Then the whale sounded, carrying his mother out of sight below.
— from The Strife of the Sea by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains

She changed her mode of operating, therefore, still clinging to the hope of getting the whole party within the blockhouse, without being compelled to betray the source whence she obtained her notices of the necessity of vigilance.
— from The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea by James Fenimore Cooper

Here in 1792 he had his wholesome, peaceful home, with his wife and their son; and to them there sometimes came his mother, or one of his sisters, for a visit.
— from The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume 1 (of 2) by Benjamin Ellis Martin

Din, however, practically saved our lives by rubbing some concoction he made on our abused feet.
— from Adventures in Swaziland: The Story of a South African Boer by Owen Rowe O'Neil

She had been very kind to me, and only that afternoon, when I was saying good-bye, she had laughed and said her only regret was that I hadn't got into any scrape that she could help me out of.
— from The Coil of Carne by John Oxenham

"And this county adjoins the Cattle Country for sixty miles on the north," said Arab, still continuing his musing, "or one third of the Strip.
— from Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories by Andy Adams

Finally, after several plays, Church said, "If you don't hit him, I will," and he sure made good his threat, for on the next play, when I was at the bottom of the heap in the scrimmage, Church handed me one of those stiff "Bill Church blows," emphasizing the tribute with his leather thumb protector.
— from Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William H. (William Hanford) Edwards

And yet a vague suspicion crossing his mind, once or twice, made him ask himself, was Sutton really so happy after all?
— from The Youth of Parnassus, and Other Stories by Logan Pearsall Smith