"Wal," ses I, "Kernel, there's no tellin, but," ses I, "you better get behind that bale, for it's a big one, an here's another on t'other side, so I guess you'll be safe."
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith
He hadn't a bale to sell, and that was all there was of it.
"The Desert Valley"
Jackson Gregory
Nay, more, he presented the old warrior with a beautifully inlaid rifle, a bale of broad-cloth, and a keg of powder.
"The White Squaw"
Mayne Reid