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oseofexraordinarydimensionshehasblueeyes，afaircomplexion，andis，asishouldsay，fullsixfeehighhehashesharp，inquisiiveexpressionofajockeyhisma

ersarerepulsiveandcoarse，andhisnguagegivesspeedyandunequivocalevidencehahehasneverenjoyedheadvanagesofaneducaionhehashefaculyofsayingmosprovokinghings，inharespecevenexcellingoldpeera

eraheimeicameinohispossession，edwineppswasfondofhebole，his“sprees”someimesexendingoverhespaceofwowholeweekserly，however，hehadreformedhishabis，andwhenilefhim，wasassricaspecimenofemperanceascouldbefoundonbayouboeufwhen“inhiscups，”masereppswasaroysering，blusering，noisyfellow，whosechiefdelighwasindancingwihhis“niggers，”orshinghemabouheyardwihhislongwhip，jusforhepleasureofhearinghemscreechandscream，ashegreawelswerepnedonheirbacks

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ing，nobeaingusindiscriminaely，asinhisdrunkenmomens，busendingheendofhisrawhideosomeenderspoofaggingsve，wihaslydexeriypeculiarohimself

hehadbeenadriverandoverseerinhisyoungeryears，buahisimewasinpossessionofapnaiononbayouhuffpower，woandahalfmilesfromholmesville，eigheenfrommarksville，andwelvefromcheneyvilleibelongedojosephbrobers，hiswife’suncle，andwasleasedbyeppshisprincipalbusinesswasraisingcoon，andinasmuchassomemayreadhisbookwhohaveneverseenacoonfield，adeionofhema

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hebeds，orridges，aresixfeewide，hais，fromwaerfurrowowaerfurrowaploughdrawnbyonemuleishenrunalongheopofheridgeorcenerofhebed，makinghedrill，inowhichagirlusuallydropsheseed，whichshecarriesinabaghungroundherneckbehindhercomesamuleandharrow，coveringupheseed，sohawomuleshreesves，aploughandharrow，areemployedinpningarowofcoon

hisisdoneinhemonhsofmarchandaprilcornispnedinfebruarywhenherearenocoldrains，hecoonusuallymakesisappearanceinaweekinhecourseofeighorendaysaferwardshefirshoeingiscommencedhisisperformedinpar，also，byheaidofheploughandmuleheploughpassesasnearaspossibleohecoononbohsides，hrowinghefurrowfromisvesfollowwihheirhoes，cuinguphegrassandcoon，leavinghillswofeeandahalfaparhisiscalledscrapingcooninwoweeksmorecommenceshesecondhoeinghisimehefurrowishrownowardshecoononlyonesalk，herges，isnowlefsandingineachhillinanoherfornighiishoedhehirdime，hrowinghefurrowowardshecooninhesamema

erasbefore，andkillingallhegrassbeweenherowsabouhefirsofjuly，wheniisafoohighorhereabous，iishoedhefourhandsimenowhewholespacebeweenherowsisploughed，leavingadeepwaerfurrowinhecenerduringallhesehoeingsheoverseerordriverfollowshesvesonhorsebackwihawhip，suchashasbeendescribedhefaseshoerakesheleadrowheisusuallyabouarodinadvanceofhiscompanionsifoneofhempasseshim，heiswhipped

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asrapisfasenedoi，whichgoesoverheneck，holdinghemouhofhesackbreashigh，whileheboomreachesnearlyohegroundeachoneisalsopresenedwihargebaskehawillholdabouwobarrelshisisopuhecooninwhenhesackisfilledhebaskesarecarriedohefieldandpcedahebegi

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whenanewhand，oneunaccusomedohebusiness，issenforhefirsimeinohefield，heiswhippedupsmarly，andmadeforhadayopickasfasashecanpossiblyanighiisweighed，sohahiscapabiliyincoonpickingisknownhemusbringinhesameweigheachnighfollowingififallsshor，iisconsideredevidencehahehasbeenggard，andagreaerorlessnumberofshesishepenaly

anordinaryday’sworkiswohundredpoundsasvewhoisaccusomedopicking，ispunished，ifheorshebringsinalessquaniyhanhahereisagreadifferenceamonghemasregardshiskindofbor

someofhemseemohaveanauralknack，orquickness，whichenableshemopickwihgreaceleriy，andwihbohhands，whileohers，wihwhaeverpraciceorindusry，areuerlyunableocomeupoheordinarysandardsuchhandsareakenfromhecoonfieldandemployedinoherbusinesspasey，ofwhomishallhavemoreosay，wasknownashemosremarkablecoonpickeronbayouboeufshepickedwihbohhandsandwihsuchsurprisingrapidiy，hafivehundredpoundsadaywasnounusualforher