. William Henry and his friends . you see: and she leakedsome, and I knew it; and that was what made me so was afraid hed let the things get wet ; and so he did,some. When I found her, I found some of em in thebottom, but couldnt see Jacky anywhere about. Ex-pect he got scared, seeing me coming so swift, and wentand hid. At last I caught sight of him under somebushes, and hollered away at him. Come out here, yourascal! says I. Ill give it to you! So he crawledout slow, and I grabbed him by the shoulders, but didntdo any thing to him, cause he trembled so. His armshung down without a mite
. William Henry and his friends . you see: and she leakedsome, and I knew it; and that was what made me so was afraid hed let the things get wet ; and so he did,some. When I found her, I found some of em in thebottom, but couldnt see Jacky anywhere about. Ex-pect he got scared, seeing me coming so swift, and wentand hid. At last I caught sight of him under somebushes, and hollered away at him. Come out here, yourascal! says I. Ill give it to you! So he crawledout slow, and I grabbed him by the shoulders, but didntdo any thing to him, cause he trembled so. His armshung down without a mite of life in them ! So I only justsat him down hard, and came off. Didnt do any thingto him. Didnt he cry ? Georgie asked, tears standing inher eyes. Yes : bellered like a good feller. But I told him heliked the island so well, hed better stay there. WILLIAM HENRY AND HIS FRIENDS. 189 Why, Billy ! grandmother exclaimed. Course I thought hed swim ashore, said darsnt, said Tim. Hes scared eenymost todeath of water-snakes !. Tim opened the door to go. We followed him out,—Mr. Carver, Uncle Jacob, Billy, and myself. No : Billydid not follow; he went ahead. Never ran faster, I think,even in the old Crooked-Pond races. We were not slowourselves ; but, by the time we reached the shore, he hadalready landed on the island. I shall have to put off the finishing of this letter 190 WILLIAM HENRY AND HIS FRIENDS. until evening; for grandmother has just called me todinner ; and I dont like to keep her waiting a minute,especially when we have company. Mother Delight ishere spending the day. You can have no idea of theenjoyment I derive from her visits. I depend on myafternoon with these two. Wish you could hear for your-self how entertaining they are; Mother Delight, in go-ing her rounds, collects so many items. Five minutes later. — On the whole, I have concludedto send this, as my long silence may have caused yousome anxiety. You will hear again very soon, — perhapsin a day or
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