bebother

To bring trouble upon.

“There is brass for all. Just home, paid off—and find my wife dead—and me saddled with the yowling kid. I’m off to sea again. Don’t see no sport widering here all bebothered with a baby.”

At present I am all upside down—nohow—bebothered—& can only write this much.

Damn; curse.

‘Confusticate and bebother these dwarves!’ he said aloud.