Yas, sah, dey-all say dem wo'ds so fas' it soun' like de wind whin it moan frough de turkentine-trees whut behind de cider-PRISS.
"Humorous Ghost Stories"
Dorothy Scarborough
Then she said, "PRISS, do you know, I did an awfully mean thing, and I want you to help me to make it all right again!"
"Sweethearts at Home"
S. R. Crockett
As there are several stage words of manifest Gipsy origin, I am inclined to derive this from the old Gipsy PRISS, to read.
"The English Gipsies and Their Language"
Charles G. Leland