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Updated: May 17, 2025

Even Patsey, whom I had scarcely noticed since he joined the train, was tossing his well-worn cap in the air, catching it upon the toe of a toeless boot, while executing a lively Irish jig, and exclaiming every time he drew a long breath, "Whoo-o-o-op! think of it now, will yez! The boss has got the byse, sure. Whoo-o-o-op now, whoo-o-op!"

Samuel Woodworth Cozzens - The Young Trail Hunters : Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West

The Missourians. The Arapahoe Guide. The Farewell. The Return to Camp. The Boys Missing. A Search. Treed. The Wild Mexican Hogs. An Adventure.-The Combat. The Release. A Cry of Distress. An Ugly Customer The Panther. A Terrible Struggle. Victory. Old Jerry wounded. Camp at last. Jerry's Story. "Byse hain't got no Bizness on the Plains, nohow." A Hunting Expedition.

Samuel Woodworth Cozzens - The Young Trail Hunters : Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West