1897 J. Fox Jr ‘Preachin’ on Kingdom-Come’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories 78: Both jes a-watchin’ fer t’other to make a move, an’ thar’d ’a’ been billy-hell to pay right thar!at billy hell (n.) under hell, n.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘Courtin’ on Cutshin’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: He jes [...] swings his chin aroun’ as though he didn’t give a cuss fer nothin’.at not care a curse, v.
1898 John Fox Jr ‘Courtin’ on Cutshin’ (in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories ) n.p.: Jeb begun a-movin’ ag’in till he was slam-bang agin Polly Ann’s cheer.at slap-bang, adv.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘A Trick O’ Trade’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: Tom keeps him thar fer a week to beat him out’n a dollar.at beat (someone) out of (v.) under beat, v.
1898 John Fox Jr ‘Preachin’ on Kingdom-Come’ Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: They all busts out cryin’ an’ shakin’ hands.at bust out, v.4
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘The Passing of Abraham Shivers’ Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: Hit ud take a coon’s age, I reckon, to tell ye.at coon’s age (n.) under coon, n.
1898 John Fox Jr ‘A Trick O’ Trade’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: He was a-gittin’ the land so durned cheap.at darned, adv.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘Courtin’ on Cutshin’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: Abe Shivers had got Jeb a leetle disguised by liquer.at disguised, adj.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘Courtin’ on Cutshin’ Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: Jeb was fixed up now fittin’ to kill.at fixed up, adj.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘Preachin’ on Kingdom-Come’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: I jes takes my foot in my hand an’ ag’in I steps fer home.at pick up one’s foot (v.) under foot, n.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘The Passing of Abraham Shivers’ Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: The boys was a-goin’ up the river one night to git ole Dave Hall fer trickin’ Rosie Branham into evil.at get, v.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘The Passing of Abraham Shivers’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: Didn’t take Abe long to git to braggin’ an’ drinkin’ an’ naggin’ an’ hectorin’ — everything, ’mos’, ’cept fightin’.at hector, v.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘A Trick O’ Trade’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: Pears like Abe had foun’ a streak o’ iron ore on the lan’, an’ had racked his jinny right down to Hazlan an’ tol’ the furriner.at jenny, n.1
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘On Hell-Fer-Sartain Creek’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: Then they’d take a pull out’n the same bottle o’ moonshine.at moonshine, n.
1898 J. Fox Jr ‘Courtin’ on Cutshin’ in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories n.p.: He tol’ Polly Ann that Jeb was ravin’ crazy ’bout her.at raving, adv.
1898 John Fox Jr ‘The Message in the Sand’ (in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories ) n.p.: One of ’em is the shootin’es’ man on this crick, I reckon, ’cept one; an’, stranger, that’s t’other.at shooting, adj.