 He weren't no saint, — them engineers Is all pretty much alike, One wife in Natchez-under-the-Hill And another one here, in Pike; A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied, — I reckon...  Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Side 476redigert av - 1871Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1871 - 808 sider
...— them engineers Is all pretty much alike, — One wife in Natchez-under-the-Hill (\nd another one here in Pike ; A Keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flanked, and he never lied, I reckon he never knowed how. " And this was all the religion he had, —... | |
 | John Hay - 1871 - 188 sider
...— them engineers Is all pretty much alike, — One wife in Natchez-under-the-Hill And another one here, in Pike ; A keerless man in his talk was Jim,...hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied,I reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had, — To treat his engine well... | |
 | John Milton Hay - 1871 - 196 sider
...— them engineers Is all pretty much alike — One wife in Natchez-under-the-Hill And another one here, in Pike. A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied, I reckon he never knowed how. And this was... | |
 | Maximilian Schele de Vere - 1872 - 700 sider
...well-known " flunky/" is still used in the West. " A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row ; But he never flunked, and he never lied, I reckon he never know'd how." (John Hay. Jim Bludsoe of the Prairie Belle.) Flutter- wheel, in the West, means a very... | |
 | Maximilian Schele de Vere - 1872 - 702 sider
...well-known " flunky," is still used in the West. " A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row ; But he never flunked, and he never lied, I reckon he never know'd how." (John Hay. Jim Bludsoe of ike Prairie Belle.) Flutter-wheel, in the West, means a very... | |
 | Maximilian Schele de Vere - 1872 - 714 sider
...well-known " flunky," is still used in the West. " A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row ; But he never flunked, and he never lied, I reckon he never know'd how." (John Hay. Jim Bludaoe of tJie Prairie BeHe.) Flutter-wheel, in the West, means a very... | |
 | 1877 - 600 sider
...Natchez-under-the-Hill, And another one here, in Pike. A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied; I reckon he never kaowed how. And this was all the religion he had— To treat his engine well; Never be passed on the... | |
 | 1877 - 604 sider
...— them engineers Is all pretty much alike — One wife in Natchez-under-the-Hill, And another one here, in Pike. A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied; I reckon he never knowed how. And this was... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 470 sider
...— them engineers Is all pretty much alike, — One wife in Natchez-under-the-Hill And another one here, in Pike ; A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never funk'd, and he never lied, — I reckon he never know'd how. And this was all the religion he had,... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 466 sider
...And an awkward hand in a row, But he never funk'd, and he never lied, — I reckon he never know'd how. And this was all the religion he had, — To treat his engine well, Never be pass'd on the river, To mind the pilot's bell, And if ever the Prairie Belle took fire — A thousand... | |
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