| 单词 | plainsman |
| 例句 | For Murnane, for the plainsmen, this obviously apparent richness of the actual is a kind of poverty. A Strange Australian Masterpiece About Our Relationship to the Land 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Murnane’s mysterious plainsmen pursue the “lifelong task of shaping from uneventful days in a flat landscape the substance of myth.” A Strange Australian Masterpiece About Our Relationship to the Land 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z A plainsman would not only claim to be ignorant of the ways of other regions but willingly appear to be misinformed about them. A Strange Australian Masterpiece About Our Relationship to the Land 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The Patagonia plainsmen, as well as the Indians, consume fat as an Eskimo does. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z This is a good example of the nerve and courage which have made him as a grown man the best plainsman in our history. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z They were of many different types: wiry, brown-faced plainsmen; silent, grave-eyed fellows from the forest belt; smart bank clerks and traders; mechanics; and a few women. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z He often made our heroes wonder at the amount of tact and wisdom he displayed, as a plainsman and wild hunter. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Several larger embers burst into flame and tumbled end over end across the ground, and Hopalong, running them down, stamped them out, returning and kicking dust over the fire, actuated by the plainsman's instinct. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z I do not know this to be true, but every plainsman with whom I have talked said it was so. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Then, too, his fame as a plainsman was well known, and it reached military headquarters long before he himself arrived. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z And in contrast to the cattle, how intelligent, controlled, almost human, seems the plainsman's horse! Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z To meet the perils of such a journey as they were compelled to make, each wagon train consisting of numerous outfits, was under the guidance of some experienced plainsman. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z At his bridle arm rode Kit Carson, the most famous of the plainsmen, whose exploits against the Indians were even then familiar stories in every American household. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z The way the old bucks prance and jump stiff-legged and paw the air and neigh horse-fashion is one of the funniest things the plainsmen see. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Thus for the first time the borderers began to number in their ranks plainsmen as well as backwoodsmen. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z But this was all fancy, the trick of the dark and of nerves—if a plainsman has nerves. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Ben Jackson, another old-timer, hunter and plainsman, settled on Wolf Creek, about five miles from its source, and went into the business of raising cattle. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Canvas and blankets were stretched across the space between; hereon one wounded man was laid, and what the Indians and plainsmen call a travois was complete. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z A race of a few hundred yards with a desert horse uses him up, and he falls a victim to the well-nigh unerring bolas of the plainsmen. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z One, of the members, an old plainsman, reported heel-marks on the trail, but as this was a common walk of the troops at the fort the discovery had no significance. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z The rest stood still a minute, gazing at her, not awkwardly, for self-consciousness is rarely a characteristic of the plainsman, but as if they felt that there was something to be said or done. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z What did the powerful lens reveal to upset the equanimity, to shake the very nerves of this cool, hardened, cynical plainsman? Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The lad was himself a natural plainsman and proved himself an apt pupil. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Although bad to the hunter and the plainsman, these desert regions are of fascinating interest to men of scientific training. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z I do not doubt the assertion of the plainsmen that rain increases as settlements are multiplied. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z It is not often that the plainsman carries arms in Western Canada, but there was a big axe at Jeff's wood-pile, which would, he fancied, serve in case of necessity. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z But among those in charge of the latter there chanced to be a couple of experienced plainsmen. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Parry was a splendid type of the plainsman of the great West. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The Llano, although dreaded by early explorers and shunned so far as possible even by experienced plainsmen, on account of a lack of water, has in recent years become more favourably known. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Jake Self was forty-nine years old when he died, and he had been a pioneer and a plainsman since his boyhood. Tales and Trails of Wakarusa 2011-03-08T03:00:41.730Z Nor would the proprietor vary a dish, for in his estimation what suffices the plainsman is quite good enough for anybody else. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z “But that you are thoroughly happy as a plainsman, Bill, I should say you had made a mistake,” answered Vipan, in whom the other’s story seemed to have touched a sympathetic chord. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The two boys and the noisy plainsmen gathered the tired animals and led them to the hole that had been dug in the desert. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z It was to Andy what his mountains are to the born mountaineer; his rolling prairie to the confirmed plainsman; his sun-scorched hills and forbidding acres of cactus to the desert lover. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z From the bottom of the chest he took a short, brown rifle and a brace of heavy revolvers of a pattern and caliber famous in the annals of the plainsmen. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z Trained scouts and plainsmen there became necessary, and these skilled men declined to attempt the journey. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z They are physically but not mentally inferior to the plainsman. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Percy saw the stranger plainly now, a slightly built, rather good-looking young fellow, dressed as an ordinary plainsman, standing upright and looking expectantly towards the two riders who were approaching him. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z At the signal the lounging cow-punchers and plainsmen rose languidly from their chairs and bolted into the dining-room. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z He had heard of experienced plainsmen who had lost themselves in chaparral. The Red Mustang It is extremely doubtful if a plainsman would have possessed this knowledge. The Voice of the Pack A vivid and realistic tale of the factional wars waged by the plainsmen of New Mexico a generation ago. Dolly's College Experiences He had the plainsman's sense of humor, and he laughed at himself. A Yankee from the West A Novel It now grew plain, even if it had not been so before, that the two sun-burned young plainsmen sitting opposite the boys were deliberately trying to aggravate them. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z The wagon was drawn by a small pair of gray mules and driven by a tall, raw-boned man, a typical western plainsman. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines On the bare, rain-packed earth, even untrained plainsmen's ears could not possibly doubt the reality of the sound. The Voice of the Pack The Darjeeling dandy-wallahs were no doubt at the front, where they were most wanted, as the trained army doolie corps are plainsmen, who can barely breathe, much less work, at these high elevations. The Unveiling of Lhasa He shoved back from the table, and sang a roaring song of a plainsman who died for love. A Yankee from the West A Novel Suddenly the bear's eyes turned away under the steady scrutiny of the plainsman, and with a growl that was half a whine, he dropped on all fours and lumbered off. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Here the plainsmen come from time to time to throw away in a few hours of drinking and gambling the money earned in months spent in the open. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway But a plainsman has not the knowledge of life itself that the mountaineer has, simply because he does not see it in the raw. The Voice of the Pack You will never see an Indian plainsman, nor any natural walker do that. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure It had built him up and hardened him physically, and it had opened his eyes to the wealth of manly character among the plainsmen and cattlemen. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt He was a tall, bearded man in regulation plainsman's costume, and his sun-burned face was shielded by a broad sombrero. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z He would shine out resplendently against this ignorant plainsman and have a lot of fun in the bargain. Bring Me His Ears When the freighters and plainsmen left the village and climbed to the top of the slope and set their faces to the west there lay before them only the wilderness wastes. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas "He'd rope the devil and tie him down—if the lasso didn't burn," it was said of "Buffalo Jones," one of the last of the famous plainsmen who trod the trails of the old West. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields I doubt if the men of the West, the rough-riders and the plainsmen, would give so much of their hearts to Theodore. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations On the row of pegs near him hung several heavy blankets, such as are used by all plainsmen and cowboys. The Great Cattle Trail All he was supposed to do was to see that the plainsman did not leave the caravan for good before the escort met it. Bring Me His Ears It is a town like no other that we had visited, and where one had the feeling that up-to-date card-indexing systems were being worked by men in the woolly riding chaps of old plainsmen. Westward with the Prince of Wales The old plainsman who acted as guide bethought him of a ruse: he hoisted a flag of the Hudson's Bay Company and waved it in the face of the Sioux without speaking. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia These two men were inseparable companions, and Colonel Ingraham is therefore well qualified to write stories of the adventures of the old-time scout and plainsman. Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer Or, The Stranger in Camp It would be hard to find a company of cowboys or plainsmen whose members are not known by distinctive names, generally based on some personal peculiarity. The Great Cattle Trail Pedro nodded and laughed heartily, wagging an accusing finger at the young plainsman. Bring Me His Ears Many old plainsmen would think that estimate too low; yet ten per cent would give us five thousand lives as one year's toll paid for the peopling of the Oregon Country. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail The plainsman’s gun was up in an instant, in spite of the pursuers behind. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana I shall never make a good plainsman if I don’t keep my eye skinned better than this. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas Harford, with the instinctive caution of the plainsman, pursued the subject no further. They of the High Trails He seemed to have taken a belated but strong fancy to the young plainsman. Bring Me His Ears I’m no plainsman, and it is the easiest thing in the world for me to get lost out here among the mesquite and sagebrush, where the country all looks alike. With Hoops of Steel Harris soon found that more judgment was required in the selection of a prairie farm than he had supposed, and he congratulated himself upon having fallen in with so experienced a plainsman as McCrae. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West Charlie was unwilling to disagree with anything that Younkins said, for he had the highest respect for the opinions of this experienced old plainsman. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas A coyote wailing in the yellow dawn, A mountain land that stretches on and on, And ceases not till in the skies Vast peaks of rosy snow arise, Like walls of plainsman's paradise. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Schoolcraft, knowing that trouble with these plainsmen would almost certainly end in serious bloodshed, shrugged his shoulders and entered the shack; and after him, from behind the corral wall darted the slender Mexican. Bring Me His Ears It represents the perils of the plainsman in the midst of bands of cruel savages. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Those things come natural to one who has lived much in the open; and there is a certain individuality in the hoof-prints of a horse, as any plainsman can testify. The Ranch at the Wolverine But these wild plainsmen are the bravest of the brave, and are far better versed in the tactics of Indian warfare than any white man could be. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure He was one of those Englishmen who are natural plainsmen. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Anything American or Texas plainsmen could do to hurt or discredit the inhuman pomposity whose rise to power had been through black treachery and coldly planned murder, would be done with enthusiastic zeal. Bring Me His Ears He shuddered again and again, but he was too much of the mountain ranger and plainsman now to turn aside because of horror. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain In a measure he was mystified, for the plainsman had never given him his full confidence with regard to Nevil. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Juliet, listening, noted that his conversation was that of a comparatively well-educated man and that he had none of the characteristic drawl or accent of the plainsmen. The Free Range The plainsmen cry, As they meet and pass in the desert grass. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The second plainsman nodded and after a moment dropped his pipe on the floor. Bring Me His Ears “Come up to the cabin for the night,” Asher said, with a plainsman’s courtesy. Winning the Wilderness As before, as always, their fierce fires of savagery were alight; they were only burning low, for, as every plainsman knows, they are unquenchable. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies They were typical plainsmen, and as the last radiance of the sun lighted them up, Sims could see that they wore the regular broad-brimmed white Stetsons of the cattle men. The Free Range My travelling mate, the doctor, was a tall and vigorous man from Winnipeg, accustomed to a plainsman's life, hardy and resolute. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse They were laughing uproariously when the plainsman appeared and one of them, Dr. Whiting, acknowledged his introduction to Tom with an ironical grin. Bring Me His Ears His own countenance was too pale for a Kansas plainsman, and he sat so still that the low strain of Virginia’s song reached his ears. Winning the Wilderness In action he was swift and thorough, and his perception in all matters pertaining to the plainsman’s life was phenomenal. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Being plainsmen, their acute sense of justice told them that this man was absolutely guiltless of any crime deserving of death. The Free Range Moreover there was something strong and kindly in the hearty voice and the rough face of this rudely clad plainsman, black bearded to the piercing black eyes. Desert Dust A cricket chirped twice and then twice again not far from Joe Cooper's little wagon, and the alert plainsman crouched behind an outer wheel answered by three short trills. Bring Me His Ears Then as truthfully as possible he told her of the life and mind of the lonely loving plainsman. Winning the Wilderness Even the plainsman is wary at this time of the year, for the perils of snow-blindness are as real to him as to the “tenderfoot.” The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies To the plainsman walking is the most refined form of punishment. The Free Range Together they went into the store, where Jos� was telling his story for the sixth time to a listening circle of plainsmen. Brand Blotters And this hunt was a great success from the standpoint of the plainsmen who had bought Colt's newfangled repeating pistols, for they proved their deadliness in such capable hands, and speeded up the kill. Bring Me His Ears The plainsman likes to get back again from the mountains to his level plains where the scene is closer and more intimate. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty It was noon; a time when the plainsman knew he would find the wood-cutter at leisure, taking his midday meal, or lazing over a pipe. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies But this was out of the question now, though some slight marks might be discovered in the daytime by the sharp eyes of Billee Dobb, who was a veteran cowboy and plainsman. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders He rode, she observed, like a centaur—flat-backed, firm in the saddle with the easy negligence of a plainsman. Brand Blotters "Six trusty knights!" sneered the enraged plainsman, hurling the doctor from him. Bring Me His Ears In this he was like the Indians, whence, doubtless, our own plainsmen developed the habit of looking twice before they spoke once. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X Whatever his quarry the plainsman’s movements would have been difficult of detection, for he crept along toward his goal with that rapid, serpentine movement so essentially Indian. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies By this he intended to ask if the old plainsman saw any indications that they were hotter on the trail of those they sought. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders They were crowded about him in a half circle, nearly a score of hard leather-faced plainsmen. Crooked Trails and Straight The plainsman was cool, imperturbable, and smiling slightly with amusement. Bring Me His Ears Ah yes, it was plain—Ba’tiste was a woodsman and plainsman, and could go far more safely than a constable, and faster. Northern Lights And with this vague remark the plainsman rode slowly away. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Then the plainsman tossed on the fire a bit of wood which, when it blazed up, revealed the cause of the disturbance. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders It was all in the day’s work of the ranger, but the plainsman behind him turned timorous eyes toward the sky. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West I forget that you haven't a plainsman's eyes," he laughed, "accustomed to focussing for long distances. Bring Me His Ears With a wide and empty field of vision, and with trained, unspoiled optic nerves, the plainsman is marvelously penetrating of glance. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range The bright-faced little woman whom he affectionately called “Ma”; the massive old plainsman, Rube, with his gurgling chuckle, gruff voice and kindly heart. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies That boy's got the sense of a plainsman any day, I tell you, and he'll make it all right. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier On the physical side the plainsman, the cowboy, the poacher, are all admirable, but Cavanagh went far beyond their physical hardihood. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West Waiting a moment, the plainsman muttered something about being mistaken, and departed silently. Bring Me His Ears This meant that they knew plainsmen, scouts, ranchmen, cowboys, hunters, trappers, and even Indians as personal friends. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland It was a sad day’s work, and no one realized the pathos of it more than the silent plainsman. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies He had often been at the fort to sell peltries or buy provisions, and was a mountaineer and plainsman who knew every nook and cranny in Wyoming. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier Why should it inhere in ignorant, brutal plainsmen any more than in ignorant, brutal factory hands? Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West "Glad to meet you, Mr. Boyd—seems to me I've heard something about a Tom Boyd fouling the official craft of the Government of New Mexico," said the captain, shaking hands with the young plainsman. Bring Me His Ears It would bring together the last of the plainsmen, scouts, trappers, and many others who had been engaged in the conquest of the wilderness. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland “Ah!” murmured the plainsman, without any responsive enthusiasm, while his dark eyes watched the triumphant features of the woman to whom these things were of such consequence. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies But he railed inwardly at the intense masculinity of his life, for the same reason that the sailorman curses the sea and the plainsman the plains. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters Especially interesting for work in the grades are the stories of the pioneer and plainsman days, of Kit Carson, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, and Buffalo Bill. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The elderly gentleman, grinning from ear to ear, raised his high beaver, thanked the plainsman, and then hurried his charge onto the boat, fearful of the time lost. Bring Me His Ears He was uneasy lest the old plainsman should have been concerned in the shooting. Hidden Gold He, a rough, half-educated plainsman; she, a girl who displayed, even in her most 57 reckless moods, that indelible stamp which marked the disparity between the social worlds to which they belonged. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies It was a big bird with an eight-foot stretch from wing tip to tip as measured by this plainsman's rule—his hands. Land of the Burnt Thigh A solid army was pressing behind the vanguard of soldier, scout and plainsman. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado These included the officers and pilots, who took to the upstanding young plainsman at first sight and gave painstaking answers to his many but sensible questions. Bring Me His Ears The face which the lean and grizzled plainsman turned toward his friend was seamed by a thousand tiny wrinkles in the leathery skin, the result of years of exposure to all kinds of weather. Hidden Gold These rough plainsmen asked themselves this question as they approached the conflagration; then they shut their teeth hard and meted out a terrible chastisement before pushing their inquiries further. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Many plainsmen have walked all night in a circle trying to find a familiar shack or barn and perished within a few yards of shelter. Land of the Burnt Thigh You see, my father and my uncle thought it would be better if I learned the customs and culture of your people and of the plainsmen. The Best Made Plans They dreaded as well as hated these plainsmen. The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow The veins in the old plainsman's throat stood out and the pupils of his eyes contracted. Hidden Gold The men, watching these two plainsmen scrambling from the vehicle, knew that life and death alone could have sent them into town at a pace sufficient to kill one of their horses. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies By dark half a dozen men were marooned at the Halfway House, three of them strangers passing through, three of them plainsmen unable to get home. Land of the Burnt Thigh "These customs of the plainsmen are not unknown to me," he said. The Best Made Plans When he spoke it was with the languid drawl of the Western plainsman. The Highgrader "I'm not tired," she declared, trying to smile into the keen eyes of the doctor, who had heard the facts from the old plainsman as they rode out from town. Hidden Gold His rifle, the plainsman's staff and defense, lay at his feet. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War He wore a flannel shirt open at the throat, buckskin chaps, a plainsman's boots, and his sombrero was worn at an angle. Land of the Burnt Thigh "We don't exactly form a closed group, but ... well, I'll have to admit we do think a little differently from the plainsmen." The Best Made Plans Sometimes he used the speech and the slow drawl of the plainsman, and again he spoke with the correctness of one who has known good society. The Highgrader The old plainsman's yell of exultation split the night like the yelp of a coyote, and he brought his hand down on Wade's back with a force which made the latter wince. Hidden Gold In these days the woodsman lived on animals and the plainsman on vegetables mostly. Dollars and Sense Old Porcupine Bear, wise man and prophet, warned us that it would be a hard winter, and the plainsmen agreed that it was a humdinger. Land of the Burnt Thigh And would the plainsmen dare use their weapons against a legitimate claimant? The Best Made Plans He never grew tired of listening to the stories these old trappers, hunters, scouts, and plainsmen had to tell, and some of these stories he afterward put into print, and they have made excellent reading. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt When the cell door was unlocked, the old plainsman, in a towering rage at the injustice of his incarceration, seemed inclined to choke his erstwhile jailer. Hidden Gold So the woodsman traded skin clothing with the plainsman for grains and herbs, and this marked the birth of commerce. Dollars and Sense Imbert had dropped in, as he had a habit of doing, and seeing him through the eyes of an easterner we realized what fascination the lives of these plainsmen had for city men. Land of the Burnt Thigh This plainsman knew all that the Southwest had to offer of danger and was equal to any of it. Oh, You Tex! "Oh, no, we wouldn't!" he asserted with all the eagerness of the amateur plainsman. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life The old plainsman slid from his horse, which could hardly keep its feet, but was scarcely more spent in body than its rider was in nerve. Hidden Gold A little to one side were two more of the outlaws, one of whom had been brought down by Tip McCay, the other by the lantern-jawed, slow-spoken plainsman known as Scotty. Kid Wolf of Texas These old plainsmen read every sign of earth and sky, and we must learn to do the same, boy, for it may mean the saving of our lives.” The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains They knew the general direction of Palo Duro and were both plainsmen enough to follow a straight course even in the blackest night. Oh, You Tex! The Indians had decided on an advance, being encouraged probably by the latter inaccuracy of the plainsmen's fire. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life The old plainsman carefully emptied the dust back into the pan before he said anything. Hidden Gold He edged over close to the plainsman and, in a pause in the talk, whispered to him: "I want you to tell me more about the Indians." The Eagle's Heart His cheeks were burned to a ruddy tan and his eyes were as clear as a plainsman's. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country "He doesn't look like it, He doesn't ride like a scout or a plainsman–he sits his horse too gracefully." Wild Bill's Last Trail Only the plainsman's ingrained horror of throwing away a chance held them, shivering pitiably, to their places. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life The information in this book is based upon thoroughly American scoutcraft as practiced by Indians, trappers, and soldiers of the old-time West, and by mountaineers, plainsmen, and woodsmen of to-day. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies His voice, as he spoke, was low and soft, only his eyes, keen and searching, betrayed the resolute plainsman. The Eagle's Heart We did not see imaginary castles and cities turned upside down and all that sort of thing, but apparent lakes of water were often seen, so deceptive as to puzzle even the oldest plainsman. Ranching, Sport and Travel The first speaker was an old scout and plainsman, Sam Chichester by name, and he spoke to a passenger who had just left the west-ward-bound express train at Laramie, on the U.P.R.R. Wild Bill's Last Trail He did these things quickly and without heroics, because he was a plainsman. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life The plainsman had been quick to perceive Tad's manly qualities, and the boy, in his turn, had been won by the big, generous nature of the man. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains Mary, seeing the dark, stern face of the plainsman, had some such thought also. The Eagle's Heart Thereafter, for the next five years, Pershing's life was that of a plainsman. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers Near Oonalaska were the finest sea-otter fields in the world; and the Aleutians numbered twenty thousand hunters—men, women, children—born to the light skin boat as plainsmen were born to the saddle. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward It was broken open and found to contain nothing but clothes—of the plainsman's cut, material, and state of wear; a neatly folded Mexican saddle showing use, and a raw-hide quirt. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Two revolvers exploded into the air, accompanied by the long shrill yell of the plainsmen. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains There was epic largeness in the circuit of the plainsman's daring plans. The Eagle's Heart The sturdy plainsman thrilled with unutterable pity as he looked down upon her. The Moccasin Ranch A Story of Dakota The rocks are rough, the trail is tough, The forest lies before, As madly, madly to the hunt Rides good King Theodore With woodsmen, plainsmen, journalists And kodaks thirty-four. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) To a plainsman, or a man who has the instinct, these things are as nothing in comparison with the charm of the outdoor life, and the pleasing tingling of adventure. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Casting just one casual glance toward him, the men threw themselves into their saddles with the rapidity and grace of true plainsmen, and went galloping off. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain They seemed wondrously flowerlike and birdlike to the plainsman, and brought back his school days at the seminary, and the time when he was at ease with young people like this. The Eagle's Heart They ate first and then smoked and over the pipes engaged in the bartering which was part of the plainsman's business. The Emigrant Trail In fact, the plainsman's watchful eye had detected, a short distance ahead, a black void in the surface of the hillside, which he guessed to be a deep arroyo. The Border Boys Across the Frontier Old game trails are as good as turnpikes in the eyes of the plainsman. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier To get the animals down to the level plain, now that the canyon was out of commission, taxed the ingenuity of even so expert a plainsman as Hank Coombs; but it was finally accomplished. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain As she sang, the lonely soul of the plainsman was moved to an ecstasy which filled his throat and made his eyes misty with tears. The Eagle's Heart Trappers in fringed and beaded leather played cards with the plainsmen in shady corners or lounged in the cool arch of the gateway looking aslant at the emigrant girls. The Emigrant Trail "Are you afraid of anything?" the professor had asked him, as he noticed the sun-bronzed plainsman pick up this latter weapon. The Border Boys Across the Frontier He had thought it strange that an experienced plainsman—as Ferguson appeared to be—should have been bitten by a rattler in the manner he had described. The Two-Gun Man It made him uncomfortable when occasionally the keen-eyed old plainsman had strolled up to look things over, and he was always relieved when Uncle Jeb went away. Tom Slade at Black Lake A bitter and desperate melancholy fell upon the plainsman. The Eagle's Heart They content themselves with hiding behind crags which seem to the plainsmen inaccessible, whence they can in safety harass the troops on the march. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond But for once the plainsman's aim was at fault. The Border Boys Across the Frontier So I fell back on the simple methods of the plainsman and Indian and jogged along on their trail. Raw Gold A Novel Sober as Sidwell now, his mind grasped the situation, and in spite of himself he felt his sympathy going out to this masterful plainsman. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman The plainsman was gone, the prairie farmer filled the landscape. The Eagle's Heart The mountains of the Atlas chain have always been their home and refuge, where the plainsmen find it difficult and dangerous to follow them. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond But the old plainsman was far too seasoned a veteran to allow his amazement to betray him into an exclamation. The Border Boys Across the Frontier He was a soldier of experience, a plainsman by long training, and even in the fierceness of the Indians' attack on the stage his quick glance had completely visualized their surroundings. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier I have even been assured by old plainsmen that under favorable atmospheric conditions such sounds have been heard five miles. The Extermination of the American Bison The men of the town were less solemn than plainsmen, they smiled oftener and they joked more easily. The Eagle's Heart Murphy was a plainsman, and would realize the horror of being alone, unarmed, and without food on those demon-haunted prairies. Bob Hampton of Placer They lost no time in obeying, as they knew that the old plainsman must have an excellent reason for such a command. The Border Boys Across the Frontier Every desire urged him forward, clamoring for revenge, but the aroused sense of a plainsman held him motionless, staring about, listening for any sound. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier During the “running season,” as it was called by the plainsmen, the whole nature of the herd was completely changed. The Extermination of the American Bison Left to himself the plainsman looked around the hall which seemed a splendid and spacious one to him. The Eagle's Heart He experienced no fear, no premonition of coming disaster, yet the reawakened plainsman in him kept him sufficiently wary and cautious. Bob Hampton of Placer But for once, to his dismay, the old plainsman seemed fairly stumped. The Border Boys Across the Frontier But the real man in him—the plainsman instinct—conquered the impetuosity of the lover. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier This question served Bob's purpose better than he could have desired, for it caused the grizzled plainsman to start suddenly. Bob Chester's Grit From Ranch to Riches Suddenly all sense of material things passed from the wild heart of the plainsman. The Eagle's Heart Undoubtedly it was some distant Indian signal, and the wary old plainsman watched it as if fascinated. Bob Hampton of Placer I have seen one of this kind of fellows hold in awe a mob of cowboys and plainsmen when passions were aroused and blows had already been struck. The Young Man and the World He was plainsman enough to realize what suffering those men had passed through before reaching such extremity, and was quick to appreciate the full meaning of their exhaustion, and to sympathize with it. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier This decided, the grizzled plainsman summoned his cowboys, explained the situation briefly, and offered them a year's wages for their silence, which they promised when Bob added his entreaties. Bob Chester's Grit From Ranch to Riches With the eye of a plainsman he measured the trail's length to the broken hill range where the Pannikin emerges from its final wrestle with the gorges. Empire Builders With the noiseless step of a plainsman he pushed in through the labyrinths of bush, only to halt petrified upon the very edge of that inner barrier. Bob Hampton of Placer Being plainsmen they had done good detective work of its kind, and had determined—by the direction of the bullet's flight as evidenced by the wound—that it had been fired from a point above. The Killer Soldiers from the garrison on pass, idle plainsmen, bull-whackers, adventurers of all kinds stranded here because of Indian activity, stray cowboys from the nearby valleys, thronged the numerous dives, seeking excitement. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier On the ride the plainsman gave Bob many valuable pointers about what to do if trouble broke out in the herd, and for getting along with the other cowboys. Bob Chester's Grit From Ranch to Riches One is a scout, a plainsman born and bred, the other a sergeant of cavalry. From the Ranks David Loring, erstwhile plainsman and scout, had drifted in the early days from New Mexico to Arizona with his small band of sheep, and settled in the valley of the Concho. Sundown Slim His plainsman's faculty was as keen as ever; his calculation of the horsemen's distance was made as though he were the least concerned. Judith of the Plains Burning with impatience as Hamlin was, fearful that every additional moment of delay might increase the girl's danger, he was yet soldier and plainsman enough to realize the wisdom of the old scout. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier A heavy revolver swung at his hip, a rifle rested in the scabbard under his leg, and a coat was rolled behind his saddle, plainsman fashion. Heart's Desire In that vast, seething sea of slantwise icy nodules not the oldest plainsman could hold notion of the compass. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains The big, husky plainsmen undressed him with the tenderness of women, and did their best with the help of Aunt Becky, to take care of his wounds temporarily. Mavericks Our plainsmen, too, were grim, though eager; and our little band of cavalry, hired fighters, rose above that station and became not mongrel private soldiers, but Anglo-Saxons each. The Way of a Man He was all seriousness now, alert and watchful, the plainsman and the soldier. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier Presently he spoke aloud, after the fashion of the plainsman who spends much time alone in the saddle. A Man Four-Square For centuries past the wild dwellers beyond the mountains were used to swooping down from the hills on the less warlike plainsmen in search of loot, women, and slaves. The Elephant God They seem quite analogous to the teamsters and miscellaneous "plainsmen" who used to play an important part on our overland route. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life "Well, now," said the plainsman, "I will tell you some things I have seen their medicine men do, and ye can believe me or not, the way ye feel about it." The Way of a Man A glance here and there, a testing of the blackened embers, a few steps along the broad trail, and these plainsmen knew the story. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier He was an old plainsman, tough as leather, and he had weathered the storm safely. A Man Four-Square He was a fine-looking man, dressed after the manner of the plainsman, and might have been either a cow-puncher in prosperity or a ranch owner. Ted Strong's Motor Car He is a man of about sixty, with long mustaches and strong aquiline features—very like the type of American plainsman that Frederic Remington so well portrayed. War in the Garden of Eden "Tell us when to fire, Auberry," I heard Belknap say, for he had practically given over the situation to the old plainsman. The Way of a Man No plainsman would attempt to ford that icy stream, nor desert the shelter of these bluffs in face of the storm. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier Like many plainsmen he made of his mount a friend. A Man Four-Square The savages who now hung on their flanks lacked the stature and the brave trappings of the buffalo plainsmen. The Covered Wagon "I guess you have the makings of a plainsman," he said, with a smile, as he patted me on the head. Vanguards of the Plains "I know they do telegraph," reiterated the plainsman. The Way of a Man By this time all the cattle, both of the plainsmen and the mountaineers, had gone back. The Rules of the Game They recognized that this slender young plainsman and mountaineer was unafraid. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch "Since when did you come a plainsman?" scoffed the malcontent, for once forgetting his policy of favor-currying with Wingate in his own surly discontent. The Covered Wagon "I wonder if we have done wrong by the children, Clarenden," the big plainsman said, slowly. Vanguards of the Plains We all gaped curiously, and there, as I am a living man, we saw that wavy kris, extended in his hand, turn back into the form of the plainsman's hunting-knife! The Way of a Man We had a crafty plainsman for our captain, and long before daylight he and I rode out and waited for the first peep of day. A Texas Matchmaker By this time Tad Butler was a pretty keen woodsman as well as plainsman. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch The methods of handling such a herd were a constant surprise to me, as well as the schooling of these plainsmen drovers. Reed Anthony, Cowman At last the plainsmen climbed a low swell, halting out of sight on the hither side. Vanguards of the Plains Among the skin-clad trappers, hunters and long-haired plainsmen, I saw but one woman, and she certainly was fit to bear them company. The Way of a Man The men were fine types of the pioneer,—buffalo hunters, freighters, and other plainsmen, though hardly as picturesque in figure and costume as a modern artist would paint them. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days But in less time than I can tell it the plainsmen had sent their lassos hurtling through the air, and the horses discovered that they had met their masters. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) This was favorable wind to our sail, but these plainsmen drovers predicted that, once traffic westward was resumed, the Comanche and his ally would be about the first ones to know it. Reed Anthony, Cowman You know your uncle's life, leading merchant of Kansas City and the Southwest; and mine, plainsman and freighter on the Santa Fé Trail. Vanguards of the Plains This officer's calling compelled him to be both plainsman and mountaineer. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories The old plainsman struck a big fist into the palm of his hand, a rare action with him. Tales of lonely trails I was glad to be a plainsman once more, and took a lively interest in everything that went forward. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) We had the outfits and horses, and our men were plainsmen and were at home as long as they could see the north star. Reed Anthony, Cowman And here, in a triangle of a few miles area, a new Thermopylae, with no Leonidas but Kansas plainsmen, was staged through two long August days and nights. Vanguards of the Plains This child of circumstances, a born plainsman like the Indian, read in plain, forest, and mountain, things which were not visible to other eyes. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories I felt a pang, both for the past, and for my friend and teacher, this last of the old plainsmen who had died recently. Tales of lonely trails In that day, however, the plainsman was delivered out of one peril only to be plunged into another. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) Wilson was an old plainsman, and once he saw the hopelessness of recovering the cattle, he and Yankee Bill began a cautious retreat. Reed Anthony, Cowman The cavalrymen and maybe, too, we who had been plainsmen, knew how to drive back a villianous handful of Apaches. Vanguards of the Plains Yet he felt tired, for the day was already hot with a moist and soaking sea-coast heat, to which the plainsman was unaccustomed. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East Now so much from the old plainsman, who had confessed to intimate relations with every creeping, crawling thing in the West, attested powerfully to the unforgettable singularity of what I got from Navvy. Tales of lonely trails Incidentally I felt sure I could make money as a plainsman, and, now that I had a wife to support, money had become a very important consideration. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) Half a dozen of us started in search of him, under the leadership of the one-armed plainsman, and an hour afterward Bill was met riding leisurely up the river. Reed Anthony, Cowman Beverly and I were typical plainsmen in that we never spoke of these things to each other--that is not the way of the plainsman. Vanguards of the Plains Hillas's eyes opened again, wide, and then the boy was looking beyond the man with the far-seeing eyes of the plainsman. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 So between the two, Emett and I had trouble in keeping our Navajo from illustrating the plainsman idea of a really good Indian—a dead one. Tales of lonely trails Colonel Herrick recounted my history as a plainsman, which convinced the commander that I would be useful in this special line of duty. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) McClellan, who a number of years afterwards became a famous plainsman and Rocky Mountain man, was remarkably swift of foot. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 The big plainsman did not cry out, nor drop his hold, but his face turned gray, and only the dying man saw the look in the blue eyes gazing into his. Vanguards of the Plains The storm screamed louder than the plainsman and began heaping the snow over three obstructions in its path, two that groped slowly and one that lay still. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 At the instant that the man fell a half dozen fierce plainsmen sprang into the room from where they had apparently been waiting for their cue in the street before the cafe. Return of Tarzan They wanted to see a real scout and plainsman in the saddle. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) It is the mark of the plainsman in a city or on a holiday. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama Leonidas had his back against a rock at old Thermopylae, but our Kansas plainsmen fought in a ring of fire. Vanguards of the Plains The plainsman looked searchingly into the face of the older man. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 And any way, the old pirate was a sailor, and no plainsman, and maybe he mistook rainwater for a spring. Arizona Nights They were huge mountaineers, and plainsmen young and mature in years. The Lost Prince "The Turk" told of a tribe of plainsmen who had a great store of the yellow substance. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama You are a brave-hearted plainsman, and a good, strong little limb when it comes to endurance, but just once in a while all of us need a mothering touch. Vanguards of the Plains The backwoodsman, early settler, pioneer plainsman, mountain man were all like some infuriated beast of Promethean capabilities tearing at its own vitals. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations Yes; but a plainsman who lives in a hut knows only the four walls of his hut. The Jungle Book He was neither Queres nor Zuñi, but a plainsman, a captive of their wars. The Trail Book The plainsman of that period, like his successor, the cowboy, was not inquisitive. The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail Long these two, priest and plainsman, stood there with clasped hands, the gray night mists of the Santa Fé Valley round about them and all the far stars of the midnight sky gleaming above them. Vanguards of the Plains The men that later conquered and corralled these wild-riding Plains Indians were plainsmen on horses and cavalrymen. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations He claims to be from a 'high up' Southern family, but has been a plainsman since 1851. A Woman Tenderfoot What his ship is to the sailor, what wings are to the Bird, what money is to the merchant, the Horse is to the plainsman. Johnny Bear And Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted He was simply a night herder, probably had no other occupation, but like the trapper, the hunter and the plainsman, he has probably joined his class. The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail I think I was born again that day into a daring plainsman, who had been a sort of baby-boy before. Vanguards of the Plains Despite priggishness, he had genuine sympathy for the Indians; he knew the Sioux, Nez Perces, and Cheyennes intimately, and few books on Indian plainsmen reveal so much as his. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations I never yet have been able to have a direct question answered by a true mountaineer or plainsman by a simple yes or no. A Woman Tenderfoot With the true instinct of a plainsman he turned to look for his Horse. Johnny Bear And Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted Public opinion was now beginning to swing towards him; he had Páez and his plainsmen on his side and he counted on the great resources of Guayana. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator This tale is told, apparently, by an old plainsman and scout, who reels it off as though he might be telling his own experience. Remarks Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk Tales, 1893, is hardly an equal but it reveals the high values of life held by representatives of the original plainsmen. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations They gaped at it as a plainsman would gape at the Himalayas. Under the Skylights Old plainsmen and the Indians aver that the buffalo never return south; that each year's herd was composed of animals which had never made the journey before, and would never make it again. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway He left Páez to hold the attention of the royalists, and, besides that depletion, had to suffer the loss of many of his plainsmen who refused to accompany him across the Andes. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator The mountaineer had become strongly attached to the youth, who was a noble, high minded lad, the fit companion of the prince among plainsmen. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. The pudgy hands of the doctor grasped the plainsman's shoulders. Keith of the Border The boys were congratulated on all sides when they got back to Mr. Kent's house, even the oldest plainsman admitting they had not done so bad for tenderfeet. Jack Ranger's Western Trip Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range He would visit all alone, in the guise of plainsman, hunter, or cattleman, the emigrant trains crossing the continent, always, however, those which had only small escorts or none at all. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway By means of the British contingents, the plainsmen of Páez, the regular armies of Bermúdez and Mariño, and the genius of Bolívar, which united and directed all, the final victory was achieved. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator So there came to be not only two rivers but two valleys, the one of the lake and prairie plainsmen and the other of the gulf plainsmen. The French in the Heart of America Crouching close behind the door, through a crack of which the light streamed, yielding slight view of the interior, the plainsman anxiously awaited developments. Keith of the Border The service was watched with intense interest by hundreds of Russian men and women and by crowds of Chinese, Korean and Tartar plainsmen. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia The plainsman could give no reasonable hypothesis of his "No-return theory" on which to base the origin of the vast herds which yearly made their march northward. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway To all of this the plainsmen were accustomed; and to this, Bolívar, born among the greatest comforts and reared amid all the refinements of life, showed no apparent repugnance. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator A few plainsmen and Tibetans Boggley pointed out, but most of the crowd were hill-people, jolly little squat men and women hung with silver chains and heavy ear-rings set with turquoises. Olivia in India The plainsman's fingers gripped the negro's arm, his eyes burning. Keith of the Border These hounds are managed by Buffalo Jones, a famous old plainsman, who is now in the Park taking care of the buffalo. American Big Game in Its Haunts The old trappers and plainsmen themselves, even as early as the beginning of the Santa Fe trade, noticed the gradual disappearance of the buffalo, while they still existed in countless numbers. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway He immediately concentrated his forces, organized an expedition against Maracaibo, called the cavalry, ordered invasion of the province of Caracas, obtained incorporation of Páez and his plainsmen, and advanced towards the enemy. Simon Bolivar, the Liberator But Morse struck him as more competent even than the other boyish plainsmen he had met. Man Size Twice he struggled to his knees, only to be crowded backward by relentless power; once he hurled Keith sideways, but the plainsman's muscles stiffened into steel, and he gradually regained his position. Keith of the Border The old plainsman, quick to feel her mood, would have driven swiftly on past the remaining scenes of the tragedy and tried to talk of other things. The Winning of Barbara Worth Soldier though he was, Philip was no plainsman, and in retracing their steps, they missed the draw. Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935 All night they traveled, ambling at the plainsman's "trotecito" when opportunity offered, and then again slacking to a crawling walk where the baked ground grew uneven and criss-crossed with gullies and arroyos. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings The plainsmen crept along the dry ditch with laborious care. Man Size Yet it was now or never for all of them, and the plainsman felt no mercy, experienced no reluctance. Keith of the Border When they had reached the privacy of Mr. Worth's room, the old plainsman and the Irishman stood as if each waited for the other to begin. The Winning of Barbara Worth These wild, free excursions into the sparsely settled interior were not fraught with much danger, for the plainsmen were mostly with the republic, and Garibaldi took great pains to treat with the citizen's family. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Coincidently from all about them the rocks seemed to spawn figures, till half a dozen men in rough plainsman's garb stood in the moonlight. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings The young plainsman had the legs and the wind of a Marathon runner. Man Size "A plainsman, who has punched cattle, but my last job was government scout." Keith of the Border The exact, formal politeness of the old plainsman was delightful. The Winning of Barbara Worth "We are plainsmen enough now to he able to find our own way," added Ned. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail Evidently he was an experienced plainsman and he suggested many ways in which their equipment might be lightened and adjusted. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings "Reckon we better blow back to camp," suggested the old plainsman. Man Size Yet there must be some previous association between the two, and what this was the plainsman proposed to discover. Keith of the Border As if by command they halted, standing motionless, their dark faces turned toward the old plainsman. The Winning of Barbara Worth To American plainsmen, the non-aggressive temper of the rattlesnake is well known, and it is also a positive asset. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Above these straggly wisps was perched jauntily a big sombrero of regulation plainsman type. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings To these plainsmen, charged with the destinies of the mounts for the young British soldier, Cappy Ricks was known familiarly as Cap. Cappy Ricks Retires The plainsman drew back, facing his enemy, until he reached the outer door. Keith of the Border From the saddle the old plainsman looked down into their eager solemn faces and that slow smile broke over his sun-blackened features. The Winning of Barbara Worth It cannot be imitated in printed words; but every plainsman knows the shrill and prolonged trumpet-call of distress that can be heard a mile or more, understandingly. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations A lugubrious, melancholy thing, like most of the songs of the plainsmen. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings "Told you I was a wing shot!" the plainsman cautioned him pleasantly. Cappy Ricks Retires Finally he spoke of it to the old plainsman beside him. Keith of the Border The grizzled plainsman, with a smile of understanding, answered his question. The Winning of Barbara Worth The uncouth straggling plainsmen, without order or regular equipment, recall to him his old enemies, the nomadic Mexican vaqueros. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance It is what our plainsmen call "jerked beef." Following the Equator, Part 7 The employees of the Pony Express were different in character from the ordinary plainsmen of those days. The Great Salt Lake Trail The plainsman ran forward for a hundred yards to assure himself the man had not circled back; at that point the animal had been spurred into a lope. Keith of the Border The plainsman and the Irishman she regarded gravely, as she had looked at the banker, but without fear. The Winning of Barbara Worth The northern plainsmen who were so soon to acknowledge Axphain sovereignty, wept and wailed over their unhappy lot. Graustark It was an animated scene, one fitted to rouse enthusiasm in any plainsman, for the stock was fat and healthy; there were many calves, and the incessant, rumbling complaint of the herd was blood-stirring. Heart of the Sunset Most of the plainsmen are very superstitious, and we were no exception to the general rule. The Great Salt Lake Trail Reaching Carson City, and perfectly reckless as to his own safety there from arrest, the plainsman lost no time in perfecting arrangements for pushing forward. Keith of the Border Behind the plainsman stood the heavy form of the Irishman, a look of pleased anticipation on his battle-scarred features. The Winning of Barbara Worth Friends of his though they were, he knew these sturdy plainsmen would never submit to be foiled in their purpose by one man. A Texas Ranger Some of the plainsmen, like those I speak of now, are altogether wild and will not serve the Turks on any terms. Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders My companion, an old plainsman, said that this was the cry of the cougar prowling for its prey. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches In spite of the vague suspicion of evil which the plainsman had implanted within the woman's mind, the other possessed the advantage, and would certainly improve it. Keith of the Border As he spoke Jefferson Worth looked straight into the eyes of the old plainsman. The Winning of Barbara Worth No feat better than this could show the courage of the plainsman and of the horse which he so perfectly controlled. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West "Don't that man know what fear is?" wondered Harry, ignorant that the true mountaineer feels toward these vociferous felidae about the same contempt with which a plainsman regards a coyote. The Red Acorn Yet he was a skilled plainsman, on ground he knew well, and just before straying himself, he successfully instructed two men who did not know the country how to get to camp. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches No party of plainsmen would ever venture to build a fire in so exposed a spot, and no small company would take the chances of the trail. Keith of the Border Pat turned to follow the gaze of his companion just as the plainsman drawled softly: "And you've brought us that." The Winning of Barbara Worth A solid army was pressing behind the vanguard of soldier, scout, and plainsman. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Landor was recognized, a big broad-shouldered plainsman with a leathery face as honest as the sun. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) "That worries me some," replied the plainsman, "but we'll keep on it." The Last of the Plainsmen Well, they had him at last—dead; and the plainsman shuddered, as he turned away. Keith of the Border The young woman turned easily aside to Abe, and Horace P. found himself very close to and facing the tall plainsman and the heavy shouldered Irish boss. The Winning of Barbara Worth But the ignorant and barbarous plainsmen engaging in civil strife followed willingly a leader who often managed to deliver their enemies bound, as it were, into their hands. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Here we've wasted a whole hour waiting for you to come up, just because the sheriff's office of Ford County employs as deputies 'nesters' instead of plainsmen. The Outlet In my mind lingered a pleasing consciousness of my last sight of the old plainsman. The Last of the Plainsmen The plainsman struck his horse with the quirt in his left hand, and sprang swiftly aside so as to clear the flank of the animal, his shooting arm flung out. Keith of the Border Without a question the old plainsman left the group and walked swiftly away. The Winning of Barbara Worth Even Major Mackenzie, the engineer in charge of the large irrigation project being built by a company in southern Arizona, relaxed at one of the plainsman's humorous tales. Bucky O'Connor Nor was Reddy the only young man who had dreams those days at the Lazy D. Cupid must have had his hands full, for his darts punctured more than one honest plainsman's heart. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West For a few moments his companion surveyed the lake and shore with a plainsman's eye, then dashed within, to reappear with a Winchester in each hand. The Last of the Plainsmen With a towering cottonwood as guide, oddly misshapen and standing out gauntly against the slightly lighter sky, the plainsman led on unhesitatingly, until they began to climb the rather sharp uplift of the north bank. Keith of the Border Texas Joe, watching these clouds, said nothing; but when Pat threw on the ground the water left in his cup after drinking, the plainsman opened upon him with language that startled them all. The Winning of Barbara Worth Thereafter, no matter what else engaged his attention, the gleaming eyes behind the red bandanna never wandered for a moment from the big plainsman. Bucky O'Connor A less experienced plainsman would have blazed away and exposed his own position. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West To the plainsman, new to the north, the dim gray world about him was of exceeding interest. The Last of the Plainsmen But he could hope to accomplish nothing more here, and the plainsman swung himself into the saddle. Keith of the Border "He's a regular pearl, this Frenchy," said the plainsman as though trying to excuse himself for his considerate treatment of his latest acquisition. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The plainsman's eye was not yet mine; and I smiled a little as I rode. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains Meanwhile Denver, a young giant of seventy-six inches, held the head of the stairs, with four stalwart plainsmen back of him. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West The old plainsman, never weary, leaned with his back against a stone and watched, with narrow gaze, the canyon below. The Last of the Plainsmen The wind was rising, hurling clouds of sand into their eyes, and the plainsman held one hand before his face. Keith of the Border Although the youngest of the party, Will was the most experienced plainsman, and was constantly on the alert. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister This is true of sailors, hunters, plainsmen, cowboys, and tugboat captains. The Riverman Sitting his horse carelessly in the plainsman's indolent fashion, he asked his question of McWilliams in front of the Lazy D bunkhouse. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West Have I, a plainsman, come a thousand miles alone to be scared by you, or a lot of craven Indians? The Last of the Plainsmen There was a considerable break in the rocky barrier here, leading back for perhaps a hundred yards, and the plainsman turned his horse that way, dismounting when out of sight among the bowlders. Keith of the Border He woke the plainsmen, and related his adventure, and Mr. Slade at once organized a party to hunt out the bandits of the dugout. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister After a long time, he cautiously crawled out of the thicket and searched the surroundings with a plainsman's eye. The Last of the Plainsmen The plainsman lay in strained posture, his ear against the ground. The Last of the Plainsmen Had the silent plainsman ever told a complete and full story of his adventures? The Last of the Plainsmen With his senses almost numb, barely able to pull and raise the Colt, the plainsman willed to live, and to keep his captive. The Last of the Plainsmen The plainsmen were now in the heart of the Indian country, the utmost caution was required, and a sharp lookout was maintained. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister Jones, a plainsman all his days, wonderingly watched the moon-blanched water. The Last of the Plainsmen I could see from under my hat-brim that the solemn, hollow voice had penetrated the cold exterior of the plainsman. The Last of the Plainsmen The infuriated buffalo lowered her head for the fatal charge on the horse, when the plainsman, jerking out his heavy Colts, shot her dead in her tracks. The Last of the Plainsmen To think quickly had meant the solving of many a plainsman's problem. The Last of the Plainsmen When hunger was appeased, and Woods's wound properly dressed, Will, for the second time, found himself a hero among the plainsmen. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister With the words of this quiet old plainsman, my sentimental passion shrank to the true appreciation of the scene. The Last of the Plainsmen In the spring of 1907 I was the fortunate companion of the old plainsman on a trip across the desert, and a hunt in that wonderful country of yellow crags, deep canyons and giant pines. The Last of the Plainsmen Promise of wonderful days before me, with the last of the old plainsmen. The Last of the Plainsmen Nat was born in the East, became infected with Western fever, and ran away from home in order to become a plainsman. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister Officers, soldiers, plainsmen, and railroadmen took a day off to see the sport, and one excursion party, including many ladies, among them Louise, came up from St. Louis. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister Almost every plainsman or soldier who met my brother during the Indian campaigns can tell some interesting tale about him that has never been printed. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister In it the American plainsman was congratulated upon the honors he had won, the success he had achieved, and the educational worth of his great exhibition. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister "Lie low! lie low!" breathed the plainsman to his companions. The Last of the Plainsmen And now once more was the versatile plainsman called upon to enact a new role. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister The line of march was now taken up for Sweetwater Bridge, and here, four days later, the plainsmen brought up, with their own horses and about a hundred Indian ponies. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister |
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