steadier'n

Updated: May 20, 2025

My narves is steadier'n clock-work, and I'll do the shootin'." Another forward movement, and another growl saluted our ears. "Steady, there," said Jerry, "I see him;" and the next instant, he fired.

Samuel Woodworth Cozzens - The Young Trail Hunters : Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West