You're one of the oldest men with the outfit, and the Pilgrim is the youngest--and the most inadequate.

The Old Man oughta waited till he heard both sides uh the case, and I told him so.

But he couldn't forget how the widow might feel if he canned her stepbrother--and what's a man, more or less, in a case uh that kind ?" "Now look here, Jawbreaker," Billy protested cheerfully, "don't yuh go oozing comfort and sympathy on my account.

I don't know but what I'm tickled to death.

As yuh say, I've worked for this outfit a blame long while--and it's maybe kinda hard on other outfits; they oughta have a chance to use me for a spell.