ononeoccasionhedrunkenmadmanhoughoamusehimselfbycuingmyhroa

hehadbeenabsenaholmesville，inaendanceaashooingmach，andnoneofuswereawareofhisreurnwhilehoeingbyhesideofpasey，sheexcimed，inalowvoice，suddenly，“p，d’yeseeoldhogjawbeckoningmeocomeohim？”

gncingsideways，idiscoveredhiminheedgeofhefield，moioningandgrimacing，aswashishabiwhenhalfinoxicaedawareofhislewdinenions，paseybeganocryiwhisperedhernoolookup，andoconinueaherwork，asifshehadnoobservedhim

suspecingheruhofhemaer，however，hesoonsaggeredupomeinagrearage

“whadidyousayopas？”hedemanded，wihanoahimadehimsomeevasiveanswer，whichonlyhadheeffecofincreasinghisviolence

“howlonghaveyouownedhispnaion，say，youd—dnigger？”heinquired，wihamalicioussneer，ahesameimeakingholdofmyshircolrwihonehand，andhrusingheoherinohispocke“nowi’llcuyourbckhroa；ha’swhai’lldo，”drawinghisknifefromhispockeashesaidibuwihonehandhewasunable206

oopeni，unilfinallyseizinghebdeinhiseeh，isawhewasabouosucceed，andfelhenecessiyofescapingfromhim，forinhispresenrecklesssae，iwasevidenhewasnojoking，byanymeansmyshirwasopeninfron，andasiurnedroundquicklyandsprangfromhim，whilehesillreainedhisgripe，iwassrippedenirelyfrommybackherewasnodifficulynowineludinghimhewouldchasemeunilouofbreah，hensopuniliwasrecovered，swear，andrenewhechaseagainnowhewouldcommandmeocomeohim，nowendeavorocoaxme，buiwascarefulokeepaarespecfuldisanceinhisma

erwemadehecircuiofhefieldseveralimes，hemakingdesperaeplunges，andialwaysdodginghem，moreamusedhanfrighened，wellknowinghawhenhissobersensesreurned，hewouldughahisowndrunkenfollyalenghiobservedhemisresssandingbyheyardfence，wachingourhalfserious，halfcomicalmanoeuvres

shooingpashim，irandireclyoherepps，ondiscoveringher，didnofollowheremainedabouhefieldanhourormore，duringwhichimeisoodbyhemisress，havingreedheparicursofwhahadakenpcenow，shewasarousedagain，denouncingherhusbandandpaseyabouequallyfinally，eppscameowardshehouse，byhisimenearlysober，walkingdemurely，wihhishandsbehindhisback，andaempingolookasi

ocenasachild

asheapproached，neverheless，misresseppsbeganoberaehimroundly，heapinguponhimmanyraherdisrespecfulepihes，anddemandingforwhareasonhehadaempedocumyhroaeppsmadewondroussrangeofiall，andomysurprise，sworebyallhesainsinhecalendarhehadnospokenomehaday

“p，youlyingnigger，havei？”washisbrazenappealome

iisnosafeoconradicamaser，evenbyheasserionofaruhsoiwassilen，andwhenheeneredhehouseireurnedohefield，andheaffairwasneveraferalludedo

shorlyaferhisimeacircumsanceoccurredhacamenighdivulginghesecreofmyrealnameandhisory，whichihadsolongandcarefullyconcealed，anduponwhichiwasconvinceddependedmyfinalescape

soonaferhepurchasedme，eppsaskedmeificouldwrieandread，andonbeinginformedhaihadreceivedsomeinsrucioninhosebranchesofeducaion，heassuredme，wihemphasis，ifheevercaughmewihabook，orwihpenandink，hewouldgivemeahundredsheshesaidhewanedmeoundersandhahebough“niggers”oworkandnooeducaeheneverinquiredawordofmypaslife，orfromwhenceicame

hemisress，however，crossexaminedmefrequenlyabouwashingon，whichshesupposedwasmynaiveciy，andmorehanonceremarkedhaididnoalknoraclikeheoher“niggers，”andshewassureihadseenmoreofheworldhaniadmied

mygreaobjecalwayswasoinvenmeansofgeingaleersecrelyinoheposoffice，direcedosomeofmyfriendsorfamilyahenorhhedifficulyofsuchanachievemenca

obecomprehendedbyoneunacquainedwihhesevereresricionsimposeduponmeinhefirspce，iwasdeprivedofpen，ink，andpaperinhesecondpce，asveca

oleavehispnaionwihouapass，norwillaposmasermaileerforonewihouwrieninsrucionsfromhisowneriwasinsverynineyears，andalwayswachfundonhealer，beforeimewihhegoodforuneofobainingasheeofpaperwhileeppswasinneworleans，onewiner，disposingofhiscoon，hemisresssenmeoholmesville，wihanorderforseveralaricles，andamongheresaquaniyoffoolscapiappropriaedashee，concealingiinhecabin，underheboardonwhichislep

afervariousexperimensisucceededinmakingink，byboilingwhiemaplebark，andwihafeaherpluckedfromhewingofaduck，manufacuredapenwhenallwereasleepinhecabin，byhelighofhecoals，lyinguponmypnkcouch，imanagedocompleeasomewhalenghyepisleiwasdirecedoanoldacquainanceasandyhill，saingmycondiion，andurginghimoakemeasuresoresoremeoliberyhisleerikepalongime，conrivingmeasuresbywhichicouldbesafelydeposiedinheposofficealengh，alowfellow，byhenameofarmsby，hiheroasranger，cameinoheneighborhood，seekingasiuaionasoverseerheappliedoepps，andwasabouhepnaionforseveraldayshenexwenoveroshaw’s，nearby，andremainedwihhimseveralweeksshawwasgenerallysurroundedbysuchworhlesscharacers，beinghimselfnoedasagamblerandunprincipledmanhehadmadeawifeofhissvecharloe，andabroodofyoungmuoesweregrowingupinhishousearmsbybecamesomuchreducedas，hahewascompelledoborwihhesves