 A shepherd once, to prove the quickness of his dog, who was lying before the fire in the house where we were talking, said to me, in the middle of a sentence concerning something else— "I'm thinking, Sir, the cow is in the potatoes." Though he purposely...  Woodworth's Youth's Cabinet - Page 651856Full view - About this book
 | 1904 - 926 pages
...sentence concerning something else, 'I'm thinking, Sir, the cow is in the potatoes.' The dog, which appeared to be asleep, immediately jumped up, and leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the house, where he could see the potato field. He then, not seeing the cow, ran and... | |
 | Charles St. John - Hunting - 1846 - 300 pages
...house where we were talking, said to me, in the middle of a sentence concerning something else— "I'm thinking, Sir, the cow is in the potatoes." Though...and leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the house, from which he could see the potato-field. He then (not seeing the cow there)... | |
 | 1848 - 796 pages
...house where we were talking, said to me, in the middle of a sentence concerning something else, " I'm thinking, Sir, the cow is in the potatoes." Though he purposely laid no stress on these words, but said them in a quiet, unconcerned tone of voice, the dog, who appeared to be asleep, immediately... | |
 | George Frederick Pardon - Dogs - 1857 - 344 pages
...house where we were talking, said to me, in. the middle of a sentence concerning something else, ' I'm thinking, sir, the cow is in the potatoes.' Though...and, leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the house, from which he could see the potato field. He then (not seeing the cow there)... | |
 | English periodicals - 1857 - 556 pages
...house where we were talking, said to me, in the middle of a sentence concerning something else, ' I'm thinking, sir, the cow is in the potatoes.' Though...and leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the bouse, from which he could see the potato-field. He then, uot seeing the cow there,... | |
 | Thomas Pearce - 1872 - 316 pages
...concerning something else, "I'm thinking the cow is in the potatoes," laying no stress on the words. " The dog, who appeared to be asleep, immediately jumped...and leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the house, from which he could see the potatoe-field ; he then, not seeing the cow,... | |
 | Charles St. John - Hunting - 1878 - 372 pages
...where we were talking, said to me, in the middle of a sentence concerning something else — " I'm thinking, Sir, the cow is in the potatoes." Though...and leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the house, from which he could see the potato-field. He then (not seeing the cow there)... | |
 | Charles St. John - Fishing - 1893 - 352 pages
...house where we were talking, said to me, in the middle of a sentence concerning something else—" I'm thinking, Sir, the cow is in the potatoes." Though...them in a quiet, unconcerned tone of voice, the dog, which appeared to be asleep, immediately jumped up, and leaping through the open window, scrambled... | |
 | Charles St. John - Fishing - 1893 - 356 pages
...laid no stress on these words, and said them in a quiet, unconcerned tone of voice, the dog, which appeared to be asleep, immediately jumped up, and leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the house, from which he could see the potato-field. He then (not seeing the cow there)... | |
 | Alfred Henry Miles - Animal behavior - 1895 - 462 pages
...house where we were talking, said to me, in the middle of a sentence concerning something else, 'I'm thinking, sir, the cow is in the potatoes.' Though...and leaping through the open window, scrambled up the turf roof of the house, from which he could see the potato field. He then (not seeing the cow there)... | |
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