a-pumping

Updated: May 12, 2025

He said, "Sho, boy, they're all named Teddy after President Roosevelt, and because it saves trouble. When I calls, 'Here, Teddy, they all comes. When I calls, 'Shoo, Teddy, they all shoos," And I said, "That's the best idea I ever heard of for cats." He said, "Now, boy, you lift the handle of that pump high and throw some water into her, and then keep a-pumping."

Margaret Turnbull - W. A. G.'s Tale