She turned away, and then returned to give Joshua a look that proved that the peppery mistress had inculcated some cayenne into the souls of those about her.
And it was lucky for him that he was the favorite, for Aunt Mary, who was highly spiced at fifty, became peppery at sixty, and almost biting at seventy.
Indian turnip was his name in the days of our ancestors because the Indians boiled his bulb-like root and the ripe berries, thus making them a less peppery and a more palatable food.
Every boy and girl who likes to taste the fresh, peppery plants which they find growing in cold springs, knows watercress.
Notwithstanding the fact that the ‘Tears of Scotland’ was moderately popular in its day, the powers that were in those days decided to leave the peppery Scot severely alone.
True it was, his peppery nature was easily aroused by the flagrant and criminal neglect Scotland had received under Walpole’s administration.
Let us take the better view of it, however, and ascribe their action to a mistaken desire to save the peppery Scotsman’s feelings.
The Honourable George at his lordship's peppery urging had at last consented to a betrothal, and our troubles for a time promised to be over, but it came to precisely nothing.
I saw that he had arrived in one of his peppery moods.
The next day we were fairly off to sea; the fleet formed in two lines, the White and the Blue Squadrons, which Sir Peppery manoeuvred with much skill, to the no small trouble of the signal midshipmen.
As soon as possible we went out to Spithead, and joined a large squadron under command of Sir Peppery Portfire.
The little mother, who was on the nest, had readily learned that we intended no harm, but her peppery little spouse learned nothing; he was just as unreconciled to us the last day as the first.
The salt and pepper make it unusual, though not as peppery as Italian Pepato.
Serve this beany Bunny peppery hot on tortillas or crackers, toasted and buttered.
L Limburger Onion or Limburger Catsup Marinate slices of Bermuda onion in a peppery French dressing for 1/2 hour.
She stamped her little foot, and was peppery at once.
And Freddie soon saw that Peppery Polly was in some kind of trouble.
Since no harm had yet fallen him, he began to wonder after a while if Peppery Polly's bark was not worse than her bite--or perhaps it would be better to say that he wondered if her song was not worse than her sting.
And wheeling about quickly, Peppery Polly found him clinging to a blade of grass right behind her.
I promised Peppery Polly that I'd come back with one of her own people--IF I COULD.
And the next moment Peppery Polly gave a sharp cry of mingled rage and pain.
After trying his best to rouse Peppery Polly's people, Freddie Firefly at last grew discouraged.
And before they had crossed the meadow Freddie Firefly turned to Peppery Polly Bumblebee and said: "That light off there must be in the farmhouse.
He was able to draw a deep breath again as they reached the field of red clover, wherePeppery Polly Bumblebee settled quickly upon a clover-top and began sucking up the sweet nectar with her long tongue.
But Peppery Polly's warning at once put that very idea into his head.
And Peppery Polly--thinking that Freddie meant a clover blossom-- hastened to a bloom that Freddie pointed out to her.
Peppery Polly screamed-- for she was terribly angry.
He's a good chap, Clay, and a bit of a sportsman, although he is such a peppery devil.
I thought I'd find Haviland here," said the other master, who though of peppery habit in school could be genial enough outside.
To Mr. Bowdoin's peppery query why the devil she had not sent for him, Mrs. Hughson had nothing to say.
And these, hardly surprised, and not at all offended, hobbled around to the southern side of the building, where they lent each other quarters against the morrow, when they knew the peppery old gentleman would relent.
The aromatic root, which has a strong, peppery taste, is very astringent, and when made into a tea or a powder, is applied with excellent results to cuts and sores.
Equally common is the Lepidium, or pepper-grass, the small round, flat pods of which also have a peppery taste.
It may be easily recognized by its tiny white cruciferous flowers and its shapely little triangular, flat pods, which have a peppery taste.
The peppery root is highly esteemed for medicinal purposes, and is gathered and made into a salve, which is considered a specific for ringworm, white swelling, inflammatory rheumatism, etc.
For our rector was a peppery man, except when in the pulpit, and what he said to Hezekiah was exactly this.
Llewellyn," said the Colonel, with his fine old smile spreading very pleasantly upon his noble countenance; "you are of the peppery order which your old Welsh blood produces.
