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Show 1 (p wi\: uncotnllHH1 hrig1d, t lw <lnke 'va , and he soo11 .-( rnck it. liP <lr' ·' t'cl .Jitu 11J> in 1\'ing Lear' · onLfit- it was n long vttrtain-ca1i' go,\n and a " ·hit<' hnr;-;e-hair ·wig and wl1i ~k<·r~; :11Hl tl1en h l t o:1k his thvntre-pnint ~nHl paintt'd .Jirn\:; f~tc<· awl h:tnd .. an<l <'ar~ tU1<1 11<' t'k all O\.<'r :1. <leal clnll olicl bhH', like :1 llli\11 that\; been dro\rudt•d nilll' day.·. Blarn<'<l jf h warn't tlH' l~tnTibh's( lookin (r ontr:tn'<' I <'\'<'r s<'e. Then the luke t ook ~ ud 0 \') \\rote oni a sign 011 n ~llillgle so- 1l...,'icl.· . 1rrt71 lwt h rtl'llllt's.~ l l' ltt'll not out nj !tis lt f'ft tl. And !1 nail '<l i hat ~hino·lt• to a lath ancl ·toocl th lath lll> " four or fin' fool in front of t hC' wicr,rarn. Ji1n \Y<L sat i ~ fi (• cl. J I sni<l i I 'ras a :igh t bC't t <' r than laying tiecl a coupl<' of yea r~ <'n'ry day and irc1nblino· all O\'<'l' every tim there wa. a , onnd. 'l'l1r duk ' i ol<l hirn io 11wk<' hin1self fr e and asy, and if all)'hody cv<'r ·on1c tn<'<ldlillg aronnd, lH' Hln t hop out of i he \rig' nun, and carry on a lit II <•, anti ft't.·h a howl or two lik<' a wild l>ea. 't a1Hl hr rerkoJH'(l t h<'y \rouhl light out and 1 :1 ,.<' hin1 :tlnn \. \Yhich was ::-;ontHl enongh jndg111 )nt; but yon i ak<· th<' :trvragr Jllan, antl he won1tlu'L \\·ait for hi1n to howL \\'l1y, h<' didn't only loo1 lik<' ltr was dca<l, he looked collsiderai>l<· 11wre than that. l'hc e rap calli on~ wanl C'<l to try thr Non nch again, h 'ca.u,c th r -wa. :o tntwh ll10ll<'Y in it, but they judged it \ronldn'L h ,'aft), b 'can~ t' luaybt• t h n ew. might a work('d :dong down hy thi tim . Th<·y coul<ln·t hit n project tl1at :-.ttited, <'xactly; ... o at l:t st thr duk \ ~aid he reckoned h c,'d 1<l.Y n!'f and work his brains an honr or two and se if he conldn 't. pnt up . 01net hing on ilH' Arkansn w vi llagc. ; and t hP ki11g hr ;tllow d he wonld drop OY<'l' to t 'ot h<·r village, without any pl:lll, hilt j r~ t t rn.:t in Pro\'iclPncr tn l<?ad h i1n the profitable wayJn eaning Lhe d vil, I rec kon. \\r • hacl all bought store cloth<·.' wh 'l'C we topped la. t ; nncl now lhP king put hi 'n on, and hl' • ) ·1 - -· JI i t) 1 t l llH \ t p n t l n i n e 0 n . 1 1 () llf' i t () r ( '() u I'. ' (.. T h c k i ll g ';.; d \l( I s WitS all black, and he did ]ook l'<'<ll SW •J1 Hlld s(arl'hy. f l l('Yl'l" k no\ved how clothe cou1 d l' ltnn ge a hnd y I l<-' fon . \\' h .Y, h<· forc ·, he look :)d li k 1 h orncrirsL o1 d rip ( l1a t ('\'er wn. · · hut now, wh 'n h r \l iake off hi. new " ·hit' l H';l\'<'r and Jn ak<' :t bow nnd do a ~Jnile, he looked i hat grancl and gnod and pions that you·d ::my he had walke(l right out of t.l1c ark, and 1nayh(' w:1s old Leviticus hiJtu~elf. Jitn c1vaned Hn tlH· canoe nn<l 1 <rot Ill\' < ' h . paddle' ready. Thcr wa: a hig st t'a 111 ho;t( bying at the .--ilwru away np under the point, al>01t! lhr '<' 1nik aboY<' town _ hen ihl'r a co ul>lc' of hours tnki11g 1>11 fn ·ight. ~ilYs tlH' king: • l ' ~l'e in' how I'n1 drrssecl, I r '<' knn Jll<l.vlw T lwt t<'r :trri\·< ' down frmn HL JJonis or Cin <' illn<lti, or sonw otht'r big pLH·t·. Go fol' the strmnboat, Jfnck lclH·rry; w<·'l l con1e down to th<' Yillacrc on her. ' 1 didn't hav to he onh'rl'd t \ri ('< ' l(> go aull iak<· a -.:t e<llllhoat ride. 1 fet ch rJ ih< .-!tor(' a halC a Inilt• <1110 \'<' tl~t• Yilbgt· .. nncllht'll weni .cooti11g :dong the lJlul'i' l>;1nk in 1ht• t':tsy \Yater. Pretty soo11 we co1nc to a 11i cc· inn <H'<' lll - louki ng yo111lg c<>Hntry jak<' sC'iti11g on n log. wabbiug t h<' s\\'l'<lt o!f nf l1is f'<lc<·, for il was powerful wann weather; nnd h <· 11<1!1 it couple of big carp thag. hy hi tn. 'Hnn h er nOS<' iu .-hore;, ~ny;-; th l' killg. r done it. ' \Yhcr· yon honncl for, yonng Jnan ~ ., " For the ste£un boat ; going to ( )rl t'clll ~:· "G it aboard,'' ays th king. '" 1 fold on :t rninnt f', rny . <'r- Yant 'll b ''p yon with thcnn bags. .f tunp ouL a11d h •'p tbe g<'ll tl nwn, A<lolphu "- meaning 1ne, I ·ce. I clOll (' s, ancl then we all lhrcc st:trt 'don ngain . Tl1<· youncr chap was 1nighty t1lilnkful; ~i tid iL wn: tougl1 work toting his baggage nch W('athcr. H' ask 'cl th l ki11 _~ when· b was g ing, and the king told hin1 l1e'd com' down th e rin'l' |