human
Too bad! sighed Cairo Jake.
gpt
Somebody ort to tell her that he's only a preacher, an' she'll only throw herself away ef she takes him. Ef any stranger wuz to insult her, Dominie wouldn't be man 'nuff to draw on him.
human
Beats thunder, though! sighed Redbank,
gpt
Boat's a-comin'! shouted Cairo Jake, looking toward the place, half a mile below, where the creek emptied into the river.
human
See her smoke? Like 'nuff Tom Chafflin's on board. He wuz a-goin' to try to come back by the first boat, an' of course he's done it--jest his luck. Ef he'd only come sooner, somebody besides the preacher would hev got her--you kin just bet your bottom ounce on it. Let's go down an' see ef he's got any news.