Gee, but its a rum affair!
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
"Well," I said, "rum will do, if it's all you have."
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
"I have but two friends," Tug said again, seating himself, and gazing stiffly at his host, "rum and Davy; rum cheers me when I'm sad, and Davy feeds me when I'm hungry, though the splendid thief does not feed me as well as he might were he more industrious.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe