He from time to time offered her snuff, of which he himself took great quantities, and even made her a present of a purse of silk grass, woven by the hands of the amiable Squinkinacoosta, who had used it as a shot-pouch in her hunting expeditions. ❋ Unknown (2004)
It happened, however, that a piece of thick sole-leather was in his shot-pouch at the time, which received the ball, and preserved his life, although the force of the blow felled him to the ground. ❋ Cecil B. Hartley (N/A)
These were designed as receptacles for such stray "specimens" in botany, geology or conchology as he might chance to discover _en route_; while thrust into a smaller breast-pocket he carried a brace of huntsman's pistols, with antique powder-horn and shot-pouch slung over the shoulder. ❋ Various (N/A)
A few pegs around the walls for a display of the coats of the women, and hunting-shirts of the men, and two small forks or buck-horns to a joist for the rifle and shot-pouch, completed the carpenter work. ❋ Cecil B. Hartley (N/A)
The first cold streaks of dawn were just stealing into the sky the next morning when, accoutred with shot-pouch, powder-flask, and his old double-barrelled gun, Grandpa Davis made his way toward the branch. ❋ Asa Don Dickinson (1918)
I went to the cabin where I had left my few belongings and filled my powder-horn and shot-pouch. ❋ Hugh Pendexter (1907)
A new thrill of life fired me as I fished out my own rifle, a powder-horn, shot-pouch and linen patches. ❋ Hugh Pendexter (1907)
A settler might be unfortunate enough not to possess a gun, but there was none who did not carry a moccasin-awl attached to the strap of his shot-pouch, a roll of buckskin for patches and some deerskin thongs, or whangs, for sewing. ❋ Hugh Pendexter (1907)
He put the shot-pouch and the powder-flask into their proper drawer. ❋ Charles Miner Thompson (1902)
He grabbed up the shot-pouch and released the proper charge into his hand. ❋ Charles Miner Thompson (1902)
Bullet-pouch, shot-pouch, powder-horn, water-bottle, hatchet I let fall, keeping only my knife, belt, and the thin, flat wallet which contained my letters from Lois and my journal. ❋ Unknown (1899)
It was folded in his beaded shot-pouch, and now he drew it out and displayed it. ❋ Unknown (1899)
As I stood biting my lip and looking around at the woods encircling us, he beckoned two of his men, gave them some orders in a low voice, crossed one leg over the other, and continued to smoke the carved and painted Oneida pipe he carried in his shot-pouch. ❋ Unknown (1899)
Rufe, a towheaded boy of ten, dressed in an unbleached cotton shirt and blue-checked homespun trousers, concluded that this moment was the accepted time to count the balls in his brother's shot-pouch. ❋ Mary Noailles Murfree (1886)
At length there came a day when there was little shot left -- just about enough to fill one shot-pouch -- and knowing it was his intention to have a day out, I sneaked into the gun-room and loaded my fowling-piece just to have one shot more. ❋ Unknown (1881)
David was as bright as a lark; and after he had assisted his mother in her household duties, he took down his rusty old single-barrel from the pegs over the fireplace, slung on his powder-horn and shot-pouch, and when his mother was ready to go, he accompanied her down the road toward General Gordon's, leaving Dan sitting on the bench, moody and thoughtful. ❋ Harry Castlemon (1878)
When starting, we found that fork, kettle, pot, and shot-pouch had been taken. ❋ Ed (1874)
He had in one hand a double-barrelled shot-gun, and around his shoulders were slung powder-horn and shot-pouch. ❋ Unknown (1873)
And she worked me that shot-pouch up thar, which the man doesn't live ez kin use; ❋ Bret Harte (1869)
Near the headwaters of the Platte River, Pursley found some gold, which he carried in his shot-pouch for months. ❋ Henry Inman (1868)
