in-no-hurry

Updated: June 10, 2025

To my disgust, I found a line of negroes nearly half a mile in length waiting their turns for calling for letters. One would step to the window and in an exasperatingly in-no-hurry way, say: "Anything for Andrew Jackson, sah?" After a long delay "no!" "Do yer 'spect dere may be soon, sah?" "Did you expect any?" came the reply. "No sah, but sumbudy might write, sah." "Gwan, next!"

James Henry Foss - The Gentleman from Everywhere