As soon as he was left sole dictator, he thought the time had come to put his threats into execution.

He soon began to find fault with Randall, and threatened to whip him, if he did not do better.

One day he gave him a very hard task,--more than he could possibly do; and at night, the task not being performed, he told Randall that he should remember him the next morning.
On the following morning, after the hands had taken breakfast, Cook called out to Randall, and told him that he intended to whip him, and ordered him to cross his hands and be tied.

Randall asked why he wished to whip him.

He answered, because he had not finished his task the day before.