I should think that some of the futile, laggard messenger-boy ghosts that one reads about nowadays would blush with shame before the wholesome raillery of the porgy fisherman.
"Humorous Ghost Stories"
Dorothy Scarborough
To this day, they are a little sensitive upon the subject, feeling evidently that if the matter got abroad, it might injure the sale of the really excellent porgy oil which is the product of their sole manufacturing interest.
"Humorous Ghost Stories"
Dorothy Scarborough
He has embarked in the porgy oil business, and his operations already rival that of Hodgeson, his old partner in the Mary Emmeline and the Prettyboat.
"Humorous Ghost Stories"
Dorothy Scarborough