I believe of a verity my company would have grumbled almost as loudly as had General Herkimer's men on the morning before the fight at Oriskany, had the old soldier taken station elsewhere, and yet it would have been but natural for him to go into the fight side by side with those of the garrison who were most experienced in warfare.

" The soldiers, who were to return immediately to Colonel William Johnson, rode away with their horses, and Robert, Tayoga and Willet took their packs into the house of Mynheer Huysman, who grumbled incessantly while he and a manservant and a maidservant made them as comfortable as possible.

The passengers consisted of six Englishmen, and they had been continually grumbling about the slow time that was being made by the stages, saying that the farther they got East the slower they went.

He merely grumbled, rising to change his posture, when greeted.

Diaz, grumbling inarticulately, pulled the bell of the great door of the house.

She was gone, and we grumbled sorely at our bad luck.

Skinny grumbled disgustedly to the Ramblin' Kid.

This must comfort the foot soldiers, who are eternally grumbling at the cavalry.

The men grumbled fiercely at this, but Captain Selover drove them with slight regard for their opinions or feelings.

"'Fraid so," grumbled the Major, hoarsely.

The Druces show obedience though not respect; they growled and grumbled horribly, but submitted, though with ill grace, to the explicit prohibition.

" The other two grumbled incoherently.

And yet we inconsiderately grumble at an occasional smash-up!

" "All but about my gun, hang him," grumbled Bluff, indignantly.

The poet grumbled internally to himself as he thought of the three bottles of Clos-Vougeot, one of Léoville, two of Moulin-au-Vent, that had been consumed, and the fellow not drunk yet.

" Grandpa Grumbles was wet and cold, so he grumbled right out loud, "I will tell about as many noses and snowdrifts as I please in this story!"

Little brook, sing to me; Sing about the bumblebee That tumbled from a lily bell and grumbled mumblingly, Because he wet the film Of his wings, and had to swim, While the water bugs raced round and laughed at him.

Indeed, could we not hear her joining in as we talked, and good naturedly grumbling that if we couldn't have that kind of fogs, why then we ought to get close in shore among the crabs and the sand-fiddlers, where the big boats could not come; or else go into a quiet little creek with a sleepy little houseboat.

Predisposed as she was by nature to like any helpless young creature, she had rapidly grown to appreciate the girl's talents, and was now genuinely fond of her, though it must be owned that her daughters occasionably grumbled, and that the real nieces were undisguisedly jealous.

Why couldn't I?" She went on her mission, grumbling pettishly.

The tall silhouette in the window made no reply, but stood grumbling privately: "A club!

Even then he grumbled profanely while Lanyard helped Athenais to climb in and took the place by her side.

I trod these selfsame streets an hour ago, But no eye sought me, greeting heard I none; Only, the while I stood and gazed about, I heard one rudely grumbling that I had No right to block the way, and stand and stare.

"Well, you made a fine mess of it," grumbled Bill Bender savagely.

CHAPTER XIII The Return of the Sun Thursday, August 3.We have had such a long spell of fine clear weather without especially low temperatures that one can scarcely grumble at the change which we found on waking this morning, when the canopy of stratus cloud spread over us and the wind came in those fitful gusts which promise a gale.