arrivedost
louisoreotherbigplaboat,
huckleberry;edoothevillageonher”
ididnthavetobeorderedtboatridei
fetileabovethevillage,andthensoting
alongthebluffbankintheeasyetoanice
innocentlookingyounguntryjakesettingonalogshesoffofhisface,forither;andhehadaupleof
bigcarpetbagsbyhi
”runheoseinshore,”saysthekingidoneit”wheryouboundfor,youngn”
”forthesteaoat;goingtoorleans”
”gitaboard,”saystheking”holdonanute,servantllhepyoubagsjuoutandhepthegentlen,adolphus”aning,isee
idoneso,andthenhreestartedonagaintheyoungchapwasghtythankful;saiditoughotinghisbaggagesuchherheaskedthekinghede
dooing,andnowhe
iletoseeanoldfriendonafarptherethe
youngfellowsays:
”yself,itswilks,sure,andhe
eghtyneargettinghereintibutthenisaysagain,no,ire,orelsehebepaddlinguptheriveryou
ainthiareyou”
”no,nasblodgettelexanderblodgettreverendelexanderblodgett,isposeistsay,asineothelordspoorservantsbutstilliistasabletobesorryfore,all
thesa,ifhesssedanythingbyit”
”issanypropertybyit,becausehellgetthatallright;buthesssedseeinghisbrotherpeterdieayntnd,nobodycantellastothatbuthisbrotherhinginthisbeforehedied;nevertalkedaboutnothingelseallthesethreesincetheyogetherand
hadnteverseenhisbrotheratallthatsthedeefandduoneaintrethanthirtyorthirtyfivepeterandgeorgeeouthere;georgearriedbrother;
hindhisstheonlyones
thatsleftnoe”
”didanybodysendeord”
”oh,yes;anthortertook;becausepeter
saidthenthathesorterfeltlikehee
yousee,heuch
panyforhiexceptryjane,theredheadedone;andsohewaskinderlonesoaftergeorgeandhistocare
ostdesperately,
too,forthattterbecausehekindthatcantbeartokeaaletterbehindforharvey,andsaidhedtoldinitoneyedtherestoftheproperty
dividedupsogeorgesgyirlsforgeorgedidnt
leavenothingandthatlettertoputapen
to”
”ewherdoeshelive”
”oh,helivesinenglandsheffieldpreachestherehasnteverbeeninthisuntryhehasnthadanytoochtiandbesidesheghtntagottheletteratall,youknow”
”toobad,toobadheuldntalivedtoseehisbrothers,poorsoulyougoingtoorleans,yousay”
”yes,butthataintonlyapartofitioinginaship,nextlelives”
”itsaprettylongjoueybutitllbelovely;iwasagoingisryjaheoldesthoheothers”
”ryjanesnieen,susansfifteen,andjoannasaboutfourteenthatstheohatgivesherselftogoodworksandhasaharelip””poorthingstobeleftaloneintheldworldso””heyuldbeerhadfriends,andtheyaint
goingtoletthetonoharthereshobson,thebabtispreacher;anddeanlothovey,andbenrucker,andabnershackleford,andlevibell,thelaheirhewidow
bartley,and;butthesearetheonesthat
peteretis,e
ho;soharveyllknoolookforfriendsshere”
anptied
thatyoungfelloedifhedidntinquireabouteverybodyandeverythinginthatblessedtothe
petersbusinessanner;andaboutgeorgeshwasacarpenter;andaboutharveysinister;andso
on,andsoonthenhesays:
”didyouboatfor”
”becauseshesabigorleansboat,andiightntstopthereheyredeeptheystopforahailacincinnatiboatthisisastlouisone”
”erwilkswelloff”
”oh,yes,prettysreckonedhe
leftthreeorfourthousandincashhidupsors””whendidyousayhedied”
”ididntsay,butitnight”
”funeraltorrow,likely”
”yes,bouttheddleoftheday”
”sallterriblesad;buteor
anothersotodoistobeprepared;then”
”yes,sir,itsthebestausedtoalhat”
heboatshedoneloading,andprettysoonshe
gotoffthekingneversaidnothingaboutgoingaboard,soilostride,afterallepaddleup
anotherletoalonesoplace,andthenhegotashoreandsays:”noleback,rightoff,andfetchthedukeuphere,andthenewcarpetbagsandifhesgoneovertototherside,gooverthereandgithiandtellhiogithielfupregardlessshovealong,now”iseeheo;butineversaidnothing,ofurse
backhthedukehecanoe,andthentheysetdownonalog,andthekingtoldhiverything,justliketheyoungfelloeverylastehehetriedto
talklikeanenglishn;andhedoneitprettyoo,foraslouchicantitatehiandsoiaintagoingtotryto;buthereallydoneitprettygoodthenhesays:
”hob,bilgeer”
thedukesaid,leavehiloneforthat;saidhehadplayedadeefanddupersononthehistronicboardssothentheyedforasteaoat
abouttheddleoftheafteoonaupleof
