And I carn't 'elp 'oping that my friend Littleback will reform hisself, now that 'e can afford it, and engage in some pursuit less 'armful to the young.
— from The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure by William Bowen
Waring made no movement toward his gun, but he eyed the elder Mexican sharply, paying little attention to the youth.
— from Jim Waring of Sonora-Town; Or, Tang of Life by Henry Herbert Knibbs
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