Just for an instant I was startled, fearing lest we might be discovered and find ourselves in trouble when we believed we were safest; but then, realizing that we had already met many who mistook us for comrades, I would have gone on but that Sergeant Corney halted suddenly, unslung the rifle from his back, and, presenting it full at the drunken renegades, said in a low, stern tone:

" So saying, he unslung the leathern pottle from the end of his staff, and, drawing the stopper therefrom, he handed it to the lass who had carried his staff, first wiping the mouth of the pottle upon his sleeve.

HERSEY DEATHBURY placed her blackboard against the wall, unslung her chalk, and wrote in very large letters: "I C hur a-Goin on The rode 2 forneys Kragg.

He came to the gate at which they stood, and ducking his head, unslung the pack, and without further ceremony opened it.

At the first command, each man unslings his equipment and places it on the ground at his feet, haversack to the front end of the pack 1 foot in front of toes.

Equipments are unslung, packs opened, shelter half and pins removed: each man then spreads his shelter half, small triangle to the rear, flat upon the ground the tent is to occupy, the rear rank man's half on the right.

At the second command each man unslings his roll and places it on the ground at his feet, rounded end to the front, square end of shelter half to the right.

As soon as a file completes its two rolls each man places his roll in the position it was in after being unslung find stands at attention.

From his saddle Langdon unslung a binocular glass imported from Paris.

And when we crossed the Dutch border that afternoon and came on a village street full of Belgian soldiers cut off and forced to cross the line, to be interned here, presumably until the war was over, one could not mourn very deeply their lost chances of martial glory as they unslung their rifles and turned them over to the good-natured Dutch guard.

The field-guns rumbled into line and each rider unslung his carbine.

He unslung a heavy leather sack from his belt and gave it to Denny.

" The boys unslung their rifles, which were strapped tightly to their backsthey were already loadedand started up the valley.

PIPER Be soothed,'twas as I guessed, [Unslings the jars] All of them hungry,and the Rainbow going; And Cheat-the-Devil pining in a corner.

Before he could call out a warning they had unslung their carbines and fired.

A moment later the dismounted troopers spread out into a thin line, covering the front and left of the house, unslung their carbines and began to load.

The stranger unslung a strap that held a satchel to his side and hung it on the pommel.

Isene, my mare, had already scented the distant stables, and was pricking forward her beautiful ears as I unslung my broad hat of plaited palmetto and placed it on my head, the better to salute my hosts when I should ride to their threshold in the Spanish fashion we followed at home.

Viushin unslung his double-barrelled fowling-piece, and proceeded to pepper him with duck-shot; Dodd tugged at his revolver with frantic energy while his horse ran away with him over the plain; the Major dropped his bridle, and implored me by all I held sacred not to shoot him, while the horses plunged, kicked, and snorted in the most animated manner.

Blessed Virgin, help me!" He unslings his unloaded gunhe had forgotten it till thenand, tightly seizing it in his strong hands, he flings the butt end against the lock.