YOUdon”tknowaboutmewithoutyouhavereadabookbythenameofTheAdventuresofTomSawyer；butthatain”tnomatter。ThatbookwasmadebyMr。MarkTwain，andhetoldthetruth，mainly。Therewasthingswhichhestretched，butmainlyhetoldthetruth。Thatisnothing。Ineverseenanybodybutliedonetimeoranother，withoutitwasAuntPolly，orthewidow，ormaybeMary。AuntPolly——Tom”sAuntPolly，sheis——andMary，andtheWidowDouglasisalltoldaboutinthatbook，whichismostlyatruebook，withsomestretchers，asIsaidbefore。
Nowthewaythatthebookwindsupisthis：Tomandmefoundthemoneythattherobbershidinthecave，anditmadeusrich。Wegotsixthousanddollarsapiece——allgold。Itwasanawfulsightofmoneywhenitwaspiledup。Well，JudgeThatcherhetookitandputitoutatinterest，anditfetchedusadollaradayapiecealltheyearround——morethanabodycouldtellwhattodowith。TheWidowDouglasshetookmeforherson，andallowedshewouldsivilizeme；butitwasroughlivinginthehouseallthetime，consideringhowdismalregularanddecentthewidowwasinallherways；andsowhenIcouldn”tstanditnolongerIlitout。Igotintomyoldragsandmysugar-hogsheadagain，andwasfreeandsatisfied。
ButTomSawyerhehuntedmeupandsaidhewasgoingtostartabandofrobbers，andImightjoinifIwouldgobacktothewidowandberespectable。
SoIwentback。
Thewidowshecriedoverme，andcalledmeapoorlostlamb，andshecalledmealotofothernames，too，butshenevermeantnoharmbyit。
Sheputmeinthemnewclothesagain，andIcouldn”tdonothingbutsweatandsweat，andfeelallcrampedup。Well，then，theoldthingcommencedagain。Thewidowrungabellforsupper，andyouhadtocometotime。Whenyougottothetableyoucouldn”tgorighttoeating，butyouhadtowaitforthewidowtotuckdownherheadandgrumblealittleoverthevictuals，thoughtherewarn”treallyanythingthematterwiththem，——thatis，nothingonlyeverythingwascookedbyitself。Inabarrelofoddsandendsitisdifferent；thingsgetmixedup，andthejuicekindofswapsaround，andthethingsgobetter。
AftersuppershegotoutherbookandlearnedmeaboutMosesandtheBulrushers，andIwasinasweattofindoutallabouthim；butbyandbysheletitoutthatMoseshadbeendeadaconsiderablelongtime；sothenIdidn”tcarenomoreabouthim，becauseIdon”ttakenostockindeadpeople。
PrettysoonIwantedtosmoke，andaskedthewidowtoletme。Butshewouldn”t。Shesaiditwasameanpracticeandwasn”tclean，andImusttrytonotdoitanymore。Thatisjustthewaywithsomepeople。Theygetdownonathingwhentheydon”tknownothingaboutit。Hereshewasa-botheringaboutMoses，whichwasnokintoher，andnousetoanybody，beinggone，yousee，yetfindingapoweroffaultwithmefordoingathingthathadsomegoodinit。Andshetooksnuff，too；ofcoursethatwasallright，becauseshedoneitherself。
Hersister，MissWatson，atolerableslimoldmaid，withgoggleson，hadjustcometolivewithher，andtookasetatmenowwithaspelling-book。
Sheworkedmemiddlinghardforaboutanhour，andthenthewidowmadehereaseup。Icouldn”tstooditmuchlonger。Thenforanhouritwasdeadlydull，andIwasfidgety。MissWatsonwouldsay，“Don”tputyourfeetupthere，Huckleberry；“and“Don”tscrunchuplikethat，Huckleberry——setupstraight；“andprettysoonshewouldsay，“Don”tgapandstretchlikethat，Huckleberry——whydon”tyoutrytobehave？“Thenshetoldmeallaboutthebadplace，andIsaidIwishedIwasthere。Shegotmadthen，butIdidn”tmeannoharm。AllIwantedwastogosomewheres；allIwantedwasachange，Iwarn”tparticular。ShesaiditwaswickedtosaywhatI
said；saidshewouldn”tsayitforthewholeworld；shewasgoingtolivesoastogotothegoodplace。Well，Icouldn”tseenoadvantageingoingwhereshewasgoing，soImadeupmymindIwouldn”ttryforit。ButI
neversaidso，becauseitwouldonlymaketrouble，andwouldn”tdonogood。
Nowshehadgotastart，andshewentonandtoldmeallaboutthegoodplace。Shesaidallabodywouldhavetodotherewastogoaroundalldaylongwithaharpandsing，foreverandever。SoIdidn”tthinkmuchofit。ButIneversaidso。IaskedherifshereckonedTomSawyerwouldgothere，andshesaidnotbyaconsiderablesight。Iwasgladaboutthat，becauseIwantedhimandmetobetogether。
MissWatsonshekeptpeckingatme，anditgottiresomeandlonesome。
Byandbytheyfetchedtheniggersinandhadprayers，andtheneverybodywasofftobed。Iwentuptomyroomwithapieceofcandle，andputitonthetable。ThenIsetdowninachairbythewindowandtriedtothinkofsomethingcheerful，butitwarn”tnouse。IfeltsolonesomeImostwishedIwasdead。Thestarswereshining，andtheleavesrustledinthewoodseversomournful；andIheardanowl，awayoff，who-whooingaboutsomebodythatwasdead，andawhippowillandadogcryingaboutsomebodythatwasgoingtodie；andthewindwastryingtowhispersomethingtome，andIcouldn”tmakeoutwhatitwas，andsoitmadethecoldshiversrunoverme。ThenawayoutinthewoodsIheardthatkindofasoundthataghostmakeswhenitwantstotellaboutsomethingthat”sonitsmindandcan”tmakeitselfunderstood，andsocan”tresteasyinitsgrave，andhastogoaboutthatwayeverynightgrieving。Igotsodown-heartedandscaredIdidwishIhadsomecompany。Prettysoonaspiderwentcrawlingupmyshoulder，andIflippeditoffanditlitinthecandle；andbeforeIcouldbudgeitwasallshriveledup。Ididn”tneedanybodytotellmethatthatwasanawfulbadsignandwouldfetchmesomebadluck，soI
wasscaredandmostshooktheclothesoffofme。Igotupandturnedaroundinmytracksthreetimesandcrossedmybreasteverytime；andthenItiedupalittlelockofmyhairwithathreadtokeepwitchesaway。ButIhadn”tnoconfidence。Youdothatwhenyou”velostahorseshoethatyou”vefound，insteadofnailingitupoverthedoor，butIhadn”teverheardanybodysayitwasanywaytokeepoffbadluckwhenyou”dkilledaspider。
Isetdownagain，a-shakingallover，andgotoutmypipeforasmoke；
forthehousewasallasstillasdeathnow，andsothewidowwouldn”tknow。Well，afteralongtimeIheardtheclockawayoffinthetowngoboom——boom——boom——twelvelicks；andallstillagain——stillerthanever。PrettysoonIheardatwigsnapdowninthedarkamongstthetrees——somethingwasastirring。Isetstillandlistened。DirectlyIcouldjustbarelyheara“me-yow！me-yow！“downthere。Thatwasgood！SaysI，“me-yow！me-yow！“assoftasIcould，andthenIputoutthelightandscrambledoutofthewindowontotheshed。ThenIslippeddowntothegroundandcrawledinamongthetrees，and，sureenough，therewasTomSawyerwaitingforme。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter2Chapter2WEwenttiptoeingalongapathamongstthetreesbacktowardstheendofthewidow”sgarden，stoopingdownsoasthebrancheswouldn”tscrapeourheads。WhenwewaspassingbythekitchenIfelloverarootandmadeanoise。Wescroucheddownandlaidstill。MissWatson”sbignigger，namedJim，wassettinginthekitchendoor；wecouldseehimprettyclear，becausetherewasalightbehindhim。Hegotupandstretchedhisneckoutaboutaminute，listening。Thenhesays：
“Whodah？“
Helistenedsomemore；thenhecometiptoeingdownandstoodrightbetweenus；wecouldatouchedhim，nearly。Well，likelyitwasminutesandminutesthattherewarn”tasound，andwealltheresoclosetogether。Therewasaplaceonmyanklethatgottoitching，butIdasn”tscratchit；andthenmyearbeguntoitch；andnextmyback，rightbetweenmyshoulders。SeemedlikeI”ddieifIcouldn”tscratch。Well，I”venoticedthatthingplentytimessince。Ifyouarewiththequality，oratafuneral，ortryingtogotosleepwhenyouain”tsleepy——ifyouareanywhereswhereitwon”tdoforyoutoscratch，whyyouwillitchalloverinupwardsofathousandplaces。PrettysoonJimsays：
“Say，whoisyou？Wharisyou？DogmycatsefIdidn”hearsumf”n。Well，IknowwhatI”sgwynetodo：I”sgwynetosetdownhereandlistentellIhearsitagin。”
SohesetdownonthegroundbetwixtmeandTom。Heleanedhisbackupagainstatree，andstretchedhislegsouttilloneofthemmosttouchedoneofmine。Mynosebeguntoitch。Ititchedtillthetearscomeintomyeyes。ButIdasn”tscratch。Thenitbeguntoitchontheinside。NextIgottoitchingunderneath。Ididn”tknowhowIwasgoingtosetstill。
Thismiserablenesswentonasmuchassixorsevenminutes；butitseemedasightlongerthanthat。Iwasitchinginelevendifferentplacesnow。
IreckonedIcouldn”tstanditmore”naminutelonger，butIsetmyteethhardandgotreadytotry。JustthenJimbeguntobreatheheavy；nexthebeguntosnore——andthenIwasprettysooncomfortableagain。
Tomhemadeasigntome——kindofalittlenoisewithhismouth——
andwewentcreepingawayonourhandsandknees。WhenwewastenfootoffTomwhisperedtome，andwantedtotieJimtothetreeforfun。ButIsaidno；hemightwakeandmakeadisturbance，andthenthey”dfindoutIwarn”tin。ThenTomsaidhehadn”tgotcandlesenough，andhewouldslipinthekitchenandgetsomemore。Ididn”twanthimtotry。IsaidJimmightwakeupandcome。ButTomwantedtoreskit；soweslidinthereandgotthreecandles，andTomlaidfivecentsonthetableforpay。Thenwegotout，andIwasinasweattogetaway；butnothingwoulddoTombuthemustcrawltowhereJimwas，onhishandsandknees，andplaysomethingonhim。Iwaited，anditseemedagoodwhile，everythingwassostillandlonesome。
AssoonasTomwasbackwecutalongthepath，aroundthegardenfence，andbyandbyfetcheduponthesteeptopofthehilltheothersideofthehouse。TomsaidheslippedJim”shatoffofhisheadandhungitonalimbrightoverhim，andJimstirredalittle，buthedidn”twake。AfterwardsJimsaidthewitchesbewitchedhimandputhiminatrance，androdehimallovertheState，andthensethimunderthetreesagain，andhunghishatonalimbtoshowwhodoneit。AndnexttimeJimtoldithesaidtheyrodehimdowntoNewOrleans；and，afterthat，everytimehetoldithespreaditmoreandmore，tillbyandbyhesaidtheyrodehimallovertheworld，andtiredhimmosttodeath，andhisbackwasalloversaddle-boils。
Jimwasmonstrousproudaboutit，andhegotsohewouldn”thardlynoticetheotherniggers。NiggerswouldcomemilestohearJimtellaboutit，andhewasmorelookeduptothananyniggerinthatcountry。Strangeniggerswouldstandwiththeirmouthsopenandlookhimallover，sameasifhewasawonder。Niggersisalwaystalkingaboutwitchesinthedarkbythekitchenfire；butwheneveronewastalkingandlettingontoknowallaboutsuchthings，Jimwouldhappeninandsay，“Hm！Whatyouknow”boutwitches？“
andthatniggerwascorkedupandhadtotakeabackseat。Jimalwayskeptthatfive-centerpieceroundhisneckwithastring，andsaiditwasacharmthedevilgivetohimwithhisownhands，andtoldhimhecouldcureanybodywithitandfetchwitcheswheneverhewantedtojustbysayingsomethingtoit；buthenevertoldwhatitwashesaidtoit。NiggerswouldcomefromallaroundthereandgiveJimanythingtheyhad，justforasightofthatfivecenterpiece；buttheywouldn”ttouchit，becausethedevilhadhadhishandsonit。Jimwasmostruinedforaservant，becausehegotstuckuponaccountofhavingseenthedevilandbeenrodebywitches。
Well，whenTomandmegottotheedgeofthehilltopwelookedawaydownintothevillageandcouldseethreeorfourlightstwinkling，wheretherewassickfolks，maybe；andthestarsoveruswassparklingeversofine；anddownbythevillagewastheriver，awholemilebroad，andawfulstillandgrand。WewentdownthehillandfoundJoHarperandBenRogers，andtwoorthreemoreoftheboys，hidintheoldtanyard。Soweunhitchedaskiffandpulleddowntherivertwomileandahalf，tothebigscaronthehillside，andwentashore。
Wewenttoaclumpofbushes，andTommadeeverybodysweartokeepthesecret，andthenshowedthemaholeinthehill，rightinthethickestpartofthebushes。Thenwelitthecandles，andcrawledinonourhandsandknees。Wewentabouttwohundredyards，andthenthecaveopenedup。
Tompokedaboutamongstthepassages，andprettysoonduckedunderawallwhereyouwouldn”tanoticedthattherewasahole。Wewentalonganarrowplaceandgotintoakindofroom，alldampandsweatyandcold，andtherewestopped。Tomsays：
“Now，we”llstartthisbandofrobbersandcallitTomSawyer”sGang。
Everybodythatwantstojoinhasgottotakeanoath，andwritehisnameinblood。”
Everybodywaswilling。SoTomgotoutasheetofpaperthathehadwrotetheoathon，andreadit。Itsworeeveryboytosticktotheband，andnevertellanyofthesecrets；andifanybodydoneanythingtoanyboyintheband，whicheverboywasorderedtokillthatpersonandhisfamilymustdoit，andhemustn”teatandhemustn”tsleeptillhehadkilledthemandhackedacrossintheirbreasts，whichwasthesignoftheband。
Andnobodythatdidn”tbelongtothebandcouldusethatmark，andifhedidhemustbesued；andifhedoneitagainhemustbekilled。Andifanybodythatbelongedtothebandtoldthesecrets，hemusthavehisthroatcut，andthenhavehiscarcassburntupandtheashesscatteredallaround，andhisnameblottedoffofthelistwithbloodandnevermentionedagainbythegang，buthaveacurseputonitandbeforgotforever。
Everybodysaiditwasarealbeautifuloath，andaskedTomifhegotitoutofhisownhead。Hesaid，someofit，buttherestwasoutofpirate-booksandrobber-books，andeverygangthatwashigh-tonedhadit。
SomethoughtitwouldbegoodtokilltheFAMILIESofboysthattoldthesecrets。Tomsaiditwasagoodidea，sohetookapencilandwroteitin。ThenBenRogerssays：
“Here”sHuckFinn，hehain”tgotnofamily；whatyougoingtodo”bouthim？“
“Well，hain”thegotafather？“saysTomSawyer。
“Yes，he”sgotafather，butyoucan”tneverfindhimthesedays。Heusedtolaydrunkwiththehogsinthetanyard，buthehain”tbeenseeninthesepartsforayearormore。”
Theytalkeditover，andtheywasgoingtorulemeout，becausetheysaideveryboymusthaveafamilyorsomebodytokill，orelseitwouldn”tbefairandsquarefortheothers。Well，nobodycouldthinkofanythingtodo——everybodywasstumped，andsetstill。Iwasmostreadytocry；
butallatonceIthoughtofaway，andsoIofferedthemMissWatson——
theycouldkillher。Everybodysaid：
“Oh，she”lldo。That”sallright。Huckcancomein。”
Thentheyallstuckapinintheirfingerstogetbloodtosignwith，andImademymarkonthepaper。
“Now，“saysBenRogers，“what”sthelineofbusinessofthisGang？“
“Nothingonlyrobberyandmurder，“Tomsaid。
“Butwhoarewegoingtorob？——houses，orcattle，or”
“Stuff！stealingcattleandsuchthingsain”trobbery；it”sburglary，“
saysTomSawyer。“Weain”tburglars。Thatain”tnosortofstyle。Wearehighwaymen。Westopstagesandcarriagesontheroad，withmaskson，andkillthepeopleandtaketheirwatchesandmoney。”
“Mustwealwayskillthepeople？“
“Oh，certainly。It”sbest。Someauthoritiesthinkdifferent，butmostlyit”sconsideredbesttokillthem——exceptsomethatyoubringtothecavehere，andkeepthemtillthey”reransomed。”
“Ransomed？What”sthat？“
“Idon”tknow。Butthat”swhattheydo。I”veseenitinbooks；andsoofcoursethat”swhatwe”vegottodo。”
“Buthowcanwedoitifwedon”tknowwhatitis？“
“Why，blameitall，we”veGOTtodoit。Don”tItellyouit”sinthebooks？Doyouwanttogotodoingdifferentfromwhat”sinthebooks，andgetthingsallmuddledup？“
“Oh，that”sallveryfinetoSAY，TomSawyer，buthowinthenationarethesefellowsgoingtoberansomedifwedon”tknowhowtodoittothem？——that”sthethingIwanttogetat。Now，whatdoyoureckonitis？“
“Well，Idon”tknow。Butper”apsifwekeepthemtillthey”reransomed，itmeansthatwekeepthemtillthey”redead。“
“Now，that”ssomethingLIKE。That”llanswer。Whycouldn”tyousaidthatbefore？We”llkeepthemtillthey”reransomedtodeath；andabothersomelotthey”llbe，too——eatingupeverything，andalwaystryingtogetloose。”
“Howyoutalk，BenRogers。Howcantheygetloosewhenthere”saguardoverthem，readytoshootthemdowniftheymoveapeg？“
“Aguard！Well，thatISgood。Sosomebody”sgottosetupallnightandnevergetanysleep，justsoastowatchthem。Ithinkthat”sfoolishness。
Whycan”tabodytakeaclubandransomthemassoonastheygethere？“
“Becauseitain”tinthebooksso——that”swhy。Now，BenRogers，doyouwanttodothingsregular，ordon”tyou？——that”stheidea。Don”tyoureckonthatthepeoplethatmadethebooksknowswhat”sthecorrectthingtodo？DoyoureckonYOUcanlearn”emanything？Notbyagooddeal。
No，sir，we”lljustgoonandransomthemintheregularway。”
“Allright。Idon”tmind；butIsayit”safoolway，anyhow。Say，dowekillthewomen，too？“
“Well，BenRogers，ifIwasasignorantasyouIwouldn”tleton。Killthewomen？No；nobodyeversawanythinginthebookslikethat。Youfetchthemtothecave，andyou”realwaysaspoliteaspietothem；andbyandbytheyfallinlovewithyou，andneverwanttogohomeanymore。”
“Well，ifthat”sthewayI”magreed，butIdon”ttakenostockinit。
Mightysoonwe”llhavethecavesoclutteredupwithwomen，andfellowswaitingtoberansomed，thattherewon”tbenoplacefortherobbers。Butgoahead，Iain”tgotnothingtosay。”
LittleTommyBarneswasasleepnow，andwhentheywakedhimuphewasscared，andcried，andsaidhewantedtogohometohisma，anddidn”twanttobearobberanymore。
Sotheyallmadefunofhim，andcalledhimcrybaby，andthatmadehimmad，andhesaidhewouldgostraightandtellallthesecrets。ButTomgivehimfivecentstokeepquiet，andsaidwewouldallgohomeandmeetnextweek，androbsomebodyandkillsomepeople。
BenRogerssaidhecouldn”tgetoutmuch，onlySundays，andsohewantedtobeginnextSunday；butalltheboyssaiditwouldbewickedtodoitonSunday，andthatsettledthething。Theyagreedtogettogetherandfixadayassoonastheycould，andthenweelectedTomSawyerfirstcaptainandJoHarpersecondcaptainoftheGang，andsostartedhome。
Iclumbuptheshedandcreptintomywindowjustbeforedaywasbreaking。
Mynewclotheswasallgreasedupandclayey，andIwasdog-tired。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter3Chapter3WELL，Igotagoodgoing-overinthemorningfromoldMissWatsononaccountofmyclothes；butthewidowshedidn”tscold，butonlycleanedoffthegreaseandclay，andlookedsosorrythatIthoughtIwouldbehaveawhileifIcould。ThenMissWatsonshetookmeintheclosetandprayed，butnothingcomeofit。Shetoldmetoprayeveryday，andwhateverIaskedforIwouldgetit。Butitwarn”tso。Itriedit。OnceIgotafish-line，butnohooks。Itwarn”tanygoodtomewithouthooks。Itriedforthehooksthreeorfourtimes，butsomehowIcouldn”tmakeitwork。Byandby，oneday，IaskedMissWatsontotryforme，butshesaidIwasafool。Shenevertoldmewhy，andIcouldn”tmakeitoutnoway。
Isetdownonetimebackinthewoods，andhadalongthinkaboutit。
Isaystomyself，ifabodycangetanythingtheyprayfor，whydon”tDeaconWinngetbackthemoneyhelostonpork？Whycan”tthewidowgetbackhersilversnuffboxthatwasstole？Whycan”tMissWatsonfatup？No，saysItomyself，thereain”tnothinginit。Iwentandtoldthewidowaboutit，andshesaidthethingabodycouldgetbyprayingforitwas“spiritualgifts。”Thiswastoomanyforme，butshetoldmewhatshemeant——Imusthelpotherpeople，anddoeverythingIcouldforotherpeople，andlookoutforthemallthetime，andneverthinkaboutmyself。ThiswasincludingMissWatson，asItookit。Iwentoutinthewoodsandturneditoverinmymindalongtime，butIcouldn”tseenoadvantageaboutit——exceptfortheotherpeople；soatlastIreckonedIwouldn”tworryaboutitanymore，butjustletitgo。SometimesthewidowwouldtakemeonesideandtalkaboutProvidenceinawaytomakeabody”smouthwater；butmaybenextdayMissWatsonwouldtakeholdandknockitalldownagain。IjudgedIcouldseethattherewastwoProvidences，andapoorchapwouldstandconsiderableshowwiththewidow”sProvidence，butifMissWatson”sgothimtherewarn”tnohelpforhimanymore。Ithoughtitallout，andreckonedIwouldbelongtothewidow”sifhewantedme，thoughIcouldn”tmakeouthowhewasa-goingtobeanybetteroffthenthanwhathewasbefore，seeingIwassoignorant，andsokindoflow-downandornery。
Paphehadn”tbeenseenformorethanayear，andthatwascomfortableforme；Ididn”twanttoseehimnomore。Heusedtoalwayswhalemewhenhewassoberandcouldgethishandsonme；thoughIusedtotaketothewoodsmostofthetimewhenhewasaround。Well，aboutthistimehewasfoundintheriverdrownded，abouttwelvemileabovetown，sopeoplesaid。
Theyjudgeditwashim，anyway；saidthisdrowndedmanwasjusthissize，andwasragged，andhaduncommonlonghair，whichwasalllikepap；buttheycouldn”tmakenothingoutoftheface，becauseithadbeeninthewatersolongitwarn”tmuchlikeafaceatall。Theysaidhewasfloatingonhisbackinthewater。Theytookhimandburiedhimonthebank。ButIwarn”tcomfortablelong，becauseIhappenedtothinkofsomething。I
knowedmightywellthatadrowndedmandon”tfloatonhisback，butonhisface。SoIknowed，then，thatthiswarn”tpap，butawomandressedupinaman”sclothes。SoIwasuncomfortableagain。Ijudgedtheoldmanwouldturnupagainbyandby，thoughIwishedhewouldn”t。
Weplayedrobbernowandthenaboutamonth，andthenIresigned。Alltheboysdid。Wehadn”trobbednobody，hadn”tkilledanypeople，butonlyjustpretended。Weusedtohopoutofthewoodsandgochargingdownonhog-driversandwomenincartstakinggardenstufftomarket，butweneverhivedanyofthem。TomSawyercalledthehogs“ingots，“andhecalledtheturnipsandstuff“julery，“andwewouldgotothecaveandpowwowoverwhatwehaddone，andhowmanypeoplewehadkilledandmarked。ButIcouldn”tseenoprofitinit。OnetimeTomsentaboytorunabouttownwithablazingstick，whichhecalledaslogan(whichwasthesignfortheGangtogettogether)，andthenhesaidhehadgotsecretnewsbyhisspiesthatnextdayawholeparcelofSpanishmerchantsandrichA-rabswasgoingtocampinCaveHollowwithtwohundredelephants，andsixhundredcamels，andoverathousand“sumter“mules，allloadeddownwithdi”monds，andtheydidn”thaveonlyaguardoffourhundredsoldiers，andsowewouldlayinambuscade，ashecalledit，andkillthelotandscoopthethings。Hesaidwemustslickupourswordsandguns，andgetready。Henevercouldgoafterevenaturnip-cartbuthemusthavetheswordsandgunsallscouredupforit，thoughtheywasonlylathandbroomsticks，andyoumightscouratthemtillyourotted，andthentheywarn”tworthamouthfulofashesmorethanwhattheywasbefore。Ididn”tbelievewecouldlicksuchacrowdofSpaniardsandA-rabs，butIwantedtoseethecamelsandelephants，soIwasonhandnextday，Saturday，intheambuscade；andwhenwegotthewordwerushedoutofthewoodsanddownthehill。Buttherewarn”tnoSpaniardsandA-rabs，andtherewarn”tnocamelsnornoelephants。Itwarn”tanythingbutaSunday-schoolpicnic，andonlyaprimer-classatthat。Webusteditup，andchasedthechildrenupthehollow；butwenevergotanythingbutsomedoughnutsandjam，thoughBenRogersgotaragdoll，andJoHarpergotahymn-bookandatract；andthentheteacherchargedin，andmadeusdropeverythingandcut。Ididn”tseenodi”monds，andItoldTomSawyerso。Hesaidtherewasloadsofthemthere，anyway；andhesaidtherewasA-rabsthere，too，andelephantsandthings。Isaid，whycouldn”tweseethem，then？HesaidifIwarn”tsoignorant，buthadreadabookcalledDonQuixote，Iwouldknowwithoutasking。Hesaiditwasalldonebyenchantment。Hesaidtherewashundredsofsoldiersthere，andelephantsandtreasure，andsoon，butwehadenemieswhichhecalledmagicians；andtheyhadturnedthewholethingintoaninfantSundayschool，justoutofspite。Isaid，allright；thenthethingforustodowastogoforthemagicians。TomSawyersaidIwasanumskull。
“Why，“saidhe，“amagiciancouldcallupalotofgenies，andtheywouldhashyouuplikenothingbeforeyoucouldsayJackRobinson。Theyareastallasatreeandasbigaroundasachurch。”
“Well，“Isays，“s”posewegotsomegeniestohelpUS——can”twelicktheothercrowdthen？“
“Howyougoingtogetthem？“
“Idon”tknow。HowdoTHEYgetthem？“
“Why，theyrubanoldtinlamporanironring，andthenthegeniescometearingin，withthethunderandlightninga-rippingaroundandthesmokea-rolling，andeverythingthey”retoldtodotheyupanddoit。Theydon”tthinknothingofpullingashot-towerupbytheroots，andbeltingaSunday-schoolsuperintendentovertheheadwithit——oranyotherman。”
“Whomakesthemteararoundso？“
“Why，whoeverrubsthelamporthering。Theybelongtowhoeverrubsthelamporthering，andthey”vegottodowhateverhesays。Ifhetellsthemtobuildapalacefortymileslongoutofdi”monds，andfillitfullofchewing-gum，orwhateveryouwant，andfetchanemperor”sdaughterfromChinaforyoutomarry，they”vegottodoit——andthey”vegottodoitbeforesun-upnextmorning，too。Andmore：they”vegottowaltzthatpalacearoundoverthecountrywhereveryouwantit，youunderstand。”
“Well，“saysI，“Ithinktheyareapackofflatheadsfornotkeepingthepalacethemselves”steadoffoolingthemawaylikethat。Andwhat”smore——ifIwasoneofthemIwouldseeamaninJerichobeforeIwoulddropmybusinessandcometohimfortherubbingofanoldtinlamp。”
“Howyoutalk，HuckFinn。Why，you”dHAVEtocomewhenherubbedit，whetheryouwantedtoornot。”
“What！andIashighasatreeandasbigasachurch？Allright，then；
IWOULDcome；butIlayI”dmakethatmanclimbthehighesttreetherewasinthecountry。”
“Shucks，itain”tnousetotalktoyou，HuckFinn。Youdon”tseemtoknowanything，somehow——perfectsaphead。”
Ithoughtallthisoverfortwoorthreedays，andthenIreckonedI
wouldseeiftherewasanythinginit。Igotanoldtinlampandanironring，andwentoutinthewoodsandrubbedandrubbedtillIsweatlikeanInjun，calculatingtobuildapalaceandsellit；butitwarn”tnouse，noneofthegeniescome。SothenIjudgedthatallthatstuffwasonlyjustoneofTomSawyer”slies。IreckonedhebelievedintheA-rabsandtheelephants，butasformeIthinkdifferent。IthadallthemarksofaSunday-school。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter4Chapter4WELL，threeorfourmonthsrunalong，anditwaswellintothewinternow。
Ihadbeentoschoolmostallthetimeandcouldspellandreadandwritejustalittle，andcouldsaythemultiplicationtableuptosixtimessevenisthirty-five，andIdon”treckonIcouldevergetanyfurtherthanthatifIwastoliveforever。Idon”ttakenostockinmathematics，anyway。
AtfirstIhatedtheschool，butbyandbyIgotsoIcouldstandit。
WheneverIgotuncommontiredIplayedhookey，andthehidingIgotnextdaydonemegoodandcheeredmeup。SothelongerIwenttoschooltheeasieritgottobe。Iwasgettingsortofusedtothewidow”sways，too，andtheywarn”tsoraspyonme。Livinginahouseandsleepinginabedpulledonmeprettytightmostly，butbeforethecoldweatherIusedtoslideoutandsleepinthewoodssometimes，andsothatwasaresttome。
Ilikedtheoldwaysbest，butIwasgettingsoIlikedthenewones，too，alittlebit。ThewidowsaidIwascomingalongslowbutsure，anddoingverysatisfactory。Shesaidshewarn”tashamedofme。
OnemorningIhappenedtoturnoverthesalt-cellaratbreakfast。I
reachedforsomeofitasquickasIcouldtothrowovermyleftshoulderandkeepoffthebadluck，butMissWatsonwasinaheadofme，andcrossedmeoff。Shesays，“Takeyourhandsaway，Huckleberry；whatamessyouarealwaysmaking！“Thewidowputinagoodwordforme，butthatwarn”tgoingtokeepoffthebadluck，Iknowedthatwellenough。Istartedout，afterbreakfast，feelingworriedandshaky，andwonderingwhereitwasgoingtofallonme，andwhatitwasgoingtobe。Thereiswaystokeepoffsomekindsofbadluck，butthiswasn”toneofthemkind；soInevertriedtodoanything，butjustpokedalonglow-spiritedandonthewatch-out。
Iwentdowntothefrontgardenandclumboverthestilewhereyougothroughthehighboardfence。Therewasaninchofnewsnowontheground，andIseensomebody”stracks。Theyhadcomeupfromthequarryandstoodaroundthestileawhile，andthenwentonaroundthegardenfence。Itwasfunnytheyhadn”tcomein，afterstandingaroundso。Icouldn”tmakeitout。Itwasverycurious，somehow。Iwasgoingtofollowaround，butIstoopeddowntolookatthetracksfirst。Ididn”tnoticeanythingatfirst，butnextIdid。Therewasacrossintheleftboot-heelmadewithbignails，tokeepoffthedevil。
Iwasupinasecondandshinningdownthehill。Ilookedovermyshouldereverynowandthen，butIdidn”tseenobody。IwasatJudgeThatcher”sasquickasIcouldgetthere。Hesaid：
“Why，myboy，youarealloutofbreath。Didyoucomeforyourinterest？“
“No，sir，“Isays；“istheresomeforme？“
“Oh，yes，ahalf-yearlyisinlastnight——overahundredandfiftydollars。Quiteafortuneforyou。Youhadbetterletmeinvestitalongwithyoursixthousand，becauseifyoutakeityou”llspendit。”
“No，sir，“Isays，“Idon”twanttospendit。Idon”twantitatall——northesixthousand，nuther。Iwantyoutotakeit；Iwanttogiveittoyou——thesixthousandandall。”
Helookedsurprised。Hecouldn”tseemtomakeitout。Hesays：
“Why，whatcanyoumean，myboy？“
Isays，“Don”tyouaskmenoquestionsaboutit，please。You”lltakeit——won”tyou？“
Hesays：
“Well，I”mpuzzled。Issomethingthematter？“
“Pleasetakeit，“saysI，“anddon”taskmenothing——thenIwon”thavetotellnolies。”
Hestudiedawhile，andthenhesays：
“Oho-o！IthinkIsee。YouwanttoSELLallyourpropertytome——notgiveit。That”sthecorrectidea。”
Thenhewrotesomethingonapaperandreaditover，andsays：
“There；youseeitsays”foraconsideration。”ThatmeansIhaveboughtitofyouandpaidyouforit。Here”sadollarforyou。Nowyousignit。”
SoIsignedit，andleft。
MissWatson”snigger，Jim，hadahair-ballasbigasyourfist，whichhadbeentookoutofthefourthstomachofanox，andheusedtodomagicwithit。Hesaidtherewasaspiritinsideofit，anditknowedeverything。
SoIwenttohimthatnightandtoldhimpapwashereagain，forIfoundhistracksinthesnow。WhatIwantedtoknowwas，whathewasgoingtodo，andwashegoingtostay？Jimgotouthishair-ballandsaidsomethingoverit，andthenhehelditupanddroppeditonthefloor。Itfellprettysolid，andonlyrolledaboutaninch。Jimtrieditagain，andthenanothertime，anditactedjustthesame。Jimgotdownonhisknees，andputhisearagainstitandlistened。Butitwarn”tnouse；hesaiditwouldn”ttalk。Hesaidsometimesitwouldn”ttalkwithoutmoney。ItoldhimIhadanoldslickcounterfeitquarterthatwarn”tnogoodbecausethebrassshowedthroughthesilveralittle，anditwouldn”tpassnohow，evenifthebrassdidn”tshow，becauseitwassoslickitfeltgreasy，andsothatwouldtelloniteverytime。(IreckonedIwouldn”tsaynothingaboutthedollarIgotfromthejudge。)Isaiditwasprettybadmoney，butmaybethehair-ballwouldtakeit，becausemaybeitwouldn”tknowthedifference。
Jimsmeltitandbititandrubbedit，andsaidhewouldmanagesothehair-ballwouldthinkitwasgood。HesaidhewouldsplitopenarawIrishpotatoandstickthequarterinbetweenandkeepitthereallnight，andnextmorningyoucouldn”tseenobrass，anditwouldn”tfeelgreasynomore，andsoanybodyintownwouldtakeitinaminute，letaloneahair-ball。
Well，Iknowedapotatowoulddothatbefore，butIhadforgotit。
Jimputthequarterunderthehair-ball，andgotdownandlistenedagain。
Thistimehesaidthehairballwasallright。HesaiditwouldtellmywholefortuneifIwanteditto。Isays，goon。SothehairballtalkedtoJim，andJimtoldittome。Hesays：
“Yo”olefatherdoan”knowyitwhathe”sa-gwynetodo。Sometimeshespeche”llgo”way，endenaginhespeche”llstay。Debes”wayistores”
easyenletdeolemantakehisownway。Dey”stwoangelshoverin”roun””bouthim。Oneuv”emiswhiteenshiny，ent”otheroneisblack。Dewhiteonegitshimtogorightalittlewhile，dendeblackonesailinenbustitallup。Abodycan”ttellyitwhichonegwynetofetchhimatdelas”。
Butyouisallright。Yougwynetohaveconsidabletroubleinyo”life，enconsidablejoy。Sometimesyougwynetogithurt，ensometimesyougwynetogitsick；buteverytimeyou”sgwynetogitwellagin。Dey”stwogalsflyin””boutyouinyo”life。Oneuv”em”slightent”otheroneisdark。
Oneisrichent”otherispo”。You”sgwynetomarrydepo”onefustenderichonebyenby。Youwantstokeep”wayfumdewaterasmuchasyoukin，endon”trunnoresk，”kaseit”sdownindebillsdatyou”sgwynetogithung。”
WhenIlitmycandleandwentuptomyroomthatnighttheresatpap——hisownself！
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter5Chapter5IHADshutthedoorto。ThenIturnedaround。andtherehewas。Iusedtobescaredofhimallthetime，hetannedmesomuch。IreckonedIwasscarednow，too；butinaminuteIseeIwasmistaken——thatis，afterthefirstjolt，asyoumaysay，whenmybreathsortofhitched，hebeingsounexpected；butrightawayafterIseeIwarn”tscaredofhimworthbothringabout。
Hewasmostfifty，andhelookedit。Hishairwaslongandtangledandgreasy，andhungdown，andyoucouldseehiseyesshiningthroughlikehewasbehindvines。Itwasallblack，nogray；sowashislong，mixed-upwhiskers。Therewarn”tnocolorinhisface，wherehisfaceshowed；itwaswhite；notlikeanotherman”swhite，butawhitetomakeabodysick，awhitetomakeabody”sfleshcrawl——atree-toadwhite，afish-bellywhite。Asforhisclothes——justrags，thatwasall。Hehadoneanklerestingont”otherknee；thebootonthatfootwasbusted，andtwoofhistoesstuckthrough，andheworkedthemnowandthen。Hishatwaslayingonthefloor——anoldblackslouchwiththetopcavedin，likealid。
Istooda-lookingathim；hesettherea-lookingatme，withhischairtiltedbackalittle。Isetthecandledown。Inoticedthewindowwasup；
sohehadclumbinbytheshed。Hekepta-lookingmeallover。Byandbyhesays：
“Starchyclothes——very。Youthinkyou”reagooddealofabig-bug，DON”Tyou？“
“MaybeIam，maybeIain”t，“Isays。
“Don”tyougivemenoneo”yourlip，“sayshe。“You”veputonconsiderablemanyfrillssinceIbeenaway。I”lltakeyoudownapegbeforeIgetdonewithyou。You”reeducated，too，theysay——canreadandwrite。Youthinkyou”rebetter”nyourfather，now，don”tyou，becausehecan”t？I”LLtakeitoutofyou。Whotoldyouyoumightmeddlewithsuchhifalut”nfoolishness，hey？——whotoldyouyoucould？“
“Thewidow。Shetoldme。”
“Thewidow，hey？——andwhotoldthewidowshecouldputinhershovelaboutathingthatain”tnoneofherbusiness？“
“Nobodynevertoldher。”
“Well，I”lllearnherhowtomeddle。Andlookyhere——youdropthatschool，youhear？I”lllearnpeopletobringupaboytoputonairsoverhisownfatherandletontobebetter”nwhatHEis。Youlemmecatchyoufoolingaroundthatschoolagain，youhear？Yourmothercouldn”tread，andshecouldn”twrite，nuther，beforeshedied。Noneofthefamilycouldn”tbeforeTHEYdied。Ican”t；andhereyou”rea-swellingyourselfuplikethis。Iain”tthemantostandit——youhear？Say，lemmehearyouread。”
ItookupabookandbegunsomethingaboutGeneralWashingtonandthewars。WhenI”dreadaboutahalfaminute，hefetchedthebookawhackwithhishandandknockeditacrossthehouse。Hesays：
“It”sso。Youcandoit。Ihadmydoubtswhenyoutoldme。Nowlookyhere；youstopthatputtingonfrills。Iwon”thaveit。I”lllayforyou，mysmarty；andifIcatchyouaboutthatschoolI”lltanyougood。Firstyouknowyou”llgetreligion，too。Ineverseesuchason。
Hetookupalittleblueandyallerpictureofsomecowsandaboy，andsays：
“What”sthis？“
“It”ssomethingtheygivemeforlearningmylessonsgood。”
Hetoreitup，andsays：
“I”llgiveyousomethingbetter——I”llgiveyouacowhide。
Hesettherea-mumblinganda-growlingaminute，andthenhesays：
“AIN”Tyouasweet-scenteddandy，though？Abed；andbedclothes；andalook”n”-glass；andapieceofcarpetonthefloor——andyourownfathergottosleepwiththehogsinthetanyard。Ineverseesuchason。IbetI”lltakesomeo”thesefrillsouto”youbeforeI”mdonewithyou。Why，thereain”tnoendtoyourairs——theysayyou”rerich。Hey？——how”sthat？“
“Theylie——that”show。”
“Lookyhere——mindhowyoutalktome；I”mastandingaboutallIcanstandnow——sodon”tgimmenosass。I”vebeenintowntwodays，andI
hain”theardnothingbutaboutyoubein”rich。Iheardaboutitawaydowntheriver，too。That”swhyIcome。Yougitmethatmoneyto-morrow——I
wantit。”
“Ihain”tgotnomoney。”
“It”salie。JudgeThatcher”sgotit。Yougitit。Iwantit。”
“Ihain”tgotnomoney，Itellyou。YouaskJudgeThatcher；he”lltellyouthesame。”
“Allright。I”llaskhim；andI”llmakehimpungle，too，orI”llknowthereasonwhy。Say，howmuchyougotinyourpocket？Iwantit。”
“Ihain”tgotonlyadollar，andIwantthatto”
“Itdon”tmakenodifferencewhatyouwantitfor——youjustshellitout。”
Hetookitandbitittoseeifitwasgood，andthenhesaidhewasgoingdowntowntogetsomewhisky；saidhehadn”thadadrinkallday。
Whenhehadgotoutontheshedheputhisheadinagain，andcussedmeforputtingonfrillsandtryingtobebetterthanhim；andwhenIreckonedhewasgonehecomebackandputhisheadinagain，andtoldmetomindaboutthatschool，becausehewasgoingtolayformeandlickmeifI
didn”tdropthat。
Nextdayhewasdrunk，andhewenttoJudgeThatcher”sandbullyraggedhim，andtriedtomakehimgiveupthemoney；buthecouldn”t，andthenhesworehe”dmakethelawforcehim。
Thejudgeandthewidowwenttolawtogetthecourttotakemeawayfromhimandletoneofthembemyguardian；butitwasanewjudgethathadjustcome，andhedidn”tknowtheoldman；sohesaidcourtsmustn”tinterfereandseparatefamiliesiftheycouldhelpit；saidhe”ddruthernottakeachildawayfromitsfather。SoJudgeThatcherandthewidowhadtoquitonthebusiness。
Thatpleasedtheoldmantillhecouldn”trest。Hesaidhe”dcowhidemetillIwasblackandblueifIdidn”traisesomemoneyforhim。IborrowedthreedollarsfromJudgeThatcher，andpaptookitandgotdrunk，andwenta-blowingaroundandcussingandwhoopingandcarryingon；andhekeptitupallovertown，withatinpan，tillmostmidnight；thentheyjailedhim，andnextdaytheyhadhimbeforecourt，andjailedhimagainforaweek。ButhesaidHEwassatisfied；saidhewasbossofhisson，andhe”dmakeitwarmforHIM。
Whenhegotoutthenewjudgesaidhewasa-goingtomakeamanofhim。
Sohetookhimtohisownhouse，anddressedhimupcleanandnice，andhadhimtobreakfastanddinnerandsupperwiththefamily，andwasjustoldpietohim，sotospeak。Andaftersupperhetalkedtohimabouttemperanceandsuchthingstilltheoldmancried，andsaidhe”dbeenafool，andfooledawayhislife；butnowhewasa-goingtoturnoveranewleafandbeamannobodywouldn”tbeashamedof，andhehopedthejudgewouldhelphimandnotlookdownonhim。Thejudgesaidhecouldhughimforthemwords；sohecried，andhiswifeshecriedagain；papsaidhe”dbeenamanthathadalwaysbeenmisunderstoodbefore，andthejudgesaidhebelievedit。Theoldmansaidthatwhatamanwantedthatwasdownwassympathy，andthejudgesaiditwasso；sotheycriedagain。Andwhenitwasbedtimetheoldmanroseupandheldouthishand，andsays：
“Lookatit，gentlemenandladiesall；takea-holdofit；shakeit。
There”sahandthatwasthehandofahog；butitain”tsonomore；it”sthehandofamanthat”sstartedinonanewlife，and”lldiebeforehe”llgoback。Youmarkthemwords——don”tforgetIsaidthem。It”sacleanhandnow；shakeit——don”tbeafeard。”
Sotheyshookit，oneaftertheother，allaround，andcried。Thejudge”swifeshekissedit。Thentheoldmanhesignedapledge——madehismark。
Thejudgesaiditwastheholiesttimeonrecord，orsomethinglikethat。
Thentheytuckedtheoldmanintoabeautifulroom，whichwasthespareroom，andinthenightsometimehegotpowerfulthirstyandclumboutontotheporch-roofandsliddownastanchionandtradedhisnewcoatforajugofforty-rod，andclumbbackagainandhadagoodoldtime；andtowardsdaylighthecrawledoutagain，drunkasafiddler，androlledofftheporchandbrokehisleftarmintwoplaces，andwasmostfrozetodeathwhensomebodyfoundhimaftersun-up。Andwhentheycometolookatthatspareroomtheyhadtotakesoundingsbeforetheycouldnavigateit。
Thejudgehefeltkindofsore。Hesaidhereckonedabodycouldreformtheoldmanwithashotgun，maybe，buthedidn”tknownootherway。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter6Chapter6WELL，prettysoontheoldmanwasupandaroundagain，andthenhewentforJudgeThatcherinthecourtstomakehimgiveupthatmoney，andhewentforme，too，fornotstoppingschool。Hecatchedmeacoupleoftimesandthrashedme，butIwenttoschooljustthesame，anddodgedhimoroutrunhimmostofthetime。Ididn”twanttogotoschoolmuchbefore，butIreckonedI”dgonowtospitepap。Thatlawtrialwasaslowbusiness——appearedliketheywarn”tevergoingtogetstartedonit；soeverynowandthenI”dborrowtwoorthreedollarsoffofthejudgeforhim，tokeepfromgettingacowhiding。Everytimehegotmoneyhegotdrunk；
andeverytimehegotdrunkheraisedCainaroundtown；andeverytimeheraisedCainhegotjailed。Hewasjustsuited——thiskindofthingwasrightinhisline。
Hegottohangingaroundthewidow”stoomuchandsoshetoldhimatlastthatifhedidn”tquitusingaroundthereshewouldmaketroubleforhim。Well，WASN”Themad？HesaidhewouldshowwhowasHuckFinn”sboss。
Sohewatchedoutformeonedayinthespring，andcatchedme，andtookmeuptheriveraboutthreemileinaskiff，andcrossedovertotheIllinoisshorewhereitwaswoodyandtherewarn”tnohousesbutanoldloghutinaplacewherethetimberwassothickyoucouldn”tfinditifyoudidn”tknowwhereitwas。
Hekeptmewithhimallthetime，andInevergotachancetorunoff。
Welivedinthatoldcabin，andhealwayslockedthedoorandputthekeyunderhisheadnights。Hehadagunwhichhehadstole，Ireckon，andwefishedandhunted，andthatwaswhatwelivedon。Everylittlewhilehelockedmeinandwentdowntothestore，threemiles，totheferry，andtradedfishandgameforwhisky，andfetchedithomeandgotdrunkandhadagoodtime，andlickedme。ThewidowshefoundoutwhereIwasbyandby，andshesentamanovertotrytogetholdofme；butpapdrovehimoffwiththegun，anditwarn”tlongafterthattillIwasusedtobeingwhereIwas，andlikedit——allbutthecowhidepart。
Itwaskindoflazyandjolly，layingoffcomfortableallday，smokingandfishing，andnobooksnorstudy。Twomonthsormorerunalong，andmyclothesgottobeallragsanddirt，andIdidn”tseehowI”devergottolikeitsowellatthewidow”s，whereyouhadtowash，andeatonaplate，andcombup，andgotobedandgetupregular，andbeforeverbotheringoverabook，andhaveoldMissWatsonpeckingatyouallthetime。Ididn”twanttogobacknomore。Ihadstoppedcussing，becausethewidowdidn”tlikeit；butnowItooktoitagainbecausepaphadn”tnoobjections。Itwasprettygoodtimesupinthewoodsthere，takeitallaround。
Butbyandbypapgottoohandywithhishick”ry，andIcouldn”tstandit。Iwasalloverwelts。Hegottogoingawaysomuch，too，andlockingmein。Oncehelockedmeinandwasgonethreedays。Itwasdreadfullonesome。
Ijudgedhehadgotdrowned，andIwasn”tevergoingtogetoutanymore。
Iwasscared。ImadeupmymindIwouldfixupsomewaytoleavethere。
Ihadtriedtogetoutofthatcabinmanyatime，butIcouldn”tfindnoway。Therewarn”tawindowtoitbigenoughforadogtogetthrough。I
couldn”tgetupthechimbly；itwastoonarrow。Thedoorwasthick，solidoakslabs。Papwasprettycarefulnottoleaveaknifeoranythinginthecabinwhenhewasaway；IreckonIhadhuntedtheplaceoverasmuchasahundredtimes；well，Iwasmostallthetimeatit，becauseitwasabouttheonlywaytoputinthetime。ButthistimeIfoundsomethingatlast；
Ifoundanoldrustywood-sawwithoutanyhandle；itwaslaidinbetweenarafterandtheclapboardsoftheroof。Igreaseditupandwenttowork。
Therewasanoldhorse-blanketnailedagainstthelogsatthefarendofthecabinbehindthetable，tokeepthewindfromblowingthroughthechinksandputtingthecandleout。Igotunderthetableandraisedtheblanket，andwenttoworktosawasectionofthebigbottomlogout——bigenoughtoletmethrough。Well，itwasagoodlongjob，butIwasgettingtowardstheendofitwhenIheardpap”sguninthewoods。Igotridofthesignsofmywork，anddroppedtheblanketandhidmysaw，andprettysoonpapcomein。
Papwarn”tinagoodhumor——sohewashisnaturalself。Hesaidhewasdowntown，andeverythingwasgoingwrong。Hislawyersaidhereckonedhewouldwinhislawsuitandgetthemoneyiftheyevergotstartedonthetrial；butthentherewaswaystoputitoffalongtime，andJudgeThatcherknowedhowtodoitAndhesaidpeopleallowedthere”dbeanothertrialtogetmeawayfromhimandgivemetothewidowformyguardian，andtheyguesseditwouldwinthistime。Thisshookmeupconsiderable，becauseIdidn”twanttogobacktothewidow”sanymoreandbesocrampedupandsivilized，astheycalledit。Thentheoldmangottocussing，andcussedeverythingandeverybodyhecouldthinkof，andthencussedthemalloveragaintomakesurehehadn”tskippedany，andafterthathepolishedoffwithakindofageneralcussallround，includingaconsiderableparcelofpeoplewhichhedidn”tknowthenamesof，andsocalledthemwhat”s-his-namewhenhegottothem，andwentrightalongwithhiscussing。
Hesaidhewouldliketoseethewidowgetme。Hesaidhewouldwatchout，andiftheytriedtocomeanysuchgameonhimheknowedofaplacesixorsevenmileofftostowmein，wheretheymighthunttilltheydroppedandtheycouldn”tfindme。Thatmademeprettyuneasyagain，butonlyforaminute；IreckonedIwouldn”tstayonhandtillhegotthatchance。
Theoldmanmademegototheskiffandfetchthethingshehadgot。
Therewasafifty-poundsackofcornmeal，andasideofbacon，ammunition，andafour-gallonjugofwhisky，andanoldbookandtwonewspapersforwadding，besidessometow。Itotedupaload，andwentbackandsetdownonthebowoftheskifftorest。Ithoughtitallover，andIreckonedIwouldwalkoffwiththegunandsomelines，andtaketothewoodswhenIrunaway。IguessedIwouldn”tstayinoneplace，butjusttramprightacrossthecountry，mostlynighttimes，andhuntandfishtokeepalive，andsogetsofarawaythattheoldmannorthewidowcouldn”teverfindmeanymore。IjudgedIwouldsawoutandleavethatnightifpapgotdrunkenough，andIreckonedhewould。IgotsofullofitIdidn”tnoticehowlongIwasstayingtilltheoldmanholleredandaskedmewhetherIwasasleepordrownded。
Igotthethingsalluptothecabin，andthenitwasaboutdark。WhileIwascookingsuppertheoldmantookaswigortwoandgotsortofwarmedup，andwenttorippingagain。Hehadbeendrunkoverintown，andlaidinthegutterallnight，andhewasasighttolookat。AbodywouldathoughthewasAdam——hewasjustallmud。Wheneverhisliquorbeguntoworkhemostalwayswentforthegovment。histimehesays：
“Callthisagovment！why，justlookatitandseewhatit”slike。Here”sthelawa-standingreadytotakeaman”ssonawayfromhim——aman”sownson，whichhehashadallthetroubleandalltheanxietyandalltheexpenseofraising。Yes，justasthatmanhasgotthatsonraisedatlast，andreadytogotoworkandbegintodosuthin”forHIMandgivehimarest，thelawupandgoesforhim。AndtheycallTHATgovment！Thatain”tall，nuther。ThelawbacksthatoldJudgeThatcherupandhelpshimtokeepmeouto”myproperty。Here”swhatthelawdoes：Thelawtakesamanworthsixthousanddollarsandup”ards，andjamshimintoanoldtrapofacabinlikethis，andletshimgoroundinclothesthatain”tfittenforahog。
Theycallthatgovment！Amancan”tgethisrightsinagovmentlikethis。
SometimesI”veamightynotiontojustleavethecountryforgoodandall。
Yes，andITOLD”emso；ItoldoldThatchersotohisface。Lotsof”emheardme，andcantellwhatIsaid。SaysI，fortwocentsI”dleavetheblamedcountryandnevercomea-nearitagin。Them”stheverywords。I
sayslookatmyhat——ifyoucallitahat——butthelidraisesupandtherestofitgoesdowntillit”sbelowmychin，andthenitain”trightlyahatatall，butmorelikemyheadwasshovedupthroughajinto”stovepipe。
Lookatit，saysI——suchahatformetowear——oneofthewealthiestmeninthistownifIcouldgitmyrights。
“Oh，yes，thisisawonderfulgovment，wonderful。Why，lookyhere。TherewasafreeniggertherefromOhio——amulatter，mostaswhiteasawhiteman。Hehadthewhitestshirtonyoueversee，too，andtheshiniesthat；
andthereain”tamaninthattownthat”sgotasfineclothesaswhathehad；andhehadagoldwatchandchain，andasilver-headedcane——theawfulestoldgray-headednabobintheState。Andwhatdoyouthink？Theysaidhewasap”fessorinacollege，andcouldtalkallkindsoflanguages，andknowedeverything。Andthatain”tthewust。TheysaidhecouldVOTE
whenhewasathome。Well，thatletmeout。ThinksI，whatisthecountrya-comingto？Itwas”lectionday，andIwasjustabouttogoandvotemyselfifIwarn”ttoodrunktogetthere；butwhentheytoldmetherewasaStateinthiscountrywherethey”dletthatniggervote，Idrawedout。IsaysI”llnevervoteagin。Them”stheverywordsIsaid；theyallheardme；
andthecountrymayrotforallme——I”llnevervoteaginaslongasI
live。Andtoseethecoolwayofthatnigger——why，hewouldn”tagivemetheroadifIhadn”tshovedhimouto”theway。Isaystothepeople，whyain”tthisniggerputupatauctionandsold？——that”swhatIwanttoknow。Andwhatdoyoureckontheysaid？Why，theysaidhecouldn”tbesoldtillhe”dbeenintheStatesixmonths，andhehadn”tbeentherethatlongyet。There，now——that”saspecimen。Theycallthatagovmentthatcan”tsellafreeniggertillhe”sbeenintheStatesixmonths。Here”sagovmentthatcallsitselfagovment，andletsontobeagovment，andthinksitisagovment，andyet”sgottosetstock-stillforsixwholemonthsbeforeitcantakeaholdofaprowling，thieving，infernal，white-shirtedfreenigger，and”
Papwasagoingonsohenevernoticedwherehisoldlimberlegswastakinghimto，sohewentheadoverheelsoverthetubofsaltporkandbarkedbothshins，andtherestofhisspeechwasallthehottestkindoflanguage——mostlyhoveattheniggerandthegovment，thoughhegivethetubsome，too，allalong，hereandthere。Hehoppedaroundthecabinconsiderable，firstononelegandthenontheother，holdingfirstoneshinandthentheotherone，andatlastheletoutwithhisleftfootallofasuddenandfetchedthetubarattlingkick。Butitwarn”tgoodjudgment，becausethatwasthebootthathadacoupleofhistoesleakingoutofthefrontendofit；sonowheraisedahowlthatfairlymadeabody”shairraise，anddownhewentinthedirt，androlledthere，andheldhistoes；andthecussinghedonethenlaidoveranythinghehadeverdoneprevious。Hesaidsohisownselfafterwards。HehadheardoldSowberryHaganinhisbestdays，andhesaiditlaidoverhim，too；butIreckonthatwassortofpilingiton，maybe。
Aftersupperpaptookthejug，andsaidhehadenoughwhiskytherefortwodrunksandonedeliriumtremens。Thatwasalwayshisword。Ijudgedhewouldbeblinddrunkinaboutanhour，andthenIwouldstealthekey，orsawmyselfout，oneort”other。Hedrankanddrank，andtumbleddownonhisblanketsbyandby；butluckdidn”trunmyway。Hedidn”tgosoundasleep，butwasuneasy。Hegroanedandmoanedandthrashedaroundthiswayandthatforalongtime。AtlastIgotsosleepyIcouldn”tkeepmyeyesopenallIcoulddo，andsobeforeIknowedwhatIwasaboutIwassoundasleep，andthecandleburning。
Idon”tknowhowlongIwasasleep，butallofasuddentherewasanawfulscreamandIwasup。Therewaspaplookingwild，andskippingaroundeverywhichwayandyellingaboutsnakes。Hesaidtheywascrawlinguphislegs；andthenhewouldgiveajumpandscream，andsayonehadbithimonthecheek——butIcouldn”tseenosnakes。Hestartedandrunroundandroundthecabin，hollering“Takehimoff！takehimoff！he”sbitingmeontheneck！“Ineverseeamanlooksowildintheeyes。Prettysoonhewasallfaggedout，andfelldownpanting；thenherolledoverandoverwonderfulfast，kickingthingseverywhichway，andstrikingandgrabbingattheairwithhishands，andscreamingandsayingtherewasdevilsa-holdofhim。Heworeoutbyandby，andlaidstillawhile，moaning。Thenhelaidstiller，anddidn”tmakeasound。Icouldheartheowlsandthewolvesawayoffinthewoods，anditseemedterriblestill。Hewaslayingoverbythecorner。Byandbyheraiseduppartwayandlistened，withhisheadtooneside。Hesays，verylow：
“Tramp——tramp——tramp；that”sthedead；tramp——tramp——tramp；
they”recomingafterme；butIwon”tgo。Oh，they”rehere！don”ttouchme——don”t！handsoff——they”recold；letgo。Oh，letapoordevilalone！“
Thenhewentdownonallfoursandcrawledoff，beggingthemtolethimalone，andherolledhimselfupinhisblanketandwallowedinundertheoldpinetable，stilla-begging；andthenhewenttocrying。Icouldhearhimthroughtheblanket。
Byandbyherolledoutandjumpeduponhisfeetlookingwild，andheseemeandwentforme。Hechasedmeroundandroundtheplacewithaclaspknife，callingmetheAngelofDeath，andsayinghewouldkillme，andthenIcouldn”tcomeforhimnomore。Ibegged，andtoldhimIwasonlyHuck；buthelaughedSUCHascreechylaugh，androaredandcussed，andkeptonchasingmeup。OncewhenIturnedshortanddodgedunderhisarmhemadeagrabandgotmebythejacketbetweenmyshoulders，andI
thoughtIwasgone；butIslidoutofthejacketquickaslightning，andsavedmyself。Prettysoonhewasalltiredout，anddroppeddownwithhisbackagainstthedoor，andsaidhewouldrestaminuteandthenkillme。
Heputhisknifeunderhim，andsaidhewouldsleepandgetstrong，andthenhewouldseewhowaswho。
Sohedozedoffprettysoon。ByandbyIgottheoldsplit-bottomchairandclumbupaseasyasIcould，nottomakeanynoise，andgotdownthegun。Islippedtheramroddownittomakesureitwasloaded，thenIlaiditacrosstheturnipbarrel，pointingtowardspap，andsetdownbehindittowaitforhimtostir。Andhowslowandstillthetimediddragalong。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter7Chapter7GITup！Whatyou”bout？“
Iopenedmyeyesandlookedaround，tryingtomakeoutwhereIwas。
Itwasaftersun-up，andIhadbeensoundasleep。PapwasstandingovermelookingsourÑ；andsick，too。Hesays：
“Whatyoudoin”withthisgun？“
Ijudgedhedidn”tknownothingaboutwhathehadbeendoing，soIsays：
“Somebodytriedtogetin，soIwaslayingforhim。”
“Whydidn”tyouroustmeout？“
“Well，Itriedto，butIcouldn”t；Icouldn”tbudgeyou。”
“Well，allright。Don”tstandtherepalaveringallday，butoutwithyouandseeifthere”safishonthelinesforbreakfast。I”llbealonginaminute。”
Heunlockedthedoor，andIclearedoutuptheriver-bank。Inoticedsomepiecesoflimbsandsuchthingsfloatingdown，andasprinklingofbark；soIknowedtheriverhadbeguntorise。IreckonedIwouldhavegreattimesnowifIwasoveratthetown。TheJuneriseusedtobealwaysluckforme；becauseassoonasthatrisebeginsherecomescordwoodfloatingdown，andpiecesoflografts——sometimesadozenlogstogether；soallyouhavetodoistocatchthemandsellthemtothewood-yardsandthesawmill。
Iwentalongupthebankwithoneeyeoutforpapandt”otheroneoutforwhattherisemightfetchalong。Well，allatonceherecomesacanoe；
justabeauty，too，aboutthirteenorfourteenfootlong，ridinghighlikeaduck。Ishothead-firstoffofthebanklikeafrog，clothesandallon，andstruckoutforthecanoe。Ijustexpectedthere”dbesomebodylayingdowninit，becausepeopleoftendonethattofoolfolks，andwhenachaphadpulledaskiffoutmosttoitthey”draiseupandlaughathim。Butitwarn”tsothistime。Itwasadrift-canoesureenough，andIclumbinandpaddledherashore。ThinksI，theoldmanwillbegladwhenheseesthis——she”sworthtendollars。ButwhenIgottoshorepapwasn”tinsightyet，andasIwasrunningherintoalittlecreeklikeagully，allhungoverwithvinesandwillows，Istruckanotheridea：IjudgedI”dhidehergood，andthen，”steadoftakingtothewoodswhenIrunoff，I”dgodowntheriveraboutfiftymileandcampinoneplaceforgood，andnothavesucharoughtimetrampingonfoot。
Itwasprettyclosetotheshanty，andIthoughtIheardtheoldmancomingallthetime；butIgotherhid；andthenIoutandlookedaroundabunchofwillows，andtherewastheoldmandownthepathapiecejustdrawingabeadonabirdwithhisgun。Sohehadn”tseenanything。
WhenhegotalongIwashardatittakingupa“trot“line。Heabusedmealittleforbeingsoslow；butItoldhimIfellintheriver，andthatwaswhatmademesolong。IknowedhewouldseeIwaswet，andthenhewouldbeaskingquestions。Wegotfivecatfishoffthelinesandwenthome。
Whilewelaidoffafterbreakfasttosleepup，bothofusbeingaboutworeout，IgottothinkingthatifIcouldfixupsomewaytokeeppapandthewidowfromtryingtofollowme，itwouldbeacertainerthingthantrustingtolucktogetfarenoughoffbeforetheymissedme；yousee，allkindsofthingsmighthappen。Well，Ididn”tseenowayforawhile，butbyandbypapraisedupaminutetodrinkanotherbarrelofwater，andhesays：
“Anothertimeamancomesa-prowlingroundhereyouroustmeout，youhear？Thatmanwarn”therefornogood。I”dashothim。Nexttimeyouroustmeout，youhear？“
Thenhedroppeddownandwenttosleepagain；butwhathehadbeensayinggivemetheveryideaIwanted。Isaystomyself，Icanfixitnowsonobodywon”tthinkoffollowingme。
Abouttwelveo”clockweturnedoutandwentalongupthebank。Theriverwascomingupprettyfast，andlotsofdriftwoodgoingbyontherise。
Byandbyalongcomespartofalograft——ninelogsfasttogether。Wewentoutwiththeskiffandtoweditashore。Thenwehaddinner。Anybodybutpapwouldawaitedandseenthedaythrough，soastocatchmorestuff；
butthatwarn”tpap”sstyle。Ninelogswasenoughforonetime；hemustshoverightovertotownandsell。Sohelockedmeinandtooktheskiff，andstartedofftowingtheraftabouthalfpastthree。Ijudgedhewouldn”tcomebackthatnight。IwaitedtillIreckonedhehadgotagoodstart；
thenIoutwithmysaw，andwenttoworkonthatlogagain。Beforehewast”othersideoftheriverIwasoutofthehole；himandhisraftwasjustaspeckonthewaterawayoffyonder。
Itookthesackofcornmealandtookittowherethecanoewashid，andshovedthevinesandbranchesapartandputitin；thenIdonethesamewiththesideofbacon；thenthewhisky-jug。Itookallthecoffeeandsugartherewas，andalltheammunition；Itookthewadding；Itookthebucketandgourd；Itookadipperandatincup，andmyoldsawandtwoblankets，andtheskilletandthecoffee-pot。Itookfish-linesandmatchesandotherthings——everythingthatwasworthacent。Icleanedouttheplace。Iwantedanaxe，buttherewasn”tany，onlytheoneoutatthewoodpile，andIknowedwhyIwasgoingtoleavethat。Ifetchedoutthegun，andnowIwasdone。
Ihadworethegroundagooddealcrawlingoutoftheholeanddraggingoutsomanythings。SoIfixedthatasgoodasIcouldfromtheoutsidebyscatteringdustontheplace，whichcoveredupthesmoothnessandthesawdust。ThenIfixedthepieceoflogbackintoitsplace，andputtworocksunderitandoneagainstittoholditthere，foritwasbentupatthatplaceanddidn”tquitetouchground。Ifyoustoodfourorfivefootawayanddidn”tknowitwassawed，youwouldn”tnevernoticeit；andbesides，thiswasthebackofthecabin，anditwarn”tlikelyanybodywouldgofoolingaroundthere。
Itwasallgrasscleartothecanoe，soIhadn”tleftatrack。Ifollowedaroundtosee。Istoodonthebankandlookedoutovertheriver。Allsafe。
SoItookthegunandwentupapieceintothewoods，andwashuntingaroundforsomebirdswhenIseeawildpig；hogssoonwentwildinthembottomsaftertheyhadgotawayfromtheprairiefarms。Ishotthisfellowandtookhimintocamp。
Itooktheaxeandsmashedinthedoor。Ibeatitandhackeditconsiderablea-doingit。Ifetchedthepigin，andtookhimbacknearlytothetableandhackedintohisthroatwiththeaxe，andlaidhimdownonthegroundtobleed；Isaygroundbecauseitwasground——hardpacked，andnoboards。
Well，nextItookanoldsackandputalotofbigrocksinit——allI
coulddrag——andIstarteditfromthepig，anddraggedittothedoorandthroughthewoodsdowntotheriveranddumpeditin，anddownitsunk，outofsight。Youcouldeasyseethatsomethinghadbeendraggedovertheground。IdidwishTomSawyerwasthere；Iknowedhewouldtakeaninterestinthiskindofbusiness，andthrowinthefancytouches。NobodycouldspreadhimselflikeTomSawyerinsuchathingasthat。
Well，lastIpulledoutsomeofmyhair，andbloodedtheaxegood，andstuckitonthebackside，andslungtheaxeinthecorner。ThenItookupthepigandheldhimtomybreastwithmyjacket(sohecouldn”tdrip)
tillIgotagoodpiecebelowthehouseandthendumpedhimintotheriver。
NowIthoughtofsomethingelse。SoIwentandgotthebagofmealandmyoldsawoutofthecanoe，andfetchedthemtothehouse。Itookthebagtowhereitusedtostand，andrippedaholeinthebottomofitwiththesaw，fortherewarn”tnoknivesandforksontheplace——papdoneeverythingwithhisclasp-knifeaboutthecooking。ThenIcarriedthesackaboutahundredyardsacrossthegrassandthroughthewillowseastofthehouse，toashallowlakethatwasfivemilewideandfullofrushes——andduckstoo，youmightsay，intheseason。Therewasasloughoracreekleadingoutofitontheothersidethatwentmilesaway，Idon”tknowwhere，butitdidn”tgototheriver。Themealsiftedoutandmadealittletrackallthewaytothelake。Idroppedpap”swhetstonetheretoo，soastolooklikeithadbeendonebyaccident。ThenItieduptheripinthemealsackwithastring，soitwouldn”tleaknomore，andtookitandmysawtothecanoeagain。
Itwasaboutdarknow；soIdroppedthecanoedowntheriverundersomewillowsthathungoverthebank，andwaitedforthemoontorise。Imadefasttoawillow；thenItookabitetoeat，andbyandbylaiddowninthecanoetosmokeapipeandlayoutaplan。Isaystomyself，they”llfollowthetrackofthatsackfulofrockstotheshoreandthendragtheriverforme。Andthey”llfollowthatmealtracktothelakeandgobrowsingdownthecreekthatleadsoutofittofindtherobbersthatkilledmeandtookthethings。Theywon”teverhunttheriverforanythingbutmydeadcarcass。They”llsoongettiredofthat，andwon”tbothernomoreaboutme。Allright；IcanstopanywhereIwantto。Jackson”sIslandisgoodenoughforme；Iknowthatislandprettywell，andnobodyevercomesthere。AndthenIcanpaddleovertotownnights，andslinkaroundandpickupthingsIwant。Jackson”sIsland”stheplace。
Iwasprettytired，andthefirstthingIknowedIwasasleep。WhenIwokeupIdidn”tknowwhereIwasforaminute。Isetupandlookedaround，alittlescared。ThenIremembered。Theriverlookedmilesandmilesacross。
ThemoonwassobrightIcouldacountedthedriftlogsthatwenta-slippingalong，blackandstill，hundredsofyardsoutfromshore。Everythingwasdeadquiet，anditlookedlate，andSMELTlate。YouknowwhatImean——
Idon”tknowthewordstoputitin。
Itookagoodgapandastretch，andwasjustgoingtounhitchandstartwhenIheardasoundawayoverthewater。Ilistened。PrettysoonImadeitout。Itwasthatdullkindofaregularsoundthatcomesfromoarsworkinginrowlockswhenit”sastillnight。Ipeepedoutthroughthewillowbranches，andthereitwas——askiff，awayacrossthewater。Icouldn”ttellhowmanywasinit。Itkepta-coming，andwhenitwasabreastofmeIseetherewarn”tbutonemaninit。Think”sI，maybeit”spap，thoughIwarn”texpectinghim。Hedroppedbelowmewiththecurrent，andbyandbyhecamea-swingingupshoreintheeasywater，andhewentbysocloseIcouldareachedoutthegunandtouchedhim。Well，itWASpap，sureenough——andsober，too，bythewayhelaidhisoars。
Ididn”tlosenotime。ThenextminuteIwasaspinningdownstreamsoftbutquickintheshadeofthebank。Imadetwomileandahalf，andthenstruckoutaquarterofamileormoretowardsthemiddleoftheriver，becauseprettysoonIwouldbepassingtheferrylanding，andpeoplemightseemeandhailme。Igotoutamongstthedriftwood，andthenlaiddowninthebottomofthecanoeandletherfloat。Ilaidthere，andhadagoodrestandasmokeoutofmypipe，lookingawayintothesky；notacloudinit。Theskylookseversodeepwhenyoulaydownonyourbackinthemoonshine；Ineverknoweditbefore。Andhowfarabodycanhearonthewatersuchnights！Iheardpeopletalkingattheferrylanding。Iheardwhattheysaid，too——everywordofit。Onemansaiditwasgettingtowardsthelongdaysandtheshortnightsnow。T”otheronesaidTHISwarn”toneoftheshortones，hereckoned——andthentheylaughed，andhesaiditoveragain，andtheylaughedagain；thentheywakedupanotherfellowandtoldhim，andlaughed，buthedidn”tlaugh；herippedoutsomethingbrisk，andsaidlethimalone。Thefirstfellowsaidhe”lowedtotellittohisoldwoman——shewouldthinkitwasprettygood；buthesaidthatwarn”tnothingtosomethingshehadsaidinhistime。Iheardonemansayitwasnearlythreeo”clock，andhehopeddaylightwouldn”twaitmorethanaboutaweeklonger。Afterthatthetalkgotfurtherandfurtheraway，andIcouldn”tmakeoutthewordsanymore；butIcouldhearthemumble，andnowandthenalaugh，too，butitseemedalongwaysoff。
Iwasawaybelowtheferrynow。Iroseup，andtherewasJackson”sIsland，abouttwomileandahalfdownstream，heavytimberedandstandingupoutofthemiddleoftheriver，biganddarkandsolid，likeasteamboatwithoutanylights。Therewarn”tanysignsofthebaratthehead——itwasallunderwaternow。
Itdidn”ttakemelongtogetthere。Ishotpasttheheadatarippingrate，thecurrentwassoswift，andthenIgotintothedeadwaterandlandedonthesidetowardstheIllinoisshore。IrunthecanoeintoadeepdentinthebankthatIknowedabout；Ihadtopartthewillowbranchestogetin；andwhenImadefastnobodycouldaseenthecanoefromtheoutside。
Iwentupandsetdownonalogattheheadoftheisland，andlookedoutonthebigriverandtheblackdriftwoodandawayovertothetown，threemileaway，wheretherewasthreeorfourlightstwinkling。Amonstrousbiglumber-raftwasaboutamileupstream，comingalongdown，withalanterninthemiddleofit。Iwatcheditcomecreepingdown，andwhenitwasmostabreastofwhereIstoodIheardamansay，“Sternoars，there！heaveherheadtostabboard！“Iheardthatjustasplainasifthemanwasbymyside。
Therewasalittlegrayintheskynow；soIsteppedintothewoods，andlaiddownforanapbeforebreakfast。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter8Chapter8THEsunwasupsohighwhenIwakedthatIjudgeditwasaftereighto”clock。
Ilaidthereinthegrassandthecoolshadethinkingaboutthings，andfeelingrestedandruthercomfortableandsatisfied。Icouldseethesunoutatoneortwoholes，butmostlyitwasbigtreesallabout，andgloomyinthereamongstthem。Therewasfreckledplacesonthegroundwherethelightsifteddownthroughtheleaves，andthefreckledplacesswappedaboutalittle，showingtherewasalittlebreezeupthere。Acoupleofsquirrelssetonalimbandjabberedatmeveryfriendly。
Iwaspowerfullazyandcomfortable——didn”twanttogetupandcookbreakfast。Well，IwasdozingoffagainwhenIthinksIhearsadeepsoundof“boom！“awayuptheriver。Irousesup，andrestsonmyelbowandlistens；
prettysoonIhearsitagain。Ihoppedup，andwentandlookedoutataholeintheleaves，andIseeabunchofsmokelayingonthewateralongwaysup——aboutabreasttheferry。Andtherewastheferryboatfullofpeoplefloatingalongdown。Iknowedwhatwasthematternow。“Boom！“I
seethewhitesmokesquirtoutoftheferryboat”sside。Yousee，theywasfiringcannonoverthewater，tryingtomakemycarcasscometothetop。
Iwasprettyhungry，butitwarn”tgoingtodoformetostartafire，becausetheymightseethesmoke。SoIsetthereandwatchedthecannon-smokeandlistenedtotheboom。Theriverwasamilewidethere，anditalwayslooksprettyonasummermorning——soIwashavingagoodenoughtimeseeingthemhuntformyremaindersifIonlyhadabitetoeat。Well，thenIhappenedtothinkhowtheyalwaysputquicksilverinloavesofbreadandfloatthemoff，becausetheyalwaysgorighttothedrowndedcarcassandstopthere。So，saysI，I”llkeepalookout，andifanyofthem”sfloatingaroundaftermeI”llgivethemashow。IchangedtotheIllinoisedgeoftheislandtoseewhatluckIcouldhave，andIwarn”tdisappointed。A
bigdoubleloafcomealong，andImostgotitwithalongstick，butmyfootslippedandshefloatedoutfurther。OfcourseIwaswherethecurrentsetintheclosesttotheshore——Iknowedenoughforthat。Butbyandbyalongcomesanotherone，andthistimeIwon。Itookouttheplugandshookoutthelittledabofquicksilver，andsetmyteethin。Itwas“baker”sbread“——whatthequalityeat；noneofyourlow-downcorn-pone。
Igotagoodplaceamongsttheleaves，andsetthereonalog，munchingthebreadandwatchingtheferryboat，andverywellsatisfied。Andthensomethingstruckme。Isays，nowIreckonthewidowortheparsonorsomebodyprayedthatthisbreadwouldfindme，andhereithasgoneanddoneit。
Sothereain”tnodoubtbutthereissomethinginthatthing——thatis，there”ssomethinginitwhenabodylikethewidowortheparsonprays，butitdon”tworkforme，andIreckonitdon”tworkforonlyjusttherightkind。
Ilitapipeandhadagoodlongsmoke，andwentonwatching。Theferryboatwasfloatingwiththecurrent，andIallowedI”dhaveachancetoseewhowasaboardwhenshecomealong，becauseshewouldcomeinclose，wherethebreaddid。Whenshe”dgotprettywellalongdowntowardsme，IputoutmypipeandwenttowhereIfishedoutthebread，andlaiddownbehindalogonthebankinalittleopenplace。WherethelogforkedIcouldpeepthrough。
Byandbyshecomealong，andshedriftedinsoclosethattheycouldarunoutaplankandwalkedashore。Mosteverybodywasontheboat。Pap，andJudgeThatcher，andBessieThatcher，andJoHarper，andTomSawyer，andhisoldAuntPolly，andSidandMary，andplentymore。Everybodywastalkingaboutthemurder，butthecaptainbrokeinandsays：
“Looksharp，now；thecurrentsetsintheclosesthere，andmaybehe”swashedashoreandgottangledamongstthebrushatthewater”sedge。I
hopeso，anyway。”
“Ididn”thopeso。Theyallcrowdedupandleanedovertherails，nearlyinmyface，andkeptstill，watchingwithalltheirmight。Icouldseethemfirst-rate，buttheycouldn”tseeme。Thenthecaptainsungout：
“Standaway！“andthecannonletoffsuchablastrightbeforemethatitmademedeefwiththenoiseandprettynearblindwiththesmoke，andIjudgedIwasgone。Ifthey”dahadsomebulletsin，Ireckonthey”dagotthecorpsetheywasafter。Well，IseeIwarn”thurt，thankstogoodness。
Theboatfloatedonandwentoutofsightaroundtheshoulderoftheisland。
Icouldheartheboomingnowandthen，furtherandfurtheroff，andbyandby，afteranhour，Ididn”thearitnomore。Theislandwasthreemilelong。Ijudgedtheyhadgottothefoot，andwasgivingitup。Buttheydidn”tyetawhile。TheyturnedaroundthefootoftheislandandstartedupthechannelontheMissouriside，understeam，andboomingonceinawhileastheywent。Icrossedovertothatsideandwatchedthem。WhentheygotabreasttheheadoftheislandtheyquitshootinganddroppedovertotheMissourishoreandwenthometothetown。
IknowedIwasallrightnow。Nobodyelsewouldcomea-huntingafterme。Igotmytrapsoutofthecanoeandmademeanicecampinthethickwoods。Imadeakindofatentoutofmyblanketstoputmythingsundersotheraincouldn”tgetatthem。Icatchedacatfishandhaggledhimopenwithmysaw，andtowardssundownIstartedmycampfireandhadsupper。
ThenIsetoutalinetocatchsomefishforbreakfast。
WhenitwasdarkIsetbymycampfiresmoking，andfeelingprettywellsatisfied；butbyandbyitgotsortoflonesome，andsoIwentandsetonthebankandlistenedtothecurrentswashingalong，andcountedthestarsanddriftlogsandraftsthatcomedown，andthenwenttobed；thereain”tnobetterwaytoputintimewhenyouarelonesome；youcan”tstayso，yousoongetoverit。
Andsoforthreedaysandnights。Nodifference——justthesamething。
ButthenextdayIwentexploringarounddownthroughtheisland。Iwasbossofit；itallbelongedtome，sotosay，andIwantedtoknowallaboutit；butmainlyIwantedtoputinthetime。Ifoundplentystrawberries，ripeandprime；andgreensummergrapes，andgreenrazberries；andthegreenblackberrieswasjustbeginningtoshow。Theywouldallcomehandybyandby，Ijudged。
Well，IwentfoolingalonginthedeepwoodstillIjudgedIwarn”tfarfromthefootoftheisland。Ihadmygunalong，butIhadn”tshotnothing；itwasforprotection；thoughtIwouldkillsomegamenighhome。
AboutthistimeImightynearsteppedonagood-sizedsnake，anditwentslidingoffthroughthegrassandflowers，andIafterit，tryingtogetashotatit。Iclippedalong，andallofasuddenIboundedrightontotheashesofacampfirethatwasstillsmoking。
Myheartjumpedupamongstmylungs。Ineverwaitedfortolookfurther，butuncockedmygunandwentsneakingbackonmytiptoesasfastaseverIcould。EverynowandthenIstoppedasecondamongstthethickleavesandlistened，butmybreathcomesohardIcouldn”thearnothingelse。
Islunkalonganotherpiecefurther，thenlistenedagain；andsoon，andsoon。IfIseeastump，Itookitforaman；ifItrodonastickandbrokeit，itmademefeellikeapersonhadcutoneofmybreathsintwoandIonlygothalf，andtheshorthalf，too。
WhenIgottocampIwarn”tfeelingverybrash，therewarn”tmuchsandinmycraw；butIsays，thisain”tnotimetobefoolingaround。SoIgotallmytrapsintomycanoeagainsoastohavethemoutofsight，andI
putoutthefireandscatteredtheashesaroundtolooklikeanoldlastyear”scamp，andthenclumbatree。
IreckonIwasupinthetreetwohours；butIdidn”tseenothing，I
didn”thearnothing——IonlyTHOUGHTIheardandseenasmuchasathousandthings。Well，Icouldn”tstayupthereforever；soatlastIgotdown，butIkeptinthethickwoodsandonthelookoutallthetime。AllIcouldgettoeatwasberriesandwhatwasleftoverfrombreakfast。
BythetimeitwasnightIwasprettyhungry。SowhenitwasgoodanddarkIslidoutfromshorebeforemoonriseandpaddledovertotheIllinoisbank——aboutaquarterofamile。Iwentoutinthewoodsandcookedasupper，andIhadaboutmadeupmymindIwouldstaythereallnightwhenIhearaPLUNKETY-PLUNK，PLUNKETY-PLUNK，andsaystomyself，horsescoming；
andnextIhearpeople”svoices。IgoteverythingintothecanoeasquickasIcould，andthenwentcreepingthroughthewoodstoseewhatIcouldfindout。Ihadn”tgotfarwhenIhearamansay：
“Webettercamphereifwecanfindagoodplace；thehorsesisaboutbeatout。Let”slookaround。”
Ididn”twait，butshovedoutandpaddledawayeasy。Itiedupintheoldplace，andreckonedIwouldsleepinthecanoe。
Ididn”tsleepmuch。Icouldn”t，somehow，forthinking。AndeverytimeIwakedupIthoughtsomebodyhadmebytheneck。Sothesleepdidn”tdomenogood。ByandbyIsaystomyself，Ican”tlivethisway；I”ma-goingtofindoutwhoitisthat”shereontheislandwithme；I”llfinditoutorbust。Well，Ifeltbetterrightoff。
SoItookmypaddleandslidoutfromshorejustasteportwo，andthenletthecanoedropalongdownamongsttheshadows。Themoonwasshining，andoutsideoftheshadowsitmadeitmostaslightasday。Ipokedalongwellontoanhour，everythingstillasrocksandsoundasleep。Well，bythistimeIwasmostdowntothefootoftheisland。Alittleripply，coolbreezebeguntoblow，andthatwasasgoodassayingthenightwasaboutdone。Igiveheraturnwiththepaddleandbrunghernosetoshore；thenIgotmygunandslippedoutandintotheedgeofthewoods。Isatdownthereonalog，andlookedoutthroughtheleaves。Iseethemoongooffwatch，andthedarknessbegintoblankettheriver。ButinalittlewhileIseeapalestreakoverthetreetops，andknowedthedaywascoming。SoItookmygunandslippedofftowardswhereIhadrunacrossthatcampfire，stoppingeveryminuteortwotolisten。ButIhadn”tnolucksomehow；
Icouldn”tseemtofindtheplace。Butbyandby，sureenough，Icatchedaglimpseoffireawaythroughthetrees。Iwentforit，cautiousandslow。
ByandbyIwascloseenoughtohavealook，andtherelaidamanontheground。Itmostgivemethefantods。Hehadablanketaroundhishead，andhisheadwasnearlyinthefire。Isettherebehindaclumpofbushesinaboutsixfootofhim，andkeptmyeyesonhimsteady。Itwasgettinggraydaylightnow。Prettysoonhegappedandstretchedhimselfandhoveofftheblanket，anditwasMissWatson”sJim！IbetIwasgladtoseehim。Isays：
“Hello，Jim！“andskippedout。
Hebouncedupandstaredatmewild。Thenhedropsdownonhisknees，andputshishandstogetherandsays：
“Doan”hurtme——don”t！Ihain”teverdonenoharmtoaghos”。Ialwuzlikeddeadpeople，endoneallIcouldfor”em。Yougoengitinderiveragin，whahyoub”longs，endoan”donuffntoOleJim，”at”uzawluzyo”
fren”。”
Well，Iwarn”tlongmakinghimunderstandIwarn”tdead。IwaseversogladtoseeJim。Iwarn”tlonesomenow。ItoldhimIwarn”tafraidofHIMtellingthepeoplewhereIwas。Italkedalong，butheonlysetthereandlookedatme；neversaidnothing。ThenIsays：
“It”sgooddaylight。Le”sgetbreakfast。Makeupyourcampfiregood。”
“What”sdeuseermakin”updecampfiretocookstrawbriesensichtruck？Butyougotagun，hain”tyou？Denwekingitsumfnbetterdenstrawbries。”
“Strawberriesandsuchtruck，“Isays。“Isthatwhatyouliveon？“
“Icouldn”gitnuffnelse，“hesays。
“Why，howlongyoubeenontheisland，Jim？“
“Icomeheahdenightarteryou”skilled。”
“What，allthattime？“
“Yes——indeedy。”
“Andain”tyouhadnothingbutthatkindofrubbagetoeat？“
“No，sah——nuffnelse。”
“Well，youmustbemoststarved，ain”tyou？“
“Ireck”nIcouldeatahoss。IthinkIcould。Howlongyoubenondeislan”？“
“SincethenightIgotkilled。”
“No！W”y，whathasyoulivedon？Butyougotagun。Oh，yes，yougotagun。Dat”sgood。NowyoukillsumfnenI”llmakeupdefire。”
Sowewentovertowherethecanoewas，andwhilehebuiltafireinagrassyopenplaceamongstthetrees，Ifetchedmealandbaconandcoffee，andcoffee-potandfrying-pan，andsugarandtincups，andtheniggerwassetbackconsiderable，becausehereckoneditwasalldonewithwitchcraft。
Icatchedagoodbigcatfish，too，andJimcleanedhimwithhisknife，andfriedhim。
