"Box seat" Quotes from Famous Books
... the buckboard was a business calling for some skill. In the box seat were stowed away groceries and small parcels for the ranch and for settlers along the trail. Upon the boards behind the seat were loaded and roped securely, sides of pork, a sack of flour, and various ... — The Foreigner • Ralph Connor
... Director of Transport, provided me with a buggy, a pair of horses, and a driver, and Prince Francis of Teck, the Chief Remount Officer, selected a pony suitable to my equestrian powers. The buggy proved a very great success; the box seat carried my instruments and dressings, the front a 4-gallon tin water-bottle for emergency operations, and the rear shelf my personal belongings. The water-bottle was lent to me by the ... — Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins
... glad to see them. Dorothy climbed up beside her aunt, while Tavia took the spare seat at front, and it seemed to her the world had suddenly fallen from its level, everything was beneath her. She had risen physically, mentally and socially from her former self—the first ride on a box seat was an inspiration to the country girl, and Tavia felt ... — Dorothy Dale • Margaret Penrose
... "Charlotte," say I to her, "Dat ladee in box seat— Across de vay vos von beeg swell, Her beauty's hard to beat; De von dat's gat fonee eyeglass Opon a leddle stek, I'm t'ink she is most' fin' lookin' Wen she bow ... — The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) • Various
... beside her aunt, while Tavia took the spare seat at front, and it seemed to her the world had suddenly fallen from its level, everything was beneath her. She had risen physically, mentally and socially from her former self—the first ride on a box seat was an inspiration to the country girl, and Tavia ... — Dorothy Dale • Margaret Penrose |