It appeared, upon further acquaintance, that the man paid a hundred dollars for the horse; his brother had paid a hundred and twenty-five for the balker; but it was the belief of our driver that it would be worth the difference when it had reconciled itself to the rising ground of Frascati; as yet it was truly a stranger there.
"Roman Holidays and Others"
W. D. Howells
Your name is Mr. balker, the mate of the Rattler, the blockade-runner from which we escaped in a whaleboat.
"A Victorious Union SERIES: The Blue and the Gray--Afloat"
Oliver Optic
This yere is Mr. balker."
"A Victorious Union SERIES: The Blue and the Gray--Afloat"
Oliver Optic