I looked around, but nothing was visible but some willow chips, and a half-formed cricket bat which Dicksee was making, by the help of a Spokeshave he had borrowed at the wheelwright's, and which promised to be as clumsy a stump defender as ever was held in two hands.
"Burr Junior"
G. Manville Fenn
Did Spokeshave write it?
"The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52"
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
He was an almighty smart fellow, that Spokeshave, I've hear'n tell, replies my visitor.
"The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52"
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe