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edthekingdidntgetllowenough
toforgettoreertonotdenyabouthidingtheneybagagainthat
defeeleasyandsatisfiedofurseheygottosnoringwe
hadalonggabble,anditoldjiverything
chapterxxxi
stopagainatanytorightalongdown
theriverylong
hoetotreesossonthe
hangingdothelislikelong,graybeardsithefirsti
everseeitgroadethenanddislso
nohefraudsreckonedtheyofdanger,andtheybeguntowork
thevillagesagain
firsttheydonealeperance;buttheydidntkeenoughfor
theothtogetdrunkontheninanothervillagetheystarteda
dancingschool;buttheydidntknoorehoodancethanakangaroo
does;sothefirstprancetheydethegeneralpublicjuedinand
prancedtheutoftoetheytriedtogoatyellocution;
buttheydidntyelloa
solidgoodissionarying,
andsrizing,anddoctoring,andtellingfortunes,andalittleof
everything;buttheyuldntseeohavenolucksoatlasttheygot
justaboutdeadbroke,andlaidaroundtheraftasshefloatedalong,
thinkingandthinking,andneversayingnothing,bythehalfadayata
ti,anddreadfulblueanddesperate
andatlasttheytookachangeandbeguntolaytheirheadstogetherin
theandtalkloe
jindgotuneasylikethelookofithey
ekindofrythaneverueditover
andover,andatlastadeupoudstheyobreakinto
sobodyshouseorstore,oroney
business,orsothingsothenadeupan
agreentthathavenothingintheodohsuch
actions,andiftheld
shakeandbehindoingwehid
theraftinagood,safeplaceabouttilebelotlebitofa
shabbyvillagenadpikesville,andthekingheashoreandtoldus
alltostayhideltaroundtoseeif
anybodyhadgotanyheroyalnonesuchthereyet”housetorob,
youan,”saysitoself;”andthroughrobbingityoull
ebaeandjindtheraftand
youllhavetotakeitoutinback
byddaythedukeande
along
soayedtedandsedaround,and
ightysourhing,and
seeodonothingright;hefoundfaultheverylittlething
sothingiddayeand
noking;aybeachanceforthe
eandthedukeuptothevillage,and
huntedaroundtherefortheking,andbyandbyintheback
roofalittleloight,andalotofloafers
bullyragginghiorsport,andheacussingandathreateninghall
hisght,andsotightheuldntdonothingto
thethedukehebeguntoabusehioranoldfool,andthekingbegun
tosassback,andthenutetheyitilitoutandshook
thereefsoutofhindlegs,andspundoheriverroadlikeadeer,
foriseeourchance;andideupndthatitwouldbealongday
beforetheyeverseeandjigainigotdoherealloutof
breathbutloadeduphjoy,andsungout:
”setherloose,jiow”
butthereeoutofthejias
goneisetupashoutandthenanotherandthenanotherone;andrun
thishatintheitno
useoldjiohelpit
butiuldntsetstilllongprettysoonioutontheroad,
tryingtothinkibetterdo,andirunacrossaboywalking,and
askedhifhedseenastrangeniggerdressedsoandso,andhesays:
”yes”
”s”saysi
”doilebelowherehesarunaway
nigger,andtheyvegothi”
”youbetiaintirunaintheanhourortwo
ago,andhesaidifiholleredhedetolay
doaybeenthereeversince;afeard
toeout”
”ore,be
herunofffoers”
”itsagoodjobtheygothi”
”itslike
pickingupneyoutntheroad”
”yes,itisandiuldahaditifidbeenbigenough;iseehibr >
first”
”itfor
fortydollars,becuzhesgottogouptheriverandcantthink
othat,noid,ifitwassevenyear”
”thats,everyti,”saysi”butybehischanceainthno
rethanthat,ifhellsellitsocheapybetheressothingaint
straightaboutit”
”butitis,thoughstraightasastringiseethehandbillselfit
tellsallabouthitoadotpaintshiikeapicture,andtellsthe
plantationhesfrubeloheyaintno
troubleboutthatspeachaobacker,
ye”
ididnthavenone,soheleftitotheraft,andsetdohe
tothinkbutiuldntetonothingithoughttilliwore
headsore,butiuldntseenoofthetroubleafterall
thislongjouey,andafterallsundrels,hereit
etonothing,everythingallbustedupandruined,because
theyuldhavethehearttoservejiuchatrickasthat,andkehibr >
aslaveagainallhislife,andangststrangers,too,forfortydirty
dollars
ontobea
slaveathoilyobeaslave,
andsoidbettersatotellss
sonisoongiveupthatnotionforthings:
shedbedanddisgustedathisrascalityandungratefulnessfor
leavingher,andsoshedsellhitraightdoheriveragain;andif
shedidnt,everybodynaturallydespisesanungratefulni
... </P></TD>
edthekingdidntgetllowenough
toforgettoreertonotdenyabouthidingtheneybagagainthat
defeeleasyandsatisfiedofurseheygottosnoringwe
hadalonggabble,anditoldjiverything
chapterxxxi
stopagainatanytorightalongdown
theriverylong
hoetotreesossonthe
hangingdothelislikelong,graybeardsithefirsti
everseeitgroadethenanddislso
nohefraudsreckonedtheyofdanger,andtheybeguntowork
thevillagesagain
firsttheydonealeperance;buttheydidntkeenoughfor
theothtogetdrunkontheninanothervillagetheystarteda
dancingschool;buttheydidntknoorehoodancethanakangaroo
does;sothefirstprancetheydethegeneralpublicjuedinand
prancedtheutoftoetheytriedtogoatyellocution;
buttheydidntyelloa
solidgoodissionarying,
andsrizing,anddoctoring,andtellingfortunes,andalittleof
everything;buttheyuldntseeohavenolucksoatlasttheygot
justaboutdeadbroke,andlaidaroundtheraftasshefloatedalong,
thinkingandthinking,andneversayingnothing,bythehalfadayata
ti,anddreadfulblueanddesperate
andatlasttheytookachangeandbeguntolaytheirheadstogetherin
theandtalkloe
jindgotuneasylikethelookofithey
ekindofrythaneverueditover
andover,andatlastadeupoudstheyobreakinto
sobodyshouseorstore,oroney
business,orsothingsothenadeupan
agreentthathavenothingintheodohsuch
actions,andiftheld
shakeandbehindoingwehid
theraftinagood,safeplaceabouttilebelotlebitofa
shabbyvillagenadpikesville,andthekingheashoreandtoldus
alltostayhideltaroundtoseeif
anybodyhadgotanyheroyalnonesuchthereyet”housetorob,
youan,”saysitoself;”andthroughrobbingityoull
ebaeandjindtheraftand
youllhavetotakeitoutinback
byddaythedukeande
along
soayedtedandsedaround,and
ightysourhing,and
seeodonothingright;hefoundfaultheverylittlething
sothingiddayeand
noking;aybeachanceforthe
eandthedukeuptothevillage,and
huntedaroundtherefortheking,andbyandbyintheback
roofalittleloight,andalotofloafers
bullyragginghiorsport,andheacussingandathreateninghall
hisght,andsotightheuldntdonothingto
thethedukehebeguntoabusehioranoldfool,andthekingbegun
tosassback,andthenutetheyitilitoutandshook
thereefsoutofhindlegs,andspundoheriverroadlikeadeer,
foriseeourchance;andideupndthatitwouldbealongday
beforetheyeverseeandjigainigotdoherealloutof
breathbutloadeduphjoy,andsungout:
”setherloose,jiow”
butthereeoutofthejias
goneisetupashoutandthenanotherandthenanotherone;andrun
thishatintheitno
useoldjiohelpit
butiuldntsetstilllongprettysoonioutontheroad,
tryingtothinkibetterdo,andirunacrossaboywalking,and
askedhifhedseenastrangeniggerdressedsoandso,andhesays:
”yes”
”s”saysi
”doilebelowherehesarunaway
nigger,andtheyvegothi”
”youbetiaintirunaintheanhourortwo
ago,andhesaidifiholleredhedetolay
doaybeenthereeversince;afeard
toeout”
”ore,be
herunofffoers”
”itsagoodjobtheygothi”
”itslike
pickingupneyoutntheroad”
”yes,itisandiuldahaditifidbeenbigenough;iseehibr >
first”
”itfor
fortydollars,becuzhesgottogouptheriverandcantthink
othat,noid,ifitwassevenyear”
”thats,everyti,”saysi”butybehischanceainthno
rethanthat,ifhellsellitsocheapybetheressothingaint
straightaboutit”
”butitis,thoughstraightasastringiseethehandbillselfit
tellsallabouthitoadotpaintshiikeapicture,andtellsthe
plantationhesfrubeloheyaintno
troubleboutthatspeachaobacker,
ye”
ididnthavenone,soheleftitotheraft,andsetdohe
tothinkbutiuldntetonothingithoughttilliwore
headsore,butiuldntseenoofthetroubleafterall
thislongjouey,andafterallsundrels,hereit
etonothing,everythingallbustedupandruined,because
theyuldhavethehearttoservejiuchatrickasthat,andkehibr >
aslaveagainallhislife,andangststrangers,too,forfortydirty
dollars
ontobea
slaveathoilyobeaslave,
andsoidbettersatotellss
sonisoongiveupthatnotionforthings:
shedbedanddisgustedathisrascalityandungratefulnessfor
leavingher,andsoshedsellhitraightdoheriveragain;andif
shedidnt,everybodynaturallydespisesanungratefulni
... </P></TD>