Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry (1844)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York, Wiley & Putnam · leaf 25
BOUGHT. in an emphatic whisper^ Be still; I seeone \ he cocked the gun and brought theheavy old piece to a level with his eye. Aftera long, portentous aim, during which Iwinked so hard as nearly to put my eyes out-bang ! it went, and Bill was stretchedbackward upon the grass in an instant, by … the kicking of the gun ! He very soon gotup, however, and jumped over the fence topick up his game. He was gone but aminute, and when he came back he onlysaid, Well, I peppered him ! (i Pepperedwhat? said I. No matter, said he, andthat was all I could get out of him. But thenext morning one of…
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