Sentence:  "Dollie." ... [W]hen I went I had a proposal of marriage. / "Silas." Who from, Dollie? / "Dollie." Why, from a man— / "Silas." Oh! I thought it was from a <WSD>dude</WSD>. / "Dollie." Not this time. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An inexperienced cowboy.