stable-cleaning

Updated: January 15, 2026

But the contents of the despatches gave him new topics for thought and speech. The part he must play in the proposed descent on Montreal was flattering, but it made the Ticonderoga entrenchments ridiculous. For three days Rolf was kept cutting wood, then he went with despatches to Albany. Many minor labours, from hog-killing to stable-cleaning and trenching, varied the month of March.

Ernest Thompson Seton - Rolf in the Woods