dangstthehepherdsonsnotaoneandthereaintnowardsangstthegrangerfordseitherankepuphisendinafightonedayforhalfanhouragainstthreegrangerfords,andeoutoffofhishorseandgotbehind
alittletostopthebullets;but
thegrangerfordsstayedontheirhorsesandan,andpeppereda,andhepepperedahindhis
horsebotheprettyleakyandcrippled,butthegrangerfordshadtobefetherdiedthenext
dayno,sir;ifabodysouthuntingfortofool
aeangstthehepherdsons,becuztheydontbreedanyofthatkind”
nextsundayile,everybody
ahorseba
bethandyagainstthehe
shepherdsonsdohesaittyoerypreachingallaboutbrotherlylove,andsuchliketiresoness;buteverybodysaiditwasagoodse,andtheyalltalkeditovergoingho,andhadsuchapotosayaboutfaithandgoodeand
preforeordestination,andidontknoto
tobeoneoftheroughestsundaysihadrunacrossyetaboutanhourafterdinnereverybodyeintheirs,anditgottobeprettydullbuckanda
dogretchedoutonthegrassinthesunsoundasleepiuptoourrooandjudgediyselfifoundthatsiss
sophiastandinginherdoor,ein
herroondshutthedoorverysoft,andaskedifilikedher,andisaididid;andsheaskedifiethingforherandnottellanybody,andisaidient,
andleftitintheseatatchurchbetherbooks,andwouldislipoutquietandgothereandfetchittoher,andnotsaynothingtonobodyisaidiandslippedoffuptheroad,and
thereaybeahogorthere
anylockonthedoor,andhogslikesapuncheonfloorinsuertibeostfolksdontgo
tochurchonlyheyvegotto;butahogisdifferentsaysitoself,sothingsup;itaintnaturalforagirltobeinsuchasentsoigiveitashake,andoutdropsa
littlepieceofpaperh”halfpastthapencili
ransackedit,butuldntfindanythingelseiuldntkeanythingoutofthat,soiputthepaperinthebookagain,andeandupstairsthereeshe
pulledinandshutthedoor;thenshelookedinthetestanttillshefoundthepaper,andassoonasshereaditshelookedglad;andbeforeabodyuldthinkshegrabbedandgiveasqueeze,andsaidihebestboyintheightyredin
thefainute,andhereyeslightedup,anditdeherpowerfulprettyiybreathiasked
hereifihadreadit,andi
saidno,andsheaskedifiuldreading,anditoldher”no,onlyarsehand,”andthenshesaidthepaperanythingbutabookrktokeepherplace,andightgoandplaynowioffdootheriver,studyingoverthisthing,andprettysooninoticedthatniggerof
sightofthehousehelookedbackandaroundasend,andthenesarunning,andsays:
”rsjaedopillshowyouawhole
stackooccasins”
thinksi,thatsghtycurious;hesaidthatyesterdayheoughterknowabodydontloveo
isheupto,anywaysoisays:
”allright;trotahead”
ifolloile;thenhestruckoutoverthesp,andwadedankledeepasileetoalittleflatpiece
oflandhickhtreesandbushesandvines,and
hesays:
”youshoverightindahjistafearsjawge;dahswhahdeyisisseedefo;idontkyertoseeeo”
thenhesloppedrightalongandatysoonthetreeshidhiipokedintotheplaceaetoalittleopenpatchasbigasabedroollhungaroundanlayingthere
asleepand,byjings,ityoldjibr >
iup,andireckonedit
toseeagain,butithenearlycriedhehe
alongbehindthatnight,andheard
yelleveryti,butdasntansnobodytopick
hipandtakehintoslaveryagainsayshe:
”igothurtalittle,enuldntsfas,soionsidablewaysbehineyoutochup
havintoshoutatyou,buthouse
ibegintogoslooofurtoheardeysaytoyouiwuzfraidodedogs;butuzallquietaginiknowedyousindehouse,soistruckoutfordeawnin
soerdeniggersealong,geen
shoedisplace,eonacuntsodeer,
endeybringstruehotn
along”
”yjaeheresooner,ji
”fnbut
nosenpansenvittles,asigota
chanst,enapatchinupderafnightswhen”
””
”ouroleraf”
”youantosayouroldraftashedalltoflinders””no,shesheoreupagooddealoneenofher
deydone,onyourtrapsosalllosefwe
hadndivesodeepenssofurunderer,endenighthadnbensodark,ensoskyerd,enbensichpunkinheads,asdesayinis,itsjisas,kasenowshes
allfixedupaginsasgoodasneaneostuff,in
deplaceouzlos”
”chher”
”hoeerdeniggers
founherketchedonasnagalongheahindeben,endeyhidherinacrickngstdeuchja
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