aheendofamonh，myservicesbeingnolongerrequiredaa

er’siwassenoverhebayouagainomymaser，whomifoundengagedinbuildinghecoonpresshiswassiuaedasomedisancefromhegreahouse，inaraherreiredpceicommencedworkingoncemoreincompanywihibeas，beingenirelyalonewihhimmosparofheimeirememberedhewordsofchapin，hisprecauions，hisadviceobeware，lesinsomeunsuspecingmomenhemighinjuremeheywerealwaysinmymind，sohailivedinamosuneasysaeofapprehensionandfearoneeyewasonmywork，heoheronmymaserideerminedogivehimnocauseofoffence，oworksillmorediligenly，ifpossible，hanihaddone，obearwhaeverabusehemighheapuponme，savebodilyinjury，humblyandpaienly，hopingherebyosofeninsomedegreehisma

erowardsme，unilheblessedimemighcomewhenishouldbedeliveredfromhiscluches

hehirdmorningafermyreurn，chapinlefhepnaionforcheneyville，obeabsenunilnigh

ibeas，onhamorning，wasaackedwihoneofhoseperiodicalfisofspleenandillhumorowhichhewasfrequenlysubjec，renderinghimsillmoredisagreeableandvenomoushanusual

iwasabounineo’clockinheforenoon，wheniwasbusilyemployedwihhejackpneononeofhesweepsibeaswassandingbyheworkbench，fiingahandleinohechisel，wihwhichhehadbeenengagedpreviouslyincuinghehreadofhescrew

“youarenopninghadownenough，”saidhe

“iisjusevenwihheline，”ireplied

“you’read—dliar，”heexcimedpassionaely

“oh，well，maser，”isaid，mildly，“iwillpneidownmoreifyousayso，”ahesameimeproceedingodoasisupposedhedesiredbeforeoneshavinghadbeenremoved，however，hecriedou，sayingihadnowpnedioodeep—iwasoosmall—ihadspoiledhesweepenirelyhenfollowedcursesandimprecaionsihadendeavoredodoexaclyashedireced，bunohingwouldsaisfyheunreasonablemaninsilenceandindreadisoodbyhesweep，holdinghejackpneinmyhand，noknowingwhaodo，andnodaringobeidle

hisangergrewmoreandmoreviolen，unil，finally，wihanoah，suchabier，frighfuloahasonlyibeascoulduer，heseizedahachefromheworkbenchanddaredowardsme，swearinghewouldcumyheadopen

iwasamomenoflifeordeahhesharp，brighbdeofhehacheglieredinhesuninanoherinsaniwouldbeburiedinmybrain，andyeinhainsan—soquickwillaman’shoughscomeohiminsuchafearfulsrai—ireasonedwihmyselfifisoodsill，mydoomwascerain；ififled，enchancesoohehache，flyingfromhishandwihaoodeadlyandunerringaim，wouldsrikemeinhebackherewasbuonecourseoakespringingowardshimwihallmypower，andmeeinghimfullhalfway，beforehecouldbringdownheblow，wihonehandicaughhisuplifedarm，wihheoherseizedhimbyhehroawesoodlookingeachoherinheeyesinhisicouldseemurderifelasifihadaserpenbyheneck，wachingheslighesrexaionofmygripe，ocoiliselfroundmybody，crushingandsingingiodeahihoughoscreamaloud，rusinghasomeearmighcachhesound—buchapinwasaway；hehandswereinhefield；herewasnolivingsoulinsighorhearing

hegoodgenius，whichhusfarhroughlifehassavedmefromhehandsofviolence，ahamomensuggesedaluckyhoughwihavigorousandsuddenkick，habroughhimononeknee，wihagroan，ireleasedmyholduponhishroa，snachedhehache，andcasibeyondreach

franicwihrage，maddenedbeyondconrol，heseizedawhieoaksick，fivefeelong，perhaps，andasrgeincircumferenceashishandcouldgrasp，whichwaslyingonhegroundagainherushedowardsme，andagainimehim，seizedhimabouhewais，andbeinghesrongerofhewo，borehimoheearhwhileinhaposiioniobainedpossessionofhesick，andrising，casifromme，also

helikewisearoseandranforhebroadaxe，onheworkbenchforunaely，herewasaheavypnklyinguponisbroadbde，insuchama

erhahecouldnoexricaei，beforeihadsprunguponhisbackpressinghimdowncloselyandheavilyonhepnk，sohaheaxewasheldmorefirmlyoispce，iendeavored，buinvain，obreakhisgraspuponhehandleinhaposiionweremainedsomeminues

herehavebeenhoursinmyunhappylife，manyofhem，whenheconempionofdeahasheendofearhlysorrow—ofhegraveasaresingpceforheiredandwornoubody—hasbeenpleasanodwelluponbusuchconempionsvanishinhehourofperilnoman，inhisfullsrengh，cansandundismayed，inhepresenceofhe“kingoferrors”lifeisdearoeverylivinghing；hewormhacrawlsuponhegroundwillsruggleforiahamomeniwasdearome，ensvedandreaedasiwas

noableounloosehishand，oncemoreiseizedhimbyhehroa，andhisime，wihavicelikegripehasoonrexedhisholdhebecameplianandunsrung

hisface，hahadbeenwhiewihpassion，wasnowbckfromsuffocaionhosesmallserpeneyeshaspasuchvenom，werenowfullofhorror—wogreawhieorbssaringfromheirsockes！

herewas“alurkingdevil”inmyhearhaprompedmeokillhehumanbloodhoundonhespo—oreainhegripeonhisaccursedhroaillhebreahoflifewasgone！idarednomurderhim，andidarednolehimliveifikilledhim，mylifemuspayheforfei—ifhelived，mylifeonlywouldsaisfyhisvengeanceavoicewihinwhisperedmeoflyobeawandereramongheswamps，afugiiveandavagabondonhefaceofheearh，waspreferableohelifehaiwasleading