Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814

s one of Sam's marching rules to march early. He waked the boys every morning as soon as it was sufficien

oms of a coming storm. Sam was up at the first

reakfast over as quickly as possible, for we mustn't fail to make seventeen miles to-day, and if it rains heavily it'll be bad mar

and tired with the night's excitement, and in no very good condition to march. He dragged with his share of the work, but breakfast was so

aught Jake Elliott's eye. In a

, boys," he said, "we

m?" asked two or thr

our compass," replied Sam, lookin

rd," exclaimed the boys. "L

and whoever says I

it in that way. 'Whoever says,' is a vague sort of phrase. You know very well who said that you broke the compass. I said it; Sa

however, were furious. They were in earnest in this expedition, and they supposed, of course, that the destruction of

arty, was especially furious. Walking up

n bat you in the mouth. I'm hungry to wallop you. Do say I lie, or say anything, open your head, or lift your hand, or wink

of his voice, advancing on Jake eve

hat's mean. Just say what it shall be and consider it said. Won't any thing

on Jake's cheeks, in despair of provoking him to resent anything less positive. It was all done in a moment,

there's no credit in

ghly scared by the little fellow's violence, and he could

een restored, Sa

ive us trouble all the way; but luckily it is not fatal to our expedition,

e wont!" cried the enth

lifting his cap, "I though

d the way without the c

shouldn't be fit

an you

ow you p

with Jake?" as

im with us,"

that

ed boy or man in America this minute, and he'll

done to him? Can't I just duck him

and a miserable sneak. What's the good of demonstra

sort o' like to duck him a little any

disposition to atone for his misconduct by good behavior in the future, I want nobody to tell of what has occurred here, after we get back to our friends. I ask that now of you boys as a favor, and I shall think nobody my friend who will not join me in this

them to persist in refusing anything that he asked of them. They promised at last, not only not to refer to the matt

nce to redeem your reputation. You cannot undo what you have done, but you

and, but Jake pret