frien

Suppose, jes 'suppose, Curly, my ol' frien ', jes' suppose there ain't ten thousan 'in whole damn claim.

The Passing of Marcus O'Brien 2010

You got to be pison good, en let him see it; you got to do everything dat'll make him b'lieve in you, en you got to sweeten aroun 'ole Aunt Pratt, too -- she's pow'ful strong with de Jedge, en de bes' frien 'you got.

Pudd'nhead Wilson 1955

But I did lose faith in my bes 'frien' when Bailey tole me you an 'Hatfiel' betrayed my gal Mary, an 'got a hundred dollars reward; den I was mos' crazy.

A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Laura S. Haviland

The day the school-board gentleman wis here she came back: she'd been away, ye ken, and she said she'd become a t'otaller, an 'so I sed she micht stay; but, ye see, when nicht came on she an' Wishart gaed out thegither, an 'jist to celebrate their bein' frien's again she an 'him gaed intil a public, an' she got uproarious drunk, an 'the polis took her up.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. Various

Suppose, jes 'suppose, Curly, my ol' frien ', jes' suppose there ain't ten thousan 'in whole damn claim.

The Passing of Marcus O'Brien 1910

De dear departed deceasted nigh 'pon two mont' ago, but we haven't foun 'it agreeable, as you mought say, to all parties concerned, fur to bring all de family an' frien's together tell terday.

Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910

All dat Brer W. has to do is to say a few words 'bout de dear deceasted; 'bout de loss to de church, an 'de family, an' frien's, an 'de suttinty

Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910

"Dass my bes 'frien' whut lay on de groun 'whuh yo staind, gelmun."

The Gentleman from Indiana Booth Tarkington 1907

"Dey sot me out heah to tell inquirin 'frien's dat po' ole Mist 'Arp mighty low."

The Conquest of Canaan Booth Tarkington 1907

Them hotel people has their own places to ride and drive, and it's all right for you, Miss; but what's yo 'frien' ridin 'the hills for at night?

The Port of Missing Men Meredith Nicholson 1906