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pretty
hardluckhere,illputatydollargoldpieceonthisboard,and
yougetitightyantoleaveyou;but
kingdotallpox,dontyousee”
”holdon,parker,”saystheothe,”heresatytoputonthe
boardforgoodbye,boy;youdoasparkertoldyou,andyoull
beallright”
”thatsso,boygoodbye,goodbyeifyouseeanyrunawayniggers
yougethelpandnabtheandyouoneybyit”
”goodbye,sir,”saysi;”ieifi
canhelpit”
theyoffandigotaboardtheraft,feelingbadandloausei
knoeto
trytoleatodoright;abodythatdontgetstartedrightwhenhes
littleaintgotnoshoesthereaintnothingto
backhipandkeephiohissbeattheni
thoughtanute,andsaystoself,holdon;sposeyoudadoneright
andgivejip,betterthanyoudonowno,saysi,
idfeelbadidfeeljustthesahen,saysi,
etodoright
andaintnotroubletodoeiwas
stuckiuldntansore
aboutit,butafterthisalehandiestattheti
i;jihereilookedallaround;he
anywhereisays:
”ji
”hereiis,huckisdeyoutosightyitdonttalkloud”
heheriverunderthesteoar,hjusthisnoseoutitold
hiheyeaboardhesays:
”ienintoalldetalk,enislipsintoderiverenwasgwyne
toshoveforshoifdeyeaboarddenitoderaf
agin,huckdatwuz
desrtesdodgeitellyou,olejibr >
aintgoingtoforgityoufordat,honey”
thenoneyittygoodraisety
dollarsapiecejiaidboatnow,
andtheneyusasfarasedtogointhefreestates
hesaidtilerefarfortherafttogo,buthewishedwe
here
toightyparticularabouthiding
theraftgoodthenhehingsinbundles,and
gettingallreadytoquitrafting
thatnightabouttenofthelightsofaton
inalefthandbend
ianout
intheriverhaskiff,settingatrotlineirangedupandsays:
”ster,isthattoairo”
”ustbeablafool”
”toister”
”ifyoutoknoifyoustayherebotherinaround
foraboutahalfanutelongeryoullgetsothingyou”
ipaddledtotheraftjid,butisaidnever
nd,cairohenextplace,ireckoned
herto,andiagain;butit
said
ihadforgotithedayonatoolerablecloseto
thelefthandbankibeguntosuspiethingsodidjii
says:
”ybebycairointhefogthatnight”
hesays:
”doanlestalkaboutit,huckponiggerscanthavenolucki
aeddatrattlesnakeskindoneswork”
”iidowishidneverlaid
eyesonit”
”itaintyofault,huck;youdidnknoeyoselfbout
it”
,hereheclearohioerinshore,sureenough,
andoutsideuddysoithcairo
alkeditalloveritdototaketotheshore;
taketheraftupthestreaofursetherenoto
fordark,andstartbackinthecanoeandtakethechancesso
alldayangstthettonhicket,soastobefreshforthework,
andbacktotheraftaboutdarkthecanoewasgone
sayaanythingtosaywe
bothknoereherattlesnakeskin;so
heusetotalkaboutititas
findingfault,andthatorebadluckandkeep
onfetchingit,too,tillokeepstill
byandbyalkedaboutterdo,andfoundthereno
justtogoalongdohtherafttillachancetobuya
canoetogobackinoborrohere
anybodyaround,theightsetpeopleafterus
soafterdarkontheraft
anybodythatdontbelieveyetthatitsfoolishnesstohandlea
snakeskin,afterallthatthatsnakeskindoneforus,willbelieve
itnooreitdoneforus
theplacetobuycanoesisoffofraftslayingupatshorebutwe
didntseenoraftslayingup;soalongduringthreehoursand
rehenightgotgrayandrutherthick,henext
anestthingtofogyoucanttelltheshapeoftheriver,andyou
cantseenodistanceitgottobeverylateandstill,andthenalong
esasteaoatuptheriverthelante,andjudgedshewould
seeitupstreaoatsdidntgenerlyeclosetous;theygooutand
follohebarsandhuntforeasyerunderthereefs;butnightslike
thistheybullrightupthechannelagainstthewholeriver
seehergoodtillshewas
edrightforusoftentheydothatandtrytoseehow
estheesoffa
shenthepilotstickshisheadoutandlaughs,andthinkshes
ghtysrtes,andotryand
shaveus;butshedidntseeobesheeringoffabitshewasabig
one,andsheinginahurry,too,lookinglikeablackcloudh
rosaroundit;butallofasuddenshebulgedout,bigand
scary,halongro
teeth,andhestrousbooverusthere
us,andajinglingofbellstostoptheengines,apoow
ofcussing,andandasjiverboardononeside
andiontheother,sheesshingstraightthroughtheraft
idivedandiaidtofindthebottotoo,forathirtyfootwheelhad
gottogoov
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pretty
hardluckhere,illputatydollargoldpieceonthisboard,and
yougetitightyantoleaveyou;but
kingdotallpox,dontyousee”
”holdon,parker,”saystheothe,”heresatytoputonthe
boardforgoodbye,boy;youdoasparkertoldyou,andyoull
beallright”
”thatsso,boygoodbye,goodbyeifyouseeanyrunawayniggers
yougethelpandnabtheandyouoneybyit”
”goodbye,sir,”saysi;”ieifi
canhelpit”
theyoffandigotaboardtheraft,feelingbadandloausei
knoeto
trytoleatodoright;abodythatdontgetstartedrightwhenhes
littleaintgotnoshoesthereaintnothingto
backhipandkeephiohissbeattheni
thoughtanute,andsaystoself,holdon;sposeyoudadoneright
andgivejip,betterthanyoudonowno,saysi,
idfeelbadidfeeljustthesahen,saysi,
etodoright
andaintnotroubletodoeiwas
stuckiuldntansore
aboutit,butafterthisalehandiestattheti
i;jihereilookedallaround;he
anywhereisays:
”ji
”hereiis,huckisdeyoutosightyitdonttalkloud”
heheriverunderthesteoar,hjusthisnoseoutitold
hiheyeaboardhesays:
”ienintoalldetalk,enislipsintoderiverenwasgwyne
toshoveforshoifdeyeaboarddenitoderaf
agin,huckdatwuz
desrtesdodgeitellyou,olejibr >
aintgoingtoforgityoufordat,honey”
thenoneyittygoodraisety
dollarsapiecejiaidboatnow,
andtheneyusasfarasedtogointhefreestates
hesaidtilerefarfortherafttogo,buthewishedwe
here
toightyparticularabouthiding
theraftgoodthenhehingsinbundles,and
gettingallreadytoquitrafting
thatnightabouttenofthelightsofaton
inalefthandbend
ianout
intheriverhaskiff,settingatrotlineirangedupandsays:
”ster,isthattoairo”
”ustbeablafool”
”toister”
”ifyoutoknoifyoustayherebotherinaround
foraboutahalfanutelongeryoullgetsothingyou”
ipaddledtotheraftjid,butisaidnever
nd,cairohenextplace,ireckoned
herto,andiagain;butit
said
ihadforgotithedayonatoolerablecloseto
thelefthandbankibeguntosuspiethingsodidjii
says:
”ybebycairointhefogthatnight”
hesays:
”doanlestalkaboutit,huckponiggerscanthavenolucki
aeddatrattlesnakeskindoneswork”
”iidowishidneverlaid
eyesonit”
”itaintyofault,huck;youdidnknoeyoselfbout
it”
,hereheclearohioerinshore,sureenough,
andoutsideuddysoithcairo
alkeditalloveritdototaketotheshore;
taketheraftupthestreaofursetherenoto
fordark,andstartbackinthecanoeandtakethechancesso
alldayangstthettonhicket,soastobefreshforthework,
andbacktotheraftaboutdarkthecanoewasgone
sayaanythingtosaywe
bothknoereherattlesnakeskin;so
heusetotalkaboutititas
findingfault,andthatorebadluckandkeep
onfetchingit,too,tillokeepstill
byandbyalkedaboutterdo,andfoundthereno
justtogoalongdohtherafttillachancetobuya
canoetogobackinoborrohere
anybodyaround,theightsetpeopleafterus
soafterdarkontheraft
anybodythatdontbelieveyetthatitsfoolishnesstohandlea
snakeskin,afterallthatthatsnakeskindoneforus,willbelieve
itnooreitdoneforus
theplacetobuycanoesisoffofraftslayingupatshorebutwe
didntseenoraftslayingup;soalongduringthreehoursand
rehenightgotgrayandrutherthick,henext
anestthingtofogyoucanttelltheshapeoftheriver,andyou
cantseenodistanceitgottobeverylateandstill,andthenalong
esasteaoatuptheriverthelante,andjudgedshewould
seeitupstreaoatsdidntgenerlyeclosetous;theygooutand
follohebarsandhuntforeasyerunderthereefs;butnightslike
thistheybullrightupthechannelagainstthewholeriver
seehergoodtillshewas
edrightforusoftentheydothatandtrytoseehow
estheesoffa
shenthepilotstickshisheadoutandlaughs,andthinkshes
ghtysrtes,andotryand
shaveus;butshedidntseeobesheeringoffabitshewasabig
one,andsheinginahurry,too,lookinglikeablackcloudh
rosaroundit;butallofasuddenshebulgedout,bigand
scary,halongro
teeth,andhestrousbooverusthere
us,andajinglingofbellstostoptheengines,apoow
ofcussing,andandasjiverboardononeside
andiontheother,sheesshingstraightthroughtheraft
idivedandiaidtofindthebottotoo,forathirtyfootwheelhad
gottogoov
... </P></TD>