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Show 4 l J>a p wa. a g-oing on ~~), lH"' never not ieed \vherc his old li1n her ] egs waR taking 1t in1 t •), :--o lH' \Y<'nt hea(l over h eels over i he 1n b of alt pork, and 1 J:t rk< ·tl hot h shin~, an< l the rest of hi.· spP<·ch wa~ all the ltntte .. t kintl of tn}gnag - mostly hoYc at the ni gn·er an<l the gonnt·nt, though l1P gtvc the tubs 01ne, J / - // , Iff/ I // I'. ,1,- - ·------- 1:.\l~I).;G A 11 0 \YL. too, ~lll along, her ancl then'. l[e hopped nrounu t.he rahin c.· onsH.leraLle ' fir ·- t on on 1e g an d t h en on the other hohling-tir ·s 1t on· e .bin an<l then tlle ot·h er on , an·l . t ] t l' l t 't c u a as 1e c ou . w_It l lus left foot all of a ~nd<l n and fetched the tub a ratt]in(r ktek. But it warn't g 1 · 1 ° th· 1 . . .00 ( JU< gment, beeau.'e that was the boot . dt l.ld cl couple of lu .. tn ·s leaking out of the front end of it; 4.) St) now he rai . ed a h owl that fairly lll il<l t' a body'~ hair raL'(' and down he \Vent in the dirt , and rnlled th 're, H1Hl .lteld his toe · ; nnd the cu ·ing he (lone t h 'll bid O\ 'C'l' auytlting lu· Lad ver done previous. 1 f said .·o b i ~ own .-elf, aft rwan ls. Ill' had hean1 o1cl So\vherry lLJgan 1u lti:-; b<·~t cl<1ys, and h saicl it laid over hitn, too ; bat I r ckon th ;tt W<l ::i :-:orL of piliug i t on, 1naybe. After supper pnp t ook i hc jug·, ancl ~[lid h' ll<Hl rnongh whiJ<y ther' fort wo clrnnk::; an<l on<· delir inn1 i r 'ffi<'l1s. That wa always his \VOr<l. I judgt d he wonld he blind <lrunk in about an hour, ~uHl tlH'n I wonlcl f:;teal th key or saw lH.Y· elf out., one or t'olher. J[e drank an(l drank, and ttunblcd <l<nvn on his blankets, hy-:\nd-hy ~ bnL 1uek didn't rnn 1ny wny. 1 fe di<ln't go ·onncl nslC'ep, but \\·n~ unen:-;.v. ][e groa11ed, :_nHl 1noaned, and thra.. h eel aronnd ilti .' w:ty ancl t hat, for a lo11g tin1e. At hL-t I got ·o lccpy I eonldn't kt'ep 111)' e.vc:· opc11, a ll l ('Onlcl clo, and . o bPfor :l I know d ,,·lwt l \rn:-: nbont I \\" CI.' sonnd a.·leep, and th' candl ' burnin g . I clon·t ln10\Y bow long I wa~ n:-.lerp, but :tll of ~1 sudden there was an awful screatn and I \Ya .' np. Th('re \Y:l · pnp, looking \vilcl and 'kipping aronncl c \· ·ry whic:h \Yil.Y and yell ing about . nake . I Ie ~aid they \Yas crawling np l1is leg·~; Hll(l then he would rri \'e a J·n1n1) and ~cr <un , and ~~~ v onC' ha<l biL b • ~ hirn on the ch ek - but I couldn't ~ee llO ._ nak ('~. lf <"' tnrtc<l and run round and roun(l the C'ahin holiPring '~ tak"' ltinl off! tak~ him off! h e's biting 111' on t11e lH'ck: :· I nrvcr ,'e<' a man look so wild in the eyes. Prctt.y .:oon hr waf' all fagg ·clout, and fell clown panting; th n h r olled oY r nncl over, \Youel rful fast, kicking thing. ev ry '\Vhieh \Ya)', and .'tl·iking Hl1U grabbing at the air with his hands, <lnd cr e<u ning and saying tiler wa devil ' aholcl of hi 111. I [e ,vore out ' 1).\ ' -ntH l-b.y and laid t-t ill a while, moaning. Then he laid , t ill r, nnd didn't Inak a :ouncl. I conld h nr the owls and the' woh 'es, awr,y off in the woods |