He threatened to annihilate Harry Squires "from head to foot," for publishing the base slander.
"Doggone his hide," roared poor Anderson, "fer two cents I'd tell all I know about him bein' tight up at Boggs City three years ago.

He couldn't walk half an inch that time without staggerin'.

Anyhow, I wouldn't have chased Mr.Barnes that time if it hadn't been fer Harry Squires.

He egged me on, doggone his hide.

If he didn't have that big typesetter from Albany over at the _Banner_ office to back him up I'd go over an' bust his snoot fer him.