grandpa-by-the-fire

Updated: July 14, 2025

"When I git to thinkin' about hittin' out into the hills prospectin, or somethin', that roll uh dough I pack stands right on its hind legs an' says I got no excuse. I've got enough to keep me in bacon an' beans, anyway. An' the missus gits down in the mouth when I so much as mention minin'." "A guy grows old fast when he quits the game and sets down to do the grandpa-by-the-fire.

B. M. Bower - The Trail of the White Mule