Cimarron Bill, who seemed born to ride bad ponies, saddled a bronco whose studied villainy of disposition was half atoned for by an ability to put one hundred miles between himself and his last feed.
By the time Sergeant King had taken another drink the Mexican led up his pony, saddled and bridled, to the door of the Lady Gay and stood holding it by the bits, awaiting the murderous convenience of its owner.
Still," contended Cimarron Bill, "I don't see why the losses of Dodge should be saddled onto Rattlesnake.
He had saddled that bronco within twenty feet of the Ground Owl, shivering beneath the hay.
They sent down quiet word, and had their horses saddled and brought around.
He saddled Keno, and rode away in that silent preoccupation which the boys called the sulks for want of a better understanding of it.
She stood there meditatively for a few minutes, remembered that two hours do not last long, and saddled hurriedly.
He turned and called in to Pete, to know if he might have the sorrel saddled right away.
He had been careful to groom Kit very thoroughly, and she was standing saddled at the door, half an hour before the time appointed.
And round the curve, with three horses saddled and waiting, sat the old Ranger, facing the onrush of the fire as imperturbably as though his own life were in no way involved.
He was saddled and Bob-Cat had shortened up the stirrups.
The horses and the asses were saddled forthwith: each one seized his and her own and mounted.
It always seems to me that the dead are saddledwith very blood-thirsty opinions.
Only sometimes it seems that one gets saddled with funny jobs, doesn't one?
Our horse was by this time rested, and well fed; and, having saddled him and shouldered my rifle, I mounted and rode off.
So on Thursday afternoon, when Major Warfield set out on horseback to visit his mill, Capitola ordered her horse saddled and brought up that she might take an afternoon's ride.
Thus thinking, and leaving the note behind him on the table, the Abbe proceeded to the stables, chose a fresh horse, caused it to be saddled and bridled, and rode back to the Chateau of Islay with all speed.
About two o'clock the next morning we saddled and resumed our travel, journeying by the stars, still in a north-east direction.
Having gained our horses, we saddled them, and took our rifles, not doubting but that we would easily capture the remaining rascals, as the speed of our two steeds was very superior to that of the others.
Grateful to Heaven for my preservation, I saddled my faithful companion, and, wrapping myself closely in my buffalo hide, I set off to the Comanche camp.
Unable one morning to find my own horse, I saddled his and started him off, so as not to waste time, with his spare animal and the three mules.
I never roused him in the morning till the mules were packed - with all but his blanket and the pannikin for his tea - and until I had saddled his horse for him.
Here I found the beautiful white horse he had given me, which was named Ali, ready saddled and bridled for a journey.
She had rushed home, put on men's clothes, hid a few jewels in her bosom, saddled Swallow, and ridden for her life thither.
I selected a black horse and saddled him, and he seemed to be quiet and gentle.
It now being the first of December, I saddled my horse and rode out to the Fort, and on arriving there I found all anxious for the hunt.
We all saddled our horses, left a note at camp informing Capt.
We all got our horsessaddled and were mounted just in the nick of time to get away for we were not twenty yards from camp when they were close on to us.
The next morning we saddled our horses, one of my companions started back again, and we mounted our snow shoes and started to climb the mountain, this being my second attempt to travel on snow shoes.
After they had breakfast over, the saddle horses were brought in, my horse was saddled for me and they assisted me in getting on him, or rather put me on, for I was almost as helpless as a child.
As we had seen the elephant and had about all the mining we wanted, for awhile, at least, we saddledup our horses and started for Taos, by the way of Bent's Fort.
Get your horses boys," were his first words, and every man made a rush for his horse, but before we could get saddled the Indians hove in sight, and not over half a mile away.
After obtaining the pass-word I saddled Black Bess, and at nine o'clock was at Gen.
I being over-anxious to see Jim, saddled up my Pinto horse the next morning and started for his place, making the ride in one day.
The boy brought in our horses, saddled them and tied them near camp.
On the day appointed I saddled Mexico and started for the Pima village.
We reached San Francisco that evening, about dark, unloaded our baggage and meat, hired a man to watch it that night and we saddled up and rode out to the Fort.
A merchant accommodated us with two horses, saddled in the Chilian manner; but he warned us to be on our guard, as horses were often restive when just returned from their summer pasturage.
I saddled my mule, and put into one of the saddle-bags a small supply of food.
Stith continued his spree several days, so Moore and I saddled up and went on to Santa Fe alone.
After baiting I saddled up, arriving at Navajo Wells about one hour by sun.
Next morning after breakfast, we saddled up, packing our dried meat on the mule.
Early next morning Brother Hampton and I saddled up and started out before breakfast to hunt the cattle, not expecting to be gone more than an hour.
Brother Hampton and I saddled up taking our extra animal, a large mule, and started for our friends.
After dinner my kind host saddled up and took me to Providencia; there introduced me to the manager, who next morning sent me to Namaquipe, where I met the family of the good old patriarch, Francisco Vasques, formerly spoken of.
That week a warm rain ran the last of the snows off several thousand square miles of watershed, feeding the stream till it waxed fat and kicked like the scriptural ox against the load Carter had saddled upon it.
Slipping quietly from the house, he saddled the Devil and led him quietly by while Helen still slept, and an hour later rode up to Bender's cabin.
As soon as Uncle and Jake, the herdsman, had started off in the buggy, Lenox saddled Whitefoot, his own pony, to go in search of Darkie.
I begged and prayed and implored to go too, so finally they let me have my way, and saddled Jap for me, a brown pony, quiet and steady, though not so clever as Darkie.
I call it a jolly nuisance to be saddled with three kids in one's room.
You'll be saddled with your pixie girl for the rest of the tour.
Neither did I change my working-clothes, but without a word to any one, saddled old Spanker, and started directly after breakfast.
To this I agreed; and as soon as we got back, I saddled the young horse Nip, and rode by way of Walton Bridge to Woking, feeling as I went that I would almost rather know the worst, than live on in this horrible suspense.
But he broke camp in a regular blue-blazes hurry; saddled his horse over yonder and struck out the shortest way toward King Cañon.
Then he saddledhis best horse and headed back for Desert Valley the shortest way.
Edward saddled White Billy, and rode away across the forest with the dogs trotting at the pony's heels.
Edward rose at daylight, and, dressing himself, went down and saddled his horse.
Jacob first went to his cottage to deposit his gun, saddled his forest pony, and set off for Arnwood.
The next morning Jacob, who was most anxious to learn the news, saddled the pony, having first given his injunctions to Edward how to behave in case any troopers should come to the cottage.
We will soon ascertain that; let your horses be saddled and accoutred, so that should any of them make their appearance the horses may be at the door.
I promised him not to run away immediately, a promise which was not hard to make; then we went to inspect my horse, which proved to be a very fine bay, saddled with a dashing native recado.
On stepping out I was very much surprised to see my horse standing saddled at the gate.
I, of course, saddled the horse the General had given me, which had been reserved for important work.
Influence up topsides does the trick, and we're saddled with two raw lubbers.
However, to return to a more personal matter: having been saddledwith you, I must endure your presence.
