mycloheswereinaers，myhands，face，andbodycoveredwihscraches，receivedfromhesharpknosoffallenrees，andinclimbingoverpilesofbrushandfloodwoodmybarefoowasfullofhornsiwasbesmearedwihmuckandmud，andhegreenslimehahadcollecedonhesurfaceofhedeadwaer，inwhichihadbeenimmersedoheneckmanyimesduringhedayandnighhouraferhour，andiresomeindeedhadheybecome，iconinuedoplodalongonmynorhwescoursehewaerbeganogrowlessdeep，andhegroundmorefirmundermyfeeasireachedhepacoudrie，hesamewidebayouihadswamwhile“ouwardbound”iswamiagain，andshorlyaferhoughiheardacockcrow，buhesoundwasfain，andimighhavebeenamockeryofheearhewaerrecededfrommyadvancingfooseps—nowihadlefhebogsbehindme—now—nowiwasondryndhagraduallyascendedohepin，andiknewiwassomewhereinhe“greapinewoods”

jusadaybreakicameoanopening—asorofsmallpnaion—buoneihadneverseenbeforeinheedgeofhewoodsicameuponwomen，asveandhisyoungmaser，engagedincachingwildhogshewhiemaniknewwoulddemandmypass，andnoableogivehimone，wouldakemeinopossessioniwasooweariedorunagain，andoodesperaeobeaken，andhereforeadopedarusehaprovedenirelysuccessful

assumingafierceexpression，iwalkeddireclyowardshim，lookinghimseadilyinhefaceasiapproached，hemovedbackwardswihanairofarmiwaspinhewasmuchaffrighed—hahelookeduponmeassomeinfernalgoblin，jusarisenfromhebowelsofheswamp！

“wheredoeswilliamfordlive？”idemanded，innogenleone

“helivessevenmilesfromhere，”washereply

“whichishewayohispce？”iagaindemanded，ryingolookmorefiercelyhanever

“doyouseehosepireesyonder？”heasked，poiningowo，amiledisan，harosefaraboveheirfellows，likeacoupleofallseninels，overlookinghebroadexpanseoffores

“iseehem，”washeanswer

“ahefeeofhosepirees，”heconinued，“runsheexasroadurnohelef，andiwillleadyouowilliamford’s”

wihoufurherparley，ihasenedforward，happyashewas，nodoub，opcehewidespossibledisancebeweenussrikingheexasroad，iurnedohelefhand，asdireced，andsoonpassedagreafire，whereapileoflogswereburningiwenoi，hinkingiwoulddrymyclohes；buhegraylighofhemorningwasfasbreakingaway，—somepassingwhiemanmighobserveme；besides，heheaoverpoweredmewihhedesireofsleep：so，lingeringnolonger，iconinuedmyravels，andfinally，aboueigho’clock，reachedhehouseofmaserford

hesveswereallabsenfromhequarers，aheirworkseppingonohepiazza，iknockedahedoor，whichwassoonopenedbymisressfordmyappearancewassochanged—iwasinsuchawobegoneandforlorncondiion，shedidnoknowmeinquiringifmaserfordwasahome，hagoodmanmadehisappearance，beforehequesioncouldbeansweredioldhimofmyfligh，andallheparicursco

ecedwihihelisenedaenively，andwhenihadconcluded，spokeomekindlyandsympaheically，andakingmeohekichen，calledjohn，andorderedhimopreparemefoodihadasednohingsincedaylighhepreviousmorning

whenjohnhadsehemealbeforeme，hemadamcameouwihabowlofmilk，andmanyliledeliciousdainies，suchasrarelypleasehepaeofasveiwashungry，andiwasweary，buneiherfoodnorresaffordedhalfhepleasureasdidheblessedvoicesspeakingkindnessandconsoioniwasheoilandhewinewhichhegoodsamarianinhe“greapinewoods”wasreadyopourinohewoundedspiriofhesve，whocameohim，srippedofhisraimenandhalfdead

heylefmeinhecabin，haimighresblessedbesleep！ivisiehallalike，descendingashedewsofheavenonhebondandfreesooninesledomybosom，drivingawayheroubleshaoppressedi，andbearingmeohashadowyregion，whereisawagainhefaces，andlisenedohevoicesofmychildren，who，as，foraughiknewinmywakinghours，hadfalleninohearmsofhaohersleep，fromwhichheyneverwouldarouse