Vulgar words in A Virginia Scout (Page 1)
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"Then you can bet the young cuss gave his panther-screech and made his kill," exclaimed Scott.
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As for that old cuss of a Bald Eagle, we're right glad you seen him.
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And last of all I was fagged by my long ride and would have one night's unworried sleep, let the risk be ever so great.
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It's all damn foolishness to pick and choose your spot for killing a red skunk.
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A short swarthy man was Nate Dicks.
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Dicks lives in the t'other-end cabin."
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Dicks's prob'ly sleepin' in the Granville cabin."
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Granville and Dicks hurried to join the three, anxious no doubt to learn the result of Ward's scouting.
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Dicks walked toward the middle cabin, lustily singing: "Ye patriot souls who love to sing, What serves your country and your king, In wealth, peace, and royal estate; Attention give whilst I rehearse A modern fact in jingling verse."
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Dicks was finishing the first stanza as he entered the cabin.
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Dicks was walking toward this.
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Dicks was ambling along slowly and reverting to his song.
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The dog suddenly darted from the cabin and streaked after Dicks, a piece of rawhide trailing from his neck.
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Dicks was very angry to have his vocal efforts interrupted, and he halted and swung the bag of salt in an attempt to hit the dog, all the while commanding him to go back.
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As Dicks was emptying the salt on to the lick-block the horses sprang back and bolted in alarm, and an Indian's topknot, decorated with wild-turkey feathers, bobbed up from behind the block.
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Dicks seemed to be paralyzed.
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The Dales and Ward, walking toward the end cabin when Dicks was killed, halted and stood as if stupefied.
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The warrior at the lick-block knew Dicks would discover him, so he showed himself and made his kill."
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The damn fool ain't dead yet.
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Cousin had the same thought for he spoke up and said: "I'll live s'long's there's any show to even up the score, but I ain't goin' to be kept alive no three days over a slow fire just to make some fun for them damn beggars."
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If we could git clear o' this damn bottle we'd stand a chance o' makin' our hosses."
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"I ain't no talkin' cuss, but I'll say right here that I sorter like you, Morris.
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Got him free, too, an' the damn pup was that stirred up by his feelin's that he couldn't tell who was his friends, an' he chawed my thumb somethin' cruel."
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I have no doubt he did this to avoid any temptation to brain me.
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Silent sort of a cuss these days from thinkin' 'bout his woman an' th' children.