us to part

An' away he ran as Philo pulled the trigger of his

heart.

He had panthers in his bosom, he had horns upon

his mind;

An' the panthers spit an' rassied an' their fur riz

up behind;

An' he gored me with his languidge an' he clawed

me with his eye

'Til I wisht that, when I done him dirt, I hadn't