we had been down in a nullah, the ground on either side of it being quite open. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The slope is steep, but well-wooded down to the bottom of the nullah; but the stream itself has cut a way from twenty to thirty feet wide through the solid rock at the bottom. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z "Surely his methods smack too much of the jungle and the nullah for this country." The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z On March 5th, one of the shikaris brought word that he had seen and heard a tigress and two cubs at a nullah about six miles away. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z How did they brain people, he was wondering, with a boomerang or nullah? or was it not more common to spear them? From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Had we known this at the time we could have divided our forces, gone along both banks and probably got the bears as they scrambled up out of the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Yesterday’s camp was admirably chosen for defensive purposes, being surrounded on all sides by a deep nullah. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The rescue was highly exciting, as the Boers were finally sent helter-skelter just as our men, worn out with a night’s anxiety in the nullah, had almost given up hope of release. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z At midday I slept, and at 2 o'clock started up the nullah, seeing a number of bears. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z The water comes through the tangi itself like an express train, but the nullah widens out below and runs off the water. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z As our elephants passed over the wide strip of sand, a curious animal broke out of the jungle a couple of hundred yards from us and bounded away up the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The way was across an undulating plain, with many deep nullahs covered with trees, and so dark that we could not see our horses’ ears. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z I knew it by that split rock and the little one beside it, rising up out of the nullah down there. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z I shall ride on, and you may be able to dodge into some ditch or nullah till it is dark. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z He then put his fingers to his head—so—and mysteriously pointed towards the nullah. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The branches of the trees across the nullah became violently agitated; and a large troop of monkeys swung through them, leaped to the ground, and rushed over the sand on all fours. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Fortunately, however, the natives had brought in bread for sale, and after eating some of this, and going down to the nullah for a bathe, I was quite restored again. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The country near the banks of the two rivers is cut up into ravines and nullahs running in all directions, and is almost entirely uncultivable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z A wall of water was sweeping down the dry nullah—a vast brown muddy wave, many feet high. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z We started out in the early morning, crossed the railway line, forded a river—which each elephant carefully sounded with its trunk—and reached the nullah in which the tiger was reported to be lurking. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Remove that little screen of leaves, and you look through a window, ten inches square, that commands a view fifty paces up and down the sandy nullah. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z But they are simple folk these town-bred Turkis, and in driving us as far as the nullah, they consider that they have done their duty. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z I and the six troopers hid in a nullah until night fell. The Great Mogul In the nullah now, the slipping, stumbling horsehoofs were flashing up showers of sparks in the blackness—Then another lightning gleam. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z We skirted the bank but could not see the tiger, which was probably asleep somewhere in the tangled scrub in the bottom of the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The old Shikaree makes his appearance in the nullah, and wishing me success through the window, asks if "all is right?" The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z On reaching the nullah, some of us go one way and some another. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z At dawn you march to the next camping-ground, which will surely be on the south side of a big nullah fourteen miles ahead. The Great Mogul It was on the other side of the nullah. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z We disturbed a few deer drinking; and they dashed away up the nullah in alarm. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Stones and gravel rattled just behind the hut on the path by which we came and went, and a heavy stey passed and descended the slope into the nullah. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z As we stood at the junction of the watercourses, debating which one to follow, we suddenly became aware of the presence of a horseman, standing motionless at the bend of the smaller nullah. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z At the eleventh hour I and threescore followers will cross the nullah. The Great Mogul It was where the road crosses the nullah, Bhallu Khan explained. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z This time the howdah bearers advanced along the bank in line with the beaters, spaced across the nullah, which was fairly open, with patches of scrub here and there in it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A sudden start, and stop, when they came in full view of the slaughtered cow; and then, a look up and down the nullah, as if they had not seen all. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z So we rode westward in the trough of the nullah, which in places was sunk almost twenty feet below the surrounding country, and which turned and twisted at every fifty yards. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z There will be led horses in plenty once we ford the nullah, provided you tell me now how many will escape with you.” The Great Mogul Campian has been harrying them ever since we found him one dark night half in half out of the nullah in flood.” The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z It must have been a fine sight to see the big cat bounding across the bare plain until he reached and plunged into a parallel nullah a few hundred yards away. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The nullah, heretofore as I have described, was now a turbid stream of red water, which falling over a slab of rock into the small basin before mentioned, kept up an unceasing din. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z For a mile or more we followed the bed of the nullah, until it grew too narrow to ride in, when our guide suddenly turned his horse's head up the steep bank. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z However, the enemy did not make the expected attack during the night—which we spent in a nullah awaiting him. A Kut Prisoner Do you know, if it hadn’t been for old Bhallu Khan, my head forest guard, hearing your gee scrambling through the nullah, you would never have been seen again. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z We searched the other nullah for him in vain. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Gracious! what is that down the nullah to the left? The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Twenty shaven polls were found hiding in the nullah down which the Tibetans had crept in the dark, and were immediately despatched. The Unveiling of Lhasa Just as we were ready, fresh orders arrived, and we retired to the nullah while our guns opened with rapid fire on the Turkish camp. A Kut Prisoner In a moment, with a roar like a thunder burst, it had spread itself over the dry face of the nullah, which was now rolling many feet deep of mountainous swirling waves. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z On another occasion a tiger was shot in mid air as it sprang clean across a nullah, crumpled up and fell into the stream at the bottom. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z There was no one to interfere, and nothing but an infinity of pestilent nullahs and loose stones to check. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel But from the shallow nullah where they lay concealed, not 200 yards distant, and watched our sentry, they could survey the uncompromising front which they had set themselves to attack with the naked sword. The Unveiling of Lhasa The latter saw us, but the women were too busy to notice us and we reached cover in a nullah on the further side without any alarm being raised. A Kut Prisoner He—and those present—saw it drag out a horse from among the rocks and stones of a dry nullah, and, flinging off the female attire, spring upon the animal’s back. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z It must have been lying under water at the bottom of the nullah; but no one thought of looking for it there. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The ponies that had done the last twenty miles into Deoli were nearly used up, and did their best to lie down in the dry beds of nullahs. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The track led across a rough sandy country with deep nullahs, and thickly covered with trees and bush. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars We scrambled down a steep bank across a nullah and up a gully running into a hill which we had to climb. A Kut Prisoner Moving rapidly forward, and determined to trust to the river rather than to the Amatongas, Hughes came to a nullah. The Ruined Cities of Zululand I shouted at him to urge Dundora forward to the edge of the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Folk tell strange stories of drives in bullock-carts in the rains, of breakdowns in nullahs fifty miles from everywhere, and of elephants that used to sink for rest and refreshment half-way across swollen streams. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel All the way from Naini the path was intersected with irrigation nullahs, of which most were full of water. To Lhassa at Last Finally, we reached a big irrigation nullah, which meant another wade. A Kut Prisoner Slowly and painfully he extricated himself from the bed of the nullah, and then, his rifle on his shoulder, followed its course. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Down the nullah beside my garden raced a tumbling torrent of brown water flecked with white foam. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The party marched on, through fields, over slight nullahs and across small streams, until, some time after midnight, they struck into a broad dusty track which the men said was the high-road to Delhi. Barclay of the Guides He gave us an eight mile chase across country, and, knowing how the Ninth ride, I took them over some sharp nullahs, and the croppers they got you'll scarcely see mentioned in the government despatches. A Rent In A Cloud On the further side we were delayed by a large irrigation nullah. A Kut Prisoner The trusty rifle lay at the bottom of the nullah, but still the man did not lose his presence of mind. The Ruined Cities of Zululand I have seen a tiger, shot through the heart, dash across a nullah and climb half-way up the steep bank until laid low by a second bullet. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He reached the nullah about half-an-hour after he had left it. Barclay of the Guides They abounded with deep nullahs, or ravines, with abrupt banks of a clayey nature. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment The main nullah we had just crossed ran down towards the road passing the magazine, where by day there was always a guard. A Kut Prisoner In my fancy I had pictured the gallant and bloodthirsty beast rushing out upon us full pelt from some grass-grown nullah at the first sniff of our presence, and fiercely attacking both men and elephants. Miss Cayley's Adventures But suddenly from the change of direction of the apes I saw that he had turned, crossed the dividing bank, and was going down the other nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z They had scarcely ridden three or four hundred yards when they came suddenly to a deep nullah. Barclay of the Guides Our position was secure and strong, being on two sides surrounded with a deep nullah, with a nice rippling stream. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment We saw shrapnel bursting along the nullah, through which C Company was passing, and progress seemed stopped. With Manchesters in the East Ahead of us there was a camp in the nullah itself. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War If disturbed, he can retreat up the nullah to the shelter of the forest. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The sowars came on until they were within a hundred yards of the nullah, and Ahmed shrank back among the leaves, fearing lest he might be seen and so draw the men on. Barclay of the Guides We overtook them about nine o'clock, just as they had crossed a nullah, and had halted on the opposite bank. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Their Company Sergeant-Major, Leigh, was mortally wounded by shrapnel while running up the nullah. With Manchesters in the East The assembly and guidance of so large a force over ground untrodden by us previously, and featureless save for a nullah and some scattered sand hills, demanded something like genius in discipline and organization. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War It was a relief to reach the nullah and the cool shelter of the trees in it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z There were creepers growing on the sides of the nullah, and strands of these would make very serviceable bonds. Barclay of the Guides The desert beyond the river is broken here and there by deep nullahs which, when they are filled with water after a rainfall, are valuable defensive features of the country. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The scheme laid down for our Battalion required a north-east advance by C and B Companies out of the narrow defile known as Krithia nullah. With Manchesters in the East It took us a long time to get out of that nullah, and we tried all sorts of different ways, but the sides were too steep. Round the Wonderful World I could see my friend perched up in his tree across the bank dividing his branch of the nullah from mine. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then he scrambled up the side of the nullah and nimbly climbed the tallest tree. Barclay of the Guides "Haz�r," he urged, "there runs a long deep nullah, straight as a lance, across the plain; and as the sun falls lower, it would give some measure of shade." Captain Desmond, V.C. The nullah was twisted and partly covered by curving banks on either flank; so that it was hoped that our men might nevertheless avoid complete exposure. With Manchesters in the East The nullah sloped up at the end, and after a good deal of hard work I hauled her up. Round the Wonderful World I slipped down from my tree and dashed through the undergrowth to the brink of the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A short halt was made at the village of Nanghir, and while the troops were resting, two officers rode forward to reconnoitre a nullah that crossed the road about five miles away. Barclay of the Guides "It is coming with the speed of ten thousand devils and there are five miles to go before we can leave the nullah." Captain Desmond, V.C. We all made sure they must be pulled up the nullah. Tom Brown at Oxford It was a steep gully, a kind of nullah. Round the Wonderful World My friend fired again; and the brute, struck in the foreleg, dropped back into the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Ahmed examined him, to make sure that no bones were broken, then went back to the nullah to find his horse. Barclay of the Guides The subaltern had an almost uninterrupted view of the heads and shoulders of the men preceding him as the foremost began the stiff ascent beyond the nullah. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force The depressing drizzle had ceased, the clouds were breaking, and the shore, except for the mist-filled nullahs and the cloud-wrapped Asiatic hills, showed up more clearly in the morning light. The Tale of a Trooper Their waggons were about 800 yards behind, the horses and men sheltering in a deep narrow nullah. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 I hurriedly scrambled up again and sat with my rifle ready, until I saw first one man, then another and another, appear in the nullah; and finally the whole line of beaters reached us. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z It was five o'clock before the column had forded the nullah, under fire of the rebels. Barclay of the Guides A common method of duelling was the exchange of blows from a nullah. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Since the landing nearly a month back, the continuous music of rifle fire, with its echoes and re-echoes among the nullahs and cliffs, had scarcely ever ceased. The Tale of a Trooper A little nullah was by, and into that I hobbled and sat down. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Inspired to compass his death by the impressions of his huge paws, which I often found in the sand of river-beds, I had three cows tied up for weeks in different nullahs. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z But on drawing nearer he recognized that the form was that of a horse; it lay at the edge of a narrow nullah. Barclay of the Guides They were in a khor, or nullah, into which we had to drop, and they lined it twenty deep in places. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The few remaining could now be seen coming out of the smoke and tearing down a slope to a nullah a short way off, and they were not seen again. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" At about 11 o'clock the fire slackened, and I went out, finding poor Roberts badly wounded, and with help got him into the nullah. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Suddenly from the direction of the nullah where the deer had been killed came the tramping of some heavy animal over the dry leaves towards me. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The horseman had come unawares on the nullah; the horse had stumbled and shot its rider over its head. Barclay of the Guides Private Ives of "A" squadron picked up a wounded comrade in the nullah, and got chased and separated from his regiment. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan At last we got a guide, but his idea of the whereabouts of the wounded was most hazy; all he knew was that they were collected in a nullah somewhere not far off. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" A half company was posted in a nullah near the railway. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 The banks were sheer; and I could look up and down the nullah for a hundred yards. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Having made his preparations, he repeated his orders to the men, and led his horse gently up the nullah towards the road. Barclay of the Guides Then everyone went home leaving, no doubt, a dozen Arabs chuckling in some nullah lower down. In Mesopotamia We came on a nullah at last and walked along its high steep banks, calling if anyone was at the bottom, in a voice not too loud owing to our proximity to the Turks. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" General Buller told them to take the waggons up to the battery, but instantly they emerged a stream of bullets and shells fell all round, and most of the men got into the nullah again. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 About half-past three in the morning I was nodding drowsily, when again from the nullah I heard the sound of the animal approaching. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z In that case they would probably retreat to find some shelter, and might easily come upon the very nullah in which the little party was concealed. Barclay of the Guides Though our men were falling thickly around, two more attempts were made to get across that horrible nullah. The Three Commanders Star shells were thrown over us, and we hid in the nullah while we were loading the stretchers and raising them to the top of the bank. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Accidents arising from irrigation-canals or unsuspected nullahs delayed him once or twice, but when the dawn broke a shout of triumph burst from his weary men. The Path to Honour Before quitting the spot I searched the ground and found the tiger's two trails leading up from the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z There were signs of footpaths, and passers-by would not need to come right up to the nullah before suspecting the presence of the hidden party, for Ruksh was but imperfectly concealed by the bush. Barclay of the Guides By the end of March we had crossed the forests, forded the Quandé nullah and entered the rich flat district of Mininga, where the gingerbread palm grows abundantly. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure This made us hurry still more, then the nullah had to be crossed to the south side. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" I suggest that you take two of your guns to-night round by that nullah on the left, and tickle him up a bit in the morning. The Path to Honour Arrived at the place where the beat was to begin, we found another nullah filled with jungle, with bare, open ground stretching away on either side of it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A few even started to ride across the plain in a straight line for the nullah, and Ahmed feared that in a few minutes the fugitives would be discovered. Barclay of the Guides The jackals were much disappointed, and followed listlessly for a short distance, then slunk off down a nullah to avoid the light of day. Adventures in Many Lands The Turks are said to have suffered enormously, being taken by surprise in a nullah along which they were marching in close formation. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" In vain Captain Loch endeavoured to force his way across the nullah or trench. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The nullah was narrow, S-shaped, with almost perpendicular banks fifteen feet high. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He crept quietly along the nullah until he reached the end, then sprang lightly into the saddle, walked the horse the few yards to the road, and urged it to a mad gallop towards Delhi. Barclay of the Guides "As soon as it is light I will have every nullah and bush searched for miles round," said Burton, and then he mused without giving expression to his thoughts. Adventures in Many Lands The shikargah on the enemy’s left was more extensive, and, though free from nullahs, very strong. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Kambarganvi—flatter and less picturesque—nullahs, open ground and cattle, thin jungle on rolling ground extending to a distant edge of table land. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah A certain patch of jungle, a particular nullah, may be the residence of a tiger which is known to be the only one for miles round. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Riding down to the nullah, they found the palki-wallahs lying fast asleep in the shade of the bushes where Ahmed had left them, and the missy sahib asleep in the palki, grasping the knife. Barclay of the Guides You are to send out every available man and boy from your villages, and they are to search every nullah until they meet the men from the next village. Adventures in Many Lands Lieutenant Smith, eager to discover a place where his artillery could cross a deep nullah, bravely rode up to it alone. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Simultaneously the enemy attacked the knoll we captured due west of Krithia, advancing from a nullah in close formation in several lines. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Just as we had finished our meal, a cow burst out of the jungle in the nullah and dashed in among the groups of men. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z "May water never flow through that accursed nullah!" he cried. Barclay of the Guides The sides of the hills all about were covered with low shrubs, large stones, and nullahs, or ravines, and, although a quick search was made, neither man nor boy could be seen. Adventures in Many Lands “The whole body of cavalry was at full speed dashing across the smaller nullahs, the spurs deep in the horses’ sides, the riders pealing their different war-cries, and whirling their swords in gleaming circles. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The Turkish losses in the nullah and ravine are estimated at 1,500 to 2,000 dead. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 The beater elephants emerged from the nullah, surrounded it, and drove it in again. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Dripping wet, bruised, and shaken, Ahmed groped his way along the nullah for some distance, then scrambled up the bank. Barclay of the Guides Here they turned to the left and, after crossing several ravines, and stony water courses, arrived on a cultivated terrace; and kept along this till they reached a very stiff nullah, twenty feet deep. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes The front was covered with a nullah 20 feet wide and 8 feet deep, with the usual high banks, which were scarped so as to form a parapet. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign On our left the Turks massed in a nullah, to the northeast of our newly-captured trenches, and attempted several attacks. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Leaving the nullah we ranged through the long grass on the level and put up a number of wild pigs, the Colonel shooting a fine old boar with long tusks as sharp as knives. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He had not gone more than a hundred yards when he toppled over the edge of a nullah and went souse into the muddy pool at the bottom. Barclay of the Guides The night was bitterly cold, the bank of the nullah was extremely slippery, and the boulders in the water course below coated with ice. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes There were other nullahs, behind which the rest of the Beloochee army was posted, with one gun on a height to the right, and the remainder behind the third line. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign “What do you call a nullah?” inquired Seymour. The King's Own The elephants formed line across the nullah and advanced, forcing their way through the jungle. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z But in his relief at escaping from the enemy he forgot his usual caution, and did not wait to prospect the ground before leaving the nullah. Barclay of the Guides Twice he made an unsuccessful attempt to lead his men across the nullah, to storm the fort hand to hand, but each time he was driven back. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Beyond the first nullah, a second and greater one was seen, lined still more strongly with men, while the village became suddenly alive with warriors, whose matchlocks could also reach the advancing line. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The nullah that runs up here, frequently leaves the dead bodies on the bank. The King's Own When the sportsmen on their elephants reached the edge of the bank, it was nowhere to be seen; and they concluded that it must have escaped down the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Neither spoke, but stood gazing up through the elm boughs, their thoughts far away in Northern India, dwelling upon active monkeys, peacocks and other gorgeously plumaged birds, tigers haunting nullahs and crouching among the reeds. Glyn Severn's Schooldays Suddenly my attention was riveted upon three forms that walked slowly out of the nullah and climbed the slope on the other side, about three hundred and fifty yards away. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country No enemy appearing from the wood, the heroic General hurried back and regained the 22nd at the moment it was rushing to storm the first nullah. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign See, there are some vultures perched upon that tree,” continued the pilot captain, as they ascended the bank of the nullah. The King's Own My elephant was back a little from the nullah, along the far bank of which the tall, stiff grass stood like a wall. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “Of course, I remember,” said Glyn; “and they had a tiger-hunt, and let one out at a time, and had beaters to drive them out of the nullahs, and shot all three.” Glyn Severn's Schooldays We crossed the nullah and the carriage jolted down and across a few minutes later. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Two rising mounds were in front of their centre, which served as redoubts, and where they had their guns; and they had some deep nullahs on their right front and flank thickly lined with skirmishers. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign There is a strong eddy round this point, and the bodies are swept into the nullah, and lie dry at the ebb.” The King's Own The beaters started a quarter of a mile from us and drove through the scrub on the other side of the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “You are certain it was in the nullah that Mr Strachan killed the Arab who was on the top of you?” For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Every reed bed was promptly investigated, every dry nullah was explored. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country The light companies of battalions faced the enemy’s skirmishers in the nullahs, and covered both flanks and rear of their own army. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The village generally lies on a slight eminence near a nullah or stream, and is often nicely planted with tamarind or pīpal trees. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala This told us plainly that the tiger we were in quest of was still in the nullah and that the cow had stumbled on him unawares. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z This nullah was full of Arabs, crowds of whom swarmed up also to the further bank, and from these a heavy fire was poured upon the square, the other sides of which were also assailed. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Directly the camp was left, the sides of the nullah enlarged and, for half a mile, the road lay through a narrow ravine. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Across rivers and nullahs, swollen by heavy rains, they went, and in twenty-six hours pulled rein before the gates of Kolapore. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign I have got the three horses down in the nullah there. On the Heels of De Wet From its ragged edge, five miles above the town of Alipur Duar, the cultivated plains stretch away to the south, seamed with nullahs which run from inside the jungle through the open fields. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then the First Brigade under Redvers Buller went into and across the nullah, making for the second ridge held by the enemy some half mile off, still keeping the square formation. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Immediately below it a nullah becomes a narrow gorge, almost impassable in the present state of the river. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The sides of these nullahs were sheer cliffs often fifteen feet or more in depth so that they became really formidable obstacles to progress, though excellent places for shelter from artillery fire. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The site chosen was the topmost of two wide terraces descending to a stream, from whose farther bank a great hill rose abruptly, dark with pine and ilex, and cleft into a formidable nullah. The Great Amulet The next instant I saw the head and shoulders of a large tiger push out through the grass on the very brink of the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The First Blankshire was in this brigade, but not on the side next the nullah, and the men were firing rather wildly. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War From the foot of the slope stretched a valley, broken here and there by ravines and nullahs. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti On its way it was joined by innumerable tributary nullahs running down the sides of the two ridges and cutting them into a range of minor peaks. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Swift as magic the walls bristled with picked marksmen, armed with matchlocks, Winchesters, and Martini Henry's stolen from Border sentries: and it was clear that the enemy held the nullah in great strength. The Great Amulet I was too far back from the bank to see down to the bottom of the nullah; but suddenly the tiger sprang convulsively straight into my view and then fell back again. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Covered by the dense smoke, the Arabs swarmed out of the nullah upon the face of the square on the edge of it. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Lisle had, in fact, pushed down halfway to the spot where the guns were placed, and had dismounted at the top of a nullah; when a large party of the enemy opened fire upon him. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti They fell back to a slight nullah where they were rallied and hurriedly reorganised. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Thus in June 1843 the general could write in his diary: 'We have taught the Baluch that neither his sun nor his desert nor his jungles nor his nullahs can stop us. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies The beaters made a long circuit and formed line across the nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z So they clambered up the further bank of the nullah, and stood again on the ground over which they had advanced, been driven back, and advanced again in the morning. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War When they had gone about a mile, desultory shots were fired at them, from a series of well-built sangars facing the termination of the nullah. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Men were sent out with dummy figures to a nullah about 300 yards from the Turkish line. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The big fellow worked with painful care for more than an hour before he became sure of himself; then his speed quickened, following a dry nullah at last, for several miles. Son of Power The native officer in command had tried a short cut through the forest, following a woodcutter's path which led the party into deep nullahs, up precipitous banks, and through the densest jungle. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The first relays were filing stolidly into the nullah in the early hours of the morning after the battle, as though their business were the most ordinary thing in the world! With Our Army in Palestine The enemy replied, at long range, upon the advance guard of the Ghoorkhas, as they went up the centre nullah. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The men took shelter in the nullah, working the figures into position by a rope and Verey lights were fired. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Not a sign of a track that human eye could detect after that—straight, dry, stony nullah bed, deeply shadowed from the narrow walls and stretching ahead apparently for miles. Son of Power Having heard that a panther was supposed to be lying up in another nullah a couple of miles away, we took our elephants there and tried a beat for it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z They entered the nullah by a different route, drank their fill and went out again by yet another road. With Our Army in Palestine On reaching the foot of the hillside, General Westmacott was much concerned about the Dorsets on the left; who were engaged in desultory firing, and were making little progress up the nullah. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The country was too much for them, many of the nullahs being beyond their jumping capacity, and the heat exhausting their crews and defeating their engines. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 They couldn't have been three seconds clambering down the rocks to the nullah bed, yet the male tiger was twenty feet nearer when they looked up. Son of Power The kill was reported to be in a nullah about four miles away, close to the edge of the forest. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Sometimes he would hover overhead and follow the long line till we were almost at the lip of the nullah before releasing his bombs, and this was the very refinement of torture. With Our Army in Palestine Their bodies were found in a nullah, in the morning. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti It was this part of the line just east of Krithia nullah we had to take over. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 We splashed through a nullah, and waded through a lot of rushes, and at last I found myself behind a clump of coarse grass, with a nullah between me and the antelope. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon As we went along, I noticed half a mile to our left a nullah fringed with trees. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z At dusk on the fifth day after our arrival we too departed; and the engineers were busy striking the canvas water-troughs in the nullah as we passed. With Our Army in Palestine By eight o'clock the last of the baggage was near the nullah. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Early in December, after a few days in the rest camp, we returned to the Eski lines, west of Krithia nullah. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 This gazelle frequents broken ground, with sandy nullahs bordered by scrub jungle, and is most common in dry climates. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon At a signal, men inside the wall cut the creepers supporting the outer end of the bamboo platform which fell on its hinges and sent an avalanche of rocks into the nullah below. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Other parties of engineers were busy making the nullah easy of access and exit, for, except in one place, the sides were too precipitous to allow one even to climb down with safety. With Our Army in Palestine They came in and joined the rear guard of the Sikhs, and were well in the nullah before a shot was fired. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti To enable this to be carried out the Engineers had tunnelled a way through the cliff rising from West Krithia nullah to a point which they calculated was directly opposite the western end of G11A. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The tiger came during the night and took away the leg, without touching the calf; and, devouring it, fell asleep, in which condition we, having tracked him up the nullah, found and killed him. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon These were now worked; and the flames rose high and lit up the nullah clearly, so that anyone in it was plainly visible from the fort. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Besides the rough country there were deep, narrow nullahs to be crossed, some of them with sides as steep as the roof of a house. With Our Army in Palestine They scrambled to the opposite side, and saw that the Pioneers were moving down the nullah towards the river, while the levies were nearing the sangars. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Instructions were therefore that each party was to assemble in the nullah and move as quickly as possible on its objective as soon as it was complete. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 He was found by my camp followers with another in a nullah, and brought to me. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Close to it, and similarly projecting over the nullah, was a device copied from the savage tribes of the frontier. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A mile or two out of the nullah we encountered the rest of the brigade, and gradually a troop from one unit or a squadron from another joined the column. With Our Army in Palestine Then the officers of the Gordons dashed over the nullah, the pipes rolled out the charge and, with clenched teeth, the Highlanders burst into the open. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti At 2.15 p.m., simultaneously with the mine which was exploded at point E, another mine was exploded in the cliff of Krithia nullah some yards north of the tunnel. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The Indian porcupine lives in burrows, in banks, hill sides, on the bunds of tanks, and in the sides of rivers and nullahs. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Yet even with this wound the animal had been able to dash across the nullah and spring up the bank. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Meanwhile at railhead transport was rapidly arranged to carry the water, most of which had already been brought a hundred and thirty miles on the train, to the nullah. With Our Army in Palestine Major Des Voeux on the right, having rushed a clump of buildings opposite to him, made for a second one on the far side of the nullah, in which was a small square building. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The R.E. wired our front across the nullah, and we ourselves extended F12A and F12 down to the bed of the stream as a first step towards joining up with the Horse Shoe. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The big Ravine and all the small nullahs are chock-a-block with corpses. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I The tiger had come out from the cover into the clear bed of the nullah with his head turned over his shoulder glaring up at them in anger. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z They entered the nullah by one of the hastily constructed roads and "barracked" in a long row in front of the big tanks. With Our Army in Palestine The others were told off to burn and destroy all villages on either side of the nullah. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Waddell, the N.C.O. of the party, doing splendid work, had the barricade completed by 4 o'clock, which rendered the passage across the nullah from the exit of the tunnel to the trench quite secure. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 A header into the Smite or the Whissendine is nothing to a fall backward into a nullah, with a beaten horse on the top of you.” Sword and Gown A Novel This consists of tying up a cow near a nullah or patch of jungle in which the tiger is suspected or known to be. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A terrible débâcle was prevented by the quick presence of mind of one who scrambled to the lip of the nullah and called a halt. With Our Army in Palestine When Beynon got back to the nullah, he found the Pioneers extended along the edge, and Oldham's sappers already at work. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The Peninsula was rent by three great ravines; the Gully with its precipitous banks on our left, and the Krithia and Achi Baba nullahs in the centre. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 A robber band was in the nullah—less than a mile further along—full a hundred strong, fierce men and murderers. Tales of Destiny Two hundred yards further on the path led down into a narrow nullah with steep banks. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z We were then in a kind of shallow nullah situated about half-way down a gently sloping hill. With Our Army in Palestine Just then the levies showed on the ridge, and the Pioneers moved down the nullah, by a goat track they had found. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Kirbe, in charge of another party detailed to deal with the barricade at the nullah, was also killed a few minutes after leaving the tunnel, but Sergt. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Not only were the enemy thickest where they charged, but the opposite bank of the deep nullah was composed of rough boulders, almost impassable by horses. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman A gleam of daylight between the stems of the trees shows that we are approaching a nullah. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z About two miles from our position and under the shadow of Tel el Jemmi was a nullah, probably an off-shoot of the wadi, perhaps half a mile long by a couple of hundred yards broad. With Our Army in Palestine He found no path leading to the nullah. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti It was closely followed by two other parties, all three being clear of the nullah five minutes after the exploding of the mine. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Several times they saw bears, which abounded among the ghauts, and once beheld two tigers crossing a nullah. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib Mr. Gordon's situation would not admit of his waiting: he forded the nullah upon his elephant, and was hospitably entertained and protected by the Phousdar for six days. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) The engineers immediately seized upon the nullah and proceeded to transform it into a gigantic reservoir. With Our Army in Palestine This main nullah was also broken, on both sides, by smaller nullahs almost every hundred yards. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti A few bullets were sweeping down the nullah as they crossed, but fortunately none of the little party was hit. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 We were therefore obliged to cut a way in and out of the nullah wherever we crossed; so some idea may be formed of our day's work. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 I would fain have leave to go on furlough and lie in a nullah at Tirah with my rifle and wait for him. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Along one side of the nullah was dug a series of large shallow tanks shaped like a swimming-bath, the counterpart, in fact, of the one used for the same purpose at Khan Yunus. With Our Army in Palestine It was the warm month of April and the river had shrunk into the size of a nullah or drain. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition On the 16th we took over from the Manchester a small stretch of trenches on our left, and "C" Company salved fifteen asphyxiating bombs from a pent-house in one of the nullah trenches. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 He was out of breath and a little tired, for the scramble up the nullah had not been a light one. The Half-Hearted Send off two men to Unyanyembé for letters and medicine. 8th February, 1872.—Removed from the large pool of the nullah, about an hour north, to where game abounds. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi Bombs dropped in the nullah itself had no better effect, and if the object of the Turks was to stampede the horses, it failed miserably. With Our Army in Palestine The plain over which they were advancing was somewhat undulating, covered with loose stones, and intersected here and there by more or less formidable nullahs. The Story of the Guides They returned the following morning, and in the course of the same day the Battalion took over the firing line to the right—that is from the small nullah to the Horse Shoe. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Then he heard a word of command and the sound of men creeping in the side of the nullah. The Half-Hearted I saw your helmet when you came up from the nullah by the temple—just enough to be sure that you were all right. The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling By-and-by the other wounded soldiers heard him, and all who could crawl gathered round, and there, in that far-away nullah, little Jemmie 'said a prayer' for them all. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa The next march brought the corps to Sohawa, twenty-four miles, made trying by hot scorching winds and the deep and intricate nullahs which had to be crossed. The Story of the Guides Indeed by August 7th only the forward portion of the Vineyard, between the Krithia and Achi Baba nullahs, remained in the hands of the 42nd Division as the nett gain of the previous day's battle. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Then the path turned to the right and wound into the heart of a side nullah, which at length brought it out on a little plateau of rocks. The Half-Hearted The ground sloped sharply outward from the carts, and the rear of the position was formed by the nullah. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India In a nullah in far-away South Africa lay about a dozen wounded men. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa Like hounds, too, hot on the trail, they tarried not a moment there, but scattering up and down the nullah singly, or in clumps of two or three, found egress somehow. The Story of the Guides The trench between the two nullahs was in ruins owing to shell-fire directed against a battery behind it. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The long nullah on which he had looked from the hill-tops had, then, an outlet, and did not end, as he had guessed, in a dead wall of rock. The Half-Hearted Passing the Dutch settlement at Chinsura, he came into a country of rice fields, now bare, broken by numerous nullahs worn by the torrents in the rainy season, but now nearly dry. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The floor was covered with oil-cloth; the walls were hung with curios, South Sea spears and masks, Japanese armour, boomerangs, nullahs, a multitude of quaint workings in wood and grass and beads. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel A nullah, or deep drain, hidden in the long grass, had engulfed elephants and riders. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home G11A was a peculiar trench situated on a tongue of land between the two branches of the Krithia nullah, some few hundred yards north of a point where the nullah divided. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 All around was stone and scrub, rising in terraces to the foot of sheer cliffs which opened up here and there in nullahs and gave a glimpse of great snow hills behind them. The Half-Hearted To avoid being surrounded, the little band instinctively backed towards the edge of the nullah. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India In a country, however, interspersed with jheels and nullahs, it is difficult to form a cultivation without a considerable mixture of low lands, more or less, according to the situation of the Assamee's fields. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Tazee, eight miles seven furlongs from Nooroock: direction still the same, no change: the road good, extending over an undulated country, except one or two small nullahs with rather steep banks. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Pitchford had entered the trench at its northern end; they found a party of the enemy behind a barricade of bags about twenty yards up the communication trench, which runs parallel to the nullah. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Once there he had but to follow the nullah and cross the little ridge to come to Nazri. The Half-Hearted Slowly the two hackeris began to move, till the wheels of one hung over the edge of the nullah. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India It was believed that the gun's location was in a nullah where its dump of ammunition was inaccessible to our artillery. Tell England A Study in a Generation But along the nullah some wood may be found, stunted though it be, it is chiefly Rairoo. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries There is a way down and across the nullah, by which you can take Badshah to the far side. The Jungle Girl Thence it is an hour's uneasy walking among stagnant pools and granite boulders to the foot of another nullah which runs up to the heart of the hills. The Half-Hearted But below him was the nullah, thirty feet deep, eighty yards wide, soon to be a swollen torrent dashing towards the Hugli, but now dry. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The rubble came in handy for filling in that nullah. The Elephant God This ground was intersected by a very tortuous dry nullah bed, on the banks of which tea was very abundant. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Half a mile beyond the tree she ordered him to halt and take up a position close to the edge of the nullah, into which they could look down. The Jungle Girl Up the nullah and over the ridge, and then a cleft at the top of the next valley? The Half-Hearted The fish leave the pools and nullahs in the dry season, and led by an instinct as yet unexplained, shape their course through the grass towards the nearest pool of water. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 But at that very moment the line of tuskers burst out of the tangled undergrowth and the tiger jumped down into the nullah again. The Elephant God Distance 10 miles, course over low hills covered with jungle, with intervening grassy valleys of small extent; crossed the Isee Een nullah. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Yes, it certainly looked exciting enough from our side of the nullah," said the Colonel, smiling; "so what must it have been like from where you were? The Jungle Girl The high walls made pits of shade at the foot, but above there was a misty column of light which showed the spectres of rock and bush in the nullah beyond. The Half-Hearted "Those tracks look suspiciously fresh, Mr. Griggs," said the collector, scrutinising the holes, not yet filled by the oozing back water of the nullah. Mr. Isaacs The long line of elephants halted on the far bank of the nullah, swung into file, and moved swiftly out of sight. The Elephant God Course over a similar tract of country; continued for some time close to the Endawkhioung; crossed several nullahs. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries We're soon going to the southern fringe of the forest; and, as you know, there are usually tigers to be found in the nullahs on the borders of the cultivated country. The Jungle Girl But the mist was close to him and wrapped him in like a quilt, and he looked in vain for the foot of the nullah he must climb. The Half-Hearted They leave the pools and nullahs in the dry season, and led by an instinct as yet unexplained, shape their course through the grass towards the nearest pool of water. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon With rifle at the ready, lest the dead animal should have had a mate, he climbed down into the nullah. The Elephant God A.M. We left the Matabangah river and entered a less tortuous nullah. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries As he struggled up the steep side of the nullah he heard their mother calling the children with a note of inquietude in her voice; and he answered her with a reassuring shout. The Jungle Girl Down the rocky hillside, across the chaos of boulders, and up into the dark nullah he ran like a maniac. The Half-Hearted In a nullah that leads down to the Nerbudda river there stood a large silk-cotton tree, where a colony of weaver-birds had built their hanging nests, and lived snugly in them, whatever the weather. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala He sprang up out of the nullah and ran towards Badshah. The Elephant God Along the face of the hill near the town, a nullah flows, abounding in fish, of which more anon. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries There is the nullah in which, about a mile farther on, a cow was killed yesterday. The Jungle Girl The nest was on a bank of a nullah well concealed among dead leaves, about 2 feet above the bottom of the bank. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 However, they now and then took long shots from the nullahs, &c., that were near the road, but without doing any damage. Campaign of the Indus Suddenly Noreen gasped, for through the screen of thin bushes that fringed the edge of the nullah a hideous painted mask was thrust out. The Elephant God But as they are all from one water, viz. the neighbouring nullah, and the Sutledge being five miles off, I shall put them all into bottles, and send them off before I leave this. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The tatterdemalion mob of beaters was descending into the nullah; and soon the wild din broke out once more. The Jungle Girl Breeds in June, July, and August in holes in sandy banks of rivers and nullahs. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 At last, a soldier, from the baggage-guard company of the 17th, having occasion to fall out, and going into a nullah for his purpose, unexpectedly found himself cheek by jowl with thirty of these rascals. Campaign of the Indus It became certainty when they reached a deep nullah in the forest which Dermot knew was on the route to that garden. The Elephant God We passed two or three small nullahs, in one of which I observed lumps of lignite. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Then suddenly the cultivation ended abruptly on the edge of a sandy desert that, seamed with nullahs, or deep, steep-sided ravines, and dotted with tall clumps of thorny cactus, stretched away to the horizon. The Jungle Girl I took five hard-set eggs, placed in a beautiful little domed nest, at the foot of a clump of bamboos, on the bank of a dry choung or nullah. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 At nightfall, toiling up over the lip of a parched, chalky nullah that sunset turned to amethyst, a swarm of howling Arabs suddenly attacked them. The Flying Legion The sides of the nullah closed in until there was scarcely room for the animals to pass, and then Dermot found Badshah had entered a natural tunnel in the mountain side. The Elephant God At noon we reached the Tsee Een nullah, where we found a large party of Shan Chinese, returning from the mines; they had but few Ponies, and still fewer Mules. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Shortly afterwards the beaters went into the nullah again; and a few more runs added another couple of boars to the bag. The Jungle Girl All the above nests were exactly alike and in similar situations, viz. fixed in the centre of a tussock of coarse grass on the banks of some deep nullahs running through a large grass 'Beerh.' The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Want of water is the only drawback to this spot, but if mussiks are carried, water can easily be brought from a small nullah towards Lidarwat. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil The tiger was reported to lie up in a narrow nullah filled and fringed with low bushes. The Elephant God It is situated on the banks of what was once a portion of the Burrampooter, but which is now nothing but a nullah, nearly dry at the present season. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Badshah was seen to be searching for a way down into the nullah and in a few minutes brought his passengers up alongside Miss Benson and the subaltern. The Jungle Girl The nest was placed in a small tree, about 20 feet from the ground, in a nullah and well exposed to view. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 May 6.—Jane took a respite from the chase, and I sallied forth alone at dawn up a nullah from Alsu to look for a bear which was said to frequent those parts. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Five minutes marching brought the party, advancing in file, to the mouth of a nullah which ran parallel with the road. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life Some small hills run along the side of the nullah, on one of which Captain Matthie’s house is situated. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries No doubt they suit you best—although They woo you roughly it is said: Their way of courtship is a blow Struck with a nullah on the head. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens On every hand, behind and before them, the desert lay in ebbing shadows, a rolling waste seared by arid nullahs—the bone-dry beds of long-forgotten streams. The Bronze Bell A mile of easy walking brought us to the rough jungly cliffs, seamed with transverse nullahs, narrow and steep, which bordered the river. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil It is a mere footpath that leaves the road on the hither side of the bridge, and skirting the dry bed of the nullah touches the river close to the old temple. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places We started after breakfast, and reached Culleyang, on the same nullah, about 12 o’clock. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries As the cavalry could not work among the nullahs and the broken ground, the enemy advanced boldly into the plain. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War At such a time, Between the hot walls of a nullah, stretched On naked stones, our Lord spied, as he passed, A starving tigress. The Light of Asia I knew that if the wind held down the nullah I should be dragged up that horrible ridge opposite. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Hippopotami frequent the nullah at night, and reside there during the rainy season; but at this, the dry half of the year, they retreat to the larger waters of the creek. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile A beautiful Rose occurs on the banks of nullahs, and at Camein, on the Mogaung river: it has large white flowers, involucrate; smell sweet like that of a Jonquil. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The ground was broken and intersected by numerous small and tortuous nullahs, and strewn with rocks. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War The tiger had killed a cow the day before, and the villagers were certain that he had retired to a deep nullah round which a careful watch had been kept all day. Rujub, the Juggler As the mountains closed in on either side, we began to look out for the camp, which we knew was not far up the nullah. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil The water in the nullah extended upwards of half a mile, when it became absorbed in the thirsty soil. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile The village Bhoomlungtung, at which we are stationed is on the left bank of a branch of the Bhoomla nullah, a river of some size, but fordable in most places, its bed being subdivided. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries It is not possible to find camping grounds in the valleys which are not commanded by some hill or assailable from some nullah. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War "How far is the nullah from here, Doctor?" Rujub, the Juggler She had taken a line across a part of the plain which was intersected by several nullahs. In Times of Peril Those in advance of my line of march, on the road to Berbera, were all mere nullahs, like Yubbé Tug, or Jid Ali Tug, and were not used for agricultural purposes. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile The village is situated in a small nullah, surrounded on all sides by pine-clad hills. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries It was possible that getting involved among the nullahs they would have been destroyed. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War That is the nullah in which they say the tiger retires at night. Rujub, the Juggler Walking fast, however, was impossible at the bottom of the nullah, for it was pitch dark between its steep banks, and there were bowlders and stones lying here and there. In Times of Peril We now passed on to the nullah, followed it down to the place of bivouac, found the compass, and returned. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile We then continued descending along it for some time, crossing it once on our way: we then diverged up a small nullah, and then commenced a very steep ascent, of about 2,000 feet. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Suddenly from a nullah a long line of tribesmen rose and fired a volley. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Alas! her slender body was carried like a straw by the foaming water towards the Ganges and soon disappeared in a bend of the nullah. Tales of Bengal They scrambled down into the bed of the nullah. In Times of Peril We now commenced the march, and travelled five miles diagonally across some low spurs of hills, and encamped in the evening in a broad, deep, dry nullah, at a place called Dalmallé. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile The village which is large and well stockaded, is divided into two by this nullah. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Three hundred yards away was a nullah, and along this they began running, in hopes of cutting off the small party. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Mastung | 32 | Road level and good, but intersected by deep nullahs, rendering it difficult for heavily laden camels. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán Here and there nullahs, or deep watercourses, with tortuous channels and perpendicular sides, wind through the fields to the nearest stream. In Times of Peril Where we first came upon the nullah it was deep and broad, with such steep perpendicular sides that camels could not cross it. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile The boundary nullah is a mere streamlet: it runs between two ridges of the Patkaye: its course being about ESE. and WNW. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Instantly brisk firing broke out from the nullahs on the face of the square occupied by the Guides Infantry. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War After crossing the sand, we again entered some thin scrubby acacia jungle, with here and there a moist swampy nullah, with rank green patair jungle growing in the cool dank shade. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter These nullahs constitute the great danger of hunting in the country. In Times of Peril Stones and gravel rattled just behind the hut on the path by which we came, and went, and a heavy step passed and descended the slope into the nullah. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea Both Coal and Salt exist in the valley; the only indication of the existence of the former I saw, was a mass of lignite in the bed of a nullah between Tsilone and Meinkhoong. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries A dropping fire began after dinner from the great nullah to the north of the camp, and all lights were put out and the tents struck. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War The banks of the nullah were very steep, rotten looking, and dangerous. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Shere Ali occupied the village in front of the nullah, and we encamped six miles down the valley, meaning to attack in the morning. The Broken Road The storm was at length over, the nullah run dry again. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea In addition to the above three rivers, few nullahs exist, but these are scarcely worthy of consideration. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries At length the bottom of the spur was reached, and the remainder of the two companies turned to bay in the nullah with fixed bayonets. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War There was an infuriated tigress at the other side of the nullah, or dry watercourse, she had attacked a herd of buffaloes, and it was believed that she had cubs. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter But by the next mail came another letter in his hand, describing how the fort had been carried at the point of the bayonet, and Shere Ali driven back behind the nullah. The Broken Road Another winding, scrambling climb and the head of the nullah was reached. Snake and Sword A Novel January 23rd.—Left at twelve, and arrived late at Rydang on a nullah, distant eight miles. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Frequent nullahs intersected the plain, and cramped the action of the horsemen. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War He was following up fast, but coming to a broad nullah, full of water, he suddenly lost sight of his game. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter I had crept up the nullah time after time towards the glacier at its head, thinking that if ever the position was to be taken it must be turned at that end. The Broken Road Then the Pioneers moved down the nullah and crossed by the goat track. With Kelly to Chitral At 2,600 feet, came on Scutellaria; Pines had ceased, but on the opposite side of the nullah, they descended lower. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries It was everywhere commanded, and surrounded by ravines and nullahs, which made it easy for an enemy to get in, and difficult for troops to get out. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War We came upon her across the nullah, and her mind was evidently made up to fight. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter One of the sharpshooters lying ready on the British side of the nullah said that they looked for all the world like a black train of ants. The Broken Road We had a short halt, and then moved on, and took up a position covering the fort, with our front on a nullah and pickets facing south. With Kelly to Chitral The vegetation is precisely the same as at Juggur, with the exception of a Ligustrum, which is common along the nullah. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Other little groups of mounted men remained concealed in nullahs or hollows, or behind obstacles. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War The nullah was stepped by George, and found to be twenty-three paces wide. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Then from a sangar lower down the line where the cliffs of the nullah curved outwards they were seen and the alarm was given. The Broken Road In fact, the only obstacle is the nullah; but, as you may see from the photos, this obstacle is no small one, and could only be crossed by two paths as far as we knew. With Kelly to Chitral It is situated on the bank of the nullah, and defended by some outworks, 6 to 700 feet above it; to the east, these might, from their situation, be easily demolished by stones. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries This order reached the battery, and with the sappers as an escort they turned back, recrossed a nullah and met the general with two companies of Sikhs outside the village of Bilot. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Another wounded tiger, with two bullets in his flanks, the wound being near the root of the tail, cleared a nullah, or dry watercourse, at one bound. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The sides of the nullah were extraordinarily precipitous, and on the edge furthest from us stone sangars were already built as a second line of defence. The Broken Road The guns were now coming across the nullah, and the column was being formed up with the intention of crossing the river to Sanoghar, where it was proposed to camp for the night. With Kelly to Chitral Our march commenced by a very steep and indeed almost precipitous descent to the nullah, at the foot of Chupcha, of 1,800 feet. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries At one point the route lay through a deep nullah, along which some of the assailants of the night before had retired. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War We saw him descend into the nullah, and almost immediately top the further bank, and disappear into the jungle beyond. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter A few hundred yards beyond there was a village buried among bushes, and then a deep nullah cut clean across the valley. The Broken Road A short distance up the hill, and I could see the end of the nullah, with a large sangar covering the road. With Kelly to Chitral We halted on a nullah, which discharges itself into the Mogam river. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The enemy took refuge in the nullah, tumbling into it standards and all, and opened a sharp fire on the cavalry at close range, hitting several horses and men. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War "It's rough getting across the nullah, and with that crutch—" There was silence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 19, 1917 At last, however, they hit upon a dried up nullah, and followed it along, listening as they went to the progress the boar was making among the bamboos on their right. My Strangest Case On his return, he reported the picket had heard someone moving in the nullah, and as the sentry's challenge had not been answered, they had let drive at it. With Kelly to Chitral Two or three nullahs were passed, one with a little water. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries This long line of troops, who were visible to each other but divided by the deep broad nullahs which intersected the whole plain, fell back slowly, halting frequently to keep touch. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War In the gathering gloom my driver picked up wheel tracks through an olive orchard and, crossing a nullah, found the marks of a Ford car's wheels on the other side. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine Before the man had time to reply his quick ear caught the sound of a faint call from the jungle on the other side of the nullah. My Strangest Case "I want to see the end of the nullah," said I. "Their cavalry will get you," said he. With Kelly to Chitral January 29th.—Commenced to descend almost immediately, until we reached the Giri Nuddee, we then ascended again 5,600 feet, and continued over excessively precipitous rocky ground, until we reached the nullah again. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Still the garrison displayed a determined aspect, and though the tribesmen occupied the ridge, the Civil Hospital and an adjoining nullah, none set foot within the defences. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War By this time most of the Chinese troops had reached Chan-chia-wan, where they had been drawn up in battle array among the maize-fields and in the nullahs as already described. China Turning to the man again, he signed to him to proceed, whereupon the little fellow hobbled painfully away from the nullah in the direction whence he had appeared. My Strangest Case Both of these had sangars covering their approach on the enemy's side of the nullah, and any attempt to rush them would have led to great loss of life. With Kelly to Chitral Pinus longifolia strays down to within 100 feet of the nullah. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Accordingly, the banks of a small nullah, or brook, were covered with the footmarks of tigers and other animals of prey. The Surgeon's Daughter In a nullah one regiment of a thousand sabers was stationed with the men standing at their horses' heads ready for instant action. China Instantly Yasmini changed direction, swinging her camel to the right, down a deep nullah, and leading full pelt at right angles to her real course. Guns of the Gods After a time he came down the hill, and the procession moved down along the nullah and out of sight. With Kelly to Chitral Here I observed Tupistra, Asplenium nidus, at 200 feet above the bed of a nullah. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries As they approached the nullah near which the travellers were resting, there was heard a dreadful roar, accompanied by a shriek of agony. The Surgeon's Daughter A narrow nullah, shaded deeply with foliage, afforded excellent retreats from the glaring sunshine. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley They saw their friends station themselves at the point of the moorillah or ridge, holding their nullahs in readiness, as if waiting for something to come. Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies When I got back to the nullah, I found the Pioneers extended along the edge, and Oldham's Sappers already at work. With Kelly to Chitral The descent occupied about as long, and about three-fifths the distance, following nearly throughout a small nullah. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries His friends brought him food and water from the nullah, but he neither smiled nor showed any mark of acknowledgment, unless when they brought him flowers to deck the grave of Mora. The Surgeon's Daughter As we were making our way along this path through the dry bed of a nullah, I happened to notice that the sandy bottom sparkled here and there where the sunbeams penetrated the dense foliage. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures I was determined not to give it up, and we worked for at least two hours, until we had thoroughly examined every ravine, and all the smaller nullahs that would have been likely hiding-places. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 Our front in camp had been protected by a deep nullah; it took some time getting across this. With Kelly to Chitral Wade’s house are situated on a rising ground, at the base of which runs a nullah, a tributary of the Sutledge. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Below them, the roads, intersected by "nullahs," a sort of instantaneous torrent, were soon rendered impracticable, entangled as they were, besides, with thorny thickets and gigantic lianas, or creeping vines. Five Weeks in a Balloon The rains were so heavy that the whole country was now flooded, but we pushed on to the nullah by relays, and pitched on its left bank. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile After tracking the wounded bear for about 200 yards through the high grass and jungle, we came to a tolerably deep nullah, where we expected to find the animal lying down. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 From here I could see pretty well the whole of the position occupied by the enemy, except the end of the Nisa Gol nullah where it debouches on to the river. With Kelly to Chitral Much of the baggage was not up at the encampment until 5 P.M., although we started at 3 A.M., but the nullah was literally choked up with camels. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries So severe was the fire at this point that both in the wood and in the nullah the troops lay down to avoid it. The Great Boer War Next day we pushed on a double march through the forest, and reached a nullah. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile I looked along the different nullahs, but could see nothing. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 We now saw the Pioneers moving down the nullah towards the river, while at the same time the Levies showed on the ridge and took possession of the sangar. With Kelly to Chitral Reached the boundary nullah, along which we proceeded for some time; we then commenced the descent, which was steep, and continued so, until we reached the Nam-maroan. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries I nipped over the border like a shot, and about ten miles the other side, in a nullah, my rapparee-in-charge showed me about seventy men variously armed, but standing up like a Queen's company. Stalky & Co. This was a collection of huts close to a deep nullah which drains The central portions of Eastern Madi. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile Exactly in front, on the other side the nullah beneath me, the jungle rose in a tolerably steep inclination upon a slope which continued for several hundred yards. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 We were all right, I saw, so I gave the order to advance—keeping along the edge of the nullah so as to get at the sangars. With Kelly to Chitral We did keep along this for about two miles, when we struck off into the hills passing through a village, we continued rising for perhaps 1,000 feet, when we descended to a small nullah. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries I had been away on a distant plantation, and was riding slowly home in the evening, when my eye fell upon something all huddled together at the bottom of a steep nullah. The Sign of the Four After crossing two nullahs, we reached Apuddo, and at once, I went to see the tree said to have been cut by an Englishman some time before. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile There was absolutely nothing alive in that inviting nullah. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 There are two places to cross it, one the regular road to Chitral, which zig-zags down the nullah near the mouth, and the other a goat track about half-way between the road and the hills. With Kelly to Chitral There is some rice cultivation along the nullah or torrent, on which the village is situated. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries He was on a tiger-shooting expedition, and as his elephant was crossing a nullah, it squealed. Lair of the White Worm I concluded that should the tiger be between us and the line of beaters, he would in all probability steal along one or the other of these nullahs before he could cross the open ground. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 The native shikaris now assured me in the most positive manner that the tiger would certainly advance along the nullah, and would pass immediately beneath the tree upon which my mucharn of yesterday was placed. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 The plain also is really a succession of what may be described as waves running parallel with the nullah, which afford very excellent shelter to any attacking force. With Kelly to Chitral Towards the nullah we passed a village with some wheat and buckwheat cultivation; Plantago, Ranunculus, Thymus, were interspersed. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries At the lower portion of the deep nullah there was a small but important pool of water, as it was the only drinking-place within a distance of 2 miles. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 Moolah Bux commenced his stately march, walking so close to the hard edge of the deep nullahs that I was rather anxious lest the bank should suddenly give way. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 This plan was carried out, but the plucky policeman insisted upon descending into the nullah and walking up the bottom, while the natives upon either side bombarded the banks with stones. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 The slope upon which the jungle was situated drained towards an exceedingly deep and broad nullah; this formed the main channel, into which numerous smaller nullahs converged from the surrounding inclination. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 On the descent to the nullah the following plants were found. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries As usual, there was a sandbank around this deep pool, which, being in the bend of the nullah, had been swept out of the opposing bank and deposited near, the drinking-hole. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 There was a small nullah issuing from the forest, in which I placed my elephant, and I begged my friend Berry to ride Demoiselle to a similar place about 200 yards upon my right. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 I could see for 50 yards along the nullah, also there was a clear view where it joined the other approaches by which the tiger was expected. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 We now turned back, and at length discovered a spot where the elephant could descend and cross the deep nullah. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 If any person had been walking along the margin of that nullah, he would have been seized and destroyed without doubt by that ferocious beast. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 |
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