complerments

Updated: May 8, 2025

Knowin' that there wuz no eatin'-house this side of Bowieville, I jest called the train-boy, 'nd says I to him: "Hev you got any victuals that will do for a baby?" "How is oranges 'nd bananas?" says he. "That ought to do," says I. "Jist do up a dozen uv your best oranges 'nd a dozen uv your best bananas 'nd take 'em over to that baby with my complerments."

Eugene Field - A Little Book of Profitable Tales