<TD></TD></TABLE>
idontixedupin
nosuchbusinessasthat,isaystoself
dooingtheparlorup,andthe
ilyandthe
leyandourtribeichedtheirfacestoseeifanything
hadbeenhappening,butiuldnttell
toiddleofthedaytheundertakerean,andthey
settheffinintheddleoftheroonaupleofchairs,andthen
setallourtheneighborstillthe
hallandtheparlorandthediningrooeffinlid
heidasntgotolookinunderit,h
folksaround
thenthepeoplebeguntoflockin,andthebeatsandthegirlstookseats
inthefrontrotheheadoftheffin,andforahalfanhourthe
peoplefiledaroundslothedead
nsfaceanute,andsodroppedinatear,anditwasallvery
stillandsole,onlythegirlsandthebeatsholdinghandkerchiefsto
theireyesandkeepingtheirheadsbent,andsobbingalittlethere
noothersoundbutthescrapingofthefeetonthefloorand
bloreatafuneralthan
theydoatotherplacesexceptchurch
heplaceheundertakerheslidaroundinhisblack
gloveshhissoftysootheringtingonthelasttouches,and
gettingpeopleandthingsallshipshapeandfortable,andkingno
resoundthanaovedpeoplearound,he
squeezedinlateones,heopeneduppassagehnods,
andsignshhishandsthenhetookhisplaceoveragainstthewall
heanieversee;andthere
oresletohihanthereistoaha
theyhadborroelodeusickone;andhingwasreadya
youngansetdo,andittyskreekyand
licky,andeverybodyjoinedinandsung,andpeterheonlyone
thathadagoodthing,acrdingtonotionthenthereverendhobson
openedup,slon,andbeguntotalk;andstraightoffthest
outrageousroedoutinthecellarabodyeverheard;itwasonly
onedog,buthedeastpo,andhekeptitupright
along;theparsonhehadtostandthere,overtheffin,andyou
uldnthearyourselfthinkitdoard,andnobody
didntseeoknotodobutprettysoontheyseethat
longleggedundertakerkeasigntothepreacheraschastosay,
”dontyoue”thenhestoopeddoo
glidealongthehisshouldersshohepeoplesheads
soheglidedalong,andthepooreandre
outrageousalltheti;andatlast,wosides
oftheroohedisappearsdotondswe
heardaostazinghowlor
tn
talkinuteortesthisundertakers
backandshouldersglidingalongthewallagain;andsoheglidedand
glidedaroundthreesidesoftherooandthenroseup,andshadedhis
uthhhishands,andstretchedhisneckouttohepreacher,
overthepeoplesheads,andsays,inakindofaarsewhisper,”hehad
arat”thenhedroopeddoheohis
placeyouuldseeitsatisfactiontothepeople,because
naturallytheyedtoknotlethinglikethatdontst
nothing,anditsjustthelittlethingsthatkesantobelookedup
toandlikedthereorepopulaintohanthat
undertakerwas
one;and
thenthekingheshovedinandgotoffsoofhisusualrubbage,andat
lastthejobhrough,andtheundertakerbeguntosneakuponthe
ffin
prettykeenbutheneverddledatall;justslidthelidalongassoft
assh,andscredoightandfastsotherei
knooneyebody
hashoggedthatbagontheslynohertoeto
ryjaneootsposeshedughipanddidntfindnothing,
eblait,isays,ightgethuntedupand
jailed;idbetterlayloeatall;the
thingsaixednoryingtobetterit,iveahundred
tis,andiogoodnessidjustletitalone,dadfetchthewhole
business
theyburiedhiandebackho,anditochingfaces
againiuldnthelpit,andiuldntresteasybutnothinge
ofit;thefacesdidnttellnothing
thekinghevisitedaroundintheevening,andsenedeverybodyup,
anddehielfeversofriendly;andhegiveouttheideathathis
ngregationoverinengland,sohest
hurryandsettleuptheestaterightaehewas
verysorryheheyould
staylonger,buttheysaidtheyuldseeituldntbedoneandhe
saidofursehinde;and
thatpleasedeverybodytoo,becausethenthegirlswouldbewellfixed
andangsttheiroions;anditpleasedthegirls,tootickled
theotheycleanforgottheyeverhadatroubleintheold
hioselloutasquickashepoor
thingsadeheartagetting
fooledandliedtoso,butididntseenosafeetochipinand
changethegeneraltune
edifthekingdidntbillthehouseandtheniggersandall
thepropertyforauctionstraightoffsaleterthefuneral;
butanybodyuldbuyprivatebeforehandiftheyedto
sothenextdayafterthefuneral,alongaboutnoonti,thegirlsjoy
gotthefirstjoltaupleofniggertradersealong,andtheking
soldtheheniggersreasonable,forthreedaydraftsastheycalledit,
andaphis,andtheir
therdopoorgirlsandthebr >
niggersheirheartsforgrief;theycriedaroundeachother,
andtookonsoitstdedooseeitthegirlssaidthey
hadnteverdreadofseeingthefalyseparatedorsoldathe
toyry,thesightoftheoor
serablegirlsandniggershangingaroundeachothersnecksandcrying;
andireckoniul
... </P></TD>
idontixedupin
nosuchbusinessasthat,isaystoself
dooingtheparlorup,andthe
ilyandthe
leyandourtribeichedtheirfacestoseeifanything
hadbeenhappening,butiuldnttell
toiddleofthedaytheundertakerean,andthey
settheffinintheddleoftheroonaupleofchairs,andthen
setallourtheneighborstillthe
hallandtheparlorandthediningrooeffinlid
heidasntgotolookinunderit,h
folksaround
thenthepeoplebeguntoflockin,andthebeatsandthegirlstookseats
inthefrontrotheheadoftheffin,andforahalfanhourthe
peoplefiledaroundslothedead
nsfaceanute,andsodroppedinatear,anditwasallvery
stillandsole,onlythegirlsandthebeatsholdinghandkerchiefsto
theireyesandkeepingtheirheadsbent,andsobbingalittlethere
noothersoundbutthescrapingofthefeetonthefloorand
bloreatafuneralthan
theydoatotherplacesexceptchurch
heplaceheundertakerheslidaroundinhisblack
gloveshhissoftysootheringtingonthelasttouches,and
gettingpeopleandthingsallshipshapeandfortable,andkingno
resoundthanaovedpeoplearound,he
squeezedinlateones,heopeneduppassagehnods,
andsignshhishandsthenhetookhisplaceoveragainstthewall
heanieversee;andthere
oresletohihanthereistoaha
theyhadborroelodeusickone;andhingwasreadya
youngansetdo,andittyskreekyand
licky,andeverybodyjoinedinandsung,andpeterheonlyone
thathadagoodthing,acrdingtonotionthenthereverendhobson
openedup,slon,andbeguntotalk;andstraightoffthest
outrageousroedoutinthecellarabodyeverheard;itwasonly
onedog,buthedeastpo,andhekeptitupright
along;theparsonhehadtostandthere,overtheffin,andyou
uldnthearyourselfthinkitdoard,andnobody
didntseeoknotodobutprettysoontheyseethat
longleggedundertakerkeasigntothepreacheraschastosay,
”dontyoue”thenhestoopeddoo
glidealongthehisshouldersshohepeoplesheads
soheglidedalong,andthepooreandre
outrageousalltheti;andatlast,wosides
oftheroohedisappearsdotondswe
heardaostazinghowlor
tn
talkinuteortesthisundertakers
backandshouldersglidingalongthewallagain;andsoheglidedand
glidedaroundthreesidesoftherooandthenroseup,andshadedhis
uthhhishands,andstretchedhisneckouttohepreacher,
overthepeoplesheads,andsays,inakindofaarsewhisper,”hehad
arat”thenhedroopeddoheohis
placeyouuldseeitsatisfactiontothepeople,because
naturallytheyedtoknotlethinglikethatdontst
nothing,anditsjustthelittlethingsthatkesantobelookedup
toandlikedthereorepopulaintohanthat
undertakerwas
one;and
thenthekingheshovedinandgotoffsoofhisusualrubbage,andat
lastthejobhrough,andtheundertakerbeguntosneakuponthe
ffin
prettykeenbutheneverddledatall;justslidthelidalongassoft
assh,andscredoightandfastsotherei
knooneyebody
hashoggedthatbagontheslynohertoeto
ryjaneootsposeshedughipanddidntfindnothing,
eblait,isays,ightgethuntedupand
jailed;idbetterlayloeatall;the
thingsaixednoryingtobetterit,iveahundred
tis,andiogoodnessidjustletitalone,dadfetchthewhole
business
theyburiedhiandebackho,anditochingfaces
againiuldnthelpit,andiuldntresteasybutnothinge
ofit;thefacesdidnttellnothing
thekinghevisitedaroundintheevening,andsenedeverybodyup,
anddehielfeversofriendly;andhegiveouttheideathathis
ngregationoverinengland,sohest
hurryandsettleuptheestaterightaehewas
verysorryheheyould
staylonger,buttheysaidtheyuldseeituldntbedoneandhe
saidofursehinde;and
thatpleasedeverybodytoo,becausethenthegirlswouldbewellfixed
andangsttheiroions;anditpleasedthegirls,tootickled
theotheycleanforgottheyeverhadatroubleintheold
hioselloutasquickashepoor
thingsadeheartagetting
fooledandliedtoso,butididntseenosafeetochipinand
changethegeneraltune
edifthekingdidntbillthehouseandtheniggersandall
thepropertyforauctionstraightoffsaleterthefuneral;
butanybodyuldbuyprivatebeforehandiftheyedto
sothenextdayafterthefuneral,alongaboutnoonti,thegirlsjoy
gotthefirstjoltaupleofniggertradersealong,andtheking
soldtheheniggersreasonable,forthreedaydraftsastheycalledit,
andaphis,andtheir
therdopoorgirlsandthebr >
niggersheirheartsforgrief;theycriedaroundeachother,
andtookonsoitstdedooseeitthegirlssaidthey
hadnteverdreadofseeingthefalyseparatedorsoldathe
toyry,thesightoftheoor
serablegirlsandniggershangingaroundeachothersnecksandcrying;
andireckoniul
... </P></TD>