For a fortnight they shovelled up the soil continuously without any golden effects, and, so far, without any feeling of disappointment.

And dipping his hands into the box he began deliberately shovelling the whole hoard into his trousers and waistcoat pocket.

He shoveled coal feverishly though the irony of the task smote him, for in feeding the insatiable beds, he was with his own hand helping to furnish the energy that wafted her, he would have served, farther and farther from the home land.

Another Sullivan was fireman, fiercely shovelling imaginary coal; still another at the side of the box grasped the handle of the brake as one ready to die at his post if need be.

Somehow they impressed me more than the sight of dead men being hurriedly shoveled under ground on the battle front where they had fallen.

Householders jocosely shoveled their walks; small children resurrected attic sleds; here and there a farmer appeared on Main Street during the forenoon in a pung-sleigh or cutter with jingling bells.

They both realized it, and when, madly shoveling, he at last succeeded in releasing her she leaned her full weight on his own, breathing rapidly, and suffered him to support and guide her through the flame-shot darkness to the culinary regions above.

Then, fastening down the lid, he covered the coffin over with boards and began slowly and mournfully shovelling the earth upon it.