 ... and planked the thousand dollars. It was covered of course. But I confess I now began to be staggered; and to suspect the Yankee was, after all, more knave than fool. I had no fears, however, for the purse. Southron was not a horse to be distanced...  A Yankee Among the Nullifiers: An Auto-biography - Page 23by Asa Greene - 1833 - 152 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American literature - 1833 - 666 pages
...fool. I had no feara, however, for the puree. Southron was not a horse to be distanced in one day, nnd especially by such a miserable looking devil as Sleepy...had before felt confident in the entire superiority ol my noble horse Southron, that superiority was strengthened, as I again saw him coining in ahead... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1852 - 400 pages
...Southron was not a horse to be distanced in one day, especially by such a miserable looking carrion as Sleepy David. The second heat was now commenced...that confidence was strengthened as I again saw him come ahead of the rest. I considered the purse now as my own property. In imagination I had grasped... | |
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