Forsaking the main road, they crossed Wild Water on a narrow bridge and continued along an ancient, rutted road that ran beside an equally ancient worm-fence of split redwood rails. ❋ Unknown (2010)
After discussing for a few minutes the probabilities of such a course on the part of the enemy, I thought McCook should be made acquainted with what was going on, so Sill and I went back to see him at his headquarters, not far from the Griscom House, where we found him sleeping on some straw in the angle of a worm-fence. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Time was, when safe in a saddle, he had thrown reins to the wind "en allowed that critter a spell of fancy worm-fence buckin ', but a-ridin' a auto wuz dangerous business." ❋ George S. Harney (N/A)
He wondered, as they walked along, if Potter and the boys at the stables had framed a rodeo spectacle for themselves and were to witness some worm-fence bucking by midget contestants. ❋ George S. Harney (N/A)
In the rear, a space of a quarter of an acre, inclosed by a huge worm-fence, was evidently the vegetable patch, at one corner of which a small stable, roofed and buttressed with corn-fodder, leaned against the hill. ❋ Various (N/A)
He had evidently just gotten over the "worm-fence" into the road, out of the path which led zigzag across the "old field" and was lost to sight in the dense growth of sassafras. ❋ Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels (N/A)
The sight of the man brought George before him, living enough to wring his heart He knocked a log off the worm-fence, and stepped over into the field. ❋ Various (N/A)
The "citizen-soldier" knew no more about "dressing the line," than about dressing himself, and the front of his company presented as many inequalities as a "worm-fence." ❋ J. L. McConnel (N/A)
The same is the case with respect to leaping: there being in many places no gates, the snake or worm-fence ❋ Paul Leland Haworth (N/A)
But I was away, striding over the cabbage-patch and climbing the worm-fence that shut in the estate of Hiram. ❋ Various (N/A)
Others lay down behind the worm-fence, with nothing but that and the light fringe of bushes for protection. ❋ John Allan (1914)
Page 224 fringe of bushes and small trees which grew immediately upon the edge of the bank, just back of which was a worm-fence half fallen to pieces from age and neglect. ❋ John Allan (1914)
On this particular occasion we were sitting by the roadside upon the top rails of a worm-fence, giving our horses and ourselves a rest, while another cavalry command was passing. ❋ John Allan (1914)
As we reached the top of the rise in a lane which had a high worm-fence on either side, the Federals gave us a lively volley, which we returned from the fence-corners. ❋ John Allan (1914)
Dividing two of these hot stubble-fields was the wreckage of a half-rotted, tumble-down, old worm-fence, not over six rails high at any place, and these so rickety that if our horses 'hoofs struck them they would break and fly in pieces. ❋ John Allan (1914)
I recall one night, when a young deluge was let down on us, with several inches of water on the ground, I placed two flat rails across the angle of a worm-fence, and, protected by a waterproof blanket, slept the sleep of the weary, unmindful of the heavy downpour. ❋ John Allan (1914)
My path to Cubby Hollow ran along a tumbling worm-fence, down a gravelly slope, and across a strip of swale, through which flowed the stream that farther on widened into the Hollow. ❋ Dallas Lore Sharp (1899)
But before I could reach the horse, one of my own string, Bob Quirk had mounted him, when in testimony of the nutritive qualities of Dakota's grasses, he arched his spine like a true Texan and outlined a worm-fence in bucking a circle. ❋ Andy Adams (1897)
