cun'l

Den he'd peartin 'up, an' he alwuz rode at de head o 'de company, 'cause he wuz tall; an' hit wan 'on'y in battles whar all his company wuz dat he went, but he use' to volunteer whenever de cun'l wanted anybody to fine out anythin ', an' 'twuz so dangersome he didn' like to mek one man go no sooner'n anurr, yo 'know, an' ax'd who'd volunteer.

Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels

Den he'd peartin 'up, an' he alwuz rode at de head o 'de company, 'cause he wuz tall; an' hit wan 'on'y in battles whar all his company wuz dat he went, but he use' to volunteer whenever de cun'l wanted anybody to fine out anythin ', an' 'twuz so dangersome he didn' like to mek one man go no sooner'n anurr, yo 'know, an' ax'd who'd volunteer.

Marse Chan; A Tale of Old Virginia 1881

"Gollywhimpers!" suddenly exclaimed Cuffy, turning his gaze towards the mansion on the hill, "dar comes de cun'l on a hoss!"

A Lieutenant at Eighteen Oliver Optic 1859

Hit wuz jes 'like hail; an' we wen 'down de slope (I 'long wid de res') an 'up de hill right to'ds de cannons, an' de fire wuz so strong dyar (dey had a whole rigiment of infintrys layin 'down dyar onder de cannons) our lines sort o' broke an 'stop; de cun'l was kilt, an' I b'lieve dey wuz jes ''bout to bre'k all to pieces, when Marse Chan rid up an' cotch hol 'de fleg, an' hollers, 'Foller me!' and rid strainin 'up de hill

Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Louise Manly 1896

Hit wuz jes 'like hail; an' we wen 'down de slope (I long wid de res') an 'up de hill right to'ds de cannons, an' de fire wuz so strong dyar (dey hed a whole rigiment o 'infintrys layin' down dyar onder de cannons) our lines sort o 'broke an' stop; de cun'l was kilt, an 'I b'lieve dey wuz jes' 'bout to bre'k all to pieces, when Marse Chan rid up an 'cotch hol' de fleg an 'hollers,' Foller me! 'an' rid strainin 'up de hill 'mong de cannons.

Marse Chan; A Tale of Old Virginia 1881

Pears ter me de ole cun'l, his fader, ud be orful figety in his coffin. "

The Earth Trembled Edward Payson Roe 1863