No one had ever seen him in that part of the house, and yet scarcely an article could be mentioned of which Tomah did not know the whereabouts.

If any one was puzzled to find a thing, it was always,-- "Ask Tomah--he will tell you." And so in fact he did.
He was a subject of much amusement to the young officers.

We were to have a tea-party one evening--all the families and young officers from the Fort.

To make Tomah's appearance as professional as possible, we made him a white apron with long sleeves to put on while he was helping Mary and Josette to carry round tea--for I must acknowledge that Tomah's clothes were not kept in as nice order out of the trunk as in it.
Tom was delighted with his new costume, as well as with the new employment.

He acquitted himself to perfection, for he had never any difficulty in imitating what he saw another do.