Beadle's Dime Novels No. 213: Squatter Dick — page 8: what you’re looking at

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10 SQUATTER DICK. Dick Laflin, for such was the man’s name, was one of tlie “ poor white trash” that the country abounded with. A spare, — stigh together” withf his, mode of Wwalking-his Eheim), 1a = ee upon his’ chest, and’ arms hon a list- me by his side—gave him the appearance of a weak, fecble man. But a second look would discern the firm, round limbs, the deep chest and muscular -shoulders, tapering down to the small, round waist; then abruptly swelling at the hips; the long, sinewy thigh ‘and: ‘well-knit joints, the shapely calf, and . well-arched foot and ankle, To, the, superfi¢ial observer ‘would, appear an easy customer to handle ;, the, knowing asia just. ing, sonia, And the latter would m cor- rect, on J rtint 27% vo! ‘nifesh-s ‘on Lattin was, an active, courageous and shrewd mans ‘the Pg ipa a tcl ge pometieta Aemlbs man, and. a “fox. at swamp-trailin’.!” was), his boast—a well founded one. , To these traits he added others not-so credita- Hi but of which he wae none the less proud. He could‘play na Bhs seven-up” with the best, could “turn: Jack,” ring APS deck,” or “ stock” the cards—in fine, was a model swamp-gambler... He was a-keen judge of. horseflesh, kept a brace of. fighting-eocks, and a bull-dog, crossed with mastifi, the champion of the country, at-his shanty, some two miles from where he now, was, just, £ seme the. confines of the SWAMPs nny enw ; He. lived here when he. was at ri together with his mother and.sister Sally. These, two gained a..scanty subsis- tence from. the proceeds of their spinning and: weaving, together with the little money Dick. gave them. ee be: mere: fash" which event did, not occur,any too, often. was like all the, poor) whites, saaieaiienmeeed aid lazy, ‘and would sooner starve, from. day to. day, than de- grade himself by laboring atthe same work as a slave, even at fair wages... Seldom, indeed,.could, you find. one of these nen laboring, upon. any.of, the plantations,-even though theit wife and babes were perishing at home for lack of food. = . Such a person PRBS Datlip,; the. man we have” now to do. with... ...... “ Le’_me, see A ew meh Anaiiaha Butsastsnteameahe 9 teehee Kody boys has got about forty men i thar gang, he wit comichooks.com