wa-a-a-ter

Updated: May 26, 2025

He went out on the deck and closed the door on the light behind him; at first he could see nothing but black night. A little later he discovered boats coming down the river, eight or nine gleaming windows, and a swinging light hung on a flag staff or shanty-boat mast. As they drew nearer, someone shouted across the night: "Goo-o-o-d wa-a-a-ter thar?" "Ya-s-su-uh!" Rasba called back.

Raymond S. (Raymond Smiley) Spears - The River Prophet