orpington's

Updated: May 3, 2025

Brown was particularly appreciative, and at length in a paroxysm of mirth narrowly escaped sitting down on the tortoise. Black Billy's harness was not extensive. He tied a string round the black Orpington's leg, and retired to the stable for a few minutes, returning with a bulging pocket, the contents of which he did not communicate.

Mary Grant Bruce - A Little Bush Maid