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fortable.thatsoundedprettyreasonable,soididnt
sayiuldntkeepfrotudyiandwishingi
knoan,andtheydofor.
gedtheclothes,andfoudollarsinsilversewed
upintheliningofanoldblaoverat.jiaidhereedthe
peopleinthathousestoletheat,becauseiftheydaknooney
,
too;butjiidnttotalkaboutthat.isays:
”nohinkitsbadluck;butdidyousaychedinthe
snakeskinthatifoundoopoftheridgedaybeforeyesterday
yousaidithebadlutheotouakeskin
yhands.his
trudeightdollarsbesides.iebadlucklike
thiseveryday,ji”
”neveryound,honey,neveryound.dontyougittoopeart.its
ain.nditellyou,itsain.”
itdide,too.ithathattalk.er
dinnerfridayhegrassattheupperendofthe
ridge,andgotoutoftobac.ie,and
foundarattleshere.ikilledhiandcurledhiponthe
footofjibla,eversonatural,thinkingtheredbesofunwhen
jioundhihere.ifotallaboutthesnake,and
flunghielfdoheblaruckalightthe
se.
hejuedupyelling,andthefirstthingthelightshohe
varntoutina
sendgrabbedpapsopour
itdown.
herightontheheel.thatall
esofbeihatwhereveryouleave
adeadsealesthereandtold
tochopoffthesnakesheadandthroahenskinthebody
androastapieceofit.ido,aandsaiditwouldhelp
aroundhis,
too.hesaidthatthatquietandthrowed
thesnakesclearaongstthebushes;fori
findoutityfault,notifiuldhelpit.
jiuckedandsuckedatthejug,andnoheoutofhishead
andpiteheetohielfhe
tosugatthejugagain.hisfootstybig,andsodid
hisleg;butbyandbythedruoe,andsoijudgedhewas
allright;butiddrutherbeenbithashanpapswhisky.
ji.thentheswellingwasallgone
andheadeupakeaholt
ofasnakeskinagainyhands,.
jiaidheree.andhesaidthat
handlingasnakeskio
theendofityet.hesaidhedrutherseetheneoonoverhisleft
shoulderasesthantakeupasnakeskininhis
hand.houghivealways
reedthatlookingattheneoonoveryourleftshoulderisoneof
thecarelessestandfoolishestthingsabodydo.oldhankbunker
doondbraggedaboutit;andihant
drunkandfelloffoftheshottoselfoutsothathe
aysay;andtheyslidhidgeways
betso,sotheysay,but
idid.paptold.butanyeoflookingatthe
onthatway,likeafool.
hedaysalong,andtheriverdosbanks
again;andaboutthefirstthingobaitohebighooks
haskinnedrabbitaandcatchacatfishthatwasasbigasa
n,beingsixfoottwohundredpounds.
,ofurse;heoillinois.we
justsetthereandripandteararoundtillhedrownded.we
foundabrassbuttoninhisstodaroundball,andlotsof
rubbage.theballopechet,andthereool
init.jiaidhedhadittherealongti,toatitoversoand
keaballofit.itchedinthe
ssissippi,iresaidhehadnteverseenabiggerone.he
hagooddealoveratthevillage.theypeddleoutsuch
afishasthatbythepoundihousethere;everybodybuys
soofhihisatsasakesagoodfry.
ingisaidittingsloedtogeta
stirringupsoheriverand
findoutlikedthatnotion;buthesaidistgo
inthedarkandlooksharp.theudieditoverandsaid,uldnti
putonsooftheldthingsanddressuplikeagirlthatwasagood
notion,too.soenedupohecaligouedup
trstokneesandgotintoit.jiitcheditbehindh
thehooks,andit.iputonthesunbona
underyfacewaslike
lookingdosaidnobodye,even
ii,hardly.ipracticedaroundalldaytogetthehangof
thethings,andbyandbyiulddopretty,onlyjiaidi
didntustquitpullingupgetatbritchespocket.itooknotiddoer.
istarteduptheillinoisshoreintheoejustafterdark.
istartedacrosstothetoalittlebeloheferrylanding,and
thedriftoftheofthetoied
upandstartedalongthebank.therebuinginalittle
shantythathadntbeenlivedinforalongti,andiwonderedwhohad
tookupquartersthere.islippedupandpeepedinatthehere
anaboutfortyyearoldinthereknittingbyadlethatwas
onapiable.ididntkner,foryou
uldntstartafathattohatididntknohiswas
lucky,becauseie;people
ghtknoyvoidfindout.butifthisanhadbeeninsuch
alittletoealliedtoknow;soi
knoadeupndifetiwasagirl.
chapterxi.
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