 | John Aikin - 1805 - 180 Seiten
...fweetmeats They gnawed through cupboard doors, undermined floors, and ran races behind the wainfcots. The cats could not get at them : they were too cunning and too well fed to meddle with poifon ; and traps only now and then caught a heedlefs itraggler. One of thefe, however, on being taken,... | |
 | Joshua Leavitt - 1829 - 172 Seiten
...sweetmeats. They gnawed through cupboard door**; undermined floors*, and ran races behind the wainscots. 2. The cats could not get at them : they were too cunning,...these however, on being taken, was the occasion of practismg a new device. This was, to fasten a collar with a small bell, about the prisoner's neck,... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1829 - 256 Seiten
...cupboard doors, and ran races within the walls, and under the floor. The cats could not get at them, and traps only now and then caught a heedless straggler. One of these was taken. A little boy fastened a collar about his neck, with a little bell fixed to it, and let him... | |
 | John Aikin - 1839 - 308 Seiten
...into the store-room, and plundered it of preserves and sweatmeats. They gnawed through cupboard doors, undermined floors, and ran races behind the wainscots...the occasion of practising a new device. This was, * [That is, by digging under the ground, or undermining. —AM. ED.] to fasten a collar, with a small... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 246 Seiten
...sweetmeats. They gnawed through cupboard doors, undermined floors, and ran races behind the wainscots.5 2. The cats could not get at them; they were too cunning...only now and then caught a heedless straggler. One of the rats, however, on being taken, was the occasion of practising a new device.8 This was, to fasten... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 252 Seiten
...sweetmeats. They gnawed through cupboard doors, undermined floors, and ran races behind the wainscots.5 2. The cats could not get at them ; they were too cunning...only now and then caught a heedless straggler. One of the rats, however, on being taken, was the occasion of practising a new device.6 This was, to fasten... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 168 Seiten
...cleared it of all jams and jellies. They gnawed through cupboard floors and ran races behind the walls. The cats could not get at them ; they were too cunning and too well fed to meddle with poison ; and the traps only now and then caught a heed'less youngster. One, however, was at last caught. A small... | |
 | George Watson (publisher.) - 1864 - 238 Seiten
...into the store-room, and plundered it of preserves and sweetmeats. They gnawed through cupboard doors, undermined floors, and ran races behind the wainscots....the prisoner's neck, and then turn him loose again. o Overjoyed at the recovery of his liberty the rat ran into the nearest hole, and went in search of... | |
 | Kensington series - 1872 - 104 Seiten
...cleared it of all jams and jellies. They gnawed through cupboard floors and ran races behind the walla. The cats could not get at them ; they were too cunning and too well fed to meddle with poison ; and the traps only now and then caught a heedless youngster. One, however, was at last caught. A small... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1873 - 248 Seiten
...fed to meddle with poison ; and traps only now and then caught a heedless straggler. One of the rats, however, on being taken, was the occasion of practising...the prisoner's neck, and then turn him loose again. 3. Overjoyed at the recovery' of his liberty, the rat ran into the nearest hole, and went in search... | |
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The cats could not get at them: they were too cunning and too well fed to meddle with poison; and traps only now and then caught a heedless straggler. One of these, however, on being taken, was the occasion of practising a new device. 