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As I stood alongside of him, both the purser and myself, who were five feet seven, appeared like pigmies. He was at least seven feet two inches, and had an amazing long lance in his hand. He laughed loud and long at my recital. “Ah, Buckra,” at last he chuckled out, “you takee care anoder time, eh! and you no lettee de duck run abay; if you do, anoder piccaninny girl hab it again, eh?”
"I'll try," I said. "Keep velly close," whispered Ching. "No takee notice. No talkee closs. Ching speakee." He said something in Chinese to the men, and led us in single file between the two most fierce-looking, our prompt action taking them somewhat by surprise, and, as we gave them no excuse for taking offence, they only turned to gaze after us.
But he came back again, and, looking at the villain he had played the trick on he said: "You takee my tanglefoot and allee samee puttee in your pockee; me wantee." As it was Roche who had appropriated the flask, the man shook his head and grinned. "See here!" exclaimed the leader, angrily. "You ought to be satisfied that I didn't take more than the whisky.
His forces now numbered, it is recorded, about eight hundred twenty warriors: two hundred fifty Ottawas, his own tribe and under his immediate command; one hundred fifty Pottawottomis, under Ninivay; fifty Wyandots, under Takee; two hundred Ojibwas, under Wasson; and one hundred seventy of the same tribe, under Sekahos.
Well, yes; ask him it he can take us to a boat-builder's, where we can get some tarpaulin or lead nailed on." I wasted no time. "Ching!" I cried; and he looked up sadly, but his face brightened directly as he read mine. "You wantee Ching?" "Yes; where is there a boat-builder's where they will mend the boat directly?" "No," he said; "takee velly long time. Boat-builder same slow fellow.
He say, 'God damn thief! catchee flowty dollar: come to jailee. Me no takee back. You leavee money top-side blulow, Fiddletown. Me fetchee money you. Me no takee back." Mrs. Tretherick hesitated. In the confusion of her flight, she MIGHT have left the money in the manner he had said. In any event, she had no right to jeopardize this honest Chinaman's safety by refusing it.
Burgevine complied with this advice, handed over the command to Captain Holland, and came back to Shanghai on 6th of January. He published a defence of his conduct, and expressed his regret for having struck Takee.
The man looked at him with dull astonishment. "Olooya gone," he said. "Gone! where?" The Indian made a gesture to seaward which seemed to encompass the whole Pacific. "How? With whom?" repeated his angry yet half-frightened master. "With white man in ship. You say YOU no want Olooya forty dollars too much. White man give fifty dollars takee Olooya all same."
"No, massa," replied the faithful creature; "me no want to lib: no takee Massa Green, no takee me! Mungo lib good many years wi massa cappen. Mungo die wi massa, and go back to Guinea!" I now thought we had given the captain a sufficient lesson for his treachery and murderous intentions.
But Chinamen to Trotty were fearsome bogies, corresponding to the swart-faced, white-eyed chimney-sweeps of the English nursery. She hid behind her aunt, holding fast to the latter's skirts, and only stealing an occasional peep from one saucer-like blue eye. "Thank you, John. Me takee chowchow for lilly missee," said Polly, who had experience in disposing of such savoury morsels.
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