Which preposition to use with cricks
Lord Auchinleck's famous saying had been anticipated by Quin, who, according to Davies (Life of Garrick, ii. 115), had said that 'on a thirtieth of January every king in Europe would rise with a crick in his neck.
But bimeby he got up o'ff'n 'is han's an' knees an' wuz stan'in' lookin' ober de crick at de clay-bank, an' wond'rin ef de clay he'd b'en eat'n' hadn' turnt
"'Deed, marsa captain, I don no noffin 'tall, II hain't been to de crick fo' a monf.
I come back ter de plantation fer ter wuk,I had be'n out ter Mars Dugal's yuther place on Beaver Crick for a mont' er so.
I means dat I sont wo'd ter Jeff dat Sunday dat you wuz gwine ter be ober ter Mars' Marrabo's visitin' dat ebenin', en you want 'im ter meet you down by de crick on de way home en go de rest