Quambo

One of them, called Quambo, acted as steward; the other, Sambo, being ship's cook, spent a good portion of his time in the caboose, from which he carried on a conversation on either side with the men who happened to be congregated there.

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"Dat am de cause ob my grief," observed Quambo, putting his hand to his heart.

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Mike did not forget to secure the wolf-skin; and just as the sun sank behind the trees, we were saluted by the sharp, joyous barking of Snap, Yelp, and Pop, and by the gruffer tones of Quambo, who rushed out of the hut to welcome us home.

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Calling to Mike and Quambo, we put on our coats and sallied forth, armed with guns and sticks.

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"Den, you see, massa, if Yelp not 'ansome, he know eberyting," Quambo used to remark.

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Mike amused us that evening with a tune on his fiddle; and Quambo diverted us still more by a dance he performed to the music, which made

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"You, Roger, and Mike, can go on ahead," he said, "while I finish my letter, which I will leave with Quambo to be forwarded; and I will soon overtake you."

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At this point we sat down on the bank to rest and take some refreshment, when Quambo pulled out his pipe.

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We soon bad enough wood for a fire; when Quambo striking a light, it quickly blazed up, and the flames exhibited the opossum making its way along one of the branches.

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Quambo would probably have known, but he and Mike were some way behind us.

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