pipe-and-stick-whittling

Updated: January 1, 2026

When the pipe-and-stick-whittling period arrived, however, the trapper disposed his bulky length in front of the fire, while his young admirers lay down beside him. The stick-whittling, it may be remarked, devolved upon the boys, while the smoking was confined to the man.

R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne - Twice Bought