pea-hulls

Updated: July 7, 2025

He aimed a blow at Joe's head, but slipped on the pea-hulls, and the hatchet struck the boy's right foot, cutting off one of his toes. Now what would you have done, under the circumstances, allowed the children to be tomahawked in that style? You say I must have discipline.

Augusta J. Evans Wilson - Vashti: or, Until Death Us Do Part