Cis was amazed Y' mean--y' mean my name ain't Smith," faltered Johnnie, who had, for a moment, been too stunned by the news to speak Smith was the first name Mr. Barber could think up," explained Father Pat, "when he made up his mind t' take ye, Mr. Davis bein' gone t' the hospital One-Eye burst out.— The Rich Little Poor Boy
"You may let him loose again, Fanny She was always glad to perform this office for her captive friend, and she soon returned to the shore with Wahena He's all safe--ain't he?"— Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People
She listened shamelessly, fat bosom aquiver, to her radiant master's quips, commenting, "Mistuh Jon'than,--_chuckle_--ef yo' ain'--_chuckle_--de beatenes' evuh!"— The House of Toys
One name ain't got none de 'vantage er no yuther name.— Nights With Uncle Remus
Many places were named Ees-ain, the reverse of Ain-ees, or Hanes: and others farther compounded Am-ees-ain, and Cam-ees-ain, rendered Amisene, and Camisene: the natural histories of which places will generally authenticate the etymology.— A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.

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