BlogHide Resteemsjeffteague2 (25)in displeasure • 4 years agodispleasureThe sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of…jeffteague2 (25)in glasses • 4 years agosteel-rimmed glassesThe man had been middle-aged. His clothing was ripped and torn, a gray suit, splashed and caked with dried mud. A stranger. Loyce had never seen him before. Not a local man. His face was partly…jeffteague2 (25)in cold • 4 years agoCold and greyDay had broken cold and grey, exceedingly cold and grey, when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail and climbed the high earth- bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward…jeffteague2 (25)in meat • 4 years agoPiece of raw meatRikki-tikki looked down between the boy's collar and neck, snuffed at his ear, and climbed down to the floor, where he sat rubbing his nose. "Good gracious," said Teddy's mother, "and that's a wild…jeffteague2 (25)in war • 4 years agoGreat warThis is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. Darzee, the Tailorbird, helped him, and Chuchundra…jeffteague2 (25)in commotion • 4 years agoSoft diurnal commotionThis soft diurnal commotion was over Louisa Ellis also. She had been peacefully sewing at her sitting-room window all the afternoon. Now she quilted her needle carefully into her work, which she…jeffteague2 (25)in waning • 4 years agoLight was waningIt was late in the afternoon, and the light was waning. There was a difference in the look of the tree shadows out in the yard. Somewhere in the distance cows were lowing and a little bell was…jeffteague2 (25)in stare • 4 years agoDispassionate stareThe second day he began to grow weary and to chafe under the dispassionate stare of the freckled child with the lump of chewing-gum. She had to explain to the child's mother that her husband was too…jeffteague2 (25)in fire • 4 years agoFire of withered pineA fire of withered pine boughs added sociability to the gathering. By degrees the natural levity of Roaring Camp returned. Bets were freely offered and taken regarding the result. Three to five that…jeffteague2 (25)in aspect • 4 years agoPhysical aspectSuch was the physical aspect of the men that were dispersed around the cabin. The camp lay in a triangular valley between two hills and a river. The only outlet was a steep trail over the summit of…jeffteague2 (25)in hungry • 4 years agoVery hungryThe Cat was very hungry—almost famished, in fact. For days the weather had been very bitter, and all the feebler wild things which were his prey by inheritance, the born serfs to his family, had…jeffteague2 (25)in snow • 4 years agoSnow was fallingThe snow was falling, and the Cat's fur was stiffly pointed with it, but he was imperturbable. He sat crouched, ready for the death-spring, as he had sat for hours. It was night—but that made no…jeffteague2 (25)in shrink • 4 years agoStart and shrinkJoe, felt the child start and shrink against him. He did not reply, except by a look that was pleading and cautionary, that said, "Wait a moment for explanations, and be gentle;" and, passing in…jeffteague2 (25)in childless • 4 years agoChildlessNow, Joe Thompson's wife, who happened to be childless, was not a woman of saintly temper, nor much given to self-denial for others' good, and Joe had well-grounded doubts touching the manner of…jeffteague2 (25)in exterior • 4 years agoRough in exteriorThough rough in exterior, Joe Thompson, the wheelwright, had a heart, and it was very tender in some places. He liked children, and was pleased to have them come to his shop, where sleds and wagons…jeffteague2 (25)in blacksmith • 4 years agoBlacksmith's wife"Then take her to the poorhouse: she'll have to go there," answered the blacksmith's wife, springing away, and leaving Joe behind. For a little while the man stood with a puzzled air; then he turned…jeffteague2 (25)in farmer • 4 years agoFarmer JonesFarmer Jones, after the coffin was taken out, placed John in his wagon and drove away, satisfied that he had done his part. Mrs. Ellis spoke to Kate with a hurried air, "Bid your sister good by,"…jeffteague2 (25)in poorhouse • 4 years agoPoorhouse"Take her to the poorhouse," said a rough man, of whom the question "What's to be done with Maggie?" was asked. "Nobody's going to be bothered with her." "The poorhouse is a sad place for a sick and…jeffteague2 (25)in mother • 4 years agoDead mother"What is to be done with the children?" That was the chief question now. The dead mother would go underground, and be forever beyond all care or concern of the villagers. But the children must not…jeffteague2 (25)in neighbors • 4 years agoNeighborsNeighbors went hastily to the old tumble-down hut, in which she had secured little more than a place of shelter from summer heats and winter cold: some with grave-clothes for a decent interment of…