He kin jest beat the hind sights off'n you, any day in the week." "Whoop!" cried Dan, jumping up and knocking his heels together.
"I don't see what bring them two oneasy chaps up here, nohow," said Godfrey, taking no notice of the boy's threatening attitude.

"I never knowed them or anybody else to come up the bayou in a small boat afore, 'ceptin' when that bar was killed here.

That was an amazin' smart trick of mine, Dannie.

Howsomever, we hain't got no more time to talk.

I'm goin' to give you five dollars, Dannie, an' I want you to go to the landin' an' spend it fur me.