Then came Stephen Smith who amassed a large fortune as a lumber merchant and with him Whipper, Vidal and Purnell.

And even to us, who never chased the fox nor ever crossed a thoroughbred, this portion of the work is not without a certain interest; for we take a species of pleasure in hearing or learning the technical terms of any art, trade, or pursuit whatsoever, and not often to American eyes comes the chance of becoming acquainted with the huntsman, the whipper-in, the ride to cover, and the eager, toilsome, dangerous chase.

One Thomas Ford, a large, muscular, ferocious-looking fellow, a good specimen of a southern bully and woman-whipper, had been victorious through the day in numerous fights and brawls; but he had to pay dear for it when night came.

The "whipper-in" was sent up by means of a long ladder, eventually pulling him out of his hiding-place by his brush.

I think the old people called it the 'Nat Turner War.' Reconstruction Days "Lawyer Whipper was one of the best criminal lawyers in the state.

It was a common practice, when a slave offended a white man, for the master to send for a public whipper, and order him to take the slave before the door of the person offended, and flog him till the latter was satisfied.

Not knowing whence the sound came, I rose, and presently found the poor boy tied up to a post, his toes scarcely touching the ground, and a negro whipper.

One day in particular he exhibited himself with uncommon advantage; and Mr. Tyrrel without further delay proposed to his father, to take him into his family, and make him whipper-in to his hounds, till he could provide him with some more lucrative appointment in his service.

And in front of him, facing him, stood a slim, six-foot whipper-snapper of a lieutenant, hatless, coatless, tireless, mercilessa creature whom Buzz at first thought he could snap between thumb and fingerlike that!who made life a hell for Buzz Werner.

The whipper-snapper seemed tireless.

"Is it I pull you out of the grave, indeed!" continued the whipper-in, for such he was, "I'd let nobody pull your honour out of any place, saving 'twas purgatory; and out of that I'd pull you myself, if I saw you going there."

Why, indeed, if they will not separate as readily as their owners think proper, the whipper is called for, and the lash exercised upon their naked bodies, till obliged to part.

The squire next addressed himself to Mr. Escot: "Here are three couples of us going to throw off together, with the Reverend Doctor Gaster for whipper in.

In Clay County we had to eat up the last mule from the tips of his ears to the end of the fly-whipper.

They had a nigger whipper, too.

You know the wurst race ah evah had in mah life ah wuz comin on fum Spearsville and two coach whipper wuz layin side de road

Some of his songs, such as "The Bay of Biscay", "Tom Moody, the Whipper-in", and, especially, "The Green Little Shamrock of Ireland", bid fair to be immortal.

"You impudent little whipper-snapper," roared Jack Curtiss, "if you weren't such a shrimp I'd lick you for that remark, but you're all beneath my notice.

It's better to marry a man with sense, nor to go takin' up with some young whipper-snapper that would be thinkin' of nothin' but spendin' money and carryin' on with nonsense.

When the regiment comes stumping through London on its way back to Eustonnext year, or whenever it's going to bewith their ragged pipers leading the way, you would like to be at the head of 'A' Company, Bobby, and I would give something to be exercising my old function of whipper-in.

He cites other examples in Norfolk parishes, viz., "Constable Acre" in Stuston, "Constable Pasture" in Fralingham, "Dog Whipper's Land" in Barton Turf.

One of them was MacDougall, the king's whipper.

As the whipper bound Neil's hands behind his back he hissed in his ear.

"If there's a man among you let him finish the work!" Jeekum had fallen upon his knees beside the whipper.

Madam, I am that wicked, wanton, wily fox, that whipper-snapper, that unmitigated bounderNap Errol!"