m-e-arr

Updated: May 9, 2025

I was just thinking: "Gee whiz! but this would be a poor place to get snagged in," when bang! says a rifle right in front of us, and m-e-arr! goes the bullet over our heads. We were off them horses and behind a, couple of chunks of rock sooner than we hoped for, and that's saying a good deal. "Cussed poor shot, whoever he is," says my friend.

Henry Wallace Phillips - Red Saunders : His Adventures West & East