| 单词 | raftsman |
| 例句 | When the river is high, Guatemalan raftsmen may charge about $1.30 to cross. Rafting Across a Mexico River to Make a Living, and Remake a Life 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z “You bet I will!” answered the raftsman, and again the men bent to their oars. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The ripple of the water, the intermittent splash of the oars, the crooning songs of the raftsmen all added to the sense of drowsy contemplation already established by the surrounding view. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z At that time there must have been many hundreds of men in the valley—wood-cutters, charcoal-burners, raftsmen—without counting the women and children. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z "Because I might be able to regulate my conduct by yours," replied the raftsman. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z The Guatemalan raftsmen work one day on, one day off, alternating with the collective’s Mexican raftsmen. Rafting Across a Mexico River to Make a Living, and Remake a Life 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z However, Antonio proved a most expert raftsman, being almost amphibious and smart as any eel. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z But, as for a wretched beginner and blunderer to whom she has not yet given her little finger to kiss, no raftsman or woodsman in the mountains groans under such a load. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II This speech was addressed to the youth, whom he had mistaken for one of the raftsmen. The Fortunes Of Glencore So I stayed, and so as not to be separated from her even for a week, I gave up being a raftsman and became a workman at a foundry. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z There are accidents from time to time, but nothing serious, the raftsmen say. Rafting Across a Mexico River to Make a Living, and Remake a Life 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z We must see the raftsmen, too, and—ah, but it is cold here!—let us climb the cliff again and find some shelter. Careers of Danger and Daring The voices of the raftsmen were loud, and their laughter sounded like logs rolled over one another. Landolin "Tell them to go back, Beppo," said the chief of the raftsmen to one of his party. The Fortunes Of Glencore Then, my Lord," continued the raftsman, "then came the dark hour, when I yielded to my folly and selfishness. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z When with smoother water the raftsmen's shouts were hushed, a strange silence swept down upon the travellers. The Three Mulla-mulgars While winding their way through the torturous currents of the river, these raftsmen may be considered the most independent set of people that navigate the great watery thoroughfare. Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 Carl, a servant of Joseph's, and son to the spinner who lived up on the rock, was surrounded by a group of raftsmen, woodsmen, and teamsters, who were all gesticulating in the wildest manner. Waldfried A Novel The raftsmen had all been arrested, and were examined carefully, one by one; and now it only remained to obtain from the traveller himself whatever information he could contribute to throw light on the affair. The Fortunes Of Glencore Thank you," said the raftsman after the door was shut "Well, how I know of your trouble? The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z It amounted to something being a raftsman on such a craft as that. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade As far as I can learn, he was formerly a raftsman. The History and Records of the Elephant Club For the mangeurs de lard, as they called the fur company raftsmen, they had a supreme contempt. The Story of the Trapper The raftsmen on the other side of the forest were also objects of his envy. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart These raftsmen were accustomed to a rough, wandering life. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace All at once he saw coming from behind the trees a gigantic man dressed like a raftsman, who held in his hand a pole as large as the mast of a ship. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Some, who are almost starving, ingratiate themselves with the raftsmen. Contemporary Russian Novelists Arthur saw the operation by and by, and the hardy raftsmen shooting the rapids in what appeared to him circumstances of exciting peril. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement His grateful master then wished to present him with a pair of raftsmen's boots, but Michael put them aside, and brought forth another pair, such as had never before been made. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart The raftsmen on the other side of the forest also aroused his envy. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Scarcely had he, almost out of breath, called, "Dutch Michel, Mr. Dutch Michel!" than suddenly the gigantic raftsman with his pole stood before him. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Brutes from coal barges, or raftsmen 375 from the head waters! The Strollers In a few moments the giant raftsman stood before him. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden At the same moment there stepped from behind a pine a gigantic man, dressed as a raftsman, and with a pole as big as a ship's mast in his hand. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart When these raftsmen found themselves the possessors of so much money, they could hardly contain themselves for joy. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The raftsmen also on the other side of the wood were an object of envy to him. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors From her and from my great aunt Bridges who lived in St. Louis, I received my first literary instruction, a partial offset to the vulgar yet heroic influence of the raftsmen and mill hands. A Son of the Middle Border The raftsmen of the forest, too, excited his envy. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden He quickly discovered that, while Joe was as ignorant as himself of that coast, he was an expert raftsman and logger. The Copper Princess A Story of Lake Superior Mines From that time forth Holland was the paradise of the raftsmen of the Black Forest, and Dutch Michel was their king. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace But on coming nearer and seeing the dress of the people, he found that having taken the contrary direction he had got to the raftsmen instead of the glass-makers. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors In my early days I knew one Jack Chase who was a lumberman on the Illinois, and when steady and sober the best raftsman on the river. Luke Walton As he got them on the right feet, and hired a raftsman to tie them up for him, he said he would get even with the doctor if he had to catch the smallpox. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 Here at the waterfront taverns a motley crowd of loggers and raftsmen, woodsmen and timbermen, were wont to gather for nights of revelry. Blue Ridge Country McGawley, my partner at the time, was along; and as we took a survey of the passengers, we noticed that most of them were raftsmen who had just been paid off. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi It took a good raftsman to get a raft over the Falls. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History He might have been a sailor, or a scowman, or a hibernating raftsman. The Lady of the Ice A Novel As he rushed along, the raftsmen's boat crossed his bows, going to the main raft below for ropes and material to secure the cribs coming down intact. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories When the curtain fell on the last act, woodsmen and raftsmen and their newfound friends in the village returned to the riverfront tavern to make a night of it. Blue Ridge Country At one time I was going down the river below Baton Rouge, and there were a lot of raftsmen on board. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The raftsmen, who had welcomed them, now turned hosts and housed the newcomers. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward As raftsmen we should certainly speak the Bavarian dialect, which none of us can do. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War Not that I'm anything of a raftsman," he added, modestly, "but I picked up a good bit of knowledge concerning the river while on that government job down in Arkansas. Raftmates A Story of the Great River Through its narrow streets strode loggers and raftsmen. Blue Ridge Country His knowledge of the different bars that were formed by the bridge piers was utilized, and often proved of great assistance to his friends, the raftsmen. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World She began softly, slowly, a Canadian boat-song, heard often on the raftsman's barge or habitant's canoe, on the Ottawa or great St. Lawrence—a national song, with its quaint monotonous melody and simple pathetic words. Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence At the same time he shouted to the raftsmen: "Keep off; don't you see we are in danger?" The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring If he had, he might have learned that the raftsmen had just picked it up, floating, empty and ownerless, down the river. Raftmates A Story of the Great River Its shores re-echoed to the shouts and songs of sturdy raftsmen in the days when acres of great logs were floated down to the sea. Jess of the Rebel Trail The raftsmen were always glad to meet Paul and converse with him as long as he would paddle alongside. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World As he got them on the right feet, and hired a raftsman to tie them up for him, he said he would get even with the doctor if he had to catch the small pox. Peck's Compendium of Fun "For Heaven's sake, keep off!" shouted Mr. Hunter to the raftsmen; "if you don't we shall be ruined!" The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring The raftsmen had never heard of Major Caspar, nor of Winn Caspar, his son. Raftmates A Story of the Great River Mr. Lincoln said that this reminded him of an old acquaintance of his, "Jack Chase," who used to be a lumberman on the Illinois, a steady, sober man, and the best raftsman on the river. Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865 Paul told the negro to pull alongside and have the raftsman open the keg. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The crowd filled the street, and as he passed a raftsman with red breeches on, said he wouldn’t have such a nose as that on him for a hundred dollars. Peck's Compendium of Fun At one place twenty-six raftsmen had been drowned. 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 By eight o'clock the exhibition hall of the Whatnot was packed with an audience that contained a number of raftsmen and steamboat hands from the water-front. Raftmates A Story of the Great River He was their raftsman; he had been seen out on the log boom, pike pole in hand, shoving logs in to the endless chain elevator that drew them up to the seas. Kindred of the Dust Sometimes there would be twenty or thirty of them raftsmen—men who would cut the logs and raft them to go and bring them down the river. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 Where gangs of raftsmen congregate, their "captains" may be known by superior stature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 There were raftsmen from the Mississippi, from the White, and the St. Francis rivers. Remember the Alamo Why, I met a man out in 'Frisco last month whom I knew, two years ago, as a raftsman on this very river at twenty a month and found. Raftmates A Story of the Great River During the week he thought frequently of telephoning up to Darrow and asking if they still had the same raftsman on the pay-roll, but his pride forbade this. Kindred of the Dust Moosehead is the most important of these, and keeps a steamboat for tugging rafts and transporting raftsmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 We two, off hatches, and whipped a barrel of tar on deck; which we turned over to the raftsmen, with our hearty good wishes for their success. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast They were raftsmen who carried on trade over the lagoons, sustaining their flat vessels upon distended skins. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc He knew him to be the raftsman who had kicked Bim, and whom he had rescued from the dog's teeth at Mandrake, more than a week before. Raftmates A Story of the Great River Overboard with you, and don't you make a fool of yourself another time this way.—Blast it, boy, some raftsmen would rawhide you till you were black and blue!' Life on the Mississippi, Part 1. But there was another place I must beware of, where two eddies faced each other; raftsmen were sometimes swept off there by the oars and drowned. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Flat and generally of sad aspect, the country of the raftsman lies remote and uncommended. Tropic Days They knew well enough that the raftsmen were all down at the village laying in stores or having a spree, but still that was no excuse for their conducting this thing in an unpiratical way. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. In this way they not only did a thriving business, but kept up the appearance of being what they claimed to be—"river-traders" and raftsmen. Raftmates A Story of the Great River The boy did not get the information he was after, but his adventure has furnished the glimpse of the departed raftsman and keelboatman which I desire to offer in this place. Life on the Mississippi, Part 1. They were racing along at a lively pace, each with a pole in his hand, dexterously avoiding the rocks and the breakers, and schooling themselves thus early in the duties and perils of the raftsmen. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Where gangs of raftsmen congregate, their 'captains' may be known by superior stature. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present Stopping to wood at the mouth of a creek, a gang of raftsmen came on board,—half-breed Canadians of fierce and demoralized aspect,—men of great muscular strength, and armed heavily with axes and butcher-knives. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 And possibly the raftsmen's dialect was what is called PLATT-DEUTSCH, and so they found his English more familiar to their ears than another man's German. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 03 On the Delaware the raftsmen are at work running out their rafts. Winter Sunshine He had been a raftsman, and was reputed to be the most daring of those little-known watermen at flood-times and in the early thaw. The Vultures Both of the men were inexperienced, one being a raftsman who came down the river, and the other a man from Vicksburg. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches You see the vagabonds can make logs sarve their turn, as well as the best raftsmen on the rivers, and it would be no great expl'ite for them to invade us in a body. The Deerslayer He could make those dialect-speaking raftsmen understand him, sometimes, when even young Z had failed with them; and young Z was a pretty good German scholar. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 03 Letter from the Directory of Clamecy, March 27, and official report of the civil commissioners, March 31, 1792, on the riot of the raftsmen. The French Revolution - Volume 2 Here he was, a raftsman plying between Cracow and Warsaw, those two hot-beds of Polish patriotism—a mere piece of human driftwood on the river. The Vultures Mr. Lincoln said that this reminded him of an old acquaintance of his, "Jack" Chase, a lumberman on the Illinois, a steady, sober man, and the best raftsman on the river. Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller He could wrestle any man at the railings in his day, an' he was bully of the raftsmen of the Susquehanna when he was only a youngster. The Valley of the Moon Bill, the second raftsman, a stolid, silent man, at once swung his axe upon a log of driftwood. The Spirit of the Border There was a moment only in which to study the river to learn if the unfortunate raftsman's body had appeared. The Spirit of the Border |
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