He said that he would make 'em all rich, ef paper didn't get too high, an there was some danger of it, as the pesky rebils had all the cotton to make it of.
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith
Eve'y time he come de mist'ess'd be dat sweet mos' make a body sick to see her, an' when he'd stay away she was dat pesky dere warn't no livin' wid her.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith
"I ain't goin' to run the risk of any pesky government investigation," Greeley replied.
"A Son of the Hills"
Harriet T. Comstock