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"Where's your 'bacca?" said the skipper. "Left him aboard." "Never mind. Take half a pound and pay for it to-morrow. We sell the best at a shilling a pound." Jim gaped. Here was a decidedly practical religious agency. A shilling a pound! Cheaper than the Copers' rubbish. Jim took a few pulls at the strong, black tobacco, and began to reconsider his notion about smashing up the service.
"Three years ago, when I was down in Arizona, Jim Huber was the owner of the ranch where I was working. He b'leved in treating Injins kindly. I've seen him give the 'Paches water to drink when they was thirsty, meat to eat, 'bacca to smoke, and even powder and ball for their guns.
"'Threepence for 'is brekfuss; sevenpence for 'is dinner; threepence for 'is tea; penny for beer and a penny for bacca. 'Ow much is that, Ginger? "'One bob, ses Ginger. "Peter counted up to 'imself. 'I make it more than that, old pal, he ses, when he 'ad finished. "'Do you? ses Ginger, getting up. 'Well, he won't; not if he counts it twenty times over he won't. Good-night, Peter.
"I didn't mean to shave only your cheek, sir, but your chin as well." "Now that'll do, Dick. I'm not ashamed of having no beard, and I'm not ashamed of being a boy, so now then." "Course you ain't, sir. There, I didn't mean nothing disrespectful. It was only my fun. This here 'bacca as you give me, sir, baint the best I ever had.
Ah, a king o' men is Joe, in the ring an' out, sir only never let 'im 'ear me say so 'e 'd be that proud, Lord! there'd be no livin' wi' 'im sh, 'ere 'e be, sir." Joe had laid by his chauffeur's garb and looked even bigger and grimmer in flannels and sweater. "Ho you, Joe," cried the old man, scowling, "did ye bring me that 'bacca?" "S'posin' I didn't?" demanded Joe. "Then dang ye twice!"
Ef I hed a plug o' bacca for every grizzly I've rubbed out, it 'ud keep my jaws waggin' for a good twel'month, I reck'n. Ye-es, strengers, I've done some bar-killin' I hev that, an' no mistake! Hain't I, Mark? "Wal, I wur a-gwine to tell you ov a sarcumstance that happened to this child about two yeern ago. It wur upon the Platte, atween Chimbly Rock an' Laramies'.
Having taken this step, he put his hat on his head, and his pride in his pocket, and walked down to the old room at the Lighterman’s Arms. There were only two of the old fellows there, and they looked coldly on Nicholas as he proffered his hand. ‘Are you going to put down pipes, Mr. Tulrumble?’ said one. ‘Or trace the progress of crime to ‘bacca?’ growled another.
'No boss sit down there, Mary? said Mike, addressing the eider of the gins. The aborigine grinned cheerfully. 'Boss him bin gone sit down longa Porkpine, she said. 'Missus ride by Longabenna. Bill dam drunk, White feller all gone make it hole, catch plenty gold. Gib it 'bacca!
"Humph," muttered the ghost. "I should almost be ashamed to change places with either of you. As for reward, first wait till I ask for one. I will promise not to claim any thing more expensive than a bottle of brandy, and a few pipes of 'bacca, and those I shan't ask for unless you come this way again, which isn't likely." "If we don't come we can send," cried Mr.
Until a hearty meal had been made there was but little talking. "That is first rate," one of the men said, as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "Now one only wants a pipe and bacca and a glass of grog, to feel comfortable." "Well, Captain, are you satisfied with the day's work?" "It would have been a grand day had it not been for the soldiers passing just at the time.
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