One of our horses was killed, and Buckskin Joe was wounded, but I didn't discover the fact until some time afterwards as he had been shot in the breast and showed no signs of having received a scratch of any kind.

He got a few sharp scratches, but was vastly pleased with himself when he landed safely on the ground.

And as he went from home, seeing a crow scratch upon the muck-hill, returned in all haste, taking it for malum omen, an ill sign, his money was digged up; with many such.

It left a deep scratch behind it.

Jean followed her, pushing his way deliberately through the same bramble bushes and exulting to feel the thorns scratch and tear his flesh.

"We're going back to work again after I've bandaged Jack's finger, for he gave it an ugly scratch when handling the gun, he doesn't himself know just how.

"And then one afternoon I heard the little familiar scratch at the door.

With a feeling of vague alarm, I strike a light, hurriedly, and look; but can see nothing, save a tiny scratch.

" He showed the lawyer a long scratch on the neck.

I had the good fortune to receive no hurt in this battle, excepting a small scratch on the side of my neck by the push of a pike; but my friend received a very dangerous wound when the battle was as good as over.

But that don't explain the scratches; does it?

The blood was dark and was quite dry, and he could not find any scratch to account for it.

At the third stroke it went too far, and gouged out a deep scratch right through the design, clear across the whole side of the vase.

To the shallow, redemption is an easy-going process, a way of healing the scratches which the world makes.

And you dare talk of rights, and come following me here" "Lucky I did," retorted Rudolph, with sudden spirit; and holding out his wounded arm, indignantly: "That scratch, if you know how it came" "I know, perfectly."

I jumpednot a scratch to show.

"But little Pete tuk one look at 'im, an' den 'menceter holler an squeal an' kick an' bite an' scratch.

The supposition is, then, that previously it had been her custom to wear it in her hair, and on this occasion after first making a small scratch on her arm with some instrument, she dipped the needle in the blood.

"Nary a scratch, Zeke.

Besides, I might not well refrain, for ubi dolor, ibi digitus, one must needs scratch where it itches.

"Don't neglect those scratches.

While doing so, he observed a slight scratch on the hip of the beast, barely sufficient to break the skin; that was the path of the bullet fired by the lad the day previous.

She failed utterly to obtain as much as even a scratch inside of the slates, although communications on paper came thick and fast.

The walls, painted white and covered with glazed tiles to prevent scratches, were entirely bare, having neither a drawing nor a picture, nor even an outline of any physical apparatus.

There is a slight, greenish discoloration 'round the scratch.