Jist a big ant-hill an' we're ants begorra an' uncles, but instead ov workin' like these wee fellas do-help aych other an' shouldther aych other's burdens, an' build up th' town, an' forage fur fodder, begobs we cut aych other's throats over th' color ov ribbon or th' kind ov a church we attind!
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
But uncles are not very amiable, as a general rule.
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock
"My brothers and my cousins and likewise all my friends and uncles have come to help thee too, Sweep," said Red Cap.
"The Green Forest Fairy Book"
Loretta Ellen Brady