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dark,andnohensheof
herchileys,andtheyheriverandlookawful
pretty;thensheuaerandherlightsand
herpooffandleavetheriverstillagain;andbyandbyhereaftershehe
raftabit,andafterthatyouheaothingforyouuldnttellhoaybefrogsorsothing
afterdnightthepeopleonshoretobed,andthenforthreehourstheshoresoresparksinthecabinhese
sparkseantingwas
ing,soedaplacetohideandtieuprightaway
oneingaboutdaybreakifoundacanoeandcrossedoverachutetotheinshoreitile
upacrickangstthecypresse
berriesjustasihcrossed
theentearingupthepathastightas
theyuldfootitithoughtias
afteranybodyijudgeditaybejiitodigout
frohereinahurry,buttheyethen,andsungoutandbeggedtosavetheirlivessaidtheyhadntbeendoingnothing,andenanddogsaingthey
prightin,butisays:
”dontyoudoitidonthearthedogsandhorsesyet;youvegottitocrohroughthebrushandgetupthecrickalittlehenyoutaketotheeandgetinthatllthrohedogs
offthescent”
theydoneit,andsoonastheyoutforourtowhead,andinaboutfiveortennutesenawayoff,
shoutingealongtohecrick,butuldntsee
thetheyseedtostopandfoolaroundahen,as
furtherandfurtherae,at
all;bythetiileofruckthe
river,everything,andothetowheadandhid
inthettonwoodsandwassafe
oneofthesefelloseventyorupwards,andhadabaldheadandverygrayteredupslouchhaton,anda
greasyblue,andraggedoldbluejeansbritchesstuffedintohisboottops,andhoknitgallusesno,heonlyhadonehehadanoldlongtailedbluejeansathslickbrassbuttonsflungoverhisarandbothoftheadbig,fat,rattylookingcarpetbagstheotherfellothirty,anddressedaboutasoeryafterbreakfasteout
hatthesechapsdidntknoher
”gotyouintotrouble”saysthebaldheadtototherchap”icletotakethetartarofftheteethand
itdoestakeitoff,too,andgenerlytheenalalonghitbutistayedaboutonenightlongerthanioughtto,andintheactofslidingouthetrailthissideoftown,andyou
toldtheying,andbeggedtohelpyoutogetoffsoitoldyouiyself,andterouthyou
thatsthesyou
”perancerevivaltharboutaweek,
andenfolks,bigandlittle,foriakinit
ghtyfortheruies,itellyou,andtakinaschasfiveorsixdollarsanighttencentsahead,childrenandniggersfreeandbusinessagroe,ehoheralittlereport
gotaroundlastnightthatihadaytiha
privatejugontheslyaniggerroustedoutthisin,andtoldthepeopleherinonthequieththeirdogsandhorses,andtheydbealongprettysoonandgivebouthalfanhoursstart,andthenrundoetheydtarandfeather
andrideonarail,sureididntfoobreakfasti
hungry”
”oldn,”saidtheyoungone,”ireit
together;doyouthink”
”iaintundisposedainly”
”jourprinterbytrade;doalittleinpatentdicines;theateractortragedy,youknoesrisndphrenologyheresa
chance;teachsinginggeographyschoolforachange;slingalecturesotisoh,idolotsofthingsstanythingthateshandy,soitaintsyourlay”
”ivedonensiderbleinthedoelayinono
handsisbestholtforcancerandparalysis,andsichthings;andikntellafortuneprettygoodebodyalongtofindoutthefaepreaeetins,
andssionaryinaround”
nobodyneversaidanythingforaanhoveasigh
andsays:
”alas”
”reyoualassinabout”saysthebaldhead
”tothinkishouldhavelivedtobeleadingsuchalife,andbedegradeddopany”andhebeguntoheerofhiseyeh
arag
”deyourskin,aintthepanygoodenoughforyou”saysthebaldhead,prettypertanduppish
”yes,itisgoodenoughfor;itsasgoodasideserve;forwhofeteyou,
gentlenfarfrot;idontblaanybodyideserveitalllettheldewhere
fortheaygoonjustasitsalakeeverything
froelovedones,property,everything;butitcanttakethatsodayillliedoypoorbrokenheart
rest”heonawiping
”drotyourporebrokenheart,”saysthebaldhead;”areyouheavingyourporebrokenheartatusfrdonenothing”
”no,iknoingyou,gentlenibrought
selfdoyselfitsrightishouldsufferperfectlyrightidontkeanyan”
”broughtyoudo”
”ah,youe;theitpass
tisnottertheseybirth”
”theseeantosay”
”gentlen,”saystheyoungn,verysole,”itoyou,forifeeliyhavenfidenaduke”
jieyesbuggedoutinedid,too
thenthebaldheadsays:”noyoucantanit”
”yesgreatgrandfather,eldestsonofthedukeofbridge
