 You talk of picking up a purse of two thousand dollars with that bit of carrion of yours! Away with you, and don't trouble us any further." " Well, if I can't run, then I spose I cant; but it's darned hard any how for a man to take so much pains as I...  A Yankee Among the Nullifiers: An Auto-biography - Page 18by Asa Greene - 1833 - 152 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American literature - 1833 - 666 pages
...amazingly to pick it up." " You talk of picking up a puraeof two thousand dollars with that bit of a carrion of yours .' Away with you, and don't trouble...any how for a man to take so much pains as I have to come to the races, and then can't be allowed to run arter all." " It's too late now; by the rules of... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1852 - 400 pages
...there is a purse of two thousand dollars, and I should like amazingly to pick it up." "You talk about picking up a purse of two thousand dollars with that...and don't trouble us any further." "Well, if I can't rua, then I suppose I can't — but it's darnec hard, anyhow, for a man to take so much pains as I... | |
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