In this way they at last reached the clearing in the forest, the church with its ostentatious spire, and the Reverend Mr. Windibrook's dwelling, otherwise humorously known as "The Pastorage," where Cissy intended to call.
"From Sand Hill to Pine"
Bret Harte
The "Pastorage," as it was cheerfully called, had the glaring distinction of being built of brick, and was, as had been wickedly pointed out by idle scoffers, the only "fireproof" structure in town.
"In the Carquinez Woods"
Bret Harte
Much valuable information on the relations between climate and forest vegetation will be found in an article by Dr. Brandis, On the Distribution of Forests in India, in Ocean Highways for October, 1872. In the more eastwardly prairie region fires have done much to prevent the spread of the native groves, and throughout the whole woodless plains the Pastorage of the buffalo alone would suffice to prevent a forest growth.
"The Earth as Modified by Human Action"
George P. Marsh