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Updated: June 2, 2025
The argot is Dutch and Kaffir, and every one can hum the national anthem that begins 'Pack your kit and trek, Johnny Bowlegs. In the stately Hongkong Clubhouse, which is to the further what the Bengal Club is to the nearer East, you meet much the same gathering, minus the mining speculators and plus men whose talk is of tea, silk, shortings, and Shanghai ponies.
I told you all in advance that the expedition was a hazardous one." "Of course you did, an' what's more you didn't want Jake Elliott to come either," said Billy Bowlegs. "Go into your hole, Jake, if you're scared," said Bob Sharp. "Jake ain't scared, he's only bashful," drawled Sid Russell.
On the evening of the sixth day of their stay in the fishing camp, the boys were just sitting down to their supper of fried fish, when a familiar voice said: "I think you might make room for me." "Bob Sharp back again, as sure's we're here!" exclaimed Billy Bowlegs, and all the boys rose hastily to greet their comrade. "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"
Let his chums and Shack Beggs take care of the New Foundland, the Irish setter, the beagle, the rabbit hound, and several more, even to a sturdy looking squatty bulldog that must have used his short bowlegs to some advantage to keep pace with the rest of the pack; his duty was to meet the oncoming of that natural leader, and wind up his career.
In the first place we mustn't let them suspect us, and in the second, we must make use of what law there is if we should be arrested." "Well, but if it all failed, what then?" asked Jake. "Oh, shut up Jake," cried Billy Bowlegs. "You're afeard, that's what's the matter with you." "Well," replied Sam "that is simply a risk that we have to run, like any other risk in war.
Oh my, yes; and a soft collar that matched his lilac striped shirt, and cuff links and socks that toned in with both, and a Chow dog on a leather leash. Then Pa Gummidge, shaved and slicked up as to face and hair, his bowlegs in a pair of striped weddin' trousers and the rest of him draped in a frock coat and a fancy vest, with gold eyeglasses hung on him by a black ribbon.
Then I recovers; an' as I'm bein' herded back into the dressin' room by the fosterin' hands of the ring master an' my pard, the clown, over in the audience I hears Jule's silvery laugh an' her old pap allowin' he'd give a hoss if I'd only broke my neck. Also, I catches a remark of old Hickey; "Which that Boggs boy allers was a ediot!" says old Hickey." Bowlegs and Major Ben.
We can make it here, and we needn't carry it five miles, or one mile, or half a mile." "How's that?" asked Tom. "Now you're in a hurry, are you Tom? I was just about to explain and only stopped to swallow, but before I could do it you pushed a question in between my teeth." "SILENCE!" roared Billy Bowlegs, "the court cannot be heard."
Boats were rapidly lowered from the war ship to rescue the struggling marines from the water into which Sam had so unceremoniously thrown them. "Three cheers for our naval victory, and three more for our commodore!" called out Billy Bowlegs, and the response came quickly. "It's too soon to cheer," said Sam. "We're not out of the scrape yet."
The Lieutenant made his men fire again, but the distance was now so great that their bullets flew wide of the mark. "We're off boys at last. Look out for Jake Elliott and don't let him jump overboard, or he'll swim ashore. He is a prisoner." "Is he? what for?" asked Billy Bowlegs. "For betraying us to the British."
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