Nearly in a direct line between the lynx and the hares grew a solitary tree, of the pecan species, with spreading limbs; and almost under it was a little patch or thicket of briars, weeds, and high grass-no doubt where some old log, or the carcass of an animal, had mouldered away, and fertilised the soil.
"The Boy Hunters"
Captain Mayne Reid
The latter now came out of the bramble; and with one bound sprang to the foot of the pecan.
"The Boy Hunters"
Captain Mayne Reid
And with this determination he galloped up the pecan, his claws rattling against the bark.
"The Boy Hunters"
Captain Mayne Reid