 | Albert B. Williams - Knox County (Ohio) - 1912 - 416 pages
...as a pocket to hold bread, cakes, jerk, tow for wiping the gun barrel, or any other needed article. The belt, which was always tied behind, answered several...holding the dress together. In cold weather the mittens, the bullet-bag, and such things occupied the front part of it. These hunting shirts were usually made... | |
 | West Virginia - 1915 - 528 pages
...served as a wallet to hold a chunk of bread, cakes, jerk, tow for wiping the barrel of the rifle, or any other necessary for the hunter or warrior. The...was always tied behind, answered several purposes, beside that of holding the dress together. In cold weather the mittens, and sometimes the bullet-bag,... | |
 | J. T. Peters, H. B. Carden - Fayette County (W. Va.) - 1926 - 806 pages
...cold or wet weather, when "wearing them," it was said, "was only a decent way of going barefooted. ' ' The belt, which was always tied behind, answered several purposes besides that of holding clothing together. In winter the mittens and sometimes the bullet-pouch occupied the front part of... | |
 | Richard M. Dorson - Literary Criticism - 1972 - 574 pages
...hold a chunk of bread, cakes, jerk, tow for wiping the barrel of the rifle, or any other necessity for the hunter or warrior. The belt, which was always...together. In cold weather the mittens, and sometimes the bulletbag, occupied the front part of it. From the right side was suspended the tomahawk and to the... | |
 | Lucille Gulliver - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2001 - 268 pages
...cold or wet weather, when "wearing them," it was said, "was only a decent way of going barefooted." The belt, which was always tied behind, answered several purposes besides that of holding clothing together. In winter the mittens and sometimes the bullet-pouch occupied the front part of... | |
 | John Anthony Caruso - History - 2003 - 436 pages
...hold a chunk of bread, cakes, jirk, tow for wiping the barrel of the rifle, or any other necessity for the hunter or warrior. The belt, which was always...bullet bag occupied the front part of it. To the right was suspended the tomahawk and to the left the scalping knife in its leathern sheath. The hunting shirt... | |
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The bosom of this dress served as a wallet to hold a chunk of bread, cakes, jerk, tow for wiping the barrel of the rifle, or any other necessary for the hunter or warrior. The belt, which was always tied behind, answered several purposes, besides that... 
