 It will all be cleared off by varmint," said one of the rangers. " What vermin ?" asked I. " Oh, bears, and skunks, and racoons, and 'possums. The bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee-tree in the world. They'll gnaw for days together...  Papers from the Quarterly Review - Seite 1491852 - 307 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1836 - 612 Seiten
...bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee tree in the world. — They'll gnaw for a day together at the trunk, till they make a hole big enough to get in their paws, and then they'll haul out honey, bees and all.' We have heard some * Annalts des Sciences, Juin, 1835. complain that the grisly... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1843 - 626 Seiten
...to Washington Irving, ' is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee-tree in the world. They '11 gnaw for days together at the trunk till they make a hole big enough to get in their paws, and then they '11 haul out the honey, bees and all." Wasps are sad depredators upon bees, and require to be... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1835 - 878 Seiten
...the rangers. ' What vermin ?' asked I. ' Oh, bears, and skunks, and racoons, and "possums. The bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee-tree...enough to get in their paws, and then they'll haul out honey, bees and all.' " We should be ashamed to copy more from per is likely to be widely popular.... | |
 | 1835 - 466 Seiten
...and skunks, and racoons, and 'possums. The bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee tree in the world. They'll gnaw for days together' at the...enough to get in their paws, and then they'll haul out honey, bees, and all." Picturesque March. At the signal note of the bugle, the sentinels and patroles... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 220 Seiten
...and skunks, and racoons, and 'possums. The bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee tree in the world. They'll gnaw for days together at the...enough to get in their paws, and then they'll haul out honey, bees and all." CHAPTER X. AMUSEMENTS OF THE CAMP.— CONSULTATIONS.— HUNTER'S FARE AND FEASTING.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 360 Seiten
...and skunks, and racoons, and 'possums. The bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee tree in the world. They'll gnaw for days together at the...make a hole big enough to get in their paws, and then they '11 haul out honey, bees and all." CHAPTER X. AMUSEMENTS OF THE CAMP. — CONSULTATIONS. HUNTER'S... | |
 | 1836 - 1184 Seiten
...the bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee tree in the world.—They'll gnaw for a day together at the trunk, till they make a hole big enough to get in their paws, and then they'll haul out honey, bees and all.' We have heard some * Aunales des Sciences, Juio, Is3j. complain that the grisly... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1836 - 606 Seiten
...bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee tree in the world. — They'll gnaw for a day together at the trunk, till they make a hole big enough to get in their paws, and then they'll haul out honey, bees and all.' We have heard some * Aimulus des Sciences, Juin, 1835. complain that the grisly... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1836 - 610 Seiten
...bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee tree in the world. — They'll gnaw for a day together at the trunk, till they make a hole big enough to get in their pasvs, and then they'll haul out honey, bees and all.' We have heard some * Annales des Sciences, Juin,... | |
 | 1841 - 272 Seiten
...the rangers. " What vermin?" asked I. " Oh, bears, and skunks, and racoons, and 'possums. The bears is the knowingest varmint for finding out a bee-tree...enough to get in their paws, and then they'll haul out honey, bees and all." [WASHINGTON IRVINO'S Tour on Iht PreirJM.] NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MONTHS. XI.... | |
| |
