He succeeded in raising it a little, but it soon got wedged in again, worse than before.
"Come, Oliver," said Josey, "help me get out this log.

It is rock maple." "No," said Oliver, "I'm busy." "Jonas," said Josey, calling out aloud, "Jonas, here's a stick of wood, which I can't get out.

I wish you'd come and help me." In answer to this request, Jonas only called both the boys to come to him.
They accordingly left the old General standing in the snow, with his sled partly loaded, and came to the end of the pile, where Jonas was at work.
"I see you don't get along very well," said Jonas.
"Why, you see," said Josey, "that Oliver wouldn't help me put on a great log." "The difficulty is," said Jonas, "that you both want to be master.
Whereas, when two people are working together, one must be master, and the other servant." "_I_ don't want to be servant," said Josey.
"It's better to be servant on some accounts," said Jonas; "then you have no responsibility." "Responsibility ?" repeated Josey.
"Yes," said Jonas.

"Power and responsibility always go together;--or at least they ought to.

But come, boys, be helping me load, while we are settling this difficulty, so as not to lose our time." So the boys began to put wood upon Jonas's sled, while the conversation continued as follows:-- "Can't two persons work together, unless one is master, and the other servant ?" asked Josey.
"At least," replied Jonas, "one must take the lead, and the other follow, in order to work to advantage.