You'll perk up after we're at Antelope Spring, an' show the people there what you can do."
"Dick in the Desert"
James Otis
I see women, dead tired, perk up and begin to be sparkling as soon as a man appears; and when they are alone they just seem to sink back into apathy and fatigue.
"My War Experiences in Two Continents"
Sarah Macnaughtan
Now perk up, girls, do perk up!"
"The Salamander"
Owen Johnson