cal'late's

Updated: May 7, 2025

"Who do you cal'late's goin' to hear you? Shut up! You come with me. I want you to pump. The old craft would do well enough if she was tight, but she's more'n likely takin' water like a sieve. You come and pump." But Bennie had no notion of pumping. With a jerk he tore loose from the lightkeeper's grasp and ran to the stern, where he continued his howls for help. Seth was at his heels.

Joseph Crosby Lincoln - The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights