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But she was a wilful thing, and though her name was Ruth, she objected to following the example of her namesake in the Bible. "I may be Ruth, but you're not Boaz." I stoutly asserted that I was baptized Benjamin Boaz Comee, but I could not bring her to see that she should leave all and follow me. "No, no, Benjamin Boaz. You're a pretender, and times have changed.
'Petee comee! "'On what? says I, ashamed to show surprise to a yaller Chinaman. "'Joss man fetchee! says he. "'Certainly! says I. 'That's what he ought to do; don't get excited. I did my wonderin' about the joss man in private. 'Sit down, Charlie. "So Charlie, he sot down and watched me rifflin' the cards. "'Playee poker? says he.
"This is a likely young fellow, Mr. Comee. I wish I could have him with me in my corps." "It is possible," said father. "We have had some slight talk about it. We will think it over." Rogers was a big man, over six feet high, well proportioned, and apparently very strong. Later on I learned that his strength was wonderful. His features were prominent, strong, but not agreeable.
"Come, Comee, I'm going over to the fort and may want some one to bring back a few things." We crossed the ice to the shore and went up to the fort. It was a great sight for me to see the regulars in their bright scarlet coats, the Scotch Highlanders with their kilts and tartans, and our own provincial troops in blue, though there were not many of them, as they had mostly gone home for the winter.
"Well, neighbours, I think we are getting toward the state where neighbour John was when I came, and we'd better all go home." As we rose, Rogers said: "I want some of you fellows with me this coming campaign, and we'll make things lively for the French up around Fort Ti and have some fun. I count on you, Comee." A few days after this Amos and I went up to Concord and enlisted in the Rangers.
Missy, me naughty, same you used to be pushee here and pushee there, in bad pets it was all me breaky heart of poor Missis she comee over great seas; thinkee see you all good and pretty as Englis lady; and den you be shocking figure, all cover with spotee oh deary! oh deary! perhaps come fever, then you go to the death, you will be bury in dark hole, and mamma never, never see you again."
My wounds now made me so lame and stiff that I could not walk, and was carried on a litter of branches. Rogers came alongside, and said: "That was a mighty pretty wrestle, Comee. Big stakes up too; glad you won. But I believe if that Indian had been taught the tricks like a Christian, you would have met your match."
Tell 'em you heap sorry. Me tell 'em you think him heap big Injun." "That's it. That's the talk, Captain Jacob. Here's the ten dollars. Buy what you think are the right presents for his wife and children, and I shall be much obliged to you." "All right! Me do it!" Some days later, Captain Jacob came to me and said: "All right, Ben Comee. Me send Injun. He see them Injuns. He give 'em your words.
"We kenned more about Ticonderoga than you think, Comee. Didn't every mother's son in the Black Watch know that our major, Duncan Campbell, would meet his death there? He had his warning years ago." "A wise man don't do anything great if he tells a soldier that he's likely to be killed some time.
Somehow or other, the old man had mysteriously disappeared after leaving us at a quiet inn in the Tartar quarter, where, as well as we could understand him, we were to remain until he had a chance of communicating with the approaching English force to have us ransomed. "Chin, chin!" he said to Ned as he left us. "Mi go one piecee and yo waittee; Fanqui comee one piecee by by."
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