"I'll call you anything that's mean.

Just say what it shall be and consider it said.
Won't any thing make you fight?
_There_, and _there_ and _there_, now may be you'll resent that." The words "there and there and there" were accompanied by three vigorous slaps which Billy laid with a will on Jake's cheeks, in despair of provoking him to resent anything less positive.

It was all done in a moment, and in another instant Sam had brought Billy Bowlegs to his senses, by quietly leading him away and saying.
"Let him alone, Billy; there's no credit in fighting such a coward." Enough had occurred, however, to show that Jake was thoroughly scared by the little fellow's violence, and he could not have been more thoroughly whipped than he was already.
When order had been restored, Sam said quietly:-- "The breaking of the compass is a serious mishap, and the want of it will give us trouble all the way; but luckily it is not fatal to our expedition, if you boys will help me work out the problem without the aid of the needle." "Help you! You see if we wont!" cried the enthusiastic boys in chorus.
"Thank you," replied Sam, lifting his cap, "I thought I could depend upon you." "But can you really find the way without the compass, Sam ?" asked Tom.
"Certainly, else I shouldn't be fit to be in the woods." "How can you do it ?" "I'll show you presently." "What'll you do with Jake ?" asked Sid Russell.
"I'll take him with us," replied Sam.
"Is that all ?" "That is enough, I think.

He is the worst punished boy or man in America this minute, and he'll be punished every minute while he stays with us." "Well but ain't nothin' more to be done to him?
Can't I just duck him a little or something of that sort ?" "No, certainly not.

We all know him now, as a coward and a miserable sneak.