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The Sawtooth kept many such camps occupied by men whose duty it was to look after the Sawtooth cattle that grazed near; to see that stock did not "bog down" in the tricky sand of the adjacent water holes and die before help came, and to fend off any encroachments of the smaller cattle owners, though these were growing fewer year by year, thanks to the weeding-out policy of the Sawtooth and the cunning activities of such as Al Woodruff.
But Stanton's marvelous neuro-muscular system was already in action. At this stage of the game, it would be suicide to let the Nipe get close. He couldn't fend off eight grasping hands with his own two.
"I can't think what he'll du all alone in th' house and me gone!" she often whimpered. "A man can't fend for 'isself, like a woman can. They ha'n't the know ter du it. Depper, he ain't no better'n a child about makin' the kettle bile, and sechlike. It'll go hard, me bein' put out o' th' way, wi' Depper." "Sarve 'm right," Mrs Brome always stoically said. "He ha' been a bad man to you, Car'line.
Captain Bartlett was forward, astraddle of the bow with the boat-hook in his hands to fend off the blocks of ice, and knew perfectly well where he wanted to land, but the group of excited Esquimos were in his way and though he ordered them back, they continued running about and getting in his way.
I did not altogether appreciate it at the time, but now I shudder to think that I might have had either to 'fend for myself' or be dependent." "I don't think that dependence would have suited your book," was John's comment as he took in the lines of her clear-cut face. "No," she replied, "and I thank heaven that I have not had to endure it.
That was perhaps why, when she lost her mate in the dying struggle of his race, she never took another, but set her wit to fend for herself and her young son. No doubt she was often put to it in the beginning to find food for them both.
There is hot lead in my heart and poison in my brain! I will confess, confess!" Ramabai and Pundita gazed at each other, astonished. "What is it? What do you wish to confess?" cried Ramabai quickly. "Perhaps . . ." She clung to his hand. "They will order my death by the silken cord. I am afraid. Krishna fend for me!" "What do you know?" "His majesty was murdered!" she whispered.
But April comes with melting snows and May with open rivers and brown earth everywhere; then, indeed, the reign of the dog is over. The long yellow-birch canoe is taken down from the shanty roof or from a sheltered scaffold, stitched, gummed, and launched; and the dogs are turned loose to fend for themselves.
In working through this by means of lines, Bradley was let down in one of the boats to fend her off the rocks, and finding himself in a serious predicament started to cut the line, when the stern of the boat pulled away and he shot down alone.
They've got a brother apiece." "Ah, but they must turn out and fend for themselves," said Mr. Tulliver, feeling that his severity was relaxing and trying to brace it by throwing out a wholesome hint "They mustn't look to hanging on their brothers."
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