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"Darnationed likely squaw!" remarked one. "Who air she, old timber-toes?" inquired he, addressing himself to the guide. "Squaw Utah gal," replied the Mexican in his trapper patois. Pointing to me, he continued: "She sister to hunter-chief she hunter too kill bighorn, buffalo, deer. Carrambo! si! She grand cazadora!" "Oh! durn yer kezedora.
Corny Sullivan had been a soldier in the British army for many years, he had been wounded at last at Sebastopol, and yet here he was, full of military lore and glory, and propped by a wooden leg. Corny was usually addressed an Timber-toes by his familiars; he was an irascible old follow to deal with, but as clean as a whistle from long habit and even stately to look at in his arm-chair.
Timber-toes goes with the Ryle Navy and pensions. They won't do in the marchant sarvice. All right, doctor; I'm game to do just as you tell me, only let me get about a bit. Couldn't you put my leg in a sling?" "Your leg isn't your arm, Neb," I cried, laughing. "Well, sir, who said it were? I knows the diffrens 'tween a fore and a hind flipper." "There, that will do, my man," said the doctor.
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