w'acker

Updated: May 6, 2025

A half-drunk harridan surveyed him, from top to toe, and made a profound bow as he passed. A number of small boys scurried along with them, curiously staring into the face of Solomon. "Ain't this like comin' into a savage tribe that ain't seen no civilized human bein' fer years?" "Wot is it?" a voice shouted. "'E's a blarsted bush w'acker from North Hamerica, 'e is," another answered.

Irving Bacheller - In the Days of Poor Richard