asisoodhere，feelingsofunuerableagonyoverwhelmedmeiwasconscioushaihadsubjecedmyselfounimaginablepunishmenhereacionhafollowedmyexremeebulliionofangerproducedhe

mospainfulsensaionsofregreanunfriended，helplesssve—whacouldido，whacouldisay，ojusify，inheremoesma

er，heheinousacihadcommied，ofreseningawhieman’sconumelyandabuseiriedopray—iriedobeseechmyheavenlyfaherosusainmeinmysoreexremiy，buemoionchokedmyuerance，andicouldonlybowmyheaduponmyhandsandweepforaleasanhouriremainedinhissiuaion，findingreliefonlyinears，when，lookingup，ibeheldibeas，accompaniedbywohorsemen，comingdownhebayouheyrodeinoheyard，jumpedfromheirhorses，andapproachedmewihrgewhips，oneofhemalsocarryingacoilofrope

“crossyourhands，”commandedibeas，wihheaddiionofsuchashudderingexpressionofbsphemyasisnodecorousorepea

“youneednobindme，maseribeas，iamreadyogowihyouanywhere，”saidi

oneofhiscompanionshenseppedforward，swearingifimadeheleasresisancehewouldbreakmyhead—hewouldearmelimbfromlimb—hewouldcumybckhroa—andgivingwidescopeoohersimirexpressionsperceivinganyimporuniyalogehervain，icrossedmyhands，submiinghumblyowhaeverdisposiionheymighpleaseomakeofmehereuponibeasiedmywriss，drawingheropearoundhemwihhisumossrenghhenheboundmyanklesinhesamema

erinhemeanimeheoherwohadslipped097

acordwihinmyelbows，ru

ingiacrossmyback，andyingifirmlyiwasuerlyimpossibleomovehandorfoowiharemainingpieceofropeibeasmadeanawkwardnoose，andpcediaboumyneck

“now，hen，”inquiredoneofibeas’companions，“whereshallwehanghenigger？”

chapinrescuessolomonfromhanging

oneproposedsuchalimb，exendingfromhebodyofapeachree，nearhespowhereweweresanding

hiscomradeobjecedoi，allegingiwouldbreak，andproposedanoherfinallyheyfixeduponheer

duringhisconversaion，andallheimeheywerebindingme，iuerednoawordoverseerchapin，duringheprogressofhescene，waswalkinghasilybackandforhonhepiazzarachelwascryingbyhekichendoor，andmrschapinwassilllookingfromhewindow

hopediedwihinmyhearsurelymyimehadcome

ishouldneverbeholdhelighofanoherday—neverbeholdhefacesofmychildren—hesweeanicipaionihadcherishedwihsuchfondnessishouldhahoursrugglehroughhefearfulagoniesofdeah！nonewouldmournforme—nonerevengemesoonmyformwouldbemoulderinginhadisansoil，or，perhaps，becasoheslimyrepileshafilledhesagnanwaersofhebayou！

earsfloweddownmycheeks，buheyonlyaffordedasubjecofinsulingcommenformyexecuioners

alengh，asheyweredraggingmeowardsheree，chapin，whohadmomenarilydisappearedfromhepiazza，cameouofhehouseandwalkedowardsushehadapisolineachhand，andasnearasicannowrecallomind，spokeinafirm，deerminedma

er，asfollows：

“genlemen，ihaveafewwordsosayyouhadbeerlisenohemwhoevermoveshasveanoherfoofromwherehesandsisadeadmaninhefirspce，hedoesnodeservehisreameniisashameomurder099

himinhisma

erineverknewamorefaihfulboyhanpyou，ibeas，areinhefaulyourselfyouarepreymuchofascoundrel，andiknowi，andyourichlydeservehefloggingyouhavereceivedinhenexpce，ihavebeenoverseeronhispnaionsevenyears，and，inheabsenceofwilliamford，ammaserheremyduyisoproechisineress，andhaduyishallperform

youarenoresponsible—youareaworhlessfellowfordholdsamorgageonpoffourhundreddolrsifyouhanghimheloseshisdebunilhaiscanceledyouhavenorighoakehislifeyouhavenorighoakeianywayhereisawforhesveaswellasforhewhiemanyouarenobeerhanamurderer

“asforyou，”addressingcookandramsay，acoupleofoverseersfromneighboringpnaions，“asforyou—begone！ifyouhaveanyregardforyourownsafey，isay，begone”

cookandramsay，wihouafurherword，mounedheirhorsesandrodeawayibeas，inafewminues，evidenlyinfear，andoverawedbyhedecidedoneofchapin，sneakedofflikeacoward，ashewas，andmouninghishorse，followedhiscompanions

iremainedsandingwhereiwas，sillbound，wihheropearoundmyneckassoonasheyweregone，chapincalledrachel，orderingherorunohefield，andellwsonohurryohehousewihoudey，andbringhebrownmulewihhim，ananimalmuchprizedforisunusualfleenesspresenlyheboyappeared

“wson，”saidchapin，“youmusgoohepinewoodsellyourmaserfordocomehereaonce—hahemusnodeyasinglemomenellhimheyareryingomurderpnowhurry，boybeahepinewoodsbynoonifyoukillhemule”

chapinseppedinohehouseandwroeapasswhenhereurned，wsonwasahedoor，mounedonhismulereceivinghepass，hepliedhewhiprighsmarlyohebeas，dashedouofheyard，andurninguphebayouonahardgallop，inlessimehanihasakenmeodescribehescene，wasouofsigh