1858 ‘Philip Paxton’ Piney Woods Tavern 204: The quondam owner is said to be flat broke or flat footed and must beg, borrow, or steal for a stake. [Ibid.] 94: And then if you are flat-footed, I’d lend you a stake to start on [HDAS].at flat-footed, adj.2
1858 ‘Philip Paxton’ Piney Woods Tavern 63: He larnt that time to let the John Darmes hunt their own varmint.at john, n.1
1858 ‘Philip Paxton’ Piney Woods Tavern 68: They [a group of men] was up and a stirrin’ I tell you; they called a meetin’, and they made a chairman and seketarie, and passed resolutions, and made perticklar Judies of themselves ginerally.at make a Judy (Fitzsimmons) (mother) of oneself (v.) under judy, n.2
1858 ‘Philip Paxton’ Piney Woods Tavern 40: I wer raised in old Tennessee, then toted off to Alabam.at tote, v.1