Nor must Uncle Sam's Web-feet be forgotten. At all the watery margins they have been present. Not only on the deep sea, the broadbay, and the rapid river, but also up the narrow muddy bayou, and wherever the ground was a little damp, they have been, and made their tracks.
Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (Volume 2 of 2 ) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition) (ed. 2008)