"Of course, about those fifty coons noo, what was the harm in that?
Nobody believed it.

That wasna deceiving any ane." "Yes, but it was," answered Jimmy.

"The Boston man belaved it, and I guiss he hasn't forgiven me, if he did take my hand, and drink with me.
You know I haven't had a word from him about that coon skin.

I worked awful hard on that skin.

Some way, I tried to make it say to him again that I was sorry for that night's work.