 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton - American wit and humor - 1852 - 360 pages
...talk to you." And, sure enough, out crept from the cottage the veritable faded hat, copperas-coloured pants, yellow countenance, and two weeks' beard we...it's you, I don't care if I do let you have it for three, as you're a good customer .'" After a quick glance at the landmarks around, the Captain bolted,... | |
 | William Evans Burton - Wit and humor - 1859 - 690 pages
...it." " Three and the d — 1 ! " broke in the Captain — what, have you raised on your wood too ! !ll give you three, and not a cent more." " Well," replied...Capting, there is but three or four cords left, and since ift you, I don't care if I do let you have it for three — as you're a good CIMtomer ! " . After a... | |
 | American humour - 1866 - 612 pages
...talk to you." And, sure enough, out crept from the cottage the veritable faded hat, copperas-coloured pants, yellow countenance, and two weeks' beard we...! there is but three or four cords left, and since its you, I don't care if I do let you have it for three, as yoiCre a good customer ! " After a quick... | |
 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton - American wit and humor - 1866 - 374 pages
...talk to you." And, sure enough, out crept from the cottage the veritable faded hat, copperas-coloured pants, yellow countenance, and two weeks' beard we...accompanied by the same leer of the same yellow countenance: After a quick glance at the landmarks around, the Captain bolted, and turned in to take some rest.... | |
 | Wayne E. Burton - Wit and humor - 1867 - 674 pages
...you three, and not a cent more." " Well," replied the petticoat, " here comes the old man — he'U talk to you." And, sure enough, out crept from the...Capting, there is but three or four cords left, and since if s you, I don't care if I do let you have it for three — as you're a good customer !" After a quick... | |
 | Thomas L. Masson - American wit and humor - 1903 - 202 pages
...lady in the petticoat; "it's three and a qua-a-rter! and now you know it." "Three and the d 1!" broke in the Captain. " What, have you raised on your wood,...it's you, I don't care if I do let you have it for three — as you 're a good customer!" After a quick glance at the landmarks around, the Captain bolted,... | |
 | Lionel Strachey - Wit and humor - 1906 - 316 pages
...lady in the petticoat; "it's three and a qua-a-rter ! and now you know it." "Three and the dl!" broke in the captain. "What, have you raised on your wood...it's you, I don't care if I do let you have it for three — as you're a good customer!" After a quick glance at the landmarks around, the captain bolted,... | |
 | Joel Chandler Harris - American wit and humor - 1907 - 314 pages
...lady in the petticoat; "it's three and a qua-a-rter! and now you know it." "Three and the d 1!" broke in the captain. "What, have you raised on your wood...it's you, I don't care if I do let you have it for three — as you're a good customer!" After a quick glance at the landmarks around, the captain bolted,... | |
 | Marshall Pinckney Wilder - American wit and humor - 1908 - 252 pages
...the petticoat; "it's three and a qua-a-rter ! and now you know it." "Three and the d— 1 !" broke in the Captain. "What, have you raised on your wood,...it's you, I don't care if I do let you have it for three — as you're a good customer!" After a quick glance at the landmarks around, the Captain bolted,... | |
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And, sure enough, out crept from the cottage the veritable faded hat, copperas-colored pants, yellow countenance and two weeks' beard we had seen the night before, and the same voice we had heard regulating the price of cottonwood squeaked out the following... 