caperbilities

Updated: June 11, 2025

"'Why, 'cause I see you here sich a fine, strong, young man, with sich able powers o' your own, and sich excellent caperbilities to make a fine livin' for yourself, a workin' here, day in and day out, an' a givin' all your life fur de benefit ob anudder. Oh, I feel so sorry fur you! an' he sighed when he sed dat, like a tired mule. "'Well, sez I, 'massa, I'se contented where I is.

Mary Ashley Townsend - The Brother Clerks: A Tale of New-Orleans