It seemed the bear hunter was noted for that habit of kicking burros.

"That he is no great judge of an anchorage, I am ready to allow; but no man, who can keep things so snug aloft, would think of fastening his ship, for any length of time, by a single cable, to sheer starboard and port, like that kicking colt, tied to the tree by a long halter, that we fell in with, in our passage over land from Boston.

It came unexpectedly; the kicking basket escaped from her arms, the lid burst open, and an extraordinarily large, healthy and indignant cat flew out, tail as big as a duster, and fled east on Sixty-fourth Street.

ordered Mr. Wilder of Bill and then dashed for the kicking black, with Larry and Horace at his heels.

I returned to the office that evening, knowing that Mr. Spensonly was out; and I went to his office-room with idle excuse to the peon sitting in verandahand in my pocket was poor old rat kicking bucket fast.

"Have you picked the horses you're goin' to ride?" Teague led from the midst of that dusty kicking bunch a rangy powerful horse, with four white feet, a white face and a noble head.

Certain also it is, that before the month was done, Will, with his living, kicking charges, and after more of these said tears from Mary than either of them had arithmetic enough to enable them to count, embarked at Leith for Richmond, at which place the sugar-planter had undertaken to meet him.

Then we had fun at the milking; it required a dozen strong men to hold one kicking cow while a woman, squeezed out a little milk from the reluctant udders, though she gave down freely later when the ravenous calf took hold.

William was almost within kicking distance of the spring, as if he meant to keep an eye upon the water supply even though that involved browsing off brush instead of wandering down to good grass below the camp.

At the report of the gun the animal fell over in a kicking heap, for the distance was so very short that the charge of shot had gone with all the destructive power of a "forty-four" bullet.

Our spirits have been reduced till we were at hope's end what to do obliged to quit this house, and afraid to engage another, till in extremity I took the desperate resolve of kicking house and all down, like Bunyan's pack; and here we are in a new life at board and lodging, with an honest couple our neighbours.

Up, spur the kicking jade, while I make speed To conjure Skink out of his hermit's weed; Lie there, religion: keep thy master grave, And on the fair trust of these princes' word To court again, Skink.

"Powerful, too," he added, with an effort to control one of the kicking legs.

The foot is thus held from the ground, and violent kicking movements prevented.

I have just got it renewed, and it is as vigorous as a kicking-mule.

Life is people who are strong kicking people who are weak out of their roadthen going on with a laugha laugh loud enough to drown the groans.

She stood three or four more prods, and then, not being able to stand it any longer without expressing her feelings in some way, she unhooked one leg and fetched the Dwarf a kick on the side of the head that reminded him that it was about time for him to get into his own room and lock the door, and convinced him that there ain't a bit of exaggeration in the tough stories that they tell about the kicking powers of an army mule.

" The kicking practice was put through with dash and vim.

Sad experience taught me that ramming the shot added to the kicking qualities of the firearm.

* * To see wrestlers kicking shins, is no news; But to see cats playing at nine pins, is strange indeed!

There followed a few moments of sickening confusion during which the horrified spectators had time to realize that Sir Beverley was pinned under the kicking animal; then with a savage effort the great brute rolled over and struggled to his feet.

Then Elzevir went to the kicking-wheel, and beckoned me to help him, and between us we put the helm hard up.

; so is the jest about Franciscus Ribera's computation of the amount of cubic space required by the souls of the lost; so is Hilarion the hermit's comparison of his body with its unruly passions to a kicking ass.