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"They've got that 'ere moose in their packs," Solomon whispered. "Now keep yer eye peeled. They'll be snoopin' eround here to git our share. You see." In half a moment, Jack's rifle spoke, followed by the loud yelp of a wolf well away from the firelight. "Uh, huh! You warmed the wax in his ear, that's sart'in;" said Solomon as Jack was reloading. "Did ye hear him say 'Don't'?"
It's bad enough by day, as you sart'in otter know; but by night! Not for tew yunks like you!" and Ham shook his head so decidedly and frowningly that neither boy ventured even a word in protest against his rather arbitrary decision. But, although they remained in camp, Thure and Bud never forgot that first night in Sacramento City.
It was not a venture for an excited boy to make, the entrance into that black hole without a light. In about five minutes Ham came backing hurriedly out. "Who's got th' candles?" he cried excitedly. "Thar sart'in is a cave in thar; but it is as dark as the bottomless pit. We must have lights before we can enter. Give me a candle." "Here, here they are!" and Mr.
For a moment no one moved; but all sat staring at the big yellow chunk of metal, shining ruddily in the light of the flickering candles, as it dropped from the bag and came to a rest on the skin map and lay there on the table in front of Thure. "Gosh, that sart'in looks like th' real stuff!" and the big hand of Ham reached out and picked up the nugget and hefted it critically.
The man at once had slipped back in the crowd and vanished. "Powerful s'prisin'," and Quinley turned and grinned back into the face of Ugger. "I reckon you can already feel th' rope a-tightenin' 'round y'ur neck, can't you, Bill? That description sart'in fits us as pat as an old shoe.
It's a marvel to me that they're not dashed to shivers on the coral reef, for sure an' sart'in am I that if any o' us tried it, we wouldn't be worth the fluke of a broken anchor after the wave fell. But there they go!"
"Say, this 'ere letter kind o' teches my feelin's does sart'in," said Solomon. "I'm goin' to see what kin be done." Unknown to Jack, within three days Solomon had a private talk with the Commander-in-Chief at his headquarters. The latter had a high regard for the old scout.
The very day that he swore he saw the prisoners kill the miner in the Sacramento Valley!" "Right. He sart'in was in Hangtown three days ago. I reckon I otter know, seein' I was one on 'em tew help run him out. Ay, Skoonly," and Ham jerked the cringing man around in front of the alcalde.
"Why, George I thought you had lived long enough in the western country to recognize a flat-boat!" "What dunces we both are. How could any one imagine that to be anything else than a genuine flat-boat? Let us approach it and make the acquaintance of those on board." "Sart'in, boys," said the hunter, dipping his paddles deep into the water and impelling the canoe rapidly forward.
"Sart'in berry good grandfader, too, Masser Mile. Ole Pomp a won'erful black!" "Oh! I say nothing touching the quality I dare say he was as good as another. Well, I think that I have heard old Pompey's grandfather was an imported Guinea, and that he was purchased by my great-grandfather about the year 1700." "Dat just as good as gospel! Who want to make up lie about poor debble of nigger?
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