crimus

Look here, Hannah Parker; I've set out to do this and, by crimus, I'm goin 'to do it.

Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

Spend your money, and a pile of money, too, buyin 'ground, layin' of it out to build a house on to live in, then buildin 'that house and then, by crimus, sellin' it to somebody else for

The Portygee Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

I was in there just now fillin 'up his ink-stand and, by crimus, I let a great big gob of ink come down ker-souse right in the middle of the nice, clean blottin' paper in front of him.

The Portygee Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

When Pa started to come up the steps I growled and Pa looked at the dog and said, "Mad dog, by crimus," and he started down the sidewalk, and my chum barked just like a dog, and I "Ki-yi'd" and growled like a dog that gets licked, and you ought to see Pa run.

Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883 Gean Smith 1878

"By crimus," declared Issy, "I'm makin 'myself poor helpin' out the gov'ment, but let 'er go and darn the Kaiser, that's my motto.

The Portygee Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907