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heblongtodesdatietoheahboutitpootysoon,soiupsen
settlesdetroublebytellinuhedontblongtononeuvubutto
youen;eniastfdeygans
propaty,engitahidnforitdeniginencentsapiece,endey
uzghtyerafsudealongenke
ie,deseniggersis,eneveri
todofuridoanhavetoastjacksa
goodnigger,enpootysrt”
”yes,heisheaintevertoldyouetoe,and
hedshoealotofoccasinsifanythinghappensheaint
xedupinithecansayheneverseenustogether,anditllbethe
truth”
idontuchaboutthenextdayireckonillcutit
prettyshortidaotuoverandgo
tosleepagaintobeanybody
stirringthatusualnextinoticedthatbuckwasupandgone
sup,aairsnobodyaround;
everythingasstillasausejustthesaoutsidethinksi,
doesitandoesayjack,andsays:
”sitallabout”
sayshe:
”dontyouknoarsjawge”
”no,”saysi,”idont”
”isssophiasrunoffdeedshehassherunoffinde
nightsotinobodydontknoarriedto
datyounghaeyshepherdson,youknode
falyfounitoutbouthalfanhouragoybealittleeni
tellyoudeyelossichanotherhurryinupgunsen
hossesyouneverseedeenfolkshasgonefortostirupde
relations,enolerssaulendeboystuckdeygunsenrodeupderiver
roadfortotrytoketanenkillhiohekingitacrost
deriverightyrough
tis”
”buckeup”
”arsbuck
heloadeduphisgunenloeashepherdsonor
bustdah,ireckn,enyoubetyouhell
fetchoneefhegitsachanst”
itookuptheriverroadashardasiuldputbyandbyibeginto
heargunsagoodeinsightofthelogstoreandthe
boatslandsihetreesand
brushtilligottoagoodplace,andthenicluupintotheforksofa
ttonhatofreach,andchedtherewasawoodrank
fourfoothighalittleofthetree,andfirstiwasgoing
tohidebehindthat;butybeit
thereencavortingaroundontheirhorsesintheopen
placebeforethelogstore,cussingandyelling,andtryingtogetata
upleofyoungchapsthathehe
steaoatlanding;buttheyuldnteiteverytioneofthebr >
shoselfontheriversideoftheshotatthetwo
boystingbacktobackbehindthepile,sotheyuldchboth
ways
byandbythenstoppedcavortingaroundandyellingtheystarted
ridingtohestore;thenupgetsoneoftheboys,draeady
beadovertheoutofhissaddleall
thenjuedoffoftheirhorsesandgrabbedthehurtoneandstarted
toinutethetartedonthe
runtheygothalfennoticed
thenthenseetheandjuedontheirhorsesandtookoutafter
thetheygainedontheboys,butitdidntdonogood,theboyshad
toogoodastart;theygottotheytree,
andslippedinbehindit,andsotheyhadthebulgeonthenagain
oneoftheboysyoungchapabout
nieenyearsold
thenrippedaroundahenrodeaheywas
outofsightisungouttobuhedidntknoto
keofvoiceingoutofthetreeatfirsthewasawful
surprisedhetoldtoknoen
einsightagain;saidtheyedevilntorother
begonelongiofthattree,butidasnt
edoandhisusin
joethatakeupforthisdayyethe
saidhisfatherandhisthershreeofthe
enesaidtheshepherdsonslaidforthenaushbucksaidhis
fatherandbrothersoughttoedfortheirrelationstheshepherdsons
iaskedhiofyounghaeyand
sssophiahesaidtheydgotacrosstheriverandwassafeiwas
gladofthat;buttheanageto
killhaeythatdayheshotathihainteverheardanythinglike
it
allofasudden,bangbangbanggoesthreeorfourgunsthenhad
slippedaroundthroughtheeinfroehindhouttheir
horsestheboysjuedfortheriverbothoftheurtandasthey
sdoenrunalongthebankshootingatthend
singingout,”killthekilltheitdesosickistfellout
ofthetreeiaintagoingtotellallthathappeneditake
sickagainifieashorethat
nighttoseesulots
oftisidreaboutthe
istayedinthetreetillitbeguntogetdark,afraidtoedown
sotisiheardgunsahetle
gangsofngalloppastthelogstorehguns;soireckonedthe
troubleightydoadeup
ndievergoanearthathouseagain,becauseireckonediwas
tobla,sohoeantthatss
sophiaeethaeysohalfpasttwoandrunoff;andi
judgedioughttotoldherfatheraboutthatpaperandthecuriousway
sheacted,andthenybeheess
everhappened
doofthetreeicreptalongdoheriverbanka
piece,andfoundthetheedgeoftheer,and
tuggedattheilligottheshore;thenivereduptheirfaces,and
gotatleoveringup
bue
itdarknonearthehouse,butstruckthrough
theadeforthespjied
offinahurryforthecrick,andcrohroughtheto
... </P></TD>
heblongtodesdatietoheahboutitpootysoon,soiupsen
settlesdetroublebytellinuhedontblongtononeuvubutto
youen;eniastfdeygans
propaty,engitahidnforitdeniginencentsapiece,endey
uzghtyerafsudealongenke
ie,deseniggersis,eneveri
todofuridoanhavetoastjacksa
goodnigger,enpootysrt”
”yes,heisheaintevertoldyouetoe,and
hedshoealotofoccasinsifanythinghappensheaint
xedupinithecansayheneverseenustogether,anditllbethe
truth”
idontuchaboutthenextdayireckonillcutit
prettyshortidaotuoverandgo
tosleepagaintobeanybody
stirringthatusualnextinoticedthatbuckwasupandgone
sup,aairsnobodyaround;
everythingasstillasausejustthesaoutsidethinksi,
doesitandoesayjack,andsays:
”sitallabout”
sayshe:
”dontyouknoarsjawge”
”no,”saysi,”idont”
”isssophiasrunoffdeedshehassherunoffinde
nightsotinobodydontknoarriedto
datyounghaeyshepherdson,youknode
falyfounitoutbouthalfanhouragoybealittleeni
tellyoudeyelossichanotherhurryinupgunsen
hossesyouneverseedeenfolkshasgonefortostirupde
relations,enolerssaulendeboystuckdeygunsenrodeupderiver
roadfortotrytoketanenkillhiohekingitacrost
deriverightyrough
tis”
”buckeup”
”arsbuck
heloadeduphisgunenloeashepherdsonor
bustdah,ireckn,enyoubetyouhell
fetchoneefhegitsachanst”
itookuptheriverroadashardasiuldputbyandbyibeginto
heargunsagoodeinsightofthelogstoreandthe
boatslandsihetreesand
brushtilligottoagoodplace,andthenicluupintotheforksofa
ttonhatofreach,andchedtherewasawoodrank
fourfoothighalittleofthetree,andfirstiwasgoing
tohidebehindthat;butybeit
thereencavortingaroundontheirhorsesintheopen
placebeforethelogstore,cussingandyelling,andtryingtogetata
upleofyoungchapsthathehe
steaoatlanding;buttheyuldnteiteverytioneofthebr >
shoselfontheriversideoftheshotatthetwo
boystingbacktobackbehindthepile,sotheyuldchboth
ways
byandbythenstoppedcavortingaroundandyellingtheystarted
ridingtohestore;thenupgetsoneoftheboys,draeady
beadovertheoutofhissaddleall
thenjuedoffoftheirhorsesandgrabbedthehurtoneandstarted
toinutethetartedonthe
runtheygothalfennoticed
thenthenseetheandjuedontheirhorsesandtookoutafter
thetheygainedontheboys,butitdidntdonogood,theboyshad
toogoodastart;theygottotheytree,
andslippedinbehindit,andsotheyhadthebulgeonthenagain
oneoftheboysyoungchapabout
nieenyearsold
thenrippedaroundahenrodeaheywas
outofsightisungouttobuhedidntknoto
keofvoiceingoutofthetreeatfirsthewasawful
surprisedhetoldtoknoen
einsightagain;saidtheyedevilntorother
begonelongiofthattree,butidasnt
edoandhisusin
joethatakeupforthisdayyethe
saidhisfatherandhisthershreeofthe
enesaidtheshepherdsonslaidforthenaushbucksaidhis
fatherandbrothersoughttoedfortheirrelationstheshepherdsons
iaskedhiofyounghaeyand
sssophiahesaidtheydgotacrosstheriverandwassafeiwas
gladofthat;buttheanageto
killhaeythatdayheshotathihainteverheardanythinglike
it
allofasudden,bangbangbanggoesthreeorfourgunsthenhad
slippedaroundthroughtheeinfroehindhouttheir
horsestheboysjuedfortheriverbothoftheurtandasthey
sdoenrunalongthebankshootingatthend
singingout,”killthekilltheitdesosickistfellout
ofthetreeiaintagoingtotellallthathappeneditake
sickagainifieashorethat
nighttoseesulots
oftisidreaboutthe
istayedinthetreetillitbeguntogetdark,afraidtoedown
sotisiheardgunsahetle
gangsofngalloppastthelogstorehguns;soireckonedthe
troubleightydoadeup
ndievergoanearthathouseagain,becauseireckonediwas
tobla,sohoeantthatss
sophiaeethaeysohalfpasttwoandrunoff;andi
judgedioughttotoldherfatheraboutthatpaperandthecuriousway
sheacted,andthenybeheess
everhappened
doofthetreeicreptalongdoheriverbanka
piece,andfoundthetheedgeoftheer,and
tuggedattheilligottheshore;thenivereduptheirfaces,and
gotatleoveringup
bue
itdarknonearthehouse,butstruckthrough
theadeforthespjied
offinahurryforthecrick,andcrohroughtheto
... </P></TD>