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Updated: May 19, 2025

Then he began anew his fumblings and contortions. At last his efforts were rewarded by his producing, apparently from his right ear, a many-folded piece of tissue-paper. Unwrapping this carefully, he at last disclosed two twenty-dollar gold-pieces, which he handed to Mrs. Tretherick. "You leavee money topside of blulow, Fiddletown. Me findee money. Me fetchee money to you. All lightee."

Bret Harte - Tales of the Argonauts

Then he began anew his fumblings and contortions. At last his efforts were rewarded by his producing, apparently from his right ear, a many-folded piece of tissue paper. Unwrapping this carefully, he at last disclosed two twenty-dollar gold pieces, which he handed to Mrs. Tretherick. "You leavee money topside of blulow, Fiddletown. Me findee money. Me fetchee money to you. All lightee."

Bret Harte - Selected Stories of Bret Harte

I reckon you had better give me that money and all the rest you have, before you go on your errand." "Me velly solly," declared Hop, acting as though he really felt bad over it, "but me leavee allee my money in um camp." This was a fact, too, as all he had with him was about five dollars in silver. "I reckon I had better go through you," said the leader of the outlaws.

Old scout - Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass": and, How Arietta Paid the Toll

He say, 'God damn thief! catchee flowty dollar: come to jailee. Me no takee back. You leavee money top-side blulow, Fiddletown. Me fetchee money you. Me no takee back." Mrs. Tretherick hesitated. In the confusion of her flight, she MIGHT have left the money in the manner he had said. In any event, she had no right to jeopardize this honest Chinaman's safety by refusing it.

Bret Harte - Tales of the Argonauts

He say, 'God damn thief! catchee flowty dollar: come to jailee. Me no takee back. You leavee money topside blulow, Fiddletown. Me fetchee money you. Me no takee back." Mrs. Tretherick hesitated. In the confusion of her flight, she MIGHT have left the money in the manner he had said. In any event, she had no right to jeopardize this honest Chinaman's safety by refusing it.

Bret Harte - Selected Stories of Bret Harte

So you mean to say that a bird as large as a goose can go in and out by that hole? Why, a sparrow could scarcely squeeze itself through there!" "Horneebill he no goee in, he no goee out. He stay inside till him little chickees ready for leavee nest." "Come, Ossy!" said Caspar, in a bantering way; "that story is too good to be true. You don't expect us to believe all that?

Mayne Reid - The Cliff Climbers: A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"