Wel, wel (Meander) thou art deepely read: And hauing thee, I haue a iewell ſure: Go on my Lord, and giue your charge I ſay, Thy wit wil make vs Conquerors to day.

Besides cowboying he worked at a small sawmill that cut logs into four slabs and a tie and sold ties to the railroad.

My husband would, no doubt, be the slightest bit fatigued from having single-parented a precocious preschooler 24/7 for a week.

Ah, ha ha. He had you there, mate. Didn't he? That'll teach you a lesson.