"Got somethin' like a reg'ment thar now, hoss and fut, an' it's safe ter bet thar 's more a-comin'.

This yere fracas must be gittin' some celebrated, an' bids fair ter draw bigger 'n a three-ringed circus.
All ther scum o' San Juan must 'a got a private tip thet we was easy marks.

They 're out yere like crows hopin' ter pick our bones clean afore the law kin git any show at all.

Wal, it 'll be a tough meal all right, an' some of 'em are mighty liable ter have trouble with their digestion, fer thar 's goin' ter be considerable lead eat first.

Now see yere, Stutter, the safest thing we kin do is git ready.