con-continuous

Updated: May 23, 2025

Mind ye, Dugan, thim is not common goats thim is dongolas an' used to bein' in th' wather con-continuous from mornin' till night. 'Tis sufferin' for a swim they be, poor animals. Wance let thim git in th' lake an' ye will see th' difference, Dugan. 'Twill make all th' difference in th' worrld t' thim. 'Tis dyin' for a swim they are." "Sure!" said the Keeper of the Water Goats.

Ellis Parker Butler - The Water goats and other troubles