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dangstthehepherdsonsnotaoneandthereaintnowards
angstthegrangerfordseitherankepuphisendina
fightonedayforhalfanhouragainstthreegrangerfords,andeout
offofhishorseandgotbehind
alittletostopthebullets;but
thegrangerfordsstayedontheirhorsesandan,
andpeppereda,andhepepperedahindhis
horsebotheprettyleakyandcrippled,butthegrangerfordshad
tobefetherdiedthenext
dayno,sir;ifabodysouthuntingfortofool
aeangstthehepherdsons,becuztheydontbreedanyof
thatkind”
nextsundayile,everybody
ahorseba
bethandyagainstthehe
shepherdsonsdohesaittyoerypreachingallabout
brotherlylove,andsuchliketiresoness;buteverybodysaiditwasa
goodse,andtheyalltalkeditovergoingho,andhadsucha
potosayaboutfaithandgoodeand
preforeordestination,andidontknoto
tobeoneoftheroughestsundaysihadrunacrossyet
aboutanhourafterdinnereverybodyeintheir
s,anditgottobeprettydullbuckanda
dogretchedoutonthegrassinthesunsoundasleepiupto
ourrooandjudgediyselfifoundthatsiss
sophiastandinginherdoor,ein
herroondshutthedoorverysoft,andaskedifilikedher,andi
saididid;andsheaskedifiethingforherandnottell
anybody,andisaidient,
andleftitintheseatatchurchbetherbooks,andwouldi
slipoutquietandgothereandfetchittoher,andnotsaynothingto
nobodyisaidiandslippedoffuptheroad,and
thereaybeahogorthere
anylockonthedoor,andhogslikesapuncheonfloorin
suertibeostfolksdontgo
tochurchonlyheyvegotto;butahogisdifferent
saysitoself,sothingsup;itaintnaturalforagirltobein
suchasentsoigiveitashake,andoutdropsa
littlepieceofpaperh”halfpastthapencili
ransackedit,butuldntfindanythingelseiuldntkeanything
outofthat,soiputthepaperinthebookagain,ande
andupstairsthereeshe
pulledinandshutthedoor;thenshelookedinthetestanttillshe
foundthepaper,andassoonasshereaditshelookedglad;andbeforea
bodyuldthinkshegrabbedandgiveasqueeze,andsaidihe
bestboyintheightyredin
thefainute,andhereyeslightedup,anditdeherpowerful
prettyiybreathiasked
hereifihadreadit,andi
saidno,andsheaskedifiuldreading,anditoldher”no,
onlyarsehand,”andthenshesaidthepaperanythingbuta
bookrktokeepherplace,andightgoandplaynow
ioffdootheriver,studyingoverthisthing,andprettysooni
noticedthatniggerof
sightofthehousehelookedbackandaroundasend,andthenes
arunning,andsays:
”rsjaedopillshowyouawhole
stackooccasins”
thinksi,thatsghtycurious;hesaidthatyesterdayheoughterknow
abodydontloveo
isheupto,anywaysoisays:
”allright;trotahead”
ifolloile;thenhestruckoutoverthesp,andwaded
ankledeepasileetoalittleflatpiece
oflandhickhtreesandbushesandvines,and
hesays:
”youshoverightindahjistafearsjawge;dahswhahdeyis
isseedefo;idontkyertoseeeo”
thenhesloppedrightalongandatysoonthetreeshid
hiipokedintotheplaceaetoalittleopenpatchas
bigasabedroollhungaroundanlayingthere
asleepand,byjings,ityoldjibr >
iup,andireckonedit
toseeagain,butithenearlycriedhehe
alongbehindthatnight,andheard
yelleveryti,butdasntansnobodytopick
hipandtakehintoslaveryagainsayshe:
”igothurtalittle,enuldntsfas,soionsidableways
behineyoutochup
havintoshoutatyou,buthouse
ibegintogoslooofurtoheardeysaytoyouiwuz
fraidodedogs;butuzallquietaginiknowedyousinde
house,soistruckoutfordeawnin
soerdeniggersealong,geen
shoedisplace,eonacuntsodeer,
endeybringstruehotn
along”
”yjaeheresooner,ji
”fnbut
nosenpansenvittles,asigota
chanst,enapatchinupderafnightswhen”
””
”ouroleraf”
”youantosayouroldraftashedalltoflinders”
”no,shesheoreupagooddealoneenofher
deydone,onyourtrapsosalllosefwe
hadndivesodeepenssofurunderer,endenighthadnbenso
dark,ensoskyerd,enbensichpunkinheads,asdesayinis,
itsjisas,kasenowshes
allfixedupaginsasgoodasneaneostuff,in
deplaceouzlos”
”chher”
”hoeerdeniggers
founherketchedonasnagalongheahindeben,endeyhidherina
crickngstdeuchja
s
... </P></TD>
dangstthehepherdsonsnotaoneandthereaintnowards
angstthegrangerfordseitherankepuphisendina
fightonedayforhalfanhouragainstthreegrangerfords,andeout
offofhishorseandgotbehind
alittletostopthebullets;but
thegrangerfordsstayedontheirhorsesandan,
andpeppereda,andhepepperedahindhis
horsebotheprettyleakyandcrippled,butthegrangerfordshad
tobefetherdiedthenext
dayno,sir;ifabodysouthuntingfortofool
aeangstthehepherdsons,becuztheydontbreedanyof
thatkind”
nextsundayile,everybody
ahorseba
bethandyagainstthehe
shepherdsonsdohesaittyoerypreachingallabout
brotherlylove,andsuchliketiresoness;buteverybodysaiditwasa
goodse,andtheyalltalkeditovergoingho,andhadsucha
potosayaboutfaithandgoodeand
preforeordestination,andidontknoto
tobeoneoftheroughestsundaysihadrunacrossyet
aboutanhourafterdinnereverybodyeintheir
s,anditgottobeprettydullbuckanda
dogretchedoutonthegrassinthesunsoundasleepiupto
ourrooandjudgediyselfifoundthatsiss
sophiastandinginherdoor,ein
herroondshutthedoorverysoft,andaskedifilikedher,andi
saididid;andsheaskedifiethingforherandnottell
anybody,andisaidient,
andleftitintheseatatchurchbetherbooks,andwouldi
slipoutquietandgothereandfetchittoher,andnotsaynothingto
nobodyisaidiandslippedoffuptheroad,and
thereaybeahogorthere
anylockonthedoor,andhogslikesapuncheonfloorin
suertibeostfolksdontgo
tochurchonlyheyvegotto;butahogisdifferent
saysitoself,sothingsup;itaintnaturalforagirltobein
suchasentsoigiveitashake,andoutdropsa
littlepieceofpaperh”halfpastthapencili
ransackedit,butuldntfindanythingelseiuldntkeanything
outofthat,soiputthepaperinthebookagain,ande
andupstairsthereeshe
pulledinandshutthedoor;thenshelookedinthetestanttillshe
foundthepaper,andassoonasshereaditshelookedglad;andbeforea
bodyuldthinkshegrabbedandgiveasqueeze,andsaidihe
bestboyintheightyredin
thefainute,andhereyeslightedup,anditdeherpowerful
prettyiybreathiasked
hereifihadreadit,andi
saidno,andsheaskedifiuldreading,anditoldher”no,
onlyarsehand,”andthenshesaidthepaperanythingbuta
bookrktokeepherplace,andightgoandplaynow
ioffdootheriver,studyingoverthisthing,andprettysooni
noticedthatniggerof
sightofthehousehelookedbackandaroundasend,andthenes
arunning,andsays:
”rsjaedopillshowyouawhole
stackooccasins”
thinksi,thatsghtycurious;hesaidthatyesterdayheoughterknow
abodydontloveo
isheupto,anywaysoisays:
”allright;trotahead”
ifolloile;thenhestruckoutoverthesp,andwaded
ankledeepasileetoalittleflatpiece
oflandhickhtreesandbushesandvines,and
hesays:
”youshoverightindahjistafearsjawge;dahswhahdeyis
isseedefo;idontkyertoseeeo”
thenhesloppedrightalongandatysoonthetreeshid
hiipokedintotheplaceaetoalittleopenpatchas
bigasabedroollhungaroundanlayingthere
asleepand,byjings,ityoldjibr >
iup,andireckonedit
toseeagain,butithenearlycriedhehe
alongbehindthatnight,andheard
yelleveryti,butdasntansnobodytopick
hipandtakehintoslaveryagainsayshe:
”igothurtalittle,enuldntsfas,soionsidableways
behineyoutochup
havintoshoutatyou,buthouse
ibegintogoslooofurtoheardeysaytoyouiwuz
fraidodedogs;butuzallquietaginiknowedyousinde
house,soistruckoutfordeawnin
soerdeniggersealong,geen
shoedisplace,eonacuntsodeer,
endeybringstruehotn
along”
”yjaeheresooner,ji
”fnbut
nosenpansenvittles,asigota
chanst,enapatchinupderafnightswhen”
””
”ouroleraf”
”youantosayouroldraftashedalltoflinders”
”no,shesheoreupagooddealoneenofher
deydone,onyourtrapsosalllosefwe
hadndivesodeepenssofurunderer,endenighthadnbenso
dark,ensoskyerd,enbensichpunkinheads,asdesayinis,
itsjisas,kasenowshes
allfixedupaginsasgoodasneaneostuff,in
deplaceouzlos”
”chher”
”hoeerdeniggers
founherketchedonasnagalongheahindeben,endeyhidherina
crickngstdeuchja
s
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