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iofthere,anywayi
uldntlookupyet
heanfelltotalkingabouthoeswas,andhowpoor
theyhadtolive,andhoheratsheyohe
place,andsoforthandsoon,andthenigoteasyagainshe
abouttheratsyoudseeonestickhisnoseoutofaholeintheer
everylittleohavethingshandytothro
theeygiveheopeacesheshowed
abarofleadtedupintoaknot,andsaidshe
adayort
knohersheuldthroruenoshechedforachance,and
directlybangedaissedhi”
ithurtherarothenshetoldtotryforthenextoneied
tobegettingaangotback,butofurseididnt
letonigotthething,andthefirstratthatsho
drive,andifhedastayedolerablesick
ratshesaidthatrate,andshereckonedihe
nextoneshepofleadandfetcheditback,and
broughtalongahankofyaetohelpherhi
heldupt,andontalking
aboutherandherhusbandsttersbutshebrokeofftosay:
”keepyoureyeontheratsyoubetterhavetheleadinyourlap,
handy”
soshedroppedtheluintolapjustatthatnt,andiclapped
legstogetheronitandsheinute
thenshetookoffthehankandlookedstraightintheface,andvery
pleasant,andsays:
”e,noe”
””
”eisitbill,ortoorboborisit”
ireckonishooklikealeaf,andididntknotodobuti
says:
”pleasetodontpokefunatapoorgirllike,ifintheway
here,ill”
”no,yousetdoaygoingtohurt
you,andiaintgoingtotellonyou,nutheryoujusttellyour
secret,andtrustillkeepit;and,ore,illhelpyou
solloldnifyoutoyousee,yourearunaway
prentiinit
youvebeentreatedbad,andyoudeupyoudtocutblessyou,
child,ieallaboutitnohatsagood
boy”
soisaiditbenousetotrytoplayitanylonger,andiwould
justkeacleanbreastandtellhereverything,butshesntgoback
onherprosethenitoldherfatherandtherhe
laeouttoaanoldfarrintheuntrythirtyleback
froheriver,andhetreatedsobadiuldntstanditnolonger;
heychanceand
stolesoofhisdaughtersoldclothesandclearedout,andihadbeen
threenightsingthethirtylesitravelednights,andhid
daytisandslept,andthebagofbreadandatie
lastedalltheyuncle
abneroree,andsothatruckoutfor
thistownofgoshen
”goshen,childthisaintgoshenthisisstpetersburggoshens
tenlefurtheruptheriveroldyouthiswasgoshen”
”anitatdaybreakthising,justasiotu
intotheyregularsleephetoldheroadsforkedi
sttaketherighthand,andfiveleetogoshen”
”heoldyoujustexactlywrong”
”likeheatteo
tobevingalongillfetchgoshenbeforedaylight”
”holdonanuteillputyouupasnaightit”
sosheputupasnack,andsays:
”say,supfirstanswer
upprotnostoptostudyoveritsupfirst”
”thehindend,”
”hen,ahorse”
”theforrardend,”
”ossgrowon”
”northside”
”iffifteenanyoftheatsh
theirheadspointedthesadirection”
”theu”
”aybeyouwas
tryingtohocusagaine,now”
”georgepeters,”
”eerit,georgedontforgetandtellits
elexanderbeforeyougo,andthengetoutbysayingitsgeorgeelexander
eninthatoldcaliyoudoa
girltolerablepoor,butyoughtfooln,ybeblessyou,child,
outtothreadaneedledontholdthethreadstillandfetch
theneedleuptoit;holdtheneedlestillandpokethethreadatit;
thatstheanstalanalother
hroaratoranything,hitchyourselfupatiptoe
andfetchyourhandupoveryourheadasaiss
yourrataboutsixorsevenfootthroedfroheshoulder,
liketherethe
outtooneside,likeaboyand,nd
you,riestocatchanythinginherlapshethrowsherknees
apart;shedontclaptheogether,thechedthe
luofleadtedyouforaboyhreadingthe
needle;andintrivedtheotherthingsjusttokecertainnorot
alongtoyouruncle,sarahrysgeorgeelexanderpeters,andif
yougetintotroubleyousende,
andilldoicantogetyououtofitkeeptheriverroadallthe
eyoutratakeshoesandsockshyoutheriver
roadsarockyone,andyourfeetllbeinanditionto
goshen,ireckon”
iytracksand
slippedbacktoycanoehehousei
juedin,andfarenoughtoke
theheadoftheisland,andthenstartedacrossitookoffthe
sunbon,forididntnoblindersonthenhe
ddleiheardtheclockbegintostrike,soistopsandlistens;the
soundefaintovertheerbutclearelevenruckthe
headoftheislandineverost
ishovedrightintothetieryoldcausedtobe,andstarted
agoodfirethereonahighanddryspot
thenijuedintheileandahalf
beloould
... </P></TD>
iofthere,anywayi
uldntlookupyet
heanfelltotalkingabouthoeswas,andhowpoor
theyhadtolive,andhoheratsheyohe
place,andsoforthandsoon,andthenigoteasyagainshe
abouttheratsyoudseeonestickhisnoseoutofaholeintheer
everylittleohavethingshandytothro
theeygiveheopeacesheshowed
abarofleadtedupintoaknot,andsaidshe
adayort
knohersheuldthroruenoshechedforachance,and
directlybangedaissedhi”
ithurtherarothenshetoldtotryforthenextoneied
tobegettingaangotback,butofurseididnt
letonigotthething,andthefirstratthatsho
drive,andifhedastayedolerablesick
ratshesaidthatrate,andshereckonedihe
nextoneshepofleadandfetcheditback,and
broughtalongahankofyaetohelpherhi
heldupt,andontalking
aboutherandherhusbandsttersbutshebrokeofftosay:
”keepyoureyeontheratsyoubetterhavetheleadinyourlap,
handy”
soshedroppedtheluintolapjustatthatnt,andiclapped
legstogetheronitandsheinute
thenshetookoffthehankandlookedstraightintheface,andvery
pleasant,andsays:
”e,noe”
””
”eisitbill,ortoorboborisit”
ireckonishooklikealeaf,andididntknotodobuti
says:
”pleasetodontpokefunatapoorgirllike,ifintheway
here,ill”
”no,yousetdoaygoingtohurt
you,andiaintgoingtotellonyou,nutheryoujusttellyour
secret,andtrustillkeepit;and,ore,illhelpyou
solloldnifyoutoyousee,yourearunaway
prentiinit
youvebeentreatedbad,andyoudeupyoudtocutblessyou,
child,ieallaboutitnohatsagood
boy”
soisaiditbenousetotrytoplayitanylonger,andiwould
justkeacleanbreastandtellhereverything,butshesntgoback
onherprosethenitoldherfatherandtherhe
laeouttoaanoldfarrintheuntrythirtyleback
froheriver,andhetreatedsobadiuldntstanditnolonger;
heychanceand
stolesoofhisdaughtersoldclothesandclearedout,andihadbeen
threenightsingthethirtylesitravelednights,andhid
daytisandslept,andthebagofbreadandatie
lastedalltheyuncle
abneroree,andsothatruckoutfor
thistownofgoshen
”goshen,childthisaintgoshenthisisstpetersburggoshens
tenlefurtheruptheriveroldyouthiswasgoshen”
”anitatdaybreakthising,justasiotu
intotheyregularsleephetoldheroadsforkedi
sttaketherighthand,andfiveleetogoshen”
”heoldyoujustexactlywrong”
”likeheatteo
tobevingalongillfetchgoshenbeforedaylight”
”holdonanuteillputyouupasnaightit”
sosheputupasnack,andsays:
”say,supfirstanswer
upprotnostoptostudyoveritsupfirst”
”thehindend,”
”hen,ahorse”
”theforrardend,”
”ossgrowon”
”northside”
”iffifteenanyoftheatsh
theirheadspointedthesadirection”
”theu”
”aybeyouwas
tryingtohocusagaine,now”
”georgepeters,”
”eerit,georgedontforgetandtellits
elexanderbeforeyougo,andthengetoutbysayingitsgeorgeelexander
eninthatoldcaliyoudoa
girltolerablepoor,butyoughtfooln,ybeblessyou,child,
outtothreadaneedledontholdthethreadstillandfetch
theneedleuptoit;holdtheneedlestillandpokethethreadatit;
thatstheanstalanalother
hroaratoranything,hitchyourselfupatiptoe
andfetchyourhandupoveryourheadasaiss
yourrataboutsixorsevenfootthroedfroheshoulder,
liketherethe
outtooneside,likeaboyand,nd
you,riestocatchanythinginherlapshethrowsherknees
apart;shedontclaptheogether,thechedthe
luofleadtedyouforaboyhreadingthe
needle;andintrivedtheotherthingsjusttokecertainnorot
alongtoyouruncle,sarahrysgeorgeelexanderpeters,andif
yougetintotroubleyousende,
andilldoicantogetyououtofitkeeptheriverroadallthe
eyoutratakeshoesandsockshyoutheriver
roadsarockyone,andyourfeetllbeinanditionto
goshen,ireckon”
iytracksand
slippedbacktoycanoehehousei
juedin,andfarenoughtoke
theheadoftheisland,andthenstartedacrossitookoffthe
sunbon,forididntnoblindersonthenhe
ddleiheardtheclockbegintostrike,soistopsandlistens;the
soundefaintovertheerbutclearelevenruckthe
headoftheislandineverost
ishovedrightintothetieryoldcausedtobe,andstarted
agoodfirethereonahighanddryspot
thenijuedintheileandahalf
beloould
... </P></TD>