198 WILD SPORTS IN THE FAR WEST. 



raised both liis aiTns. The boy had only waited for 

 this ; he had him by the shoulder in an instant, and 

 shaking him with all his force, called out, "Master, 

 master — open your eyes, master." The man awoke, 

 and saying, " Thank you," was about to turn on the 

 other side, which did not suit the boy : he shook him 

 again. " I tell you I am awake ; do you want to shake 

 the soul out of me ? " and he tried to get to sleep. But 

 Sambo shook him again, so that he started up in a 

 rage, asking, " What do you go on shaking me for, 

 when I am wide awake ? " The boy jumj)ed back, 

 frightened by the threatening expression of the old 

 fellow, and said, trembling, "I — I — I — want that six- 

 pence ! " Altogether, it was too much for my gravity, 

 and I burst into a roar of laughter ; the two managed 

 to settle their differences, and I soon afterwards fell 

 ^.sleep. 



J W3,s early on the march, and arrived towards 

 «uijig at a neat comfortable looking house, sur- 

 * \)y large fields of cotton and Indian corn, 

 ^"^ '^•^ al?pde pf a rich planter; on receiving a 



O'enmg ti. . ^ ^y. {^q^ij-y £qj, j^ight quarters, 



friendly affirmative .'^ ^^ag in the corner, and sat 



I placed my yiQe and gu. . ^^^j, 



myselfoi)aneasj<ite*rbytho -,^^^j.^ p,us^ j,ever 



Strangers inquiring fov ii:"^ ^^^ - TOtnitpusly, 



suppose that they are to rleonS *^^^^ ^fepthe 



The usual price for suppei-, bed, an4 breJ""^^'' "" '^ ^ 

 same good or bad -is half a dollar- fouf nf '''''°"°^ 

 ^^^adolla^whichwasal^S^i^ Jhe 



corn. In the swamps it wa^ |ialf 



