Nina Algernon was but a few paces ahead of him, scouring along at a speed only accomplished by those who feel that goad in the heart which stimulates exertion, far more effectually than the "spur in the head," proverbially supposed to be worth "two in the heels.'"

Maso profited by his advantage, and, by applying fresh goads to his vanity, soon succeeded in causing him to forget the wine, and in drawing him, with all the others, to the windows.

He had long ago classed Randle's goadings with heavies and machine-guns, as unavoidable incidents of warfare.

Clarissa had so gorged herself with the stolen fodder (which may have been sweeter on that account) that Markham had to cut a new goad to speed her upon her way.

Drives, while you faint upon the road, Drives, with a menace for a goad; With fiery reins of circumstance Urging his terrible advance The while you cry in your despair, "The pain is more than I can bear!" Fear not the goad, fear not the pace, Plead not to fall from out the race It is your own Self driving you, Your Self that you have never known, Seeing your little self alone.

Canst thou lay down thy head at night, without feeling the sharp goadings of a guilty conscience?

He held the ox-goad, however, firmly grasped in his right hand, and it was not without a little tremor that he loosed the last knots.

" He rose to his feet, picked up the heavy ox-goad, struck the near ox sharply on the side, and walking on a little ahead of the team, said: "I'll just take ye down a piece, Mr. Ganew, till we're in sight of Jim Blair's, before I undo ye.

So he drew to him the plough and made fast by force the bulls' necks in the harness, and plunged the wounding goad into the bulk of their huge sides, and with manful strain fulfilled the measure of his work.

And they had in their hands iron knives, and pointed goads which were like unto sharp spears, and they drove them into my sides and gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Now, Mr. Ganew, if you'll jest walk to the heads o' them oxen I'll thank ye," said he: "an' 's I feel some tired, I'll jump into the cart; an' I'll save ye carryin' the ox-goad," he added, as he climbed slowly in, still holding the murderous weapon in his hand.

The laborer returned, and seizing the goad by one end he gave a great blow on the plough-handle, crying: "Break, now.

We serve you well always, draw heaviest loads, And never complain of the worst of bad roads; While you in return use those blood-drawing goads At ev'ry conceivable time.

He carries a goad in each handa rod of iron, about as big as a poker, with an ornamental handle generally embossed with silver or covered with enamel.