tetch'd

Updated: January 24, 2026

As they come up, I tetch'd the Giner'l on the shoulder. "'Giner'l, says I, 'look clost at that nigger on the carriage, look clost at him, says I. "'Why, what the thunderation! says he. "'To be certain! says I; 'that's your Blue Dave, and he looks mighty slick, says I.

Joel Chandler Harris - Mingo: And Other Sketches in Black and White