foxy-black

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So Bill stepped forward as spokesman of the ruffianly element, and the immoral force gathered behind and backed him heavily. Tarbox, too, was a Saxon six-footer of thirty. But he had sagged one inch for want of self-respect. He had spoilt his color and dyed his moustache. He wore foxy-black pantaloons tucked into red-topped boots, with the name of the maker on a gilt shield.

Various - The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862