human
We'll have our revenge all right later on, Lil Artha!
gpt
That's right, we will, assented the other,
human
You know how to see the bright side of things, Lil Artha,
gpt
Oh! anybody can when success comes along. It takes fellows like you to keep smiling when things are going wrong all around. But I've learned a lesson, Elmer, and after this I won't despair, no matter how dark the clouds look.
human
If one deer can reform a scout, what would big game like an elephant do? asked Elmer,
gpt
What for?
human
We won't have that chance to settle whether the Indians knew a good thing when they said musquash was better than 'coon or 'possum, or even rabbit stew!
gpt
Gosh! don't waste a tear over that, Elmer. Besides, while we're up here with Uncle Caleb, like as not we'll have plenty of chances to give that dish a try. But honest to goodness, it doesn't seem to strike me just as much as it did before I cracked over this bully young buck for you said it was a fairly young one, and ought to eat tender enough.
human
I guess that's only natural, the scout master told him.
gpt
While we were facing starvation, why stewed musquash sounded right good to us; but with a whole carcass of venison on our hands it's plain muskrat again; and there you are, Lil Artha.
human
How d'ye think we're getting along by now?
gpt
Oh! perhaps half-way there, more or less,
human
Whew! think we can make the riffle with this mountain of a deer, Elmer?
gpt
Seems to weigh about three hundred now, don't it? That's because we're getting more tired all the time. But since we've started it would be a shame to stop. And think of the joy we'll be bringing Toby, and poor hungry George.
human
That does seem to help out some,
gpt
Keep in step with me as much as you can, advised the leader;