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  1.  Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch / Vachell, Horace Annesley, 1861-1955
    -winners at the annual county fair. One day in October, Uncle Jake, our head vaquero, reported the colts to be missing ... that the problem was solved. Our head _vaquero_, Uncle Jake, gaunt as a coyote at Christmas, and quite as hungry  details...
  2.  Blister Jones / Foote, John Taintor, 1881-1950
    who bids fifty. "'I withdraw that bid,' says the guy. "'Sold to you for twenty dollars, Uncle Jake,' says ... of raggedy bills and passin' 'em up to the stand. "'Thank you, Uncle Jake. Come to the clerk for your bill  details...
  3.  Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White / Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
    , when the frolic was at its height, an unexpected visitor announced himself. It was Uncle Jake Norris, who lived on the far side of the mountain. The fiddler waved his bow at Uncle Jake, and the boys and girls cried "Howdy ...  details...
  4.  Teddy's Button / Feuvre, Amy le, -1929
    to smoke. 'Uncle Jake!' A grunt was the only response; but that was sufficient. The two perfectly ... did it myself this morning,' he said with pride. 'I asked Uncle Jake for one of his best handkerchiefs. He gave it to me last  details...
  5.  Afterwhiles / Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916
    about it--. Purty is as purty does! _Like His Mother Used To Make_ "Uncle Jake's Place," St. Jo, Mo ... ' guyin' him, And Uncle Jake was slidin' him another punkin pie And a' extry cup o' coffee, with a twinkle  details...
  6.  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 7. / Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
    Ben Rogers' hayloft. He lets me, and so does his pap's nigger man, Uncle Jake. I tote water for Uncle Jake ...  details...
  7.  The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls / Various
    to come real well. But Uncle Jake has been so sick; he sent for pa and ma, and I went with them ... to the station directly, to meet uncle and your father, and I would like to have you go quietly into the nursery  details...
  8.  Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship / Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960
    with the two farm servants. It was twenty-five years now since his uncle Jake's death: there were grey hairs ... . And if Rosa here wasn't the great, strong lass she is, I don't know how her old uncle'd manage;' and he turned  details...
  9.  The Boy Scouts on a Submarine / Blaine, Captain John
    'sted. Then we went back; and mother wanted us to write it all to Uncle Jake. And the lamp made Beany's head hot ...  details...
  10.  Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 / Work Projects Administration
    told my mother if she wouldn't marry again and mess up Uncle Jake's chillun, they'd help her ... . Didn't know 'A' from 'B' but he was a preacher. Everbody knowed Jake Alsbrooks. He preached  details...