That little black cuss called himself El Chico,that means The small,and said he belonged to the copper-mines band, and hailed us to see if he couldn't get a little terbacker; but all he wanted, was to see how we was armed, and if we had any larger party.

"Just what they all say; but they're treacherous cusses, and either one of 'em, would shake with one hand and scalp with t'other one, ef they got a chance.

All gay and festive cusses caught driving faster than ordinary gait in the city, will be brought before Judge Vaughan, for instancethe fine is $20.

"The cowardly cusses!" said Jerry, as we paused to take breath from our labors.

You insults us by paying such low-down ornary cusses as Snowie.

I can tell yuh whyand it ain't for killing Texas and Rawhidetwo as measly, ornery cusses as there was in townit ain't for that.

"For a steady-minded cuss, yuh do have surprising streaks, Dilly, and that's a fact.

We are only bummersout of the game, a thin scatterin' of poor, dilapidated cusses, compared with what we used to be in the grand old gold-days.