| 单词 | piebald |
| 例句 | The fool turned his patched and piebald head to watch Pylos climb the steep iron steps to the rookery. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Its tongue was piebald, and it protruded most pathetically from the unicorn's dead mouth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He waddled over to the piebald gelding and took a look at his teeth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pigeons could be made to look like roosters and peacocks, and dogs made short-haired, long-haired, pied, piebald, bowlegged, hairless, crop-tailed, vicious, mild-mannered, diffident, guarded, belligerent. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z However, the unbearable urge to splatter someone across a wall lessened when they brought her a piebald mare to ride. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The young pigs were piebald, and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm, it was possible to guess at their parentage. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z His fierce eye gazed out across the mighty army: black rats, brown rats, grey rats, piebald rats, skulking weasels, furtive stoats and sinuous ferrets, all gathered round, their weapons glistening and dripping with the rain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As he left the stable on his piebald gelding, Tyrion heard the sound of music drifting over the rooftops. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The next day they set out in a buggy pulled by two piebald horses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Robb came back to her on a different horse, riding a piebald gelding in the place of the grey stallion he had taken down into the valley. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Ms. Bagnold’s story was about Velvet Brown, a working-class English girl who won an unwanted piebald in a village lottery and thrillingly rode it in a major steeplechase. Review: In ‘The Mare,’ Mary Gaitskill Writes About a Girl Caught in a Domestic Swirl 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z But the Stop Shopping Choir exuded that piebald mixture of tentativeness and enthusiasm that makes nonprofessional singing groups so uniquely affecting. Review: In ‘The Events,’ a Shooting Leaves a Survivor in Purgatory 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The back was piebald with yellow and black, and dimly suggested the squamous covering of certain snakes. HP Lovecraft, pulp philosopher 2013-04-11T20:22:00Z Another great success was “Strider,” Mark Rozovsky’s play with music based on a Tolstoy story about a piebald horse that is tormented because of its appearance. Robert Kalfin, Founder of an Adventurous Theater, Dies at 89 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z He was supposedly piebald – that is, black and white. Clip joint: horses 2010-07-01T08:51:00Z And yet Julien manages to wrest souvenirs of happiness from her childhood: Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2; Arthur, her beloved piebald pony; and “The Idiot,” by Dostoyevsky. A Memoir of a Childhood Crushed by a Despotic Father 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Connor has created a soft-focus community that reads like a contemporary Grover’s Corners with its quirky assortment of kind adults and its cozy woodland setting populated with songbirds and even a fabled piebald deer. In-Betweens: 2 Middle Grade Novels About the Costs and Benefits of Being 11 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z They're bristly and coarse; it's a bit like being in a tumble drier with a bunch of giant piebald Brillo pads. Miss Marple 2010-08-31T06:00:00Z A woman presented a piebald English bulldog, the Drake mascot, and Harris gamely crouched on the floor, scratching his belly, till the handler excused him, saying, “He smells food.” Kamala Harris Makes Her Case 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Leucistic deer, also called piebald, have normal pigmented noses, hooves and eyes and can be everything from partly white to full-on white. Abnormal white deer struggle to survive in Virginia wild 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z The moose wasn’t an albino either, according to National Geographic, but it had a partial form of leucism called piebald — where only specks of colors remain. How this giraffe lost its spots, and other tales of unusually white animals 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Both the hemisphere-scale color variations and the local piebald patches are caused by a runaway thermal process found only on the slowly rotating Iapetus. Cassini at Saturn: A Retrospective 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Moose with bright white fur more commonly obtain this feature from a recessive gene that causes the animal to grow white with specks of brown—a condition referred to as piebald. Why This Swedish Moose Is Entirely White 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The breeders of Prim’Holsteins—the archetypal piebald dairy cow, responsible for eighty per cent of France’s milk supply—were almost apologetic about the imperative of causing a ruckus. Inside France’s National Food Festival 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z “The piebald condition is frequently associated with other harmful physical conditions, including skeletal deformities,” according to the game department’s website. Abnormal white deer struggle to survive in Virginia wild 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z He now owns 37 trained horses, from elegant Arabian stallions to piebald shires and bonny Shetland ponies. Dancing with horses - BBC News 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z From Cassini's high-resolution images, we learned that even on small scales, the moon is a piebald mix of dark and light patches. Cassini at Saturn: A Retrospective 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Writing in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers describe how they went on to build a mathematical model that used factors such as the movement and growth of cells to reproduce piebald patterns. Piebald mystery solved: scientists discover how animals develop patches 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Three and a half centuries of progress might seem a lot, but it is a tiny mote in the piebald passage of human history. In the beginning 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Most albino and piebald deer die before adulthood. Abnormal white deer struggle to survive in Virginia wild 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Nelson W. Lafon, a deer expert with the state Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, said albinos are normal except for their color, but piebald deer often suffer skeletal problems, leg problems and other ailments. Woman launches project to protect Va.’s white deer 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z The previous restrictions were confusing for hunters, he said, because it’s hard to determine the difference between albino, all-white or piebald deer, which are white with brown spots, from far away. Michigan DNR says boy legally shot albino deer 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The mutated gene is known to be the main cause of piebald patterns. Piebald mystery solved: scientists discover how animals develop patches 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Though it is a legendary creature in the region, a piebald tarpin has not been seen in those waters in 84 years. Inside the Beltway: And the fundraising goes on 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Jagermeister, a German alcoholic beverage designed to aid digestion and awkward social situations, features a well-racked piebald buck on its logo. Abnormal white deer struggle to survive in Virginia wild 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z We know what you mean, but we couldn't find a red-haired freckled scamp on a piebald horse at short notice so you'll just have to pretend. I may be from Cork but, unlike Ryanair, I can find delights in Dublin's fair city 2013-07-26T15:03:03Z Most Carolina dogs are ginger-colored, like Australian dingoes, but they can also be black and piebald. A Dog That Goes Way Back 2013-07-15T17:23:58Z He was fool enough to try to ride his piebald through a bonfire of shavings and cornstalks—to settle a bet. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z The piebald tarpon in question had the last say. Inside the Beltway: And the fundraising goes on 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The two tiny piebald ponies that drew it shook their wavy manes as they danced along, the little bells on their necks ringing softly. Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z On this a solitary horseman had just appeared, urging a piebald horse to a tired trot, while continually looking back the way he had come. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z "She was piebald," said I gravely, "and needed cudgelling before she would walk." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z It was now obvious that the great man was distributing prize-packets, and the excitement of the piebald crowd grew momently. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Restless movements announced the presence of several little 'orses, and presently was to be seen a line of plump little quarters, mainly piebald, one or two more sedately coloured. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z He then proceeded to clear Pomerania of the piebald imperial host composed of every nationality under 736 heaven, and officered by Italians, Irishmen, Czechs, Croats, Danes, Spaniards and Walloons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z "D—n yore ugly skin!" he was saying to the piebald, which stood quietly a short distance away, evidently enjoying the result of his activity. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z This discovery leaves the position thus:—The Spanish Imperial Eagle does breed indiscriminately, whether in the typical adult livery of black and white, or in any of the various stages of mottled and piebald. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z We presently seated ourselves in it, low down behind an obese piebald pony, with a pink nose, and a mane hogged to the height of its ears. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z And in these, the still crude and imperfect differentiations of the Contrasting Traits allow of piebald and other modes of chequered colour and amorphous construction. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z One of the Horses he rode piebald, the others spotted, pretty to see. Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick 2011-10-15T02:00:25.137Z The truth of the matter was that the piebald was crafty and permitted the saddle to be fixed and himself ridden for varying periods of time before showing what he thought of such things. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z He asserted that these eagles do not ever, necessarily, attain the black state; they may live 100 years and yet not advance beyond the tawny, or "piebald" stages. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The mud was deep, and the piebald pony plodded through it at a sullen jog. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z March.—Have been presented with a charming pony-carriage, with two piebald ponies that go by clock work. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z Anything recommended by a man on a piebald horse. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z She spurred to pass him and then her piebald took part in the proceedings. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z He also sold guinea-pigs, white rats, piebald mice, hedgehogs, and snakes. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z At the bend of the avenue the pony-carriage, our link with the world without, was disappearing from view, the piebald pony heading for home at a pig-like but determined gallop. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z As it was, Sandy was two streets away, engaged in an affair with a lady of piebald appearance and coy demeanour. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Even the piebald pony seemed to share the urgency, needing only a loose rein and an encouraging word. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z In spots, mind you; so that now he was piebald—red, brown, gray, and white. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Tiger's piebald impatiently stamped with his forefeet, and responded with a neigh to every mark of joy from Czar and the cream-colour. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z A moment later White Otter raced the fiery piebald beside them. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z From the hillside above them a man on a piebald horse watched the scene interestedly. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z They were a wilder lot this time, and a chestnut and a piebald especially gave trouble, at first refusing to be harnessed. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z That in itself was suspicious, but any alteration of helm would reveal the Pelikan's piebald sides. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Tiger had not a word to say for himself, he was revolving vengeance on the Lepans, who had stolen his faithful piebald, and swore that the Delawares should take many of their scalps in return. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z "We will see," White Otter replied, lightly, as he ran to the piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z A clown was cracking jokes in French, some nuns were singing dolefully, and a trio of girls, wearing the conventional gauze and spangles of circus riders, were standing near a couple of piebald ponies. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z He soon appeared with a bay, a grey, and a piebald, and I at once occupied myself fitting my saddle and bridle on the former, and not apparently to his satisfaction. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Black Bucephalus looked piebald as he approached, so flaked was he with dried sweat. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Now that it was ridden daily, it became a first-rate horse, and Tiger often said that it was better than his piebald. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The piebald, however, quickly accepted the challenge, and although White Otter made no effort to force it the fiery little beast was soon at the shoulder of the roan. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z They saw a number of ponies tied at one end of the camp, and among them they identified the piebald and the roan. Three Sioux Scouts 2011-05-27T02:00:18.760Z They were handsome piebald creatures, and apparently very intelligent, although desperately wild. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z They woke up—if they slept at all that night—with three startling crops of beautiful golden shining hair, rather piebald in places. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z I had no inclination, however, to join in the hunt, but merely cantered on, saw the piebald leap several times through the bushes, and a little later heard Tiger's rifle crack. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Carried away with enthusiasm, the Ogalala applied his quirt for the first time, and the piebald reached the limit of its speed. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z When these had cantered off the scenes appeared "Queenie", a beautiful Arabian trick horse with her playfellow "Pixie", a tiny piebald pony. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z When he returned a few minutes later with the water, he was trailing Hatfield's piebald mare after him. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z One likes to lavish adjectives upon that hair; the piebald is not meant to be a pun. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z Snorting and neighing, our horses pranced after Tiger's flying piebald, and right and left amazed deer, and at a greater distance rapid antelopes leaped up. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z They knew that the piebald had caught the scent of other ponies. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z It is not every day you can see elephants or a camel or a troupe of tiny piebald ponies. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Hatfield mounted his piebald mare and, advancing, drew in close to the clay bank that jutted into the road, and here he waited, tense and rigid. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z We have a nice pony, and we call him Joe, or Joseph, because he is a piebald and has a coat of many colors. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z He mounted his piebald, and we all followed him into the stream, holding our weapons above our heads, and reached the other bank all right. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The piebald was shaking its head, and struggling to free its nose from the grasp of the Ogalala. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z I do not wonder at Lever having been suspected of anything, travelling, as he did, with piebald ponies, and wife and children with long flowing hair. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z While he was fumbling nervously in his haste to reload, he saw the piebald break out and dash up the road, and he knew that Johnse was after Orlick. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z She pulled her trim little black closer to his rangy piebald and leaned over toward him. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Tiger galloped through the valley to the hill side down which the Indians were coming, and checked his piebald at its foot. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Then as they drew near the camp site the little piebald raised its head, and whinnied softly. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Their horses too; the coats of these further darkened by sweat, save where the flakes of white froth, tossed back on their necks and counters, gave them a piebald appearance. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z It may be her father will tear my clothes off me and if I am piebald—' he laughed. Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z To him came the memory, as if from some far-away day, of the alone-ness in the midst of city throngs which had kept him loping his piebald over park bridle paths. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z I took his rifle, helped him off his horse, and went back with him into the shade of the elms, while Antonio looked after the piebald. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z White Otter told him, as he sprang upon the piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z First of all there was he himself, not to mention his land, his cottage and two cows, his own piebald horse, and his wife, Magda. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z In Scottish specimens this change in winter is complete, but in those found in the southern districts of England it is usually only partial, the ermine presenting during winter a piebald appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Not meaning to hurt your feelings, I’ll say that the piebald you’re riding is the only O. K. thing about you. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Tiger now mounted his piebald, rode through the river, and soon disappeared in the forest on the other bank, where he sought pasture for our cattle. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Then the nervous little piebald whinnied, and the strangers instantly stopped. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Their language is of the same piebald character, being a French patois embroidered with English and Italian words and phrases. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z The way it all happened was this— Two men were riding along the trail, one on a piebald broncho, the other on a black mustang. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z Leaving the pace to the piebald, he brisked along in review. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z We had been riding on for a long time when Tiger suddenly pulled round his piebald and galloped across the prairie, in the direction where I believed I had seen the men. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z As a precaution against being betrayed to prowling foes, White Otter dismounted and seized the nose of the little piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z If such a system were adopted, you would have a Royalist North, a Red Republican Catalonia, and a pauperized Castile, politically piebald. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The piebald had no intention of falling back upon his man-pal. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Tiger led his piebald in front, but stopped and said he felt much inclined to climb up the opposite wall of the gorge, as it was full of crevices in which doubtless bears were hybernating. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The piebald tried to call, but White Otter strangled the cry in its throat. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Jill, clinging to the piebald's neck, with a fine show of ankles, her dark hair streaming back, looked like a Bacchante. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Stripped of his sword and pistols and pole-axe, and with his whip hung around his neck, poor Boksa was mounted on his piebald nag and ignominiously driven out of camp. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z Not a heel urge did the piebald need, any more than a jerk of the rein which, already, Pape had twisted about the saddle horn. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The piebald darted past me at the same moment, and Tiger shouted "a panther." The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z "It is bad," Sun Bird declared, uneasily, as he watched White Otter struggling to subdue the hot-tempered piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z "I choose the piebald horse—you take the black!" The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z With a loud crack of his whip and a goat-like spring of his piebald steed, Boksa was over the hedge and after the vanishing herd, the dragoon galloping after him. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z Turning, he rode the doubly burdened piebald back in the direction of the two girls, while the thoroughbred sought exclusiveness in the far reaches of the glen. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z I looked through my glass, and to my great delight recognised the large white spots of Tiger's piebald. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z It was not easy, but the Minneconjoux were on their mettle, and, as White Otter had already won control over the piebald, they persevered until the ponies were finally quieted. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z All around lay the reality of modern Irish life: not folk music and piebald ponies but hatchback cars, convenience stores and matchbox brick houses worth half what they were before the bust. Dublin's great reckoning 2010-12-08T21:30:00Z But you say you are innocent; and when did white-robed innocence require the piebald, ragged covering of falsehood, to show the purity which it covers? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 As though trained for just such participation, the blue-blood rammed into the piebald, bringing his rider within tempting reach of the enemy ear. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z He soon reached the other bank and gave a loud yell, while his faithless piebald had turned back in the middle of the river and trotted up to me, shaking himself. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The piebald bounded forward at a speed which caused the Minneconjoux and the Blackfeet to stare in silent amazement. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z We saw many flocks of sheep, and many herds of horses, among which piebald horses were unusually plentiful. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open She might have seen my legs, mixed up with Bess's piebald stockings. Deep Moat Grange He wore a piebald straw hat with a black ribbon, a very neat white tie, and a fine gold watch-chain. The Wonderful Visit I shouted to Tiger that I could go no farther, and he led his piebald up to my side, who with the never-failing Jack also went at the grass. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The famous Blackfeet pony was a full length in the lead, but the piebald was actually gaining. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z One of the goats, a piebald, shaggy creature, reared itself up on its hind legs, with its fore-feet against the tree trunk, and began to nibble at the foliage. Beggars on Horseback I saw the red and blue cart come in—the piebald pony lame, and the splashboard all leaves and blood, but no Harry Foster to be seen anywhere. Deep Moat Grange For her I’ve made a finished picture from a sketch I have, of a little yellow-haired girl asleep upon a piebald burro’s shoulder. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch Tiger was mounted on a magnificent piebald, with an enormous black mane and tail. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The piebald had cut his lead in half and was still gaining. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z "The last time it was lizards and the time before blue dachshunds, but his main stand-by, so to speak, is piebald rattlesnakes—them we're used to; but this new turn, pajamas, gets me!" The Haunted Pajamas But by a sort of instinct I got the piebald pony by the bridle, which was trailing among her forefeet. Deep Moat Grange Hector was delighted with the pony that fell to him, a sturdy, piebald creature, in quite good condition and full of life, but not at all vicious. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River Tiger mounted his piebald and rode back to the bear to fetch the skin, claws, and some of the meat, and was back in camp by noon. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z It ran as no other horse in the great Blackfeet nation had ever run before, but the piebald ran even faster. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Then the Lady Elaine the Fair asked that woodman if one of those horses was white and the other piebald and he said: "Yea, as white as milk and piebald with white and black." The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions And its pleasures are not white but piebald.' A Bed of Roses Osgood suggested a drive, so a team was put to the drag, and the afternoon, until tea-time, was spent behind three chestnuts and a piebald "tooled" by the host. With Edge Tools The piebald was a good horse, but a fidgetty one; so she saddled and bridled him at his stall. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 The piebald had closed the gap, and was drawing abreast of the Blackfeet pony. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Outside the station was a carriage with four horses, a piebald, a skewbald, a white, and another horse that seemed to have set out in life with a determination to be pink. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle Occasionally on a high drag behind a piebald four-in-hand. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident Passing the quarter-master's corral, another boy, similarly attired, and mounted on a piebald mustang, dashed out with a whoop, and the two went cantering down the slope to the meadow below. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 The piebald," said he, "is rising five, and I've had the gray ten years. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 "It may be true," White Otter told him, as he stroked the neck of the little piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z I remember once keeping it an entire winter, and as I painted Latitat a good piebald, and had his legs whitewashed every morning, few recognised him, except such as had paid for their acquaintance. Jack Hinton The Guardsman “You has got to bust that piebald pet what you’ve been keeping around the house to-morrow, Humble,” exulted the man nearest to him. The Orphan There was no mistaking his piebald charger for any other animal in that county. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 It did taste very queer and strange,” cried Sir Hilton, turning upon the trainer, whose red face looked piebald with sickly white, so strangely was it mottled. Sir Hilton's Sin The piebald and the Blackfeet pony were lathered with sweat. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z "But why a piebald pony?" asked Dorothy, in a puzzled tone. The Head Girl at the Gables When the bugle called the horses to the post, Donau, accompanied to the paddock gate by his piebald pony companion was the first to step on the track. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 Even as the Queen arrived, the work was done, The seven piebald horses kneeled like one, The bandsmen blew their best, while, red as beet, The showman bowed his rulers to their seat. King Cole —Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Revel saw the lead horse, a piebald brute with hoofs like mallets, coming at him. The Buttoned Sky As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z "In three weeks I hope to be on the land, and driving a milk-cart with a piebald pony," said Patsie cheerfully. The Head Girl at the Gables Balan, the faithful piebald, bore his master for the last time. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 But what I cannot bear Is my poor Bet, my piebald Talking Mare, Gone curby in her hocks from standing up. King Cole The piebald crashed by, swerving too late to clip him; the other horses came at him in a solid phalanx. The Buttoned Sky The piebald bucked its way through the center of the camp, with a great company of men and boys racing along behind it and yelling at the top of their voices. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Their colour, in fact, is piebald—light brown, dark brown, and a livid tint commonly described as red, in blotches. The Woodlands Orchids The piebald dragon-fly, like one A-weary of the world and sun, Comes blindly blundering along, A pedagogue, gaunt, lean, and long, Large-headed naturalist with wise, Great, glaring goggles on his eyes. Blooms of the Berry He took his wrench, arose, and stretched his back, Swore at a piebald pony trying to bite, And rolled a cigarette and begged a light. King Cole He with the broad shoulders and the strong, curly beard, with knightly blazon on his shield--riding quietly forward on the piebald--is Reinhard of Zweckhstein. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Then he raised its head and spoke sharply, and the piebald gave obedience to its master. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z He had on his yellow and brown dressing gown and a pair of pink-bowed knitted slippers of a piebald variety, that I had seen displayed by a neighboring gents' furnishing goods store. Cupid's Middleman His letters form a swarming register of schemes and bargains through which he passes like a hero of the circus, riding half a dozen piebald coursers at once. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 But what I cannot bear Is my poor Bet, my piebald Talking Mare, Gone curby in her hocks from standing up. King Cole Why does a piebald pony never pay a toll? Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 He had carefully estimated the ability of the little roan which Sun Bird rode, and felt sure that it was a worthy competitor for the piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z The German multiplicity of States, that was in fullest bloom in the eighteenth century, presented a piebald map of the most different social conditions and legislative codes. Woman under socialism “Hello, Little Neighbor, is the piebald behaving himself?” Chicken Little Jane on the Big John The piebald of William Clark, well ridden, sprang away in advance and laid him alongside of the quarry. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman “And yet you owed it all to your piebald coat!” exclaimed I. “Never was beauty such an advantage to a four-footed beast as ugliness has been to you!” The Rambles of a Rat White Otter, however, was still allowing the piebald to make its own pace. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z One was a hell of a looking fellow: his face was piebald, with purple spots. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Captain Clarke took the bridle off the piebald and held down his hand for her foot. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John But, nauseating as it was to him, this piebald ballad of the hills, it contained one shrieking sentence: “Lost forevermore!” The Plunderer The youngest of the family was piebald—a curious peculiarity, which I never noticed in any other of our race. The Rambles of a Rat Then, as he perceived that the roan had reached the limit of its powers, White Otter pulled heavily against the lower jaw of the piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z “He looks like a human turkey with a piebald face,” suggested General Thumb. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective “The piebald is conspicuous,” said the Doctor, “I guess Captain Clarke picked him out for the Chicken so her mother could see her from afar.” Chicken Little Jane on the Big John There was a grandmother who had heard that white people were not white all over, but piebald, so to speak; might she examine me? Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India I exclaimed, as with my piebald companion I sought my old shelter behind the canvass in our shed. The Rambles of a Rat Then the Minneconjoux struck the piebald a sharp blow with his quirt, and the marvelous beast bounded past him and raced away at a speed which astounded its rider. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z I am not sufficiently versed in the niceties of grammarye to be able to render a reason for this piebald device. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Its chief peculiarity was that the brow and lashes of one eye were white, while piebald patches adorned his otherwise red head. The Tale of Timber Town Gave me a ride once after that little piebald nag thee swopped Oliver’s calf for. Dorothy's House Party Yes, he was piebald; and not only had he this misfortune, 11 but he was the clumsiest and most ill-shaped rat that ever nibbled a candle-end! The Rambles of a Rat When he finally succeeded in pulling the piebald to a canter, he found that he had completely lost Sun Bird, and the valiant little roan. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Two points specially strike a stranger—the complete hereditary air of the pack, and the attendants, so different from the piebald, new-varnished appearance of fashionable subscription packs. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid Tommy apologised to Miss Price for bringing the white rats to school—they weren't white rats really, not to look at; they were rather piebald through constant association with ink. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 11, 1914 His complexion was pink and white, and he had a small patch of piebald hair over his right car, which in some lights looked like a rosette. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate He looked, however, suspiciously from the handkerchief to Whiskerandos, and again desired him to “keep off,” with a resolution of which I had never dreamed the piebald rat capable. The Rambles of a Rat The piebald was breathing hard, but it showed no signs of exhaustion, and White Otter believed that its stamina was equal to its speed. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z I have seen over and over again dirt peeling off the poor children’s bodies and faces like a skin, and leaving a kind of white patch behind it, presenting a kind of a piebald spectacle. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Besides, a lop-eared rabbit meant a hutch, and he had already used the cover of his mother's sewing-machine for the piebald rats. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 11, 1914 He is the piebald drum-horse, the king of the regimental band, that served the regiment for seven-and-thirty years, and in the end was shot for old age. Soldier Stories “Whiskerandos looked surprised at the unexpected defiance; but my feelings of amazement can scarcely be conceived when I recognised the dumpy form, blunt head, and piebald skin, of my lost brother Oddity.” The Rambles of a Rat He could not believe that any horse had greater speed than the piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z His tall Yemenite and the Tartar's piebald pony pranced in a cloud of dust as their riders slashed at each other. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel "Oh no; it was that piebald Tom that lives in at the empty house next door." Somehow Good Some of them were piebald and had white eyes—others had no eyes at all. The Land of Thor I thought that he missed the lame child who had taken such pleasure in watching him, and who had found beauties even in his ungainly figure and piebald skin. The Rambles of a Rat "Come," cried White Otter, as he sprang upon the piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z For two hours they rode in silence, Agnes taking the lead on her piebald pony which was a wonderful traveler in the woods, much more clever and docile than their own horses. Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early Settlement of Our Country The colour of both is the same, namely, that of the Antelope, but some are white and others black, none are spotted or piebald. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. An odd human mosaic—a mottled piebald mixture is the population of the Crescent City. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Here I rather rudely interrupted my piebald brother. The Rambles of a Rat His next exploit is to flay a piebald horse and throw it through a hole which he breaks in the roof of the hall where the goddess is weaving garments for the Kami. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They tapered in size from right to left—the piebald on the left. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java Dining one day with Colonel Drummond, I remarked that the black servant who stood near me had a piebald neck, and mentioned it as something singular. A Sailor of King George Then saddle that piebald mare and take provisions for four days. The Free Range White broods of pheasants are from time to time hatched on the ground; also piebald varieties are not uncommon. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter When they passed the post the Judge decided that the piebald horse had won. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 As we plunged deeper into the forest, it was impossible to make out more than a dull outline of a white jacket and the white shoulder of our piebald pony. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java A swift survey of the corral showed him a rangy, piebald pony, which he knew to belong to Dakota. The Trail to Yesterday But many of us can remember the first Jerseys, and what a reproach their wizened bodies and piebald hides were in any herd. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine A rocking-horse, much, much the worse for wear stood in one corner, he was piebald and the beam of light just failed to touch his brush-like tail. The Ghost Girl Jacob himself is, as will have been seen already, a piebald sort of personage, entirely devoid of scruple in some ways, but not ill-natured, and with his own points of honour. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Two were brown, and one a piebald in which a dingy chestnut strove for mastery with a dingier white. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java Stunted and coarse in appearance, they are of various colours—bay, chestnut, cream, gray, piebald, white and black, with long tails, fetlocks, top-knots and manes. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians He was clad in a piebald dressing-gown which had been so patched with various materials that the original fabric was uncertain. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern It was a big piebald horse, easily noticed. The Cause of it All He rode boldly to the door, but he rode a piebald mare not to be confused in the most suspicious mind with the no more conspicuous Barmaid. Stingaree "Loose the piebald," so they named Turenne's horse, was the cry; "he will lead us on." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Stepping to the door, he whistled shrilly, and a moment later the piebald cayuse trotted to his side. The Gold Girl Then he put on his piebald dressing-gown and his carpet slippers, and sat on the declivity of his bed, blinking at the light, as wide awake as any owl. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern Even Smith's sister visibly shuddered when I offered to give her my biggest piebald rat, to be her very own for ever. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls His grotesque body was enveloped in yet more grotesque apparel—the piebald of the buffoon, the mottled livery of the chartered mountebank. The Proud Prince And banners appear between the clefts of the mountain, with camels' heads in halters of red silk, mules laden with baggage, and women covered with yellow veils, mounted astride on piebald horses. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul She scatters flowers upon the earth, he holds the reins over four piebald and white horses, while Cupid, with his lighted torch, floats just above them. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture It was uncommonly tall, remarkably short in the body, and had a piebald coat. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains The white horse and the piebald were ambling side by side under his feet, and all danger of a sprawling tumble between them in the mud was at an end. The Justice of the King No:—he stepped lower down and took The piebald People for his Book! Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II There were ladies riding in golden cars, and little piebald ponies, and an elephant, and all kinds of marvellous sights. Chatterbox, 1906 A piebald horse is one balled like a magpie. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) He stopped and lifted Rube bodily from the ground, planting him securely astride the piebald pony, which he led away across ground that was thickly strewn with dead and wounded Indians and horses. Kiddie the Scout To keep his piebald still under him he went with Villon to the Château, and that he might not part utterly from his white he left his lying lute behind him. The Justice of the King Edgar at once rubbed it over his face and became so piebald and hideous that both the attendants laughed. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters Visiting the Fleet with Mrs. Weller and the deputy Shepherd, Mr. Weller drove up from Dorking with the old piebald in his chaise cart, which, after long delay, was brought out for the return journey. Pickwickian Studies “Only if I meet a piebald one with a taste for Scotch—or maybe a pearl gray biped jaguar with violet spots,” Gusterson told her, clapping on the cap with a We-Who-Are-About-To-Die gesture. The Creature from Cleveland Depths What's the matter with the regulation Express pony—the piebald cayuse that you gave me on the last trip? Kiddie the Scout In a few seconds more, the body rose in sight; and then the thighs and legs, with a large piebald mustang between them. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The whole volume shines unnaturally, and has rather a piebald appearance. The Book-Hunter at Home At intervals we came upon solitary shepherds tending their piebald flocks, as David and Abner guarded their father's sheep in Judea. A Daughter of the Middle Border Around his array rode King Harald Sigurdson having a wary eye to see how it had been ranked, and he bestrode a black piebald horse. The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) See the rooster in the fur cap—him ridin' the piebald mustang? Kiddie the Scout Among the many odd characters in the piebald band, of which I had the honour to be chief, not the least odd was one who answered to the euphonious name of “Elijah Quackenboss.” The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Just outside of one of these stopping-places we passed an old gentleman, probably refugeeing, who wore a tall beaver hat and rode a piebald pony. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson It dropped on a mass of soft lime, which flew up in all directions, making Zariffa piebald at once, and, what was more serious, sending a lump straight into Tomeo’s face. The Madman and the Pirate Seen my team—three greys and a piebald? Kate Coventry An Autobiography Kiddie, still riding the same lank, piebald prairie pony; still unhurt in the battle; still cool and self-contained. Kiddie the Scout “He’s only piebald, not black,” said Frank, laughing, as he rose to quit the tent. Ungava The present consisted of eighteen large piebald horses, and two ship-loads of precious articles which are not particularized. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth All was accordingly got ready: the towel, the most antique ewer, even the jennet, piebald, black-barred, cream-coated, pink-eyed—and only then, on the day before the party, was the Duke's pleasure signified to his lady. Browning's Heroines Its smooth bark, piebald with white and green spots, its widely-straggling limbs and leaves, left no doubt about its being one. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" But it was the rider at the chief's side—a rider astride of a lank, piebald prairie pony—who arrested Rube's closest attention. Kiddie the Scout And there she sat, pale as ashes, on the steaming piebald, and glanced from pistol to pistol. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 After some persuasion on the part of the Filipino, the piebald pony started and proved to be a fine little animal with an unusually clean and even gait. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route From the other pair of eggs," he said, "shall come forth birds with black feathers, piebald with white. Stories of Birds The native would have remained unrecognised, as the distance was considerable, if his horse had not been a piebald of peculiar marking. On the Heels of De Wet Provided they don’t smell out this unlucky piebald! That Stick By this time Kate had risen, with Mr. Islip's assistance, and was now standing with her hand upon the piebald's mane. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 That was but the work of an instant—the stopping—but when it came to starting again—well, you just ought to have seen how that piebald acted! A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route When a negro is white or piebald, it is because he has been born without the black colouring matter which other negroes have in their skin. Chatterbox, 1905. One of the five "boys" was missing, also a piebald pony which had caught his eye earlier in the day. On the Heels of De Wet Loudly he called for his horse, and the crowd gave way as a boy came running leading the chief's pet piebald. Under Fire Here, Tom Leicester, you put my side-saddle on that gray horse, and the man's saddle on the piebald there. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 On the previous day the presidente had unearthed a queer little carriage out of a junk heap, and put this conveyance and a wise looking piebald pony at our disposal. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route From head to foot he is spotted in black and white patches like a piebald horse, though in all other respects he seems a large, well-made, healthy man. Chatterbox, 1905. Then they saw coming a knight on a lofty-headed piebald horse. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 Tish received three answers to her advertisement: One was a mule, one a piebald pony with a wicked eye, and the third was a donkey. More Tish Salvos of artillery thundered over her sails, and mass was chanted, and a polish of paint given to her piebald, rickety sides that transformed her into what the fur company proudly regarded as a frigate. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward One pious afternoon in June When pyronomics held full sway, My pilot, fancy, led me on To seek new fields, piebald and gay. Our Profession and Other Poems So too was Rother, the first whip, Nothing could give this man the pip; He rode The Mirror, a raking horse, A piebald full of points and force. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 22, 1920 And he took a bony piebald horse, which seemed to him the strongest of them. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 One of the piebald squadrons encountered was made up of white, red and green machines. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights These piebald yellow monsters lay wallowing in herds of hundreds on the ice-fields. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward I put my money on the piebald mare Because she run both way. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 You may wish on a row of empty barrels, or on a piebald horse, but you must not look on the object a second time. Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk Then, behold Peredur entered the Hall, upon the bony piebald horse, with the uncouth trappings upon it; and in this way he traversed the whole length of the Hall. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 If a man tells me he saw a piebald horse in Piccadilly, I believe him without hesitation. Hume (English Men of Letters Series) Bill jerked the reins, and the piebald pony set off at a weary trot. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 The only physiological curiosity in the settlement was a spotted boy, a regular piebald, like a circus-pony; even his head grew a triangular patch of white hair. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative In constitutional usage he was as harnessed and bedizened as the piebald ponies who drew his state-coach when he went each year to open or shut the flood-gates of legislative eloquence. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties I knew a Virginian lady who had a piebald horse that frequently appeared simultaneously in two places. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter Silence again while the elephants did amazing things in one ring, with Japanese tumblers in another, with piebald ponies beyond, and things being done on trapezes everywhere. The Tin Soldier Dumpty longed to stop and talk to a dear little piebald pony, but Humpty carried her on till they came to the caravans. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 The brown-black pigs and piglets root up the wet sand for shell-fish; and, higher up, the small piebald cattle loiter in the sun or shade. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The piebald ponies had been brought to a standstill, and some of them were now showing temper. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties I would like to add that kennels only large enough for white mice, or perchance piebald rats, can never be successfully used to raise Boston terriers in. The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog That dead-scared crowd that cleared out then took every single sailorman to ferry 'em down the coast—white, black, and piebald. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 She unfolded the handkerchief carefully and slowly, and showed her father a small piebald mouse, quite dead, and with a shriveled appearance. A Little Mother to the Others They have poultry in quantities, especially capons, sheep with negro faces like the Persian, dwarf milch-goats of sturdy build, dark and dingy pigs, and cattle whose peculiarity it is to be either black or piebald. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The Thanksgiving was a very splendid affair; but the people who liked it least were the piebald ponies. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties But sternly with that piebald match, My fate untimely clashes; For now, like Pompey-double-i, I'm sleeping in my ashes! The Haunted Hour An Anthology He had grown above the valley; I was becoming more and more a part of it, like the lone pine on Gander Knob, or the piebald horse that drew the stage. The Soldier of the Valley Having arranged the parting with Leather, and got a cart to carry his things, Mr. Sponge mounted the piebald, and put himself under the guidance of Watson to be conducted to his destination. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour A rider mounted on a piebald pony appeared on the bank and shouted for us to pull in. The River and I Out through the gates sallied the piebald ponies; and from end to end all Regency Row broke into a roar. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties A solid block of piebald smoke as big as a cathedral sprang into the air and it was a minute or more before the last of it had drifted away. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. Bees in the piebald petunias that grew straggling and sweet above the sill of the open window, dozed long in each sticky chalice. What Necessity Knows Sponge reined in the piebald, and stood transfixed. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour The fringe of the scrub was dotted with the piebald bodies of the blacks, dancing about, brandishing their spears, and shouting defiance at the white men. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Then came white-faced footmen quaking at the knees; after them eight piebald ponies rather badly behaved and requiring a good deal of holding in; and then Royalty, itself smiling and quite unharmed. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Through an orchard piebald with moonbeams and shadow, and a gate, glaring as with new white paint, set in a lichen-grey hedge, they passed out on the grizzled hillside. The Judge Find a man riding on a piebald horse, and ask him what should be given as a medicine, and whatever he prescribes will prove a certain cure. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century Sponge pulled round the piebald, and gathered himself together like a man going to be shot. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Then near at hand he recognized Fanchon Smith, a petite, smug-faced little brunette, with naked shoulders bulging out of a piebald gown. The Day of the Beast "If those men get here we can't have out the piebald ponies and the state coach; they wouldn't stand it." King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Mr. Anderson derives this from a Canadian word caille, meaning a piebald horse. Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon For Ethel, the piebald hog, finally did as she was bid. Judith of the Plains The piebald was saddled, bridled, and turned round in the stall; for all servants that are worth anything like to further hunting operations. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Therewith, he mounted his piebald and rode in haste to the meadow. Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion It isn't all loyalty, my dear; they like the whole spectacle, the troops, the coach, the piebald ponies. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties This latter species is the 'little piebald thing' mentioned by the author. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Jimmy says the man offered Jones minimus a shilling if he would remove the pig and that piebald anteater from the garden in five minutes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917 And now in the throng on the principal line are two conspicuous horses—a piebald and a white—carrying Mr. Sponge and Lucy Glitters. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour He hadn't more than got settled when the big piebald bear came tearing along ahead of the fire and plunged into the same pool. Bears I Have Met—and Others To right and left of him stood the famous piebald ponies, lazily munching fodder and settling down to their last sleep before the unusual exertions which would be required of them on the morrow. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties He sat his piebald stallion with no heed to its restive prancing. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains A decorous procession was headed by the piebald pony of the shrine. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The charge for cleaning white gloves has been increased, and it is likely that there will be a return to the piebald evening wear so much in vogue in Soho restaurants. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 7, 1917 "Did you ever see that piebald Pinto of the Piru?" inquired Dad. Bears I Have Met—and Others And the piebald ponies came stepping like rope-dancers each held by a groom; and everything—except the fresh bomb for which so many stage preparations had been made—went off with all the success imaginable. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties The Saint perceived a plaid horse—at least this is what she called it, and we believed it to be German for piebald horse—from which a peon had dismounted. Argentina from a British Point of View He was offered good money to stick to us—to stick to our firm—but he always shook his black-and-white piebald head. Widdershins Of course, thar was Dr. Balsam; he was a Yankee; but I always thought he was somethin' out of the general run, like a piebald horse. Gordon Keith The fat, piebald pony that she was riding would have a sore back before she got home. Mount Music The horse he had hired was a piebald, a sweet, quiet animal, warranted a safe support for a timid invalid. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 A dime museum manager would make a fortune if he could have exhibited some of us as the piebald wild men from Guantanamo. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Of my new escort from Sin-kiang all three have dreadfully sore eyes, and one wretched mortal is as piebald as a circus pony, from head to foot, with the leprosy. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama At last, by good-luck, the boy rose to something like animation in describing an encounter he had had the week before with a piebald weasel in the course of a morning's ferreting. Marcella Rode a piebald, knock-kneed broncho; Coat was battered, ripped, and torn; He was yaller, long, and g'anted Like a steer with holler horn. Nancy MacIntyre On this piebald did Dumps jog through the green lanes in brown studies. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 At a sign from the young American girl, a stout piebald pony, harnessed to a trap, was led forward by a groom. The Curly-Haired Hen Most of these busbies are black or brown, but some affect a mixture of black and white, a piebald affair that looks very striking and peculiar. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama A piebald horse or one with five white points, a white face and four white stockings, is highly valued. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society His mouth and his left knee were red with blood, and he was piebald with thick patches of mud from his tousled crown to his enormous boot. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories At length watching a favourable opportunity, he insinuated his heel into the side of the piebald, and trotted off, while entreaties mingled with words of anger were borne to him on the wind. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 A hiss—the final blow reaches him; and in a flash I see the piebald maggot crushing under the weight of the sibilance and turning wild eyes towards me. Light Thus, of all my little piebald puppets, the one I value the most is my pretty woman. Social Pictorial Satire He is the piebald drum-horse the king of the regimental band, that served the regiment for seven-and-thirty years, and in the end was shot for old age. Short-Stories They made him assessor because his pony's a piebald pony. The Roll-Call He gave up his lodgings and his piebald, and went "in his angry mood to Tewksbury." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 They debased animals as well; they invented piebald horses. The Man Who Laughs His black hair was patched with grey in a piebald design. Kimono And beside them the lantern-jawed cowpuncher held the bridle of the piebald mustang. The Night Horseman Colour bright buff, many of the branches having a piebald aspect, or mottled with dark purple patches; when wetted these portions present a beautiful crimson colour. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 We had two big piebald calico mules, and when we charged those Indians, those pack mules outran every saddle horse which we had, and dashing into their horse herd, scattered them like partridges. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories There are vicars and vicars, and of all sorts I love an innovating vicar—a piebald progressive professional reactionary—the least. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth You are my Eve!—a little fool, a little piebald frog like you. The Purple Cloud So he said good-bye, and the rider waved carelessly and took the reins of the piebald and turned the stallion back. The Night Horseman The piebald seemed to feel the sting of the insult more than the lash. Alcatraz It was then that Nash drew his gun and shot down the piebald mustang. Trailin'! It was now the beginning of winter, and I never saw a more cheerless prospect; the dusky woods, piebald with snow, could be only seen indistinctly, through a drizzling hazy atmosphere. The Voyage of the Beagle The ranks of the Syrians were broken by the charge of a hero who was mounted on a piebald horse, and wielded with irresistible force his ponderous and two-edged sword. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 So I went into the saddle according to theory—with some slight hesitations here and there, planted my feet in the stirrups, and told the lantern-jawed fellow to turn loose the head of the piebald. The Night Horseman The colors ranged from piebald to grey and there was a great diversity in stature. Alcatraz "All I know is that the feller who used to own that piebald mustang is pretty mad and cusses every time he thinks of him." Trailin'! The Dutch pastors still remember the distinction between ‘Christenmenschen’ and ‘Hottentoten’; but the Church Mission Schools teach the Anglican Catechism to every child that will learn, and the congregation is as piebald as Harlequin’s jacket. Letters from the Cape Among good omens, one of the most conspicuous is to meet a piebald horse. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 A gentleman from the piebald's point of view is one who is never unintentionally rude. The Night Horseman Perris had stepped a little too close and the piebald thrust out at him with reaching teeth and striking forefoot. Alcatraz Down goes the tenderfoot and takes his saddle and flops it on the piebald pinto, and the piebald was jest as nice as milk. Trailin'! Mark me this old villain on the piebald! The Black Arrow For at this moment a man on a piebald horse came clattering over a hedge—as carelessly as if the air was not full of lead and steel at all. The Wouldbegoods The back of the piebald changed from an ugly humped line to a decidedly sharp parabola and the horse left the ground with all four feet. The Night Horseman The quirt slashed the flank of the piebald but it drew forth only a meek trot. Alcatraz The piebald, he didn't even need an excuse. Trailin'! Winged mongrel, mutt divine, come here and help Me bay the piebald moon! Hermione's Group of Thinkers Partial albinism, necessarily congenital, presenting a piebald appearance, must not be confounded with leukoderma, which is rarely seen in the young and which will be described later. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine It was done, and a lantern-jawed cowpuncher brought out a piebald gelding with long ears and sleepy eyes. The Night Horseman The big piebald horses snorted clouds of steam, and started to trot. Main Street Cruel indeed had been the pace which Nash maintained, yet they had never been able to overhaul the flying piebald of Anthony Bard. Trailin'! So I went and asked my aunt how she felt—you remember her?—the long, piebald rat, rather skinny, who came to see you in Puddleby last Spring with jaundice? The Story of Doctor Dolittle Tied with a rope, like any sack, Upon a piebald pony's back! Rio Grande's Last Race & Other Verses When the doctor mounted, the piebald limited all signs of interest to opening one eye. The Night Horseman Of course my sister didn’t know that, but she knew it very distinctly when she turned a sharp corner and found herself in a mixed company of camels, piebald horses, and canary-coloured vans. Beasts and Super-Beasts Still never turning his back on the cowpuncher, who was now uncoiling his lariat and preparing it for a cast, Bard edged the piebald into the current. Trailin'! It had none of the piebald and crazy look of the tower that seemed made out of its refuse. The Wisdom of Father Brown Thus these albinocs exhibit a pattern of pink skin similar in form with the black pattern of the piebald rat. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Then he turned Satan and cantered, with the piebald trailing, back towards Black Bart. The Night Horseman I passed over the last unanswerable utterance of the Betteredge philosophy; and returned to the subject of the man with the piebald hair. The Moonstone He touched the piebald with the spurs, and the gallant little horse floundered forward, lost footing and struck into water beyond its depth. Trailin'! This figure was clad in tweeds of a piebald check, with a pink tie, a sharp collar and protuberant yellow boots. The Wisdom of Father Brown And it is possible that this albino, had it developed colour, would have been of the piebald pattern. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 And I don't remember nothin' except that we got to the Circle K Bar after a million years, 'most, and when we got there the piebald flops on the ground—near dead. The Night Horseman We saw many small animals, such as porcupines, a scaly ant-eater, and a wild pig, piebald in color and with long curved tusks. The Lost World The beautiful French theatre, piebald with snow and shadow, shone over the window-sill. The Happy Foreigner He had a splendid English mare, a chestnut piebald, with a long slender neck and long legs, an inexhaustible and vicious beast. The Torrents of Spring He believes that, were it not for the generally very pale colour of white-skinned races, this piebald condition would be as manifest in them as in negroes, over the whole surface of the body. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The piebald swung his head around sufficiently to make sure of the surprising fact, and then he commenced to buck in earnest. The Night Horseman I would do aught in reason for King James's service, but my piebald four-year-old is too much.' Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 On the morning of the course he eluded the watchfulness of his attendant, saddled his favourite piebald pony, and, at the moment of starting, appeared on the course. The Dog "There is some one on a piebald horse in the front," said Zbyszko. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy More remarkable is the case of certain cattle, whose skin is piebald, marked by a general ground colour over which are scattered patches of unpigmented coat. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 But I made the change and started off agin, and that next hoss was even better than the piebald—a sure goer! The Night Horseman Presently a coach came slowly along through the crowd, with the mysterious Eye painted on the panels, drawn by piebald horses, and with priests within, bearing the divine symbols. Life in Mexico A curly-headed, rosy-cheeked boy of fifteen was sitting in the cart as driver, and with difficulty holding in the well-fed piebald horse. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I The team of four splendid piebald stallions, about five years old, was one of the few entered for two races. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire And this brings us to the question as to whether in a piebald animal the pigmented hairs are in any way different from the pigmentless or white hairs. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 In this case the lower side was over the greater part pigmented and the upper side white, and this would appear to contradict the conclusion just drawn concerning the piebald Plaice. Hormones and Heredity You will know me because—well, because I shall probably be the only girl there, and because I drive a piebald horse in a cart with red wheels—but how shall I know you? The Ghost of Guir House I turn to his Land of the Dollar and I find New York writ down "uncouth, formless, piebald, chaotic." America To-day, Observations and Reflections "Most marvellous of all Hedulio's exploits," he said, "I account his encounter with the piebald horse." Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire In such a guise he feels worthy to tend a piebald horse, caparisoned in crimson silk, with a tight martingale of red and yellow cord. Behind the Bungalow Thus in various kinds of Mammals and Birds we have white and black, red or yellow, chocolate with various degrees of dilution, and piebald combinations. Hormones and Heredity Yes, there was the piebald horse, and there was the cart with the gory wheels, and there—yes, certainly, there was Dorothy, a slender, nervous-looking girl of twenty, standing at the horse's head! The Ghost of Guir House All Times and Principles look piebald out of your coverings; all Customs and Faiths speak piebald out of your features…. The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow Later, when the sports were on, he brought out a tall, long-barrelled piebald horse, rather a well-shaped beast, and one which would have been handsome had he been cream or bay. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire And lastly, an enormous gilded car, drawn by six piebald horses, with coloured flags on their heads. A Peep Behind the Scenes O’er sunburnt browsThey wore sere wreaths; their piebald vests were stained,And lean their looks, and sad: some piped, some sang,Some tossed the juggler’s ball. The Legends of Saint Patrick The black piebald was first offered, a very handsome, quiet-looking animal, apparently quite sound. The Purple Land Yet, howsoever uninteresting this piebald jargon might seem, it was obviously Miss Wardour's purpose to give it her attention, in preference to yielding Captain M'Intyre an opportunity of renewing their private conversation. The Antiquary — Volume 01 They were polite enough, these piebald gentlemen, and they considered our credentials with an air of mildly courteous interest; but they would give us no passes. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front She leaned against the improvised door with arms outstretched and resolutely faced the swarming, piebald multitude. The Bars of Iron Below, by the open gate, a gay grotesque rider reined in a piebald pony, and leaning down, handed to the house-boy a ribbon of scarlet paper. Dragon's blood Your piebald is fifteen years old, lame in the shoulders, broken in his wind, and has more vices than any seven horses in the Banda Orientál. The Purple Land Jack watched the rather piebald pageant with absorbed interest. The Iron Game A Tale of the War But others, owing to their original impurities, are not yet completely saturated; they are better than the generality of mankind, but they are not all they should be; they are piebald or spotted or dappled. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Law is incensed because she has endeavoured to make his piebald jargon intelligible; Physic because she has preferred Water Gruel to all his drugs; and Firebrand because she would restrain the power of Priests. Fielding So fond was Don Gregorio of his piebalds that he spent the greater part of every day on horseback with his different herds of mares, each led by its own proud piebald stallion. Far Away and Long Ago It was Concepçion who came into the room first, his white shirt dyed with blood in great patches like the colour on a piebald horse. In Kedar's Tents Even the trees, that ranged themselves irregularly in the straggling squares and wide street areas, stretched out a draggled and piebald plumage, as if uncertain whether beauty or ugliness were their function in the ensemble. The Iron Game A Tale of the War He is the piebald drum-horse, the king of the regimental band, that served the regiment for seven-and- thirty years, and in the end was shot for old age. Life's Handicap Farewell, my piebald horse, and thank you for all the times I have ridden you; next to my own children I never loved any animal as I love you. Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus His ugly grotesque neighbour of the piebald horses was more like one. Far Away and Long Ago Were it not that a man owes loyalty to his house and to his King I would enlist under the piebald banner of the Templars. Masters of the Guild He watched the sea and the great white gulls and the piebald ships; he watched the crew at work, and got acquainted with his fellow-passengers. Jimmie Higgins "Jacob," she went on, going to the window and looking over the spotted flower-beds across the grass where the piebald cows grazed under beech trees, "Jacob would be shocked." Jacob's Room The devil take them, they will go back to the inn; I have more trouble getting my own legs away from the inn than I have getting my piebald horse out of the stable. Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus Life for him was to be on the back of a piebald horse on the wide green plain, looking after his beloved animals. Far Away and Long Ago He held his piebald broncho to the ambling trot a cowpony naturally drops into. A Texas Ranger "You shore do—yore gall is worth it," said Mr. Cassidy, turning the piebald over to its overjoyed owner, who was already arranging further gambling with his friend, the bartender. Bar-20 Days Swinging a little from side to side, they came—black Galloways, and the red and white breed of Ayrshire in single file—the wavering piebald line following the intricacies of the path. The Lilac Sunbonnet Above all, see to it that my piebald horse is well cared for, for I loved that beast as if he had been my own brother. Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus He slapped a piebald haunch quivering near him and cried: —Woa, sonny! Ulysses She watched him drive them out of the gate till his dark form and the piebald shapes he was driving before him were lost in the night. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life "Good joke on the piebald, all right; it was never locked up before," laughed Fisher, trying to read a sign that faced away from him at a slight angle. Bar-20 Days The piebald gentry of that country stuck to it like a hive of bees. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million But the piebald horse and the black horse knew that the Swan-woman’s soul was not in her. The Golden Bough He saw the back of a basket carriage, drawn by a pair of piebald ponies. The Hand of Ethelberta The second pony, a piebald or pinto, needed no "Commache hitch," but submitted to the harnessing process without any great protest. The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan A procession slowly wended its way up the street, led by the marshal, astride a piebald horse bearing the crude brand of the CG. Bar-20 Days O of piebald wild ye dunes sandy and drear, * Shall the teenful lover 'scape teen and tear? The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] Then the piebald horse turned himself into a bald-headed man, opened the golden casket, and cut off the heads of the seven birds. The Golden Bough The worst are dun, cream coloured, piebald and black, which last are very rare. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 Then he changed the old mare into a brisk, piebald palfrey. Irish Fairy Tales When grey and white mice are paired, the young are piebald, or pure white or grey, but not of an intermediate tint; so it is when white and common collared turtle-doves are paired. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Mr. Jameson took away a large piebald potato which he cut into five sets and propagated; these yielded round, white, red, and piebald potatoes. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 On nearer view the group was seen to comprise a man on a piebald horse, and another man walking beside him. The Trumpet-Major He shook a musty effluvium from his piebald clothes, overturned my inkstand, and went on with his insufferable nonsense. Sixes and Sevens Sometimes the Turks or the piebald governments of the state sent down a few gendarmes and tried a sort of sporadic administration of the country. The Clue of the Twisted Candle Here he was startled by the apparition of an old-fashioned family carriage drawn by two large piebald mules. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's Another witness says "some were round, some kidney, pink-eyed kidney, piebald, and mottled red and purple, of all shapes and sizes." The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 Clad in complete armor, and mounted on his enormous piebald charger, he came out of his pavilion, and rode slowly up and down in front of the castle. Burlesques Several limes in the old garden had been cut down and a piebald mare and her foal were wandering in front of the house among the rosebushes. War and Peace And from the other two eggs shall come evil beings, piebald, with white, without colors. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Early in the afternoon the piebald horses and dark brown chariot of the Amadors drew up before the gateway. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's Reeks, H., retention of horns by breeding deer; cow rejected by a bull; destruction of piebald rabbits by cats. The Descent of Man The one-eyed carrier cracked his whip, the piebald horse jogged forward. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green He is the piebald drum- horse, the king of the regimental band, that served the regiment for seven-and-thirty years, and in the end was shot for old age. Soldiers Three - Part 2 It may be her father will tear my clothes off me, and if I am piebald—' he laughed. Kim Hear Linsenbarth, in the piebald dialect, with the sound heart, and preference of starvation itself to some other things! History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16 He raised from fifty to sixty white and brown piebald rabbits in a large walled orchard; and he had at the same time some similarly coloured cats in his house. The Descent of Man They came on like a whirlwind, and dashed over the line snorting, kicking, squealing in a compact, piebald, tossing mob of bay, brown, grey backs, eyes staring, necks extended, nostrils red, long tails streaming. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard In that sense he was certainly not so black as he is painted, for he lived in a world where every one was piebald. A Miscellany of Men For his own use, whether riding or driving, he had six black Shetland ponies, with four very choice piebald animals of New Forest breed. Crome Yellow The lad riding down the road on that piebald pinto. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West Next, in a pause on the part of the man who led him, he regarded with huge interest a piebald Shetland pony. Michael, Brother of Jerry But whatever the poor streets are they are not gray; but motley, striped, spotted, piebald and patched like a quilt. What's Wrong with the World There remained no trace of sleigh or coachman; the two horses were disemboweled, two magnificent piebald horses, my dear young monsieur, that the general was so attached to. The Secret of the Night The clothes of the tramp were wreaked to piebald tatters by sun and rain and wear. Roads of Destiny He caught a glimpse of the broad, smooth, black and piebald back of Hollandka. Anna Karenina Two days later he came again, and this time it was decreed that he should find Parson Carll tying his piebald mare at the post. New Chronicles of Rebecca The party enters the mountain gorge—A wild fastness among hills—Mountain mutton—Peace and plenty—The amorous trapper-A piebald wedding—A free trapper's wife—Her gala equipments—Christmas in the wilderness. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West He had been twenty years among the Arickaras, had a squaw and troop of piebald children, and officiated as interpreter to the chiefs. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains "Why, the piebald son of a gun!" responded the Virginian, sweetly. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains He had faded brown shoes on his feet, his trouser legs were grey with dust, and he wore a hat of piebald straw in the place of the customary soft felt. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll Following close upon this came lank black figure in a piebald straw hat, riding a tricycle of antiquated pattern with two large wheels in front. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll Their very appearance and equipment exhibited a piebald mixture, half civilized and half savage. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Their language is of the same piebald character, being a French patois, embroidered with Indian and English words and phrases. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains |
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