cuffed by the gale

While returning home from Haskell, John drove upon his friend, Wilda Medford, who had misnegotiated Red Hill and his car had overturned.

These four small regions of Chiu-yuan-kou, Hsin-chan-kou, Wang-chia-kou, and She-chia-kou, in the loess hill district in the northern part of Shensi are located respectively in Sui-te Hsien and Tzu-chou Hsien in Shensi Province.

I'll catch a tongue-thrashing, I warrant … Oh well, I guess I'll risk it. I'd feel unhappy all day if I didn't.