 Through the hot black breath of the burnin' boat Jim Bludso's voice was heard, And they all had trust in his cussedness And knowed he would keep his word. And, sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell, And Bludso's ghost went up...  Public Opinion - Page 2471898Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Low Nichols - Social Science - 1874 - 538 pages
...cussin', but Jim yelled out Over all the infernal roar, ' I'll hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last galoot's ashore.' " Through the hot black breath of...cussedness, And knowed he would keep his word. And, sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell, — And Bludso's ghost went up alone... | |
 | Thomas Low Nichols - Social Science - 1874 - 554 pages
...wilier bank on the right. There was runnin' and cussin', but Jim yelled out Till the last galoot s ashore.' "Through the hot black breath of the burnin'...cussedness, And knowed he would keep his word. And, sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell,— And Bludso's ghost went up alone... | |
 | Literary curiosities - 1876 - 334 pages
...bank till every soul save he got safe on shore : — " Through the hot black breath of the burning boat Jim Bludso's voice was heard ; And they all had trust in his cussedness, And knew he would keep his word. And sure's you're born, they all got oft Afore the smokestacks fell, —... | |
 | Free thought - 1877 - 604 pages
...but Jim yelled out, Over all the infernal roar, " I'll hold her nozzle attin the bank Till the last galoot's ashore." Through the hot, black breath of...cussedness, And knowed he would keep his word. And, sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell — And Bludso's ghost went up alone... | |
 | Eleanora Louisa Hervey - 1877 - 338 pages
...the fate of the engineer who acted so heroically : " ' Through the hot black breath of the burning boat Jim Bludso's voice was heard ; And they all had trust in his hardihood And knew he would keep his word. And sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smoke-stacks... | |
 | William Michael Rossetti - American wit and humor - 1878 - 510 pages
...cursin', but Jim yelled out Over all the infernal roar, " I'll hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last galoot's ashore." Through the hot black breath of...cussedness, And knowed he would keep his word. And, sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell, — And Bludso's ghost went up alone... | |
 | William James Linton - African Americans - 1878 - 470 pages
...but Jim yell'd out, Over all the infernal roar — " I'll hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last galoot's ashore." Through the hot, black breath of...heard, And they all had trust in his cussedness, And know'd he would keep his word : And, sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell,—... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - Literary Collections - 1880 - 338 pages
...against the bank, till every soul save he got safe on shore : Through the hot black breath of the burning boat Jim Bludso's voice was heard; And they all had trust in his cussedness, And knew he would keep his word. And sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell; And... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - 1880 - 322 pages
...against the bank, till every soul save he got safe on shore : Through the hot black breath of the burning boat Jim Bludso's voice was heard ; And they all had trust in his cussedness, And knew he would keep his word. And sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smokestacks fell ;... | |
 | James D. McCabe - Amusements - 1884 - 956 pages
...nozzle agin the bank Till the last galoot's ashore." Thro' the hot, black breath of the burnin' boot Jim Bludso's voice was heard, And they all had trust in his cussedness, And know'd he would keep his word. And sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the smoke-stacks fell,... | |
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