Pr'aps

Pr'aps sometime they'll be so short that there won't be any days at all, only nights.

Nine Little Goslings Susan Coolidge 1870

Pr'aps you'll tell me I lie when I tell you HE told me he was your son; told me how he ran away from you; how you were livin 'somewhere in the mountains makin' gold, or suthin 'else, outer charcoal.

Flip, a California romance Bret Harte 1869

"Pr'aps," said Larry, with a twinkle in his eye, "Mister Stiff would favour the company wi 'a song before we commence to cut capers."

Silver Lake 1859

"Pr'aps," he said, "we might do as Paul said he'd do, an 'pray about it."

The Crew of the Water Wagtail 1859

"Pr'aps I may be excused for the observation," said Flaggan, removing his pipe for a moment, and gazing over Paulina's shoulder, "but if that youngster ain't being strangulated he looks oncommon --"

The Pirate City An Algerine Tale 1859

"Pr'aps 'twould be better not," said Joe, "but I daresay we're safe enough."

The Dog Crusoe and his Master 1859

Pr'aps it's a lion, an 'they do say that it's chancy work to go near a wounded lion.

Black Ivory Francis B. Pearson 1859

Pr'aps the house might be burned, or the walls fall down, or you might all be ill and dead yourselves, and _then_ you wouldn't like it! "

Sisters Three George de Horne Vaizey 1887

Pr'aps you know why he's movin 'heaven and earth to make Don Jose Santierra sell the ranch, and why the Don don't see it all. "

On the Frontier Bret Harte 1869

"Pr'aps da's it!" said the negro with a bright look, "now I wouldn't wonder if you's right, Massa Nadgel.

Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata 1859