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Show li4 th bu1rre on the 1nen again. One of th l)oys was Buck, an<l the oth r \VU · a , ·li1n young chap about ninet 'en y ars old. Th 1n 11 ripp cl around awhil , and then rode away. As ::-;oon n. tlH'Y \Ya · out f sight, I sung out to l~nck and told hn. 11. ] [<' <li<ln't ln10\V what to 1nakc of my voice c nting out of the tree, ni fir:-;L II was awful urpris d. ] I<\ t ol<l 1ne to watch out sl1nrp a nell t hitn know when the 1nen ·rune in sight arrain; said i hey was up io sotn dcvilm nt or oth r- woulcln't b gon long. 1 \Vi h d I wa · out of .that tr. e, but I <la ~ 't cotne do\nl. Huck h gun to cry and np, an<l low d tl1at hnn and hi cousin .l o (that wn the oth r young chap) would Inak up for il1is <lay, yet. I[e .. aid his father a11<l his two brotlters was kill <1, and two or thre of thP nemy. Naiu th • h pherd ·on · laid for the1n, in ambu.'h. Buck .'nid his fath r and br thcrs ought i o wait d for their r lations- the Nh<)ph rdson. wa i oo :t rong for th m. I a.·kcd hin1 what wa. h co1ne of young Ilarnry and l\1iss Sophia. lie said they d got aero the riv r an<l wa:-; sa.fP. I "·as glad of that.; hnt th" way Buck did takr on because h didn't 1nanag to kill IIarnry i hat day he ·hot nt hitn-l hain't ever heard anything like it. All of a sucld(·n, hang ! bang! bang! goes t hr e or four ann. - the men ha<l . 1ipp "cl around throurrh th wood-. and coinP in fro1n behin<l without th ir horse ! The boys ju1nped for the riv<'r-both of th 111 hurt-and a they swu1n down th cnrrcnt the 1nen run along i he bank hooting at th m and singing out, " l{ill the1n, kill them! ~ It 1nacle In o sick I 1no. t fpll ou1 of tb tree. 1 ain"t agoing to h\11 all that happened-iL would 1nake n1e sick again if I was to do that. I wished 1 hadn't <\ver eon1e a hor) i hat night, to ·ee such thing.~ . I ain t ever goi11g to rrrt :hut of t.h n1- lots of times I drca1n about then1. I staid in the tr till it begun to get clark, afraid to co1nc down. • 10ln t.inH\ I heard guns away off in the w od. ; and twice I seen little gangs of 1nen gallop past the log store with gnns · :-:o I r ckoncd ihe troublP wns ,' till agoing on. I \\:1~ ntighty <lo,vn-hcarL cl; ,'o I 1nad np 111y 1niud I w·oulcln"t e\ cr go an ear i hat hou... again, hc<'au e I r ckonP<l I wa: to b1nllH' SOll1t•how. I judgc<l that that pi c r pap<'}' llH'ant that .:\1 i~:':-; Sophia wa.- to 1ne t 1 [arn \y .·otncwhen·: at half-pa~t two nnd ru11 off; ancl I judgc<l I onght to told her I;li l1 )r aboul thn t paper and the curi n way ·he act<"'cl, nnd i h<'ll 1navb' b , would a lock<'<l h r up and this awful m · woul<ln·L <'\' <'1.' lwpp<·nccl. \ \rlH'H I got down out of Lh t r r, 1 en 'pi a 1 ng down the· ri\·(·r bank a pi c , ancl found th t\vo bocli ,' lavinrr in the dcr<· " h b of 1 h ' \Vater, ~uHl tugg<'d at then1 till I got t1H'ln a. ·hon· ; t h \11 I ('OV<'l' cl up their face:, and got <nvay :1s qni('k as I ould. r eri<'<l a litO when I was covering up Buck·~ fat·e, for lH\ wa .. 1nighiy rrood to 1nc. J I was ju t dark, now. I n ,·cr went lH'ar the hou.. but I Lrnck through the \vood and 1nade for the .'Wan1p. Jim waru'L on hi~· i ·land, o I tnunped off in a hurrv f< r t h.-erick, and crowd d throuah i h willow.-, r d-hot to j tuup aboard and g<'t oul of t.hat awful country- t h raft wa.' gon '! J\Iy 'oul~, hut I was .-car cl! I couldn't g<'t 1n.v bn·at h for 1no.t a 1ninnt.t>. Th<'n l rai "'day 11. A voic not twenty-five foot frmn Inc, ,.ay: _ "U ood Jan'! is dat you, hon y? ])oan • makt.. no noi > I I \vas J in1· ' voice- nothing ev '1' .'oun 1c\d ,'o good b fon·. r 1'1111 along the bank a piece and gol abt>nrd, and J itn h(_' grabbed 1ne and hugged In , h wa. · ~o o·Ind to . · 'e 111 • 1 f<· ~ay - " Law: bl ._. s you, chile, I "nz right down sho' you,,. d<•ad agin. Jack's b en heah, h .. I ay h reek'n you·.- hen , hot, ka~ ·<" yon <lidn' C Ine home no In '; 0 f" j • di.' Jninnt a, star( lll< 1< · raf' down toward d mouf cr d ' erick so's to b' all r ady for to ,'hov ont n leave soon a, Jack co1ncs n crin n t lls 111 for crrtnin yon is dead. Law y, rs 1uighty glad to git you back a gin hon y. ,, |
