Virginia fence

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Or does it educate in inductive philosophy to chase a pig through a Virginia fence?

From Russell H. Conwell by Burr, Agnes Rush

The logs were laid one above another, to the height of four feet, intersecting at the corners of the houses like the rails of a Virginia fence.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various

In a large pen or 'corral' built of railroad-ties, in a manner partaking of a Virginia fence, a log-cabin, and a block fortress, were a cage of youthful bears and cages of other animals.

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James

This particular cow inhabited a small paddock by the roadside, which was enclosed by a Virginia fence, and contained very little grass, and no provision for shade and shelter.

From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)

I do not suppose he liked a Virginia fence better than Cobbett did.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 by Various