twarn't

Coming from hillbilly/Oakie/coonass roots, twarn't no slave owners in our family, so that's one liberal guilt I don't have to carry ...

"The Spy Next Door" (2010) Steven Barnes 2010

'No, sar; _he_ hain't no friends,' cep de debil; but June am a good nigga, and he said 'twarn't right to kill ole Moye so sudden, for den dar'd be no chance for de Lord forgibin' him. '

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

No. I didn't aim fer ter hurt him, an '' twarn't in nowise necessary.

'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands Eliot H. Robinson

I war sorter proud of ther notch thet's cut in the stock er my fust gun; but now ... wall, I'd give a good deal ef 'twarn't thar.

'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands Eliot H. Robinson

You see de pony felt kinder big dat day, an 'tuck a heap o' airs on hissef, an 'tried to trow him -- twarn't no go -- Massa Clary conquered him' pletely.

The Garies and Their Friends Frank J. Webb

Gin'ral he said 'twarn't no use, fur his' ooman would have har way, and finally I guv in, and took another bill o 'sale.

The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

Many de time we come in wif ouh cloes stuck t 'ouh poah ole cold bodies, but' twarn't no use t 'try t' git 'em dry.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

'No, no, sar;' twarn't dat; dough I'se know'd him a long w'ile, -- eber sense my ole massa fotched me from de Habana, -- but 'twarn't dat.'

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various

Ole Cap didn 'want to shock his young massa, so thought' twarn't de wisest way to tell him

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 Various

'Den she say it' twarn't de work dat trubble har -- dat she orter work, and orter be 'bused,' case she'd been bad, bery bad.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 Various