He rose up, went indoors, and returned with an ancient single muzzle-loader, the stock bound round with snake skin.
"Tales from the Veld"
Ernest Glanville
It were a ole muzzle-loader-one smooth, one rifle-and I shifted, but it weren't long afor' they picked up my spoor, and in the fust rush I could hear the rattle of assegais as they follered.
"Tales from the Veld"
Ernest Glanville
As a rule, the poorer the player the loader his execrations.
"A Fool and His Money"
George Barr McCutcheon