holdin'est

Updated: May 23, 2025

Hit's the truth the plow does bury the buffler, an' fer keeps! Ye kain't kill a plow, ner neither kin yer scare hit away. Hit's the holdin'est thing ther is, ma'am hit never does let go." "How long'll we wait here?" the older woman demanded. "Anyhow fer two-three days, ma'am. Thar's a lot has got to sort put stuff an' throw hit away here.

Emerson Hough - The Covered Wagon