A]1 time hunt, all time
fight, all time heap strong. No drinkum whisky all same now."
He flipped a braid back over his shoulder, buttered generously a
hot biscuit, and reached for the honey." No brave no more--kay
bueno. All time ketchum whisky, get drunk all same likum hog.
Heap lazy. No hunt no more, no fight. Lay all time in sun,
sleep. No sun come, lay all time in wikiup. Agent, him givum
flour, givum meat, givum blanket, you thinkum bueno. He tellum
you, kay bueno. Makum Injun lazy. Makum all same wachee-typo"
(tramp). "All time eat, all time sleep, playum cards all time,
drinkum whisky. Kay bueno. Huh." The grunt stood for disgust
of his tribe, always something of an affectation with Peppajee.
"My brother, my brother's wife, my brother's wife's--ah--" He
searched his mind, frowning, for an English word, gave it up, and
substituted a phrase. "All the folks b'longum my brother's wife,
heap lazy all time. Me no likum. Agent one time givum plenty
flour, plenty meat, plenty tea.
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