car'ed

Updated: May 16, 2025

"Yes, sar; made a quarter taking a letter ashore," answered Moses, showing teeth enough for a full-grown alligator. "Put it in the post-office, did you?" inquired Washburn, indifferently, as he looked behind him at the steamer. "No, sar; didn't put it into the post-office; car'ed it to a saloon-keeper, and he gave me a drink of apple-jack, as soon as he had read it, for bringin' de letter."

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