ch'ar's

Updated: May 3, 2025

Richard not only revived, but by the end of the week be was in the drawing-room again, Malachi, in accordance with the time-honored custom, wheeling out his chair, puffing up the cushions, and, with a wave of the hand and a sweeping bow, saying: "Yo' ch'ar's all ready, Marse Richard. Hope you'se feelin' fine dis evenin', sah!" The following day he was in his "li'l' room," Oliver helping him.

Francis Hopkinson Smith - The Fortunes of Oliver Horn