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The boy became extremely solemn at this point, took the little girl's hand, and gazed into her face as he spoke. "You must know," he began, "that Henry and his mother and I go away to-night " "To-night?" cried Alice, quickly. "To-night," repeated the boy. "Bumpus and Jakolu go with us.
He threw off his clothes, and prepared to swim after his friend, in order to render the assistance of his stout arm when it should be needed. "Here, Jakolu!" he cried to one of the natives who stood near him. "Yes, mass'r," answered the sturdy young fellow, who has been introduced at an earlier part of this story as being one of the missionary's best behaved and most active church members.
The boy became extremely solemn at this point, took the little girl's hand, and gazed into her face as he spoke. "You must know," he began, "that Henry and his mother and I go away to-night " "To-night?" cried Alice, quickly. "To-night," repeated the boy. "Bumpus and Jakolu go with us.
"Him's not drownin' yet," answered the matter-of-fact native. "Me 'vise you to let Jakolu go. Hims can sweem berer dan you. See, here am bit plank, too, me take dat."
"I mean to swim after him; so I leave the charge of the party to Mr. Bumpus there. You will act under his orders. Keep the men together, and guard against surprise. We don't know how many more of these blackguards may be lurking among the rocks." To this speech Jakolu replied by shaking his head slowly and gravely, as if he doubted the propriety of his young commander's intentions.
"I mean to swim after him, so I leave the charge of the party to Mr Bumpus there. You will act under his orders. Keep the men, together, and guard against surprise. We don't know how many more of these blackguards may be lurking among the rocks." To this speech Jakolu replied by shaking his head slowly and gravely, as if he doubted the propriety of his young commander's intentions.
"Ha! that's well thought of," cried Henry, who was now ready to plunge, "fetch it me, quick and mind, Jakolu, keep your eye on me; when I hold up both hands you'll know that I'm dead beat, and that you must come off and help us both."
He threw off his clothes and prepared to swim after his friend, in order to render the assistance of his stout arm when it should be needed. "Here, Jakolu!" he cried to one of the natives who stood near him. "Yes, mass'r," answered the sturdy young fellow, who has been introduced at an earlier part of this story as being one of the missionary's best behaved and most active church members.
"Wot a blissin it is for a man to git his mouth open agin, and let his breath go free," cried Jo Bumpus, with a deep sigh. "Come, Corrie, give us a cheer hip! hip! hip! The cheer that followed was stirring, and wonderfully harmonious; for it was given in a deep bass and a shrill treble, with an intermediate baritone "Ho!" from Jakolu.
"Him's not drownin' yet," answered the matter-of-fact native. "Me 'vise you to let Jakolu go. Him's can sweem berer dan you. See, here am bit plank, too, me take dat."
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