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Show -1 0~ TilE AIJ rENTURE 01? IIUCI{Lh'BERI~Y ]/J..Y.._\~ 1norning at th streak of <la\vn we got anoth r lett r rea<l.y, and wa.._· wondering what vY bett --r do with it, becau we heard th 111 say at supp r th y was goina t hav a n igger on ·watch at both do r:-; nll night. Ton1 h · \vent down tlte lightning-rod to spy arouutl ; and the nigger at the back door \Vas n le p, and h stuck it in the back of his n ck and co1n-. ba('k. Thi.· l Her :--ai<l: JJon't /Jdm!J me, I 'lviNli to be yourfrir·nrl. J'!tc?·c ·is rt d t:.'i)JI'f(/t fftlllf/ f!l ,·itltlirnats from ol'f'r in tltr Ingr•rm 'J'crritory [JOLliff to steal !JO!fr nuuura11 niflf!t'l' tonight, anrl tllf'!l harr• br't'll t?·yillff to .'il'II?'O you ~o as you will :day in tht housr· ancl not botht?' tlu'JJL I am one l!/flw !JallfJ, but laue got ?·clig:;ion and wish to quit it a ntl ltad a hoJu•st life again, and 1cill bet ray t!te hr•li:dt design. 1'h"JI 1dll sn ralt d(lltn from nortlwrds, aloll[J the fr·nce, at 'lllidn'i[Jld t•.ract, ll'ith a false !.'e!f, and go ·in tlw nigger's cuoi1~ to fJd him... I wn tu Uf! r~fj' a pif't'e anrl blun• a tin !turn ~f I SN' any dcwr;er; but stl'rul o.l tlwt, 1 n;ill nA lil.•o rr slu·r·p :won as t ll ey get 'in and not blow rtJt a 11 ). tlu· 11 'll'ki lst tlu• y rr1·c r;r•tl ill{/ It i ,'i t lw ins loost', yon slip tltcrt' wullotk tltcm ·in, ({nd C({n kill t!tnn rtt your ll'rr:wre. 1Jo1t't do anytlting out just tlto n;ay I run tclliJI.f! yon, if yon do tlwy Jtill .mspicion somctlting anrl?·rri.-~t· JclWoj~jrunborcr•ltoo. I r/·1 11ol wish tfllff N'JI'rrrtl /JI(/ tol.·non• I lwrr done t!tc ri!Jllt tltin:;. wa fe )ling pretty go d, after breakfa t, and took 1ny canoe and went over the river a fi hing, \vitlt a lun ·h ' and l1ad a good time, and took a look at the raft an l fonud Iter all :right, and got hotne late to ,'upp .\r, ancl foun<l tIt m in . uelt a S\veaL and worry tIt y clidn ·c know whiclt encl they wa. 'tanding on, and 1nade u.· go right off t b )cl the 1ninute "\vc Vl:-\111:\0. "\vas clone 'upper, and \vouldn't t ell u · wltat the trouble wa , and 11 ever 1 t on a ,,·ord about t lt ' n w 1 'tte1· b1 1 t cl l'Cl n' t nec<l to, bccau c \Ve knowed as much about iL a · any-' body clid, an(l a soon as \Ye "\vas half upstairs and lt er back was turnc<l, we lid for the c liar cubboard and loaded up a good lunch and t ook ii up to our room and went to bed, ancl got up n n 2 |