Several of the party, however, concluded to have a little hunt on their own account, and presently we saw them galloping over the prairie in different directions in pursuit of buffaloes.

Vast herds of these monarchs of the plains were roaming all around us, and we laid over one day for a grand hunt.

Oftentimes, when a beginner returns in this way unsuccessful, he is so unmercifully chaffed by his companions that he mentally records a vow not to be beaten a second time, and, when he finds himself again in the forest for his annual hunt, with the enthusiasm of youth, he would almost rather die than be defeated.

I'll warrant you'll find enough in the way of bear-hunting to satisfy you; perhaps a little Indian hunting to boot, for if the Banattees get hold of your horses, you'll have a long hunt before you find them again.

It was a sort of holiday sport for courtiers, like a royal hunt.

Grim hunt, hen pheasant.

In the bloody hunt described in the last chapter, however, the slaughter of so many was not wanton, because the village that had to be supplied with food was large, and, just previous to the hunt, they had been living on somewhat reduced allowance.

" LEIGH HUNT:

HANDY, ALICE S. Billy Whiskers' treasure hunt.

Now, it so happened that, at this very time, the howl of the dogs fell upon the ears of two separate parties of travellersthe one was a band of Esquimaux who were moving about in search of seals and walruses, to which band this woman and her baby belonged; the other was a party of men under command of Buzzby, who were returning to the ship after an unsuccessful hunt.

After a vain hunt, I gave up Beast and turned to Beauty.

We are the ones that take the brunt Of every lively Indian-hunt, So don't be angry if we're blunt.

Meanwhile he dutifully tended his mother's cattle and sheep, and contented himself with an occasional deer-hunt in the neighbouring forests.

Description of the otter hunting.

The train moved on again and we had no other adventures, except several exciting buffalo hunts on the South Platte, near Plum Creek.

One day, when the cubs were hungry and food scarce because of their persistent hunting near the den, the mother brought them to the edge of a dense thicket where rabbits were plentiful enough, but where the cover was so thick that they could not follow the frightened game for an instant.

Kermit took Nips off with him for a solitary hunt one day.

Holman's face showed that the mental sufferings of the two sisters had worked him into a decidedly unfriendly state of mind toward the Professor and the big brute who was leading the old scientist on the mad hunt, and another quarrel was barely averted during the early afternoon.

Pheasant hunting.

" "I only know that I wish that I had my fringed hunting tunic and leggings on once more.

Such an example has its full weight with every other kind of mere money-hunting.

We had our yearly festivals, our cowslip gatherings, our blackberry huntings, our hay makings, and all the delights so pleasant to country children.

Of course they immediately started a thorough hunt for the strangely missing weapon, even the limping Jerry seeming as deeply interested in the search as any one of his comrades.

Perhaps it was because she had learned that a determined hunt, with many beaters and men on elephants, invariably followed her killings.

Small business indeed and often ludicrous, this playing at grasshopper hunting.