herewasnoadayhroughouheenyearsibelongedoeppshaididnoconsulwihmyselfuponheprospecofescapeiidmanypns，whichaheimeiconsideredexcellenones，buoneaferheoherheywereallabandonednomanwhohasneverbeenpcedinsuchasiuaion，cancomprehendhehousandobsacleshrowninhewayofheflyingsveeverywhieman’shandisraisedagainshim—heparollersarewachingforhim—hehoundsarereadyofollowonhisrack，andhenaureofhecounryissuchasrendersiimpossibleopasshroughiwihanysafey

ihough，however，haheimemighcome，perhaps，whenishouldberu

inghroughheswampsagainiconcluded，inhachase，obepreparedforepps’dogs，shouldheypursuemehepossessedseveral，oneofwhichwasanoorioussvehuner，andhemosfierceandsavageofhisbreedwhileouhuninghecoonorheopossum，ineverallowedanopporuniyoescape，whenalone，ofwhippinghemseverelyinhisma

erisucceededalenghinsubduinghemcompleelyheyfearedme，obeyingmyvoiceaoncewhenohershadnoconroloverhemwhaeverhadheyfollowedandoverakenme，idoubnoheywouldhaveshrankfromaackingme

nowihsandinghecerainyofbeingcapured，hewoodsandswampsare，neverheless，coninuallyfilledwihrunawaysmanyofhem，whensick，orsowornouasobeunableoperformheirasks，escapeinoheswamps，willingosufferhepunishmeninflicedforsuchoffences，inorderoobainadayorwoofres

whileibelongedoford，iwasunwiinglyhemeansofdisclosinghehidingpceofsixoreigh，whohadakenupheirresidenceinhe“greapinewoods”

adamaydemfrequenlysenmefromhemillsoveroheopeningaferprovisionshewholedisancewashenahickpineforesaboueno’clockofabeauifulmoonlighnigh，whilewalkingalongheexasroad，reurningohemills，carryingadressedpiginabagswungovermyshoulder，iheardfoosepsbehindme，andurninground，beheldwobckmeninhedressofsvesapproachingaarapidpacewhenwihinashordisance，oneofhemraisedaclub，asifinendingosrikeme；heohersnachedahebagimanagedododgehemboh，andseizingapinekno，hurlediwihsuchforceagainsheheadofoneofhemhahewasprosraedapparenlysenselessohegroundjushenwomoremadeheirappearancefromonesideofheroadbeforeheycouldgrappleme，however，isucceededinpassinghemandakingomyheels，fled，muchaffrighed，owardshemillswhenadamwasinformedofheadvenure，hehasenedsraighwayoheindianvilge，andarousingcascalandseveralofhisribe，saredinpursuiofhehighwaymeniaccompaniedhemohesceneofaack，whenwediscoveredapuddleofbloodinheroad，wherehemanwhomihadsmienwihhepineknohadfallenafersearchingcarefullyhroughhewoodsalongime，oneofcascal’smendiscoveredasmokecurlinguphroughhebranchesofseveralprosraepines，whoseopshadfallenogeher

herendezvouswascauiouslysurrounded，andallofhemakenprisonersheyhadescapedfromapnaioninheviciniyofmourie，andhadbeensecreedherehreeweeksheyhadnoevildesignuponme，excepofrighenmeouofmypighavingobservedmepassingowardsford’sjusanighfall，andsuspecinghenaureofmyerrand，heyhadfollowedme，seenmebucheranddressheporker，andsaronmyreurn

heyhadbeenpinchedforfood，andweredrivenohisexremiybynecessiyadamconveyedhemoheparishjail，andwasliberallyrewarded

nounfrequenlyherunawayloseshislifeinheaempoescapeepps’premiseswereboundedononesidebycarey’s，averyexensivesugarpnaionheculivaesa

uallyaleasfifeenhundredacresofcane，manufacuringwenywoorwenyhreehundredhogsheadsofsugar；anhogsheadandahalfbeingheusualyieldofanacrebesideshishealsoculivaesfiveorsixhundredacresofcornandcoonheownedsyearonehundredandfifyhreefieldhands，besidesnearlyasmanychildren，andyearlyhiresadroveduringhebusyseasonfromhissidehemississippi

oneofhisnegrodrivers，apleasan，inelligenboy，wasnamedaugususduringheholidays，andoccasionallywhileaworkinadjoiningfields，ihadanopporuniyofmakinghisacquainance，whichevenuallyripenedinoawarmandmuualaachmen

summerbeforeshewassounforunaeasoincurhedispleasureofheoverseer，acoarse，hearlessbrue，whowhippedhimmoscruellyaugususranawayreachingacanerickonhawkins’pnaion，hesecreedhimselfinheopofiallcarey’sdogswerepuuponhisrack—somefifeenofhem—andsoonscenedhisfoosepsohehidingpceheysurroundedherick，bayingandscraching，bucouldnoreachhimpresenly，guidedbyhecmorofhehounds，hepursuersrodeup，whenheoverseer，mouningonoherick，drewhimforhasherolleddownohegroundhewholepackplungeduponhim，andbeforeheycouldbebeaenoff，hadgnawedandmuiedhisbodyinhemosshockingma

er，heireehhavingperaedoheboneinanhundredpces

hewasakenup，ieduponamule，andcarriedhome

buhiswasaugusus’sroublehelingeredunilhenexday，whendeahsoughheunhappyboy，andkindlyrelievedhimfromhisagony