latt'er

Updated: May 9, 2025

Git out, you infernal brute!" This latt'er remark was addressed to a long-legged, mangy hound that had suddenly appeared from no where, and was nosing around their breakfast with appreciative sniffs. Shorty made a dive for him, but he cleaned out the half-canteen at one comprehensive gulp, and had put a good-sized farm between him and the fire before Shorty reached it.

John McElroy - Si Klegg, Book 4 : Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign