gall-yun

But, Henry, our gall-yun is the biggest find we ever made in our lives.

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

Gall-yun, 'our gall-yun, wuz at the end o' the line nearest to the big river.

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

"I'm thinkin 'that our treasure ship, the gall-yun, ought to hev the most credit," said Shif'less Sol.

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

Spanish gall-yun -- ain't that what they call their treasure ships?

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

"We took our gall-yun just in time," said Shif'less Sol jubilantly, "an 'she is shore the greatest warship that ever floated on these waters.

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

"We shorely did," replied Sol, "an ', Paul, she's a shore enough gall-yun, one o' the kind you told us them Spaniards had, 'cause she's full o 'good things.

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

We don't allow no dirty footsteps on this magnificent, silver-plated gall-yun o 'ours, an' ez fur Jim Hart, ef the Mississippi wuzn't so muddy I'd make him take a bath afore he come aboard. "

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

"Why, ain't you the ship's cook?" said Sol in a hurt tone, "an 'oughtn't you to be proud o' bein 'head cook on a splendiferous new gall-yun like this?

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

An 'say, Henry, won't they be s'prised to see us come proudly sailin' into port in our gran 'big gall-yun, all loaded down with arms an' supplies an 'treasures that we hev captured? "

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890

"Henry," said Shif'less Sol presently in a tone of great exultation, "have you noticed that this is a shore enough gall-yun that we've took?

The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi 1890