I reckon it'll purty nigh bridge the slough.

I want ye to be married respectable like a gentleman--slick duds, plenty o' cakes an' pies an' no slightin' the minister er the rum bar'l.
"Major Washington give me a letter to take to Ben Franklin on t'other side o' the ocean.

Ye see ev'ry letter that's sent ercrost is opened an' read afore it gits to him lessen it's guarded keerful.

This 'ere one, I guess, has suthin' powerful secret in it.

He pays all the bills.