Burros pull them, and men walk alongside to hold their bridles.

Then Beltane frowned and leaning forward, seized the bridle close beside the bit, and gripping it so, put forth his strength.

But without drawing rein, Major Washington rode straight to the governor's house, threw his bridle to a negro, and ordered a footman to announce him at once to his master.

He sprang forward, caught the sorrel's bridle, and swung it round.

" He took the bridle off his steed, "Roam as thou wilt," said he. "As I gave Zaida her release, I give release to thee.

he exclaimed, as his wife also drew the bridle of her foaming horse by his side.

Billy rose and wandered over and mounted Julius Caesar, Cocoanut barely turning his head and watching the white boy lazily as Billy gathered up the bridle, which was the only equipment Julius Caesar had.

His gloves are so large and seamy as to make it extremely difficult to grasp the bridle, and quite impossible to buckle a strap.

" To this did Johnny answer make, Both with his head and with his hand, And proudly shook the bridle too; And then!

King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.

exclaimed Andy, abruptly dropping the bridle quicker than he had seized it.

I got her bridle, tumbled over the countryman with a kick, and forced her to the edge of the sheepfold.

When I was perhaps fourteen or fifteen years of age, I undertook to correct a young fellow named Ned, for some supposed offence; I think it was leaving a bridle out of its proper place; he being larger and stronger than myself took hold of my arms and held me, in order to prevent my striking him; this I considered the height of insolence, and cried for help, when my father and mother both came running to my rescue.

Ulysses was moved to see her weep, but he kept his own eyes as dry as iron or horn in their lids, putting a bridle upon his strong passion, that it should not issue to sight.

He soon, however, recovered his courage, and, spurring his horse, gave him the bridle and galloped swiftly forward.

Now, thought I, is the time to "get my work in," as they say; and I pulled the blind-bridle from my horse, who knew as well as I did that we were out for buffaloesas he was a trained hunter.

She lifted her bridle at last without speaking a word and walked her animal forward through the sparse grass and the stones.

It was afternoon of the same day that the Colonel tossed his horse's bridle to his groom, and stepped up to old Charlie, who was sitting on his bench under a China-tree, his head as was his fashion, bound in a Madras handkerchief The "old man" was plainly under the effect of spirits and smiled a deferential salutation without trusting himself to his feet.

Certainly within three or four minutes after he had cut the bridle Racey began to work his way up the rope to where his patient and well-trained horse stood braced and steady as the proverbial boulder.

After regaling himself, and satisfying his hunger, he loosened the bridle of Rakush, and allowed him to graze; and choosing a safe place for repose during the night, and taking care to have his sword under his head, he went to sleep among the reeds of that wilderness.

When Lawrence had tied his bridle to a hook suspended by a strap from one of the lower branches of the indicated tree, he advanced to the house; and a very much astonished man was he to see, sitting side by side on the porch, Junius Keswick and Mr Candy's cashier.

The count flung his bridle to a little page who hastened out to meet him, and then, springing from his saddle, lightly lifted Félix and swung him to the ground.

The infantry was broken and cut to pieces; the dragoons, who behaved shamefully on the occasion, turned bridle and fled, without having once crossed swords with the enemy.

"No, for before you can destroy me," says Niafer, "I shall have cast this bridle over your head.

They then dismounted to wrestle, and fastening the bridles, each to his own girdle, furiously grasped each other's loins and limbs, straining and struggling for the mastery.