| 单词 | ostler |
| 例句 | “The originals were bloody and holey,” said Richard James, who was playing the part of an ostler looking after the horses. Re-enactment celebrates Waterloo victory 200 years on 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Encouraged by a fashion for things English under the restored French monarchy and by growing unemployment at home, thousands of workers - bricklayers, ostlers, servant-girls and governesses - were trying their luck across the channel. The face of British poverty in France 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z He could not drop any lower at the Dolphin, unless he went out to the stable yard and sat with ostlers and fly-drivers in the taproom beneath the arch. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z One of the "Imperial" ostlers took the horse's head, said "All right, Mr. Garden," and John Willie descended and walked. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z The ostler, finding so fine a horse was for sale, apprised a livery-stable-keeper of his acquaintance, who on hearing his representation hastened to look at him. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The person sheltering under the hedge, the ostler in the yard, might talk long enough with him and never feel tempted to say when he had gone, "There has been a remarkable man here." Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Master Bertie gave me no time for hesitation, but, holding my arm, urged me on to where the ostler stood awaiting the event with a face of much discomposure. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z And his was a fate happier than that of most others—coachmen, guards, post-boys, and ostlers—thrown out of employment by railways, and unable or unwilling to adapt themselves to new surroundings. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z I dismounted, and giving the horse to the ostler's care, I went inside and sat at a table. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z She rode quietly down the yard, called for the ostler, dismounted, shook her trousers down, and addressed the man in as off-hand a manner as if she were a real groom. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The fresh team were led jingling and prancing out of the yard, the ostlers running beside them. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Master Bertie did not look at me, though I needed his encouragement as much as the ostler, having had better proofs of the woman's strange knowledge. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z During a halt overhearing the coarse language of the ostlers and the tipplers of the roadside pot-house: and besieged with beggars exposing their horrible mutilations. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Meanwhile, the ostlers had brought forward the good charger. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z “Have you rode far, young man?” asked the ostler. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z He had a sort of name too; but if he did anything better than he fished, the head ostler was a Dutchman! Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z "No; but I fear her master," retorted the ostler, "and that is the devil!" The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z The coachman gathers up his reins and shakes squarely down into his seat; the ostlers step back. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Shall I ring the ostler’s bell and tell him? Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z “He’s better than he looks, ostler: and ’tisn’t any man’s money that will buy him. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z But the waiting-maid, whose heart, for all her temper, was softer than her features, at which Jim the ostler was supposed to boggle, was not greatly comforted. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z At this moment the lame ostler came up, and grumbling at us as if he had never seen us in his life before, and never wished to see us again, took our horses. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z An ostler took my horse in charge to give him some oats in the stable. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z The ostler, from whom Clement had so lately parted, stood leaning against a post at the entrance to the yard, his hands still in his pockets and the straw still in his mouth. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z The coach was in the act of starting, the ostlers were falling back, the guard was swinging himself up; and Mary Vermuyden was where he had left her, in the place behind the coachman. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Fame had it also that Modest Ann remained after her defeat only by reason of an attachment, held by most to be hopeless, to the head ostler. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z In another, where the light poured ruddily from an open doorway, an ostler was serving out fodder, and doing so, if we might judge from the travelers' remonstrances, with a niggardly hand. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z With great difficulty I roused an ostler and found my horse. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z But the ostler gave him no more than a stolid stare. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z It was well that my lord had ridden forward, for so many families were beginning to steal out of Dublin that, as an ostler put it, there was a 'furious penury of beds.' My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Down below in the street there was a great stirring and bustling: horses' hoofs, shouts from the ostlers, and the sound of wheels on the cobble-stones. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Master Bertie had assigned the lead to me as being in less danger of recognition, and I followed the ostler toward the hearth without hesitation. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z It was the old coach road, and the great paved yard of the inn and the long line of disused stables had once been noisy with the shouts of ostlers and the crack of whips. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z And many a time Clement, stamping his stone-cold feet in wind-swept inn yards, or ringing ostlers' bells in stone-paved passages, repented that he had started, repented that he had ever undertaken the task. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z An ostler, still blinking and drowsy, opened the door. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z To this the ostler replied that he, for one, never trusted to no red sunsets, and added darkly that there warn't nothing so deceitful to his manner o' thinking. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z We declined, and followed the ostler, who made no secret of our destination, telling those in our road to make way, as the gentlemen were for No. 32. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z An ostler took charge of Pamela's horse, and they went within to the parlour. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Among them was a negro, F. W. Craig, known to the music-halls by the poetic name of the “Coffee Cooler”; and labouring men, ostlers, and mechanics of every type were of the number. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z The ostler let me in, and we saddled quickly Ilga's horse and mine. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z The ostler watched her pick her way towards her master, coquetting with her head, and sidling round him in the most playful manner possible. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z I said sharply, when I had made certain I knew him, and that he was really the surly ostler from the Gatehouse tavern at Highgate. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z A charming audience, comprising cook, ostler, and waiter, collected around the parlour door, and encouraged me with a broom and a pitchfork. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z George succeeded in supporting himself, and lived a life of the most degrading dissipation, his favourite companions being jockeys, ostlers, carters, money-lenders, gipsies, and women of abandoned character. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z He must indeed be an inexpert postmaster who could not change his letters as soon as the ostler changes his horses. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Jenny tossed her head playfully, as if in agreement, and the ostler scratched his head, looking from her to my lord: "A'most seems as if she understands what you be a-saying to her, sir!" The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The ostler, indeed, would have interfered on our behalf, and returned to bid her, with a civility he had not bestowed on us, "give us passage." The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z This from an ostler in answer to another query of friend Silas. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The harness room, that busy scene, Clinked and chinked from ostlers brightening Rings and bits with dips of whitening, Rubbing fox-flecks out of stirrups, Dumbing buckles of their chirrups By the touch of oily feathers. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z He was doing this because an ostler belaboured his bare legs with a gig whip. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z After paying my bill, I went into the yard to my friend the old ostler, to make inquiries with respect to the road. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z When the ostler knocked at the door--not of 32, but of 15--and it presently opened, I went in without more ado. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z She rushed past ostlers, helpers, postilions, and waiters; seized the hand of the first female that she met; and hastily begged to be shewn to a room. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z On the moors, ostlers build fires and play on fifes. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The old ostler at the Regent is a bit of a character, had been on the road driving four-in-hands for many a year. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z “I am all right,” said I to myself, “that is one of the names of the places which the old ostler said I must go through.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z "These gentlemen want to buy some lace," the ostler explained. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z That evening he went to a trusty man, who was ostler at the inn of the World's End, and told him his story. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z The ostler managed for him all the details of his business, and he departed in the same gloomy mood for Pettycur. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z Then ascertain from the ostler the location of the pasture, and when she returns capture her. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z Going into the inn-yard, I had a great deal of learned discourse with an old ostler about the glanders in horses. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Master Bertie led the way across the yard, and accosted the ostler. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z He was only just in time, for the landlord had taken a fancy to start early for Knaresborough, and it would have gone hard with the ostler had the mare not been in its place. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z Even the ostlers cannot be got to attend to their duties, therefore I fear you will have to groom and feed your horse yourself. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z The ostler is lounging about the bowling-green, scratching his bare brawny arms and yawning grimly in the mellow evening sunlight. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z He rode into the courtyard of the inn, and the ostlers came hurrying up and took his horse away, while he went into the ordinary and sat down before a great round of beef. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z The ostler from the Occidental was waiting outside with a hired horse, and Leland, swinging himself wearily into the saddle, rode down the unpaved street. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z Early hours were kept in those days and the ostler had gone to bed, so Jack, who knew the place well, stabled the horses himself after rubbing them down. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z The ostler entered as I made the examination. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Market-day was a busy day at Lawford, and the ostler at the King’s Head had his hands full attending to the gigs of the farmers and the carts of the clergy and gentry round. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z The ostler looked puzzled and said: "Yes, sir; but what man do you mean?" Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z During this time he had acted as ostler at the coaching inns of Rochester and Chatham; had tramped the country, selling laces, thread, tape, and other small wares; and on Sundays shaved labourers. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z Ten o'clock found them both at the appointed place, but they had to wait some time before the ostler announced that the promised light was in the window. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z "Call the ostler," I said, as though I were in command instead of being a prisoner, and a few seconds later, Black Ben allowed himself to be led into the stables. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z That is the story which the ostler believes through and through. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z He was afterwards ostler or “boots” at inns and hotels in neighbouring towns; subsequently he tramped the country for a time, visiting London, Brighton, and other places in quest of a good situation. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z No one would ever have known that he had been there had not an 'ostler overheard him. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z The ostler put it on his master's mare, then jumping into the saddle, swung Dolly up behind him. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z In the midst of the general panic someone was dispatched for the village nurse, and the ostler mounted a bicycle and rode away to Durracombe to summon Dr. Tremayne. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z That the ostler's last remark was true in the spirit if not in the letter the following incident seems to prove. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z The son of a tailor in a small way of business, he first acted as an assistant to his uncle, who was ostler at a tavern in Lynn. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The ostler did not reply, neither did he touch his forelock in token of obedience. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The old man of Tennyson's "Vision of Sin" might have written I Beoni after a merry bout with the wrinkled ostler. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Committing Trueboy to Mat the ostler, I followed, in time to catch a glimpse of the lady laid on a squab, and of a tall, spare man of sixty or thereabout bending over her. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z I demanded of a shock-headed fellow who officiated as ostler. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z "Os--ostler Frank----" Freddy begins, but without another word he bursts into a fresh howl. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z A weary-eyed ostler in a blue blouse and huge wooden sabots, from which bunches of straw protruded at the heel came leisurely forward when Gaston drew rein. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z On the Monday morning, she said, she received a letter at Hereford from Fred Marshall, ostler at the “Black Lion Hotel.” The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z My father and I would be in the coffee-room of the King's Head, Newport, waiting for the ostler to put in the pony. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z I remembered the words of the ostler in the mountains. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z He delicately cross-examined the waiters, the ostlers, and all the inmates of the bar at the George, and got from them what little they knew respecting the worthy captain. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Then, as Jean Marie obeyed with unusual alacrity and anon his stentorian voice calling to ostler and maids echoed through the silence of the house, Lydie's eyes met those of the young man. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z My own attire did well enough for an ostler, but as our friend Mr. Sadler had pointed out, it was likely to detract from the story we had to tell. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z He was discoursing to the ostler in the yard. A Blot on the Scutcheon I paid little attention to his discourse, for I was looking at a Maragato lad of about fourteen, who served in the house as a kind of ostler. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z And every time that the punch was brewing on the kitchen fire, the waiters and ostlers received orders to hold themselves in readiness to act the part of good Samaritan to the guests. The Undying Past I asked eagerly, while the ostler brought out my mare. Idonia: A Romance of Old London It seemed that the man and woman in the middle of the road were the ostler and chambermaid to the inn, who had just been convicted of a grave misdemeanour. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z When the company returned and while the ostler put in the horses, he asked the price of the meal. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster But as soon as they considered themselves safe, then they began to rail; they nicknamed me a hundred times a trade-fallen ostler. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. This is done leisurely and in a highly finished manner by the ostlers, as if they enjoyed the not being hurried. Tom Brown at Rugby Mr. Dalroyd's modish languor changed to a sudden cold ferocity before which ostlers, post-boys and stablemen quailed; within five minutes he had roused the whole place and set everyone searching, from host to pot-boy. Our Admirable Betty A Romance Never for an instant did the idea cross our minds that such a highly superior ostler and chambermaid could be anything but acceptable to the good people of the inn. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z After putting their horses in charge of a negro who now approached in the character of an ostler, our adventurers followed Michael Lynch into the house. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency It is very doubtful to me, whether there is, upon the whole, any thing man is so ambitious to imitate as an ostler, jockey, a stage coachman, a horse-dealer, or dog-fancier. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Then again there is the inimitable ostler in The Romany Rye, whose talk exhales what Borrow would call “the wholesome smell of the stable.” The Vagabond in Literature The chauffeur remarked to the ostler that he had come up from the south coast, and after having a drink he started off on the return journey. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England We shall find the four-wheel at the 'Swan,' and I've the ostler at the Close gate waiting to take your luggage. Under the Mendips A Tale There was much running and shouting round the vehicle, of horses' hoofs resounding against rough cobble-stones, of calls for ostler and landlord. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Suddenly in the midst of their revels, for the one original drink had extended itself to three or four, a decrepit old ostler shambled in with a white and scared face. The Intriguers He is far less amused by his garrulous ostlers and whimsical landlords than profoundly interested in them. The Vagabond in Literature He was just about to enter, when the ostler came out, and they met at the door. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series The best point of George the Third is his pigtail; whilst his son, George the Fourth, looks and sits his steed in Trafalgar Square like an over-fed ostler above his business. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) He dismounted and leaving his horse in charge of an ostler, he entered the tap-room of the tiny hostel and, being both tired and thirsty, he refreshed himself with a draught of good Rhyn wine. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel "He knows how to treat an old poster," said the ostler; "it's not the first ride he has taken on a courier's saddle." Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day He would give you an ostler, whereas Borrow gives you the ostler. The Vagabond in Literature This is done leisurely and in a highly-finished manner by the ostlers, as if they enjoyed the not being hurried. Tom Brown's School Day's I gave the ostler a dollar for all his information and civility, and re-entered the inn to have my supper. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The coachmen, the guards, the ostlers, the horse-keepers, the harness-makers, the farriers, the various workers in the trade of coach-builders, and the crowd of tatterdemalions who performed all sorts of offices,—where are they? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 An ostler, after he had refused to give her relief, had suffered a pain. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 We see the ostler vividly—we do not see the man—save on the ostler side. The Vagabond in Literature "Young genl'm'n, Rugby; three parcels, Leicester; hamper o' game, Rugby," answers ostler. Tom Brown's School Day's "Jist draw that bolt across the gate, there, will ye," said the ostler, while he produced a huge key from his pocket. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The ostler who had helped in the cleaning of the car overnight was standing near the open doors of the coach-house. Cynthia's Chauffeur Thomas, the ostler, took the preacher’s horse, and the preacher entered the house. Talkers With Illustrations "Catch him!" shouted the squire to the ostler. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks A glimpse of the ostler’s darkening countenance decided Pitman. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) “Well, I don’t see the great bravery,” observed the ostler, misapprehending him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Anon the exorcism changes to a noise like that affected by ostlers as they tend their charges, and the lake has become a parchment-coloured morass. An Ocean Tramp The ostler threw his straw away and set to his preparations. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) While he was thus engaged, Joe Flint, the ostler, happened to see him. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks He called loudly for an ostler, and, when one came out of the stables, he coolly gave his orders without waiting for me, though I had been first in the yard. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire “He had his coat taken—ay, and his shirt too,” returned the ostler. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Then the ostler thrust forward a bottle that had been in his pocket. The Broom-Squire Yet a little, and the ostler would swing round the great barrier across the road; and in the golden evening, that dreamy inn begin to trim its lamps and spread the board for supper. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) "May I sleep in the hay loft, Joe?" he asked, as the ostler passed him. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks We mounted, I replied to the landlord's adieu, threw a coin to the ostler, and clattered out under the archway. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire Sam, the tall ostler, was polishing a curb-chain with sand; the lantern at his feet letting up spouts of candle-light through the holes with which its conical roof was peppered. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI I got the ostler to saddle and bride the gray mare, and mount her afore old Clutch's naked eyes. The Broom-Squire Descending presently with his follower to survey the scene, the noble Marquis enraged at the blocking of his day’s pleasuring belabored the chief ostler with his cane. Orphans of the Storm I have three ostlers now, which is quite enough, and all I can afford to pay; but I suppose I can find enough for a boy to do about the house and the stable. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks "Before you came out of the kitchen, the landlord was wondering to the ostler what had become of him." The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire “Well, I calls a man like that a gentleman,” returned the ostler; “that’s what I mean by a gentleman.“ The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI I said to the ostler I'd give him half-a-crown for the gal as washes, as she introduced me to the lawyer. The Broom-Squire She was sociable with the ostler and the office-boy, and agreeable to the neighboring farmers, talking with them with a spirit that quite delighted them. That Mother-in-Law of Mine Over the counting room was an apartment in which two of the ostlers slept. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks The ostler to whom I described him said he had ridden off half-an-hour ago. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire In the meanwhile a creaking of ungreased axles had been heard descending through the wood; and presently after, the door opened, and the tall ostler entered the kitchen carrying one end of Mr. Archer’s trunk. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Well, the ostler he trotted on till he came to a turn in the road, and then he went down a lane out o' sight. The Broom-Squire The hitherto silent men laid back their heads to laugh, and the Chancellor of the Augmentations suddenly rubbed his palms together, hissing like an ostler. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court The ostlers took their meals at the house of Major Phillips, which stood at one side of the stable yard. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks The young man laughed perfunctorily, and led his horse to the stable after the ostler who had taken mine. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire It was the ostler from the “Green Dragon” bringing a letter for Mr. Archer. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI When I came to Kingston I put up at the Sun, and sez I to the ostler: Be there a good lawyer hereabouts, think you? The Broom-Squire The ostler's good common sense, and his equanimity and good nature, were not to be upset. Law and Laughter "No, and don't want to see him," replied Abner, testily; for, in Joe's absence, his work had to be done by the other ostlers, who did not feel very kindly towards him. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks The son of a boot-maker, he had earned his bread as cobbler, ostler, village schoolmaster, strolling player and reporter. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle “Yes,” continued the ostler, “not been the like of it this fifteen years: the North Mail stopped at the three stones.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI The ostler of the Ship stumbled up the stairs and saluted the sick girl with cordiality and respect. The Broom-Squire The keen relish with which he deals with the moods and thoughts of ostlers, stable-boys, and the lower classes that frequented the stable and the theatre, lends a certain countenance to the legend. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts "Where have you been, Harry?" asked Abner, when he entered the ostler's room. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Now," said Manvers to the ostler, "give this horse half a feed of corn, then some water, then the other half feed; but give him nothing until you have cooled him down. The Spanish Jade It was some little time before the old man was sufficiently recovered to beg the ostler to go on, and he still kept coughing and crying and rubbing his eyes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI And I told the ostler to ride ahead a little way. The Broom-Squire James Burbage was owner of "The Theatre," and it was in his time, we may presume, that Shakespeare acted as ostler and call-boy. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts The first speaker was one of the ostlers; and the moment Harry heard the other voice he started as though a rattlesnake had rattled in his path. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks He furnished his haversack, then, with bread, ham, sausages, wine and oranges, ordered out his horse, satisfied himself that the ostler had earned his fee, and departed at an ambling pace to seek his amusements. The Spanish Jade It must have been very comical to see Shakspere holding stirrups like an ostler, or performing the part of the Ghost, in his own play of Hamlet. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue The pack-horses are in the great stable, and the drivers and ostlers carousing in the tap. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges No man passes easily from the duties of an ostler to the position of part proprietor of prosperous theatres, and the first few years of Shakespeare's sojourn in the metropolis bore but little fruit. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts "Was there much money in it?" asked the ostler. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Here, as everywhere else, the people seemed utterly insensible of the enormity of Hatfield’s offences; the ostler told William that he was quite a gentleman, paid every one genteelly, etc. etc. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 A couple of ostlers, with their shirt-sleeves rolled up to their shoulders, and one of them with a pail in his hand, stood arrested in their work. The Marriage of Elinor We crossed the court, borrowed a lantern from the ostler, and scrambled up the rude steps to our chamber above the stable. The Grey Woman and other Tales Perhaps I said some things I shouldn't have said—Moss did, anyway, and he raved so loud that the ostler had to tell him his wife and children were upstairs. The Man Who Drove the Car His first duty was to cultivate the acquaintance of the ostlers. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks William, who gained most of his road-knowledge from ostlers, had been informed of this house by the ostler at Hamilton; it proved quiet and tolerably cheap, a new building—the Saracen’s Head. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 No, upon my word," said Hurst, "I"—— "Well, I have then; but I wish you would just step across the yard, and see if that stupid ostler has rubbed them dry, as I told him. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 The servant-girl who brought out the glass, not being able to reach the lady, the ostler very imprudently left the horses’ heads to do the polite. Hints on Driving She heard him dismount before the door, give the horse to the sleepy Barala ostler, and let himself into the bar. The Dop Doctor Harry did take his place; and the ostlers declared that, in everything but cleaning the horses, he made good his place. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks "I am to send an ostler from the Peacock for your nurse and clothing, mistress," said Gregory. The Panchronicon His only daughter, a pretty girl of eighteen, was engaged to marry the ostler at the Crown Inn, a fine-looking young man, who had lately come from London. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life However, the “Defiance” started on the Sunday afternoon, amidst the shouts and imprecations of guards, coachmen, and ostlers, contending one against the other, and having one ill-looking outside passenger, whose name was Revenge. Hints on Driving He was just about to enter when the ostler came out, and they met at the door. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The ostlers laughed at him when he took out his little Bible, before he went to bed, to drink of the waters of life. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Away she and I bowled down the sleeping village, all overrun with sunshine, the dumb idiot man and the birds alone up, for the ostler was off to his straw. Spare Hours I found Murdock's ostler very drunk, but sober compared with that rascally help whom we had been fools enough to take with us. Tom Brown at Oxford On stopping for refreshment at a wayside tavern, Bianca was struck by the arresting looks of the ostler who was tending their steaming steeds. Terribly Intimate Portraits Soon after eight they set to, the former seconded by Mr. Mead, collar-maker, and the latter by an ostler at the Castle-inn. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 While Harry sat by the stove in the ostlers' room, grieving at the intelligence he had received from Rockville, a little girl, so lame that she walked with a crutch, hobbled into the apartment. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks A carrier, at night and morn, Watched while his horses ate their corn: It sunk the ostler's vales, 'tis true; But then his horses got their due. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) The fact is, that that rascally ostler had made poor old Jack drunk too," explained Drysdale, "and he wouldn't be lifted straight. Tom Brown at Oxford The trap was there at the inn, sure 'nuff, an' the ostler was waiting up, but the man what come'd wi' the trap was disappeared. A Poor Man's House I like horses and stable-yards, and the smell of hay and straw, and talking to ostlers and people like that. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune "Have you seen Joe to-day?" asked Harry of one of the ostlers, who came into the room soon after the departure of the little girl. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Here and there upon the ground lay grooms and ostlers, fast asleep among the straw. The Sleeping Beauty "All right, sir," said the head ostler, touching his cap. Tom Brown at Oxford The hållkarl, or ostler, after hearing my remonstrances, went on splitting wood, and, as I did not know enough of Swedish to scold with any profit, I was obliged to remain wrathful and silent. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland ‘Thank you,’ said the ostler; ‘and now let me ask whether you are up to all the ways of this here place?’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' His heart was so deeply moved by the picture of sorrow and suffering with which his imagination had invested the home of the intemperate ostler that it required no argument to induce him to go. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks I do not remember paying for this, but while detained by it the ostlers from the stables of our Diligence were all upon us, clamoring for money. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. "Were you at that supper party?" said Jervis, as they deposited Jack with an ostler, who was lounging outside the gates, to be taken to Drysdale's stables. Tom Brown at Oxford I was dismayed to find that my förbud had not been received, but the ostler informed me that by paying twelve skillings extra I could have horses at once. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland ‘Oh, it’s you, is it?’ said the ostler, taking the letter and the half-crown. The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' Harry, much wondering who his visitor was, and what he wanted, conducted him to the ostlers' chamber. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks We crossed the court, borrowed a lantern from the ostler, and scrambled up the rude step to our chamber above the stable. Curious, if True Strange Tales The horses were fine animals, beautifully kept; but the habit of hanging about public-houses to attend to them was not good for the ostlers and people concerned. Old Times at Otterbourne Then there were chambermaids, ostlers, and drivers of extra horses or oxen to help up the long hills, all of whom would like a small buono mano. Rollo in Naples Mr. Platitude’s reappearance is extremely artificial, and the ostler’s p. xxvtales of Abershaw and Co. are obviously reminiscences of Borrow’s ‘Celebrated Trials.’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' The ostlers, too, were sorry to part with him—particularly Joe Flint, whose admiration of our hero was unbounded. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks As soon as Commander Gambier arrived at Newcastle, in New South Wales, he met an exceptionally ragged ostler. Mushrooms on the Moor Scarcely had the ostler brought forth our two highwaymen's steeds, when a post-chaise, escorted by two or three horsemen, drove furiously up to the door. Rookwood The ostler declared that he never had, absolution was given, and he departed. Diary in America, Series One Why, you would not compare a berth at a place like that with the situation of ostler at my inn, the first road-house in England! The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' “Good Jenny! good old lass!—Is there any company, Giles?” she asked of the ostler. The King's Daughters As the ostler handed him his horse, Mr. Gambier felt an irresistible though inexplicable conviction that this was the old cabman's son. Mushrooms on the Moor Take our tits to one side, and place their nags near the door, ostler. Rookwood “May it please you, Father,” replied the ostler, “I had never heard of it, until you told me.” Diary in America, Series One ‘Our upper ostler,’ said he, ‘died about a week ago; he was a clever fellow, and besides his trade understood reading and accounts.’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' The landlord had now drawn near, and also an inquisitive ostler. Our Frank and other stories I went into an inn and gave orders to the ostlers to hire me a carriage and pair, ordering a meal to be made ready by ten o'clock. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation The lad who acted as ostler was known to him. Rookwood His mild and forgiving disposition is recorded in the following instance—An ignorant priest, in the country, had called Cranmer an ostler, and spoken very derogatory of his learning. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs ‘Dear me,’ said I, interrupting him, ‘I am not fitted for the place of ostler—moreover, I refused the place of ostler at a public-house, which was offered to me only a few days ago.’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' The ostler, who had been his slave, looked askance at him, the landlord, once his obedient servant, turned his back. In Kings' Byways When he had disappeared through the door Bobby crept from his hiding-place, and, strangely enough, though there were two or three ostlers standing by, he escaped observation. 'Me and Nobbles' I recovered my MS. all crumpled and dirty, and I applied to that ostler pretty nearly all the opprobrious names in his language with which I was acquainted. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile On the third occasion the indignant shoemaker was interrupted in the middle of an impassioned harangue on free speech and bundled into the road by the ostler. Light Freights There are the mail-coach drivers, with the “ostlers, boots, countrymen, gamekeepers, peasants, and others,” as they have it in the play-bills. Pickwickian Manners and Customs If carriages and horses were not kept, what would become of coachmen and grooms and ostlers—to say nothing of coach-makers, saddlers, harness-makers, and their innumerable dependants? The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Without consulting me, my old charioteer drove into the inn yard, and, having thrown the reins to an ostler, descended from the vehicle. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta Having replaced his pistols, Edward paid his reckoning, and went to the stable desiring the ostler to saddle his horse and fix on his saddle-bags. The Children of the New Forest Uncle said he knew of one at an old country inn that used to say ‘Coming, sir,’ whenever anyone called for the ostler. The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap Big James directed himself to the archway leading to the Dragon stables, and there he saw an ostler or oddman. Clayhanger Sam muttered something, and pulled his ragged hat forward as he shambled off into some back settlements of the public-house, while the ostler went on— “’Tis just their game, sir! The Carbonels He nodded his head, and as he did so I noticed that the ostler stopped his work of unharnessing the horse, and looked at me in rather a surprised fashion. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta “Very true,” said Grenville, giving the ostler a kick and telling him to bestir himself if he did not want his ears cropped. The Children of the New Forest Ostler at a public-house, indeed! why, you would not compare a berth at a place like that with the situation of ostler at my inn, the first road-house p. 135in England! The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" The ostler raised his reddish eyebrows to Big James. Clayhanger The ostler grinned cynically, and we meanwhile mounted to our seats, Hawkesbury and Whipcord being in front, and I, much to my disgust, being placed beside Masham on the back seat. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Then the ostler at Chelsea, and his wife, are called to prove, that he was at a late hour in town. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 The mayor's precept to the aldermen to raise the men enjoined them to search all inns, taverns, alehouses, "tabling-houses" and tobacco-houses, and to press, especially, all "tapsters, ostlers, chamberlains, vagrants, idle and suspected persons." London and the Kingdom - Volume II However, I was not thinking of the place of ostler for you; you are, as you say, not fitted for it, at any rate not at a house like this. The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" The ostler paused immobile an instant and then shook his insignificant turnip-pate. Clayhanger “You’re out there, mister,” said the ostler, who was harnessing the animal. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Q. I believe you are ostler at Smith's livery stables, at the Cross Keys yard, Chelsea? The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 But the ennobled ostler was used to such encounters, and when his antagonist had come quite close to him, he deftly ducked beneath his arms, and then gave him a lesson in the stable dodge. A Hungarian Nabob Well, I must set to work myself, or this gear will get worse than even I can mend.—Here you, ostler, let me have your best pair of horses instantly to Shaws-Castle.” St. Ronan's Well No word had been spoken; nevertheless, the men had exchanged a dialogue which might be thus put into words— “I wasn’t thinking to see ye so soon,” from the ostler. Clayhanger Farmers, shepherds, ostlers, what you will that is respectable, these Alfriston men might be by day and when the moon was bright; but when the "darks" came round they were smugglers every one. Highways and Byways in Sussex A. Mr. Marsh asked me to go and call the ostler up, and tell him to get a post chaise and four immediately. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 High Duchesses, and ostlers of inns, gather round the Scottish rustic, Burns;—a strange feeling dwelling in each that they had never heard a man like this; that, on the whole, this is the man! Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History The ostler stood listening to the clash of the hoofs, succeeding each other in thick and close gallop, until they died away in the distant woodland. St. Ronan's Well I went to a public house, where I got a glass of brandy, and borrowed the ostler's clothes, and I ailed nothing afterwards. The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe Going to the stable to look after Sir Wycherly's hunter, for I knew how much he values the animal, I found one of the stranger's servants in discourse with the ostler. The Two Admirals A. After some considerable time—I was sometime in getting the ostler up. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 He was attended by a servant whom he called Robert, a stout ruddy fellow, who was very jovial with every post-boy and ostler on the road. Simon Dale There is a door leading into the kitchen, and they entered by this, the ostler, however, shutting the slide of his lantern, and leaving it in the angle of the wall. Orrain A Romance The men were not there, but the ostler brought out Philip's horse, with which he was delighted. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS As he was leaving the yard, he was followed by an ostler, who, in a voice musically hoarse, thus addressed him: 'Have you seen missis, sir?' The Young Duke A. Yes, I was some little time before I could wake the ostler. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 I was out in the stables and looking at the horses, and talking to the ostler who was rubbing his nags down. A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools He checked his horse at the door of an inn-yard, and asked an ostler that stood there what it was all about. By What Authority? No limited stock-in-trade of knowledge, such as suffices for a joiner or an ostler, will serve. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought He is mistaken for a groom perpetually; and once, he says, had a douceur presented to him in his character of an ostler. The Young Duke A. Yes, I went and called the ostler up. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 He went round to the stable where Bunker was housed, chattered with the blue-chinned ostler, and then, for a moment, was alone with the dog. The Prelude to Adventure In Ramelton he stopped at the inn, gave his horse to the ostler, and ordered lunch for himself. The Four Feathers After leaving her luggage in the ostler's charge, she hastened out through the old archway which opened into the High Street. By Berwen Banks Apparently he was well-known, for in response to his shout an ostler ran from the yard and at his imperious order took his horse to the stables. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Q. You handed the candles to him, and went immediately to call the ostler? The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 Then I closed, and held him, in spite of his struggles and frothing curses, until the landlord and ostler burst in and helped me. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary When the pipes were filled they were lighted by means of tinder-box and flint, and a stable lanthorn supplied by the ostler. The Social History of Smoking Deio, the ostler, and Roberts, the farrier, agreed in their verdict for a wonder; and Caradoc Wynne, the owner of the horse, straightened himself from his stooping posture with a nod of decision. By Berwen Banks The ostler led the old horse with dripping muzzle away from the water-trough. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs A. No; my husband is an ostler, and he cannot come and go at his own time. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 Ostler! ostler! bring out my gig … bring it out, you lazy beast . . . ha! you'll follow me, will you? … you'll fly about my head … you've got fiery tongues … Ostler! curse you! why don't you come? Scenes of Clerical Life "Take the horses round to the stable, rub them down and give them food," the marquis said to the ostler who came out. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars The young ploughman went to London as a carter or ostler; the milkmaid as a servant. The Quest of the Simple Life "Sevens the favourite," replied the old ostler, producing it. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs Mr. Marsh asked me to go and call the ostler up, and to tell him to get a post-chaise and four immediately. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814 Our clerk what stand at the hogany counter be a General,—Jones, the ostler, be a Colonel; and Wilkes what keep the oyster shop ober yonder be a Major! The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth "Quick with that horse," Rupert said to the ostler; and seeing to the other, they were in the yard as soon as the marquis came up. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars Scott, who knew everything, knew this, and hence it was that he made Glossin so very polite to the ostler at Kippletringan. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 431 Volume 17, New Series, April 3, 1852 Billy Bluff, who had been curled under the manger, came across the loose-box and sniffed the little ostler friendly. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs Nor was Mr. Leather's anger abated by the unceremonious way Mr. Sponge rode off with the horse, leaving him to hear of his departure from the ostler. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour The trunk was bestowed on it by the united efforts of the Irishman and the ostler. Hills of the Shatemuc "I beg your pardon, miss," said the ostler, at her elbow, "would ye be willing to give twenty pounds =39= for the mare, and he to give back a pound luck-penny?" All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches "Did the ostler at Waltham Cross tell you what answer was given to the inquiries?" Oddsfish! How Huggins stood when he was rubbed By help and ostler kind, And when they cleaned the clay before, How worse "remained behind." The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood "The old man is a trifle out of sorts," the ostler ventured to remark, as they entered the yard together. Heiress of Haddon It died away, I say, and an ostler softly appeared out of the shadow. Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance As the ostler was wont to say in subsequent repetitions of the story: "Thanks be to God, the reins was rotten!" All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Mr. Rumbald's horse was already there; and mine was being held still by the ostler into whose hands I had given him. Oddsfish! A dozen years later he ran across this lad in Sydney, acting as an ostler, a transported convict who had, moreover, undergone more than one colonial conviction. Thomas Henry Huxley A Character Sketch The ostler must have awaked; the echoing cavern resounded with the imprecations of his companions, and their approaching footsteps warned him that they were coming in search of him. Heiress of Haddon Jorrocks summoned the ostler, and with great dignity led the way. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Oleanders in tubs and red salvias in pots, and kitchen herbs in boxes, flourish on the pavement, where the ostler comes to wash his carriages, and where the barber shaves the poodle of the house. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series I said nothing to the ostler; but slipped off my horse, as he took the bridle, and went indoors. Oddsfish! We have the happiness to know a gentleman of the name of Tom, who officiates in the capacity of ostler. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 12, 1841 "Read it," he said peremptorily, and he thrust the parchment into the ostler's hands. Heiress of Haddon The chap on the right of the post with the red tie, is the son of an ostler. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities At this moment the ostler came in, and, standing at the bar, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve, as he said,— "I suppose you'll stand a quart for that, master?" Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Again no one spoke with me; so I rode, as if discontented, into the yard of the Mitre, and demanded of an ostler whether there was any food fit to eat there. Oddsfish! It is thus with the ostler: his feelings are never allowed to twine “Around one object, till he feels his heart Of its sweet being form a deathless part.” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 12, 1841 "Never seen him afore, sir," returned the unabashed ostler, with an air of perfect candour. Heiress of Haddon About the place, and always more or less in evidence, were servants, ostlers, waiting-maids and always a decidedly large company of men of practically all professions, ages, and one might almost say nationalities. Twelve Men "No," said the ostler; "because I've just put up the gentleman's horse." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Approaching it more nearly, we heard a hissing noise within, such as is made by an ostler, or Mr. Daimler grooming his motor car. The War of the Wenuses How would you like to have some Michael O'Connor come to you and say, 'Mr. North, I propose to hire you and pay you wages as my body-servant, or my ostler.' The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) The elder of the two, throwing the reins upon his horse's neck, alighted, and leaving the ostler to take the steed away, he strode quickly into the inn without uttering a word. Heiress of Haddon "You had better come and see for yourself," said the ostler, in a surly tone. From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry "Well," said the publican, as he drew the ostler half a pint instead of a quart, "you're always drinking; take that." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood He engaged the ostler at the inn to take his horse to the smithy, where Hamnet the smith declared that "its shoes had been set in three different counties, of which Worcestershire was one." From John O'Groats to Land's End "At Penrith, I reckon," said the ostler, lifting his cap, and scratching his head with the air of one who was a good deal uncertain alike of his arithmetic and his geography. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance His conjecture was right, for barely had he paused ere the door was pushed open, and the ostler stepped quickly in, startled indeed to find the library already occupied. Heiress of Haddon Then, with his eyes upon his father, resuming that hiss that is proper only to ostlers, he continued his march. The Golden Scarecrow "Blow me," said the ostler, "half a pint, master!" Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood A man was waiting at the police station—George French, ostler at Two Bridges Hotel, on West Dart. The Red Redmaynes A group of the serving folk, the maids in their caps, the ostlers bareheaded, and some occasional stable people were gathered near the taproom door. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance The loss of the paper somewhat disconcerted Sir George Vernon, and after the disappearance of the ostler he sat for a minute or two quite dumbfounded, gazing in speechless surprise at the closed door. Heiress of Haddon His valet, Richard Dell, kept watch over the luggage and encouraged the ostlers, with a fairly stoical countenance. The Marriage of William Ashe The tide was incoming, that was all, and the waves currycombed the beach with a swishing monotony that would have dehumanized an ostler. At a Winter's Fire And it might be the other day when I was going past the Swan, just as it might be past that window, and asked the ostler what time it was, and he says, 'What time? The Angels of Mons The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War "Some poor straggler, sir; picked him up insensible and fetched him along," said one of the ostlers. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Happen you do!" replied his keeper, who was none other than the ostler; "then, maybe, you will find him at London. Heiress of Haddon Fearful of being mixed up in these disturbances, I alighted before the door of the first decent inn, gave my horse to the ostler, and entered. For The Admiral The ostler received him with a grin, and the dog with friendly wags of the stub tail. The Son of Clemenceau Three times the berlin stopped for a change of horses; and on each occasion Wogan was out of the door and hurrying the ostlers before the wheels had ceased to revolve. Clementina Passing through the inn yard, his quick eye detected in the ostler a quondam stable-boy. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 "Halloa," shouted the ostler, as he stamped upon the floor with his fork, to convey the impression that he was busily engaged, at work. Heiress of Haddon The landlord, a bent, feeble, old man, had gone to bed, but he set about preparing some supper, while, since there was no ostler, we fed and groomed the animals ourselves. For The Admiral At the house, a patrolman had caught a glimpse of him but the ostler had jestingly turned him off and quieted his suspicions. The Son of Clemenceau The sulky ostler made no remark, but a look of surprise passed over his phlegmatic countenance. The Firm of Girdlestone The ostler turned deadly pale, but in a moment the Colonel dispelled his alarm. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 The ostler had played his little game, and, having sheltered his companion, he now anxiously awaited the result. Heiress of Haddon An ostler led his horse to the stables, and he entered the house. For The Admiral In the stable yard, between a half-awakened horse and a sleepy watchdog, who received the new guest with a blinking eye and affectionate tongue, an ostler was washing down a ramshackle chaise. The Son of Clemenceau Once again the ostler's face betrayed unbounded astonishment. The Firm of Girdlestone This is how it came about that the ostler attached to the Ullerton Arms found himself driving to Symford in the middle of the night. The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight Having once selected this he proceeded straightway to climb over the impeding bundles to reach it from the corner where the ostler had tossed it just before. Heiress of Haddon Jacques dismounted, the ostler led the animal away, and we entered the house, the landlord, who could not conceal his curiosity, showing us a room. For The Admiral The ostler caught it by the collar as it made a bound, and cried out: "Who is there?" The Son of Clemenceau At this summons a rough-looking ostler emerged into the circle of light thrown by the single lamp and, touching his hat, announced in a surly voice that he was the individual In question. The Firm of Girdlestone "I found the conversation, too, of the ostler at the Ullerton Arms of immense interest." The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight How should I know even if he had?" returned the ostler, "for I don't know your name yet. Heiress of Haddon A great fear seized me, but, keeping my features under control, I slipped from the saddle, and, bidding the ostler take charge of the animal, followed Pierre into the one private room the inn contained. For The Admiral The grinning ostler held the unbarred door of the yard ready to open it quickly and slam it behind him. The Son of Clemenceau He's more of an ostler than a gentleman; I'm resolved I'll not stir to meet him again. Pamela, Volume II I'd rather go weed garlic; travail through France, and be mine own ostler; wear sheep-skin linings, or shoes that stink of blacking; be entered into the list of the forty thousand pedlars in Poland. The White Devil Trust me," laughed the ostler, "I shall manage that easily enough. Heiress of Haddon These have, in the present edition, been partly restored, from a copy obtained by the recitation of an ostler in Carlisle, which has also furnished some slight alterations. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition This would be a very good punishment for some of our ostlers who are in the habit of cheating the horses out of their corn. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 The ostler was harnessing the one brown horse that remained. The Delectable Duchy He generally chose to dine with waggoners, ostlers, and persons of that rank; and he used to lye at night in houses where he found written over the door, Lodgings for a Penny. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. "There will be a goodly company to-day, my lord," exclaimed the ostler, as he drew his head in after a prolonged look round the yard. Heiress of Haddon As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself. The Castle Inn With the exception of his dinner and the ostler, the farmer who comes to market carries on all his transactions with paper. Hodge and His Masters I scanned them all anxiously, and felt the ostler's eye upon me. The Delectable Duchy On the following morning Caldigate rode into the town, and as he put his horse up at the inn, he felt that the very ostler had heard the story. John Caldigate See how Lord Burleigh cheers," interrupted the delighted ostler, as the play commenced, "and Sir Henry, too; see! Heiress of Haddon The canvas blinds were down or there were shutters; which, the ostler who gave them the information, could not say. The Castle Inn The landlord of the hotel takes cash for the dinner, and the ostler takes his shilling. Hodge and His Masters He took me into the yard without a mistake, and I gave up the reins to the ostler, thanking Heaven and looking careless. The Delectable Duchy On arriving at the inn, he calmly dismounted, and called upon the ostler by name. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 402, Supplementary Number (1829) It was with difficulty that I gained admittance into the yard of the inn, where I found a single ostler taking care of some horses. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are As the steaming horses stopped within a few paces of the chariot, the gentleman seated in the latter saw one of the ostlers go up to the post-chaise and heard him say, 'Soon back, Jimmie?' The Castle Inn There, leaned against the wall, under the eye of the respectful ostler, the bicycle reposed. Hodge and His Masters Upon one occasion, being in great haste, Mr. Pounce directed the ostler not to put Prance into the stable, but to tie him to the brew-house door. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 359, March 7, 1829 While these things were going on, the bandy-legged ostler entered, in manifest alarm. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 402, Supplementary Number (1829) Tapster, ostler, varlet, hark hither, and a wannion on your lazy limbs! The White Company Mr. Overton was waiting at the chaise-door, the boys were ready mounted, and a few ostlers and stable nondescripts were standing round to witness the departure of ‘the mad gentleman.’ Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people In Belgrave Square I met the last man - an ostler - sitting on a post in a ragged red waistcoat, eating straw, and mildewing away. Reprinted Pieces Going into the inn-yard I had a great deal of learned discourse with an old ostler about the glanders in horses. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery I paid little attention to his discourse, for I was looking at a Maragato lad of about fourteen who served in the house as a kind of ostler. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society Neither varlet nor ostler could be seen, so he pushed open the door and called loudly for the landlord. The White Company How well she remembered the Inn Yard, and the ostler to whom she refused money, and the insinuating Cambridge lad who wrapped her in his coat on the journey! Vanity Fair The next day, or a day or two after, I forget which, the chaise was brought back from Knowlesbury, our nearest town, by the ostler at the old inn. The Woman in White After paying my bill I went into the yard to my friend the old ostler, to make inquiries with respect to the road. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery "Take off the bridle and give him a drink, ostler," said the traveller to the lad in a smock-frock, who had come out of the yard at the sound of the horse's hoofs. Adam Bede Curiosity made me dismount; and leaving my horse to the care of the ostler, I made my way with some difficulty through the crowd, and did indeed behold a scene sufficiently touching. Manon Lescaut Oh! the reader shall have yet more of the stable, and of that old ostler, for which he or she will doubtless exclaim, “Much obliged!” The Romany Rye Sam, the tall ostler, was polishing a curb-chain wit sand; the lantern at his feet letting up spouts of candle-light through the holes with which its conical roof was peppered. Lay Morals “I am all right,” said I to myself; “that is one of the names of the places which the old ostler said I must go through.” Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery She talks something like that ostler we had that come from the north. Adam Bede The carriage was put up at a little cottage with a shed attached, and an ostler and the coachman carried the hamper of provisions down to the shore. A Pair of Blue Eyes Ostler at a public-house, indeed! why, you would not compare a berth at a place like that with the situation of ostler at my inn, the first road-house in England! The Romany Rye In the meanwhile a creaking of ungreased axles had been heard descending through the wood; and presently after, the door opened, and the tall ostler entered the kitchen carrying one end of Mr. Archer’s trunk. Lay Morals He was a farrier as well as an ostler; he could bleed, remove lampers from the mouths of the horses, and was well instructed in horse medicines. My Bondage and My Freedom I worked round at the saw-mills, and I was ostler a while at the hotel--I always DID like a good horse. The Rise of Silas Lapham This was the cheerful servant of that establishment, who, in her part of factotum, turned groom and ostler at times. Tess of the d'Urbervilles This from Milo of Crotona, portentous of brow and stern of eye, as he overlooked the ostlers who were busily unbuckling straps and traces. The Amateur Gentleman ‘Well, I don’t see the great bravery,’ observed the ostler, misapprehending him. Lay Morals Here, however, the ostler must stand, listen and tremble. My Bondage and My Freedom Then, sir, there stands on each side, holding up the cres', A worthy ostler's hand in a dish of grease. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 As soon as Clare had taken the reins from the ostler, and the young couple had driven off, the two men went in the other direction. Tess of the d'Urbervilles "Indeed, sir," said the Viscount, in a tone of faint surprise, and beckoning a passing ostler, ordered out his curricle. The Amateur Gentleman ‘He had his coat taken—ay, and his shirt too,’ returned the ostler. Lay Morals He flung out of the house and found that the ostler had taken his horse round to the stable, removed its bridle, and given it a feed of corn. The Loudwater Mystery Merchant, I think I am even with ye now for calling me ostler. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 The potman cannot well recall, The ostler never knew, Whether his day was Malplaquet, The Boyne or Waterloo. Georgian Poetry 1920-22 For in that moment the powerful animal reared suddenly—broke from the grip of one ostler, and swinging the other aside, stood free, and all was confusion. The Amateur Gentleman It was some little time before the old man was sufficiently recovered to beg the ostler to go on, and he still kept coughing and crying and rubbing his eyes. Lay Morals "I can't make nought of it," one of the ostlers said, climbing up into the coachman's seat. The Young Buglers If I go lie in an inn, I shall be sore grieved to see The deceit of the ostler, the polling of the tapster, as in most houses of lodging they be. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 Every true soldier thinks first of his horse, so I pray that you will tether yours without, since I have neither ostler nor serving man to whom I may entrust them.' Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 "Do you suppose—look at him!—do you suppose you could hold him quieter than those ostlers?" The Amateur Gentleman ‘Yes,’ continued the ostler, ‘not been the like of it this fifteen years: the North Mail stopped at the three stones.’ Lay Morals Mr. Granger rode slowly past the principal part of the hotel to an archway at the end—an archway leading to livery stables, where the ostler was lounging. The Lovels of Arden I am sure they were arms, for there was written in Roman letters round about the hempen collar: Given by the worthy valiant captain, Master Fraud, the ostler. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 In a moment there were heard the voices of the ostlers chasing the herd toward the camp. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Before the inn he dismounted, and, having seen Four-legs well bestowed, and given various directions to a certain sleepy-voiced ostler, he entered the inn, and calling for dinner, ate it with huge relish. The Amateur Gentleman It was the ostler from the ‘Green Dragon’ bringing a letter for Mr. Archer. Lay Morals One of the Fareham grooms was there, with an ostler to wait upon him, and three horses were brought out of their stable, ready saddled, as the travellers rode under the archway into the yard. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger But tell me, Fraud, tell me, hast thou been an ostler in thy days? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 Therefore the ostlers and servants began to sing; they marveled at the silence which reigned among those riding in front of them. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Failing the waiter, I applied myself severally to the ostler, the boys, the Boots, and the young woman in the kitchen; and then transpired the curious fact that no one had carried my packet. Birds of Prey ‘Well, I calls a man like that a gentleman,’ returned the ostler; ‘that’s what I mean by a gentleman.’ Lay Morals Here he hung about the yard, favoured by his close acquaintance with the ostler, until eight o'clock in the evening, no event of the smallest importance occurring during all those hours. Charlotte's Inheritance It was so late when we reached Gastford, that we had to rouse the ostler before I could get Lilith attended to. Wilfrid Cumbermede From the depth of the forest, across the marshes and lakes, came the whistling of the ostlers; now and then the wind arose, driving the smoke of the camp-fires and making the dark forest resound. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy That gentleman emerged presently from the inn-yard, where he had been hanging about, listening to all that was to be heard, and talking to the ostler. Run to Earth A Novel But what was my surprise when, by one of those coincidences which have so often happened to me, I found in the ostler one of my own troop at Waterloo! The Portent & Other Stories Ah! as that news spread! many an ostler of many a nation, shook his head mournfully, and with saddened voice, wondered that the same thing had not occurred years before. A Love Story He found an ostler who lent him a wheel, which they managed to put on, and we drove off without being stopped by any of the boys. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 I certainly retired to my bed, having ordered the ostler to get my horse ready by three o'clock; but no rest did I obtain. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 He stopped to give his horse a drink of water before a village inn, and while stopping to do this he asked a few questions of the ostler. Run to Earth A Novel The preliminary consultation was secretly held, and when Dougherty, the Irish ostler, mixed himself, as by accident, among the troop, Gilbert sharply ordered him away. The Story of Kennett I made for him instantly, sword in hand, but he ran with the speed of lightning through the ostler's yard and was lost in the beech woods behind. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty "I have no doubt that there is a good deal of gossip in the servants'-hall about this sealed chamber, so I have to guard myself against some inquisitive ostler or too adventurous butler." The Doings of Raffles Haw Ay, as an ostler, that for the poorest piece Will bear the knave by the volume. The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Reginald mounted his horse, questioned the ostler respecting the way to the appointed spot on the river-bank, and rode away in the direction indicated. Run to Earth A Novel Neither he nor any one else noticed particularly that the Irish ostler appeared to be a great connoisseur in muskets, and was especially interested in the structure of the flints and pans. The Story of Kennett They got Bartley to the stable, and he slept heavily in one of the chairs in the office, while the ostlers were putting the horses to the carriage. A Modern Instance I see robbers, hangmen, freebooters, tapsters, ostlers, and such like, of the very rubbish of the people, more learned now than the doctors and preachers were in my time. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 Ay, as an ostler, that for the poorest piece Will bear the knave by the volume. The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Mark repeated the story the ostler had told him, and the result of his own observations. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret If either of the three had happened to look steadily at the back window of the bar-room, they might have detected, in the dusk, the face of Dougherty, the Irish ostler of the Unicorn Tavern. The Story of Kennett Loud cries from the sixpenny benches answered No; the ostler and the fiery-faced woman being the most vociferous of all. The Fallen Leaves He passed a navigator, an ostler, and two costermongers wandering wearily backwards and forwards before a closed public-house door. Hide and Seek "There! let the ostler take it; he's got nothing to do." Blind Love Mark, after requesting the Inspector to find a man to go over to Streatham and bring back his horse, and writing an order to the ostler to deliver it, walked across to his lodgings. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret The landlord of the Unicorn was highly satisfied with this arrangement, but no one noticed the interest with which the ostler, an Irishman named Dougherty, listened to the discussion. The Story of Kennett The fly was there, and the lame ostler holding the horse; but the provoking driver had gone back for his coat. The Three Clerks Their dinner over, away went the Colonel and Clive, guided by the ostler, their previous messenger, to the humble little tenement which Thomas Newcome's earliest friend inhabited. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family You should never ask the ostler whether he greases his oats. The Eustace Diamonds "Well," he said to the ostler, "can't you put me up to another good thing, just as you told that gentleman you were speaking to me about?" Colonel Thorndyke's Secret Whoever it was, the man escaped; but by a singular coincidence, the Irish ostler disappeared that night from the Unicorn tavern, and was never again seen in the neighborhood. The Story of Kennett The coachman had a hot drink handed up to him, and the ostlers hitched up the new team. Jim Davis The ostler saddled my horse, a beautiful chestnut mare which Master Freake had given me, and I rode out of town, deep in thought. The Yeoman Adventurer He delicately cross-examined the waiters, the ostlers, and all the inmates of the bar at the George, and got from them what little they knew respecting the worthy Captain. The History of Pendennis "Well, master, what do you think of the houses?" the ostler asked on his return to the inn. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret Wondering, I obeyed and beheld a hissing ostler rubbing down a dusty horse. Peregrine's Progress "I confess I trust all these matters to an ostler, or to my groom." Rob Roy — Volume 01 "They do say as how Swift Nicks is a scholard," put in the ostler wisely. The Yeoman Adventurer Old Sam, the ostler, was in the yard, washing a trap. Dawn Every day he took rides round the neighborhood, going out early, stabling his horse, and after having a chat with the ostlers, strolling round the place. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret Only ostlers, pugilists, and such as yourself, George, would stoop to do such a thing! Peregrine's Progress Ay," replied the ostler; "so thought I when I saw thee bent under thy saddle-bags and leading the horse by the rein. Between Whiles The fat man seized my wrists, the landlord and the ostler ran round, and pinned me to the chair, and the little man held the barrel of the pistol to my forehead. The Yeoman Adventurer As they drove along, the old ostler continued to volunteer various scraps of information which fell upon his ears unheeded, till presently his attention was caught by the name Caresfoot. Dawn You can tell the ostler now that you will have your horse put in at nine o'clock. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret "Ah, all o' that!" nodded the ostler over his tankard. Peregrine's Progress The whole corporation was constantly bribed, rebribed, and often sur-rebribed; so that a horse-keeper, ostler, or helper, was held by the philosophical at that time to be the most corrupt character in the nation. Miscellaneous Essays "They do say as 'ow Swift Nicks is a rare plucked 'un," said the ostler. The Yeoman Adventurer "None whatever," said I. Thereupon I delivered the horse to my friend the ostler. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction As the officers entered the inn Mark went into the yard and told the ostler that he had met some friends, and should let his horse remain there for the night. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret Reaching the yard behind the inn we perceived an ostler and a postboy who cherished a trembling horse between them, talking together in hushed but sullen tones. Peregrine's Progress Next, if you want to bet at races, ascertain which horse is the general 'favorite,' and as our friend, the ostler, at the Raleigh says—go agin him. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier Out burst the fat man in a great fury, and in a minute or two came back with the landlord and an ostler. The Yeoman Adventurer "Thank you," said the ostler; "and now let me ask whether you are up to all the ways of this here place?" The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction The two would be watching, often before the guard's horn awoke the street and fetched the ostlers out in a hurry from the "Dogs Inn" stables with their relay of four horses. The Westcotes "By cripes!" exclaimed the ostler, taking up a handful of stable sweepings in an aimless sort of manner. Peregrine's Progress Horses for Excursions cost about 12 frs. for the day, for an ordinary trip 6 frs.; and for a few hours' ride 4 to 5 frs., with 50 cents to the ostler. Twixt France and Spain The landlord left his guests, and the ostler his horses, to go with us, and at least a score of villagers, mostly women, joined in and made a regular pomp of it. The Yeoman Adventurer Reaching Horncastle at last, I managed to get quarters for myself and horse, and, by making friends with the ostlers and others, picked up more hints. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction Her brothers had dismounted and handed their horses over to the ostler who waited by the porch daily to lead them to the inn stables. The Westcotes "Lorramity!" gasped the ostler, sitting up and glancing about in dazed fashion. Peregrine's Progress Lords and dukes backed their opinion in thousands, and the bargee and the ostler gave or took the odds according to the tips, in shillings. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) He sprang from his stupor, and called madly after it—ran a few steps— ‘You might as well try to catch the clouds, sir,’ said the ostler. Yeast: a Problem From the old ostler I picked up many valuable hints about horses. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction They were driven off amid the salaams of ostler, boots, waiter, and two chambermaids, among whom he had scattered largess with the lordliest hand. The Westcotes Presently as I sat, reins in hand, an ostler appeared who, grasping the horse's bridle and heeding me no whit, led us into the stable yard. Peregrine's Progress As the chaise drove through Clavering, the ostler standing whistling under the archway of the Clavering Arms winked to the postilion ominously, as much as to say all was over. Boys and girls from Thackeray The ostler was somewhat surprised when Ned told him that he had changed his mind, and that, instead of remaining for the night at Antwerp, he should ride forward at once. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic The old ostler, with whom I was soon on excellent terms, was a regular character--a Yorkshireman by birth, who had seen a great deal of life in the vicinity of London. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction Mr. Fillet armed himself with the poker, which happened to be red hot; the ostler pulled down a rusty firelock, that hung by the roof, over a flitch of bacon. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves The coachman saw the signal, he pulled in his horses and took me into the diligence, and told the ostler to lead my dead-beat horse to the stable. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II "That be a queer chap," said the ostler, "I'll run and see where he's going," and he followed the stranger, who had awakened a curiosity in every one except Tom. Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers The mistress of the inn had no ostler, so Grizel stabled her horse with her own hands, and striding into the inn-parlor, demanded food and drink. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism He had served as ostler at a small inn at Hounslow, much frequented by highway men. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction The ostler moved nearer the chimney, and the good woman of the house, with her two daughters, crept closer to the company. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves The driver had left the box, and seemed to be having some trouble with the ostlers and stable-helps; for his voice could be heard raised in anger and urging them to greater haste. In Kedar's Tents Scarcely five minutes had elapsed, when the ostler rushed into the room, pale as death. Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable. English Literature for Boys and Girls Well, blow me," exclaimed my friend the ostler, "if your fortin' arn't made; I shall see you a tip-top sawyer—may I never touch another tanner! Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 Then the surgeon undertook for his recovery; and his master went forth with the ostler in quest of the horses, which he had left by the side of the river. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves An affable ostler had in vain endeavoured to engage him in conversation. In Kedar's Tents The boys halloo in derision; and some ostler, helpful, but not complimentary, extricates the rider, and says, 'I see you have never been on 'ossback before; you should not have pulled the curb-bit that way!' The Recreations of a Country Parson He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter. English Literature for Boys and Girls He was a bold, dashing, good-humoured, vulgar man, who was quite at home with the ostlers, generally conversing with them in their favourite lingo. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 |
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