"I'll just turn myself crossways and stick in your throat." "What are you fellows after around here, anyway ?" continued the Mississippian.

"The weather's hot an' we all want to go in swimmin' to-morrow, bein' as we have two rivers handy.

Shore as you live if you get to botherin' us we'll hurt you." "You won't hurt us," said Dick, "because to-morrow we're going to surround you and drive you into a coop." "Drive us in a coop.

See here, Yank, you're gettin' excited.

Do you know how many men we have here waitin' for you?
Of course you don't.