The large gig with the steady old grey was at the front door, and Mr. Lammeter was already on the stone steps, passing the time in recalling to Godfrey what very fine points speckle had when his master used to ride him.
"Silas Marner The Weaver of Raveloe"
George Eliot
"Never mind, mother," said Johnnie patronizingly, "father'll tell you all about it while I go and put speckle in a safe place."
"Jewel's Story Book"
Clara Louise Burnham
He unlocks the padlock, opens the lid, and we group around to witness the sacrifice,-innocent speckle-sides butchered to make a Pyrenean holiday.
"A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees"
Edwin Asa Dix