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Updated: May 11, 2025
An opening of about two acres in extent, of irregular semi-circular shape, with the creek for its chord, and a worm-fence zig-zagging around its arc scarcely a clearing: since trees bleached and barkless stand thickly over it; a log shanty, with clapboard roof, in the centre of the concavity, flanked on one side by a rude horse-shed, on the other, by a corn-crib of split rails; all three shed, shanty, and crib like the tower of Pisa, threatening to tumble down; near the shanty, a wood-pile, with an old axe lying upon the chop-block; by the shed and crib, a litter of white "shucks" and "cobs;" in front, among the stumps and girdled trees, a thin straggle of withered corn-stalks, shorn of their leafy tops some standing, some trampled down: such was the picture before my eyes, as, with my horse, breast up against the fence, I looked into the clearing of Squatter Holt!
Here's some good kindling for you in the morning and a basket of cobs," he added tenderly. She received in silence the feed basket he held out to her, and watched him as he kneeled, busily piling up the last of the fagots. "I hope you haven't cut any more of that green oak; your father couldn't keep warm." "This is hickory, dead hickory, with some seasoned oak.
He was entirely absorbed by the pleasure of the hour, happy to see his friends gathered around him, and excited by the prospect of a day's sport. The meeting-place was crowded with horsemen and carriages, country squires and their sons, gentlemen-farmers on sleek hunters, and humbler tenant-farmers on their stiff cobs, butchers and innkeepers, all eager for the chase.
He checked them that they might not become overheated, and the fine cobs trembled impatiently in their harnesses. Evidently the Countess and Alba were in the studio for a long sitting. What had Boleslas learned that he did not already know?
There, could be no doubt of its nature. The "polished black oak" furniture was cobs of coal, and the sumptuous apartment wherein she was to lodged was Bishop Bonner's coal-cellar. It was the evening of the first of August. The prisoners in the Castle, now reduced to four the Mounts, Rose, and Johnson had held their Bible-reading and their little evening prayer-meeting, and sat waiting for supper.
He checked them that they might not become overheated, and the fine cobs trembled impatiently in their harnesses. Evidently the Countess and Alba were in the studio for a long sitting. What had Boleslas learned that he did not already know?
It was much more amusing than the first time, as it was horse day, and men and beasts were congregated in the middle of the Cathedral Square. There was a fair show splendid big carthorses and good cobs and ponies here and there a nice saddle-horse. There were a good many women driving themselves, and almost all had good, stout little horses.
Lying about in other cave houses are stone "bells" to call to meals or prayers, and cobs of corn, and prayer plumes owl or turkey feathers. Don't smile and be superior! It isn't a hundred years ago since the common Christian idea of angels was feathers and wings; and these Stone People lived well, when did they live?
In a few cases two colors were intermixed in the same ear. It seemed probable that this the primitive maize of the American aborigines, from which all other varieties have been developed. A few cobs which we found at a cliff house on the Mancos River corresponded with the Conejos ear in size, and were probably the same variety.
To Percy, who was not fit for hard work, was allotted the duty of picking the ripe cobs in the mealies, as has been described, but he begged his brother to find him some more interesting employment. "All in good time," answered Rupert, "you will learn to plough and mow, put up a fence, and drive the waggon."
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