The sumpter mules were speedily unloaded, the light spars planted, the white canvass of the tents stretched upon them, and a cold collation spread out for their refreshment.
In one verse the poet compares himself to a strong sumpter camel; and in the very same line he, the camel, milks the breast of Death, which again is regarded as a camel.
Wetzstein: O how journey we, while dew is scattered out And desert-dust bedecks the lips of sumpter beasts.
Why should we go wandering with our all on the backs of sumpter mules, and with only a few men-at-arms and serving-men to bear us company?
With full equipment laden / the sumpter horses there did stand.
Thereat his sumpter horses / straightway laden forth were brought 1709 The host was well prepared / with five hundred men With horse and rich attire.
In that case," said the canon, "take all the beasts there, and bring the sumpter mule back.
Nor steed nor palfrey shall you bestride, Nor mule nor jennet be yours to ride; On a sorry sumpter you shall be cast, And your head by doom stricken off at last.
The presence of formidable armed foes might have aroused prudence, but when Sumpter fell and war became inevitable, there were no armies in the field on either side.
The attendants, with a portion of the sumpter mules, went in advance, to prepare for the superior's arrival at the spot where we were to halt.
Sumpter bombarded; Virginia, under the nose of the administration, secedes, and the leaders did not see or foresee anything: flirted with Virginia.
They treat the garrison of Sumpter as enemies on sufferance, and here their commissioners go about free, and glory in treason.
Sumpter was preceded by the legion, supported by the state cavalry.
On the Congaree, Greene was reinforced by Sumpter and Marion with about one thousand men; and, on the 11th of July, marched towards Orangeburg with the intention of attacking the British army at that place.
But Lord Rawdon passedSumpter below the junction of the Saluda and Broad rivers, after which that officer was probably unable to regain his front.
The spirit of resistance was still kept up in the north-western and north-eastern parts of the state, by Generals Sumpter and Marion, who respectively commanded a corps of militia.
This party being attacked by a superior force, retired from the bridge without completing its destruction, and without informing Sumpter that his orders had not been fully executed.
Sumpter crossed the Santee; and the legion rejoined the army, then encamped at the high hills of that river.
And see ye that sumpter beasts be laden with all that there is in Valencia, so that nothing which can profit may be left.
And when they entered Valencia, great was the crowd which assembled to see the sumpter beasts, and the strange animals, for they had never seen such before, and they marvelled at them.
Then the Cid bade his people make way that the sumpter beasts which carried the present might pass, and also the strange animals which the Soldan had sent, the like whereof were not in that land.
Fort Sumpter is a part of this great crater-like wall and Granite Chief is the end of the ridge.
This was named by the Squaw Valley stampeders who came over the trail in the early days of the Civil War, when all patriots and others were excited to the core at the news that Fort Sumpter had been fired upon.
Sumpter and Granite Chief, but this year (1913) it has totally disappeared.
Therefore it was almost noon when the sumpter mules and the infantry had crossed the bridge.
The baron's company is obliged to halt at the gate, such is the influx and efflux of rickety carts, sumpter beasts, and persons thrusting across the drawbridge.
Yes, master, they are all ready for placing on thesumpter horse.
He wore his broad hat with feather; his helmet and armour being carried, together with his valises, on a sumpter mule led by Paolo.
But in the morning I was awakened by a great clatter of trampling horses and sumpter mules, and springing to my feet and finding myself confronted by the Duchess I gave myself up for lost.
One thousand fighting men there were, with squires and other servants, and five hundred sumpter beasts to transport their tents and other impedimenta, and bring back the loot.
I warrant his temptations were less by at least as many runlets of wine as may be borne by two sumpter beasts when thou, red robber, had finished with him," exclaimed Father Claude.
First the sumpter beasts, all loaded now, were driven, with a strong escort, to the downs below the castle and there held to await the column.
The camp, in the throes of packing refractory, half broken sumpter animals, and saddling their own wild mounts, did not notice his departure.
The Dead Bodies of our unfortunate companions were laid across the sumpter mule's back; but when we came to look for our train of dependable Negroes, we found that all save three had fled.
Ten more may tarry with the tired beasts we have just used, and bring them on with the baggage and sumpter horses to-morrow.
You, Damian, gallop, as if you would win your spurs of gold by riding, to thesumpter mule with the panniers.
Sir Nigel rode in front with his squires, while the two archers followed behind with the sumpter mule between them.
Have Pommers ready at mid-day with my sycamore lance, and place my harness on the sumpter mule.
At the Lymington River they splashed through the ford, and lay in the meadows on the further side to eat the bread and salt meat which they carried upon the sumpter horses.
It was well on towards the afternoon that we reached the Porte St. Michel, for we had started late, and Madame de Montal would on no account be parted from the sumpter horses, whose rate of progress was necessarily slow.
They had with them a sumpter horse, whilst a third, which was evidently intended for my prisoner, was held by a groom.
As we rode past the tennis courts the sumpter horses were diverted to enter the Louvre by the gate near the riding-school, but we ourselves rode directly towards the main entrance.
I had fallen back behind the sumpter horses, and halted for a moment, when I felt a hand rest lightly on my stirrup.
There are ten lances and two court ladies and a dozen or so of sumpter horses--a brave show.
Of the others, some half-dozen seemed by their attire to be merchants, and the rest their lads; and withal they had many sumpter horses and mules with them.
So they parted, and Ralph went back to the hostel, and gathered his stuff together, and laid it on a sumpter horse, and armed him, and so went into Petergate to join himself to that company.
