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kelytogoahantingaroundthanohat
fortablethatsoundedprettyreasonable,soididnt
saynore;butiuldntkeepfrotudyingoveritandwishingi
knoan,andtheydoneitfor
gedtheclothes,andfoundeightdollarsinsilversewed
upintheliningofanoldblanketoveratjiaidhereckonedthe
peopleinthathousestoletheat,becauseiftheydaknooney
,
too;butjiidnttotalkaboutthatisays:
”nohinkitsbadluck;butdidyousaychedinthe
snakeskinthatifoundonthetopoftheridgedaybeforeyesterday
yousaidithebadluckintheotouchasnakeskin
yhandshis
truckandeightdollarsbesidesiebadlucklike
thiseveryday,ji”
”neveryound,honey,neveryounddontyougittoopeartits
ainnditellyou,itsain”
itdide,tooithathattalker
dinnerfridayhegrassattheupperendofthe
ridge,andgotoutoftobacie,and
foundarattlesnakeinthereikilledhiandcurledhiponthe
footofjiblanket,eversonatural,thinkingtheredbesofunwhen
jioundhihereiforgotallaboutthesnake,and
flunghielfdoheblanketruckalightthe
snakeste
hejuedupyelling,andthefirstthingthelightshohe
vatoutina
sendgrabbedpapsopour
itdown
herightontheheelthatall
esofbeingsueerthatwhereveryouleave
adeadsnakeitstealesthereandtold
tochopoffthesnakesheadandthroahenskinthebody
androastapieceofitidoneit,andheeatitandsaiditwouldhelp
aroundhis,
toohesaidthatthatquietandthrowed
thesnakesclearaongstthebushes;fori
findoutityfault,notifiuldhelpit
jiuckedandsuckedatthejug,andnohenhegotoutofhishead
andpiteheetohielfhe
tosuckingatthejugagainhisfootstybig,andsodid
hisleg;butbyandbythedrunkbeguntoe,andsoijudgedhewas
allright;butiddrutherbeenbithasnakethanpapswhisky
jithentheswellingwasallgone
andheadeupndievertakeaholt
ofasnakeskinagainyhands,noeofit
jiaidhereeandhesaidthat
handlingasnakeskinaybegotto
theendofityethesaidhedrutherseetheneoonoverhisleft
shoulderasesthantakeupasnakeskininhis
handhoughivealways
reckonedthatlookingattheneoonoveryourleftshoulderisoneof
thecarelessestandfoolishestthingsabodycandooldhankbunker
doneitonce,andbraggedaboutit;andinlessthant
drunkandfelloffoftheshottoselfoutsothathe
aysay;andtheyslidhidgeways
betso,sotheysay,but
ididntseeitpaptoldbutanyeoflookingatthe
onthatway,likeafool
hedaysalong,andtheriverdosbanks
again;andaboutthefirstthingobaitoneofthebighooks
haskinnedrabbitandsetitandcatchacatfishthatwasasbigasa
n,beingsixfoottwohundredpounds
,ofurse;heoillinoiswe
justsetthereandripandteararoundtillhedrowndedwe
foundabrassbuttoninhisstochandaroundball,andlotsof
rubbagetheballopenhthehatchet,andtherewasaspool
initjiaidhedhadittherealongti,toatitoversoand
keaballofititchedinthe
ssissippi,iresaidhehadnteverseenabiggeronehe
hagooddealoveratthevillagetheypeddleoutsuch
afishasthatbythepoundintherkethousethere;everybodybuys
soofhihisatsasakesagoodfry
nextingisaidittingsloedtogeta
stirringupsoheriverand
findoutlikedthatnotion;buthesaidistgo
inthedarkandlooksharpthenhestudieditoverandsaid,uldnti
putonsooftheldthingsanddressuplikeagirlthatwasagood
notion,toosoeneduponeofthecaligouedup
trouserlegstokneesandgotintoitjiitcheditbehindh
thehooks,anditiputonthesunbonandtiedit
underyfacewaslike
lookingdosaidnobodye,even
inthedayti,hardlyipracticedaroundalldaytogetthehangof
thethings,andbyandbyiulddopretty,onlyjiaidi
didntustquitpullingupgoo
getatbritchespocketitooknotice,anddonebetter
istarteduptheillinoisshoreinthecanoejustafterdark
istartedacrosstothetoalittlebeloheferrylanding,and
thedriftoftheofthetoied
upandstartedalongthebanktherebuinginalittle
shantythathadntbeenlivedinforalongti,andiwonderedwhohad
tookupquartersthereislippedupandpeepedinatthehere
anaboutfortyyearoldinthereknittingbyacandlethatwas
onapiableididntknoranger,foryou
uldntstartafaceinthattohatididntknohiswas
lucky,becauseie;people
ghtknoyvoiceandfindoutbutifthisanhadbeeninsuch
alittletoealliedtoknow;soi
knoadeupndiforgetiwasagirl
chapterxi
”ein
... </P></TD>
kelytogoahantingaroundthanohat
fortablethatsoundedprettyreasonable,soididnt
saynore;butiuldntkeepfrotudyingoveritandwishingi
knoan,andtheydoneitfor
gedtheclothes,andfoundeightdollarsinsilversewed
upintheliningofanoldblanketoveratjiaidhereckonedthe
peopleinthathousestoletheat,becauseiftheydaknooney
,
too;butjiidnttotalkaboutthatisays:
”nohinkitsbadluck;butdidyousaychedinthe
snakeskinthatifoundonthetopoftheridgedaybeforeyesterday
yousaidithebadluckintheotouchasnakeskin
yhandshis
truckandeightdollarsbesidesiebadlucklike
thiseveryday,ji”
”neveryound,honey,neveryounddontyougittoopeartits
ainnditellyou,itsain”
itdide,tooithathattalker
dinnerfridayhegrassattheupperendofthe
ridge,andgotoutoftobacie,and
foundarattlesnakeinthereikilledhiandcurledhiponthe
footofjiblanket,eversonatural,thinkingtheredbesofunwhen
jioundhihereiforgotallaboutthesnake,and
flunghielfdoheblanketruckalightthe
snakeste
hejuedupyelling,andthefirstthingthelightshohe
vatoutina
sendgrabbedpapsopour
itdown
herightontheheelthatall
esofbeingsueerthatwhereveryouleave
adeadsnakeitstealesthereandtold
tochopoffthesnakesheadandthroahenskinthebody
androastapieceofitidoneit,andheeatitandsaiditwouldhelp
aroundhis,
toohesaidthatthatquietandthrowed
thesnakesclearaongstthebushes;fori
findoutityfault,notifiuldhelpit
jiuckedandsuckedatthejug,andnohenhegotoutofhishead
andpiteheetohielfhe
tosuckingatthejugagainhisfootstybig,andsodid
hisleg;butbyandbythedrunkbeguntoe,andsoijudgedhewas
allright;butiddrutherbeenbithasnakethanpapswhisky
jithentheswellingwasallgone
andheadeupndievertakeaholt
ofasnakeskinagainyhands,noeofit
jiaidhereeandhesaidthat
handlingasnakeskinaybegotto
theendofityethesaidhedrutherseetheneoonoverhisleft
shoulderasesthantakeupasnakeskininhis
handhoughivealways
reckonedthatlookingattheneoonoveryourleftshoulderisoneof
thecarelessestandfoolishestthingsabodycandooldhankbunker
doneitonce,andbraggedaboutit;andinlessthant
drunkandfelloffoftheshottoselfoutsothathe
aysay;andtheyslidhidgeways
betso,sotheysay,but
ididntseeitpaptoldbutanyeoflookingatthe
onthatway,likeafool
hedaysalong,andtheriverdosbanks
again;andaboutthefirstthingobaitoneofthebighooks
haskinnedrabbitandsetitandcatchacatfishthatwasasbigasa
n,beingsixfoottwohundredpounds
,ofurse;heoillinoiswe
justsetthereandripandteararoundtillhedrowndedwe
foundabrassbuttoninhisstochandaroundball,andlotsof
rubbagetheballopenhthehatchet,andtherewasaspool
initjiaidhedhadittherealongti,toatitoversoand
keaballofititchedinthe
ssissippi,iresaidhehadnteverseenabiggeronehe
hagooddealoveratthevillagetheypeddleoutsuch
afishasthatbythepoundintherkethousethere;everybodybuys
soofhihisatsasakesagoodfry
nextingisaidittingsloedtogeta
stirringupsoheriverand
findoutlikedthatnotion;buthesaidistgo
inthedarkandlooksharpthenhestudieditoverandsaid,uldnti
putonsooftheldthingsanddressuplikeagirlthatwasagood
notion,toosoeneduponeofthecaligouedup
trouserlegstokneesandgotintoitjiitcheditbehindh
thehooks,anditiputonthesunbonandtiedit
underyfacewaslike
lookingdosaidnobodye,even
inthedayti,hardlyipracticedaroundalldaytogetthehangof
thethings,andbyandbyiulddopretty,onlyjiaidi
didntustquitpullingupgoo
getatbritchespocketitooknotice,anddonebetter
istarteduptheillinoisshoreinthecanoejustafterdark
istartedacrosstothetoalittlebeloheferrylanding,and
thedriftoftheofthetoied
upandstartedalongthebanktherebuinginalittle
shantythathadntbeenlivedinforalongti,andiwonderedwhohad
tookupquartersthereislippedupandpeepedinatthehere
anaboutfortyyearoldinthereknittingbyacandlethatwas
onapiableididntknoranger,foryou
uldntstartafaceinthattohatididntknohiswas
lucky,becauseie;people
ghtknoyvoiceandfindoutbutifthisanhadbeeninsuch
alittletoealliedtoknow;soi
knoadeupndiforgetiwasagirl
chapterxi
”ein
... </P></TD>