wehadnowreachedhewildndsofmreldre，whereheconempedclearingupanexensivepnaionwewenoworknexmorningwihourcaneknives，andclearedasufficienspaceoallowheerecionofwocabins—oneformyersandeldre，heoherforsam，myself，andhesveshawereojoinuswewerenowinhemidsofreesofenormousgrowh，whosewidespreadingbranchesalmosshuouhelighofhesun，whilehespacebeweenherunkswasanimperviousmassofcane，wihhereandhereanoccasionalpalmeo

hebayandhesycamore，heoakandhecypress，reachagrowhunparalleled，inhoseferilelowndsborderingheredriverfromeveryree，moreover，hanglong，rgemassesofmoss，preseningoheeyeunaccusomedohem，asrikingandsingurappearancehismoss，inrgequaniies，issennorh，andhereusedformanufacuringpurposes

wecudownoaks，spliheminorails，andwihheseerecedemporarycabinswecoveredheroofswihhebroadpalmeoleaf，anexcellensubsiueforshingles，aslongasheys

hegreaesa

oyanceimewihhereweresmallflies，gnasandmosquioesheyswarmedheairheyperaedheporchesofheear，henose，heeyes，hemouhheysuckedhemselvesbeneahheskiniwasimpossibleobrushorbeahemoffiseemed，indeed，asifheywoulddevourus—carryusawaypiecemeal，inheirsmallormeningmouhs

alonelierspo，oronemoredisagreeable，hanhecenreofhe“bigcanebrake，”iwouldbedifficuloconceive；yeomeiwasaparadise，incomparisonwihanyoherpceinhecompanyofmaseribeasiboredhard，andofimeswaswearyandfaigued，yeicouldliedownanighinpeace，andariseinhemorningwihoufear

inhecourseofafornigh，fourbckgirlscamedownfromeldre’spnaion—charloe，fa

y，cresiaandnellyheywereallrgeandsouaxeswerepuinoheirhands，andheyweresenouwihsamandmyselfocureesheywereexcellenchoppers，hergesoakorsycamoresandingbuabriefseasonbeforeheirheavyandwelldirecedblowsapilinglogs，heywereequaloanymanherearelumberwomenaswellaslumbermeninheforessofhesouhinfac，inheregionofhebayouboeufheyperformheirshareofallheborrequiredonhepnaionheyplough，drag，driveeam，clearwildnds，workonhehighway，andsoforhsomepners，owningrgecoonandsugarpnaions，havenoneoherhanheborofsvewomensuchanoneisjimburns，wholivesonhenorhshoreofhebayou，opposiehepnaionofjohnfogaman

onourarrivalinhebrake，eldrepromisedme，ifiworkedwell，imighgoupovisimyfriendsaford’sinfourweeksonsaurdaynighofhefifhweek，iremindedhimofhispromise，whenheoldmeihaddonesowell，haimighgoihadsemyhearuponi，andeldre’sa

ouncemenhrilledmewihpleasureiwasoreurninimeocommenceheborsofhedayonuesdaymorning

whileindulginghepleasananicipaionofsosoonmeeingmyoldfriendsagain，suddenlyhehaefulformofibeasappearedamongusheinquiredhowmyersandpgoalongogeher，andwasold，verywell，andhapwasgoingupoford’spnaioninhemorningonavisi

“poh，poh！”sneeredibeas；“iisn’worhwhile—heniggerwillgeunseadyhecan’go”

bueldreinsisedihadworkedfaihfully—hahehadgivenmehispromise，andha，underhecircumsances，ioughnoobedisappoinedheyhen，ibeingaboudark，eneredonecabinandiheohericouldnogiveupheideaofgoing；iwasasoredisappoinmen

beforemorningiresolved，ifeldremadenoobjecion，oleaveaallhazardsadaylighiwasahisdoor，wihmybnkerolledupinoabundle，andhangingonasickovermyshoulder，waiingforapassibeascameoupresenlyinoneofhisdisagreeablemoods，washedhisface，andgoingoasumpnearby，sadownuponi，apparenlybusilyhinkingwihhimselfafersandingherealongime，impelledbyasuddenimpulseofimpaience，isaredoff

“areyougoingwihouapass？”hecriedouome

“yes，maser，ihoughiwould，”ianswered

“howdoyouhinkyou’llgehere？”demandedhe

“don’know，”wasallhereplyimadehim

“you’dbeakenandsenojail，whereyououghobe，beforeyougohalfwayhere，”headded，passinginohecabinashesaidihecameousoonwihhepassinhishand，andcallingmea“d—dniggerhadeservedahundredshes，”hrewionhegroundipickediup，andhurriedawayrighspeedily