Strapper

This was about the end of Frank Nelsen, would-be Planet Strapper from Jarviston,

The Planet Strappers Raymond Z. Gallun 1952

Youre a smart boy, Strapper; but youre not Sheriff yet.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903

(Strapper rushes to the door and forces his way out.)

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903

Strapper, and Strapper wouldn't have lent it to this eloquent and venerable ram.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903

And I ate it, I suppose, before Strapper fetched up with me.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903

The Foreman spits disgustedly, and follows Strapper out.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903

Go and round one up, Strapper; and leave me here alone to wrestle with his poor blinded soul.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903

I say this is a conspiracy to kill me between Feemy and Strapper because I wouldn't touch Feemy with a pair of tongs.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903

We don't wish to be hard on any woman; and most of us have a personal regard for Miss Evans for the sake of old times; but theres no getting out of the fact that she has private reasons for wishing to oblige Strapper, and that -- if she will excuse my saying so -- she is not what I might call morally particular as to what she does to oblige him.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903

[Suddenly and dramatically] Sheriff: I accuse Feemy of immoral relations with Strapper.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet George Bernard Shaw 1903