I thought it was all up with me yesterday.
Oh, laws! I've had it heavy this time.' 'Why are you such a fool ?' 'Well;--you see, John, some of us is born fools.

I'm one of 'em.

You needn't tell me, 'cause I know all about it without any sermoning.
Nobody don't know it so well as I do! How should they?
If you had my inside now,--and my head! Oh, laws!' 'Give it up, man.' 'That's easy said;--as if I wouldn't if I could.

I haven't got a blessed coin left to buy a bite of bread with,--and I couldn't touch a morsel if I had ever so much.

I'll take my blanket and be off as soon as I can move.' All this time he had been crouching, but now he threw himself at length upon the ground.
Of course they did what they could for the poor wretch.