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Updated: May 27, 2025
Half a dozen of the younger men were engaged in covering the roof of the main and out buildings with horse-hides soaked in water, as a protection against burning arrows; others were driving the protesting cattle into the byres and sacking up a quantity of newly threshed grain that lay upon the flailing floor; everywhere the noise of shouting men and of hurrying feet.
MACCALLUM SCOTT had been silenced by his appointment as Mr. CHURCHILL'S private secretary. A long question to the Board of Trade, on the subject of horse-hides, followed by a series of supplementaries delivered with his customary emphasis, showed that he is not yet resigned to his muzzle.
'Is she Orthodox or Arian? gravely demanded Athanaric, who piqued himself on his theological accomplishments and his extraordinary piety. 'What hair she has! exclaimed Suerid, sarcastically. 'It is as black as the horse-hides of a squadron of Huns! 'Show us her face! Whose tent will she visit next? cried Witheric, with an insolent laugh. 'Mine! replied Fritigern, complacently.
Then, too, if you have a wooden leg 'n' the wind catches you at it, it'll take you in a way 's 'll make you look more like a scarecrow 'n a Christian. Mrs. Macy says 't she was speakin' to Mr. Kimball about you, 'n' he was nigh to serious f'r once in his life. She says he says 't they take the hair off o' horse-hides with plaster 'n' that wooden legs is very hard to get comfortable.
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