. Osceola, chief of the Seminoles; . negro, they must of necessityhave been helpless in the presence of the scores whowere fully armed and on every hand. Where, all this time, was Osceola ? Dick and Jackdid not know or care. They had ceased to lookfor him, and for the present he did not enter intotheir calculations. It must have, been that the Africans courage waskept keyed to the proper pitch by the presence ofhis companions. It would have required more cour-age to back down before them than to bluff it out. While the indignation of Jack Raymore was asfierce as ever, he was discreet enough to
. Osceola, chief of the Seminoles; . negro, they must of necessityhave been helpless in the presence of the scores whowere fully armed and on every hand. Where, all this time, was Osceola ? Dick and Jackdid not know or care. They had ceased to lookfor him, and for the present he did not enter intotheir calculations. It must have, been that the Africans courage waskept keyed to the proper pitch by the presence ofhis companions. It would have required more cour-age to back down before them than to bluff it out. While the indignation of Jack Raymore was asfierce as ever, he was discreet enough to give hisenemy a chance to modify his demands. In-stead, therefore, of advancing directly upon him,the boy turned to one side, as if with the intentionof flanking his position, but the negro was on thealert, and with a single side step placed himselfagain across the path of the lad. Not only that,but he suddenly drew his terrible knife, and with anexpression of ferocity said: White folks, look out! Pete Guinness is gwineto kill yo!. THE NEGRO PETE AM) THE BOYS. Page Jj6.
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