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But above all else one noticed his resemblance to some beast of burden, deformed by hard toil, lamed, worn to death, and now only good for the knackers. "Ah! the poor fellow," muttered the shuddering priest. "And he is left to die of hunger, all alone, without any succour? And not a hospital, not an asylum has given him shelter?"

We had a transient and imperfect view of a quadruped about as big as a rabbit: Mr Banks's grey-hound, which was with us, got sight of it, and would probably have caught it, but the moment he set off he lamed himself, against a stump which lay concealed in the long grass.

Grimes, I believe I owe you for shoeing this pony." While Mr. Grimes was making the change, Mr. Parlin added, "How happens it, my friend, that this little animal bears such marks of ill treatment? See how he limps. Look at this gash." "O," said Mr. Grimes, "he lamed himself by kicking out against the coal-box; he's a nervous thing." Mr. Parlin then told the boys' story.

Our principal adventure in the day's ride was that, finding that our road made a détour of a mile or so round a beautiful piece of green turf, we boldly struck across it, and nearly lamed our horses thereby; for the ground was completely undermined by moles, and at every third step the horses' feet went into a deep hole. We had to get off and lead them back to the road.

Indeed, the intelligence, some pleasant morning, that a duel had just been fought, and one of the parties lamed in the sword arm, or scientifically run through the body with a small sword, or bored through the cranium with a pistol-bullet, excited little attention or remark, excepting among the friends and relatives of the parties.

That is not the objection, but the moody melancholy Think of our gay sprightly child!" "We will see, sir." "We! Mistress Betty? The cost will be severe without you!" "Nay, sir, I cannot rest without going too; you might be taken ill." "You cannot trust a couple of old campaigners like Palmer and me? What did we do without you?" "Got lamed for life," said Betty, saucily.

While he felt no discomfort himself, his companion suffered considerably. He often slept on his feet, but now and then lay down. Deerfoot compelled him to share his blanket, and this, with the warmth of the blaze, did much to make the steed comfortable. It was difficult at times for him to obtain grazing, and Deerfoot gave him aid, as he did months before, when suffering from his lamed knee.

When the operations in the Mississippi valley were reduced to secondary importance by the surrender of Vicksburg, it was certain that Grant would be called to conduct one of the great armies which must still make war upon the rebellion. In a visit to New Orleans to consult with Banks, he had been lamed by a fractious horse and was disabled for some days.

"Enough!" cried Browne, "if you have not `lamed me with reasons, you have at least overwhelmed me with words there now! I believe I am unconsciously catching the trick of your long-winded sing-song sentences it must be contagious."

There was Witchcraft enough in the Entertainment almost to incline me to believe him; Ben Johnson was almost lamed; young Bullock narrowly saved his Neck; the Audience was astonished, and an old Acquaintance of mine, a Person of Worth, whom I would have bowed to in the Pit, at two Yards distance did not know me.