wileysufferedseverelyahehandsofmaserepps，ashasbeenreedinheprecedingchaper，buinhisrespechefarednoworsehanhisunforunaecompanions“spareherod，”wasanideascouedbyourmaserhewasconsiuionallysubjecoperiodsofillhumor，andasuchimes，howeverlileprovocaionheremighbe，acerainamounofpunishmenwasinflicedhecircumsancesaendinghesfloggingbuohaireceived，willshowhowrivialacausewassufficienwihhimforresoringohewhip

amro’niel，residinginheviciniyofhebigpinewoods，calleduponeppsforhepurposeofpurchasingmehewasaa

erandcurrierbyoccupaion，ransacinganexensivebusiness，andinendedopcemeaserviceinsomedeparmenofhisesablishmen，providedheboughmeaunphebe，whilepreparinghedi

erableinhegreahouse，overheardheirconversaiononreurningoheyardanigh，heoldwomanranomeeme，designing，ofcourse，ooverwhelmmewihhenewssheeneredinoaminuerepeiionofallshehadheard，andaunphebewasonewhoseearsneverfailedodrinkineverywordofconversaionueredinherhearingsheenrgeduponhefacha“massaeppswasg’wiosellmeoaa

eroberindepinewoods，”solongandloudlyasoaracheaenionofhemisress，who，sandingunobservedonhepiazzaaheime，wasliseningoourconversaion

“well，aunphebe，”saidi，“i’mgdofii’miredofscrapingcoon，andwouldraherbeaa

erihopehe’llbuyme”

o’nieldidnoeffecapurchase，however，hepariesdifferingasoprice，andhemorningfollowinghisarrival，deparedhomewardshehadbeengonebuashorime，wheneppsmadehisappearanceinhefieldnownohingwillmoreviolenlyenrageamaser，especiallyepps，hanheinimaionofoneofhisservanshahewouldlikeoleavehimmisresseppshadrepeaedohimmyexpressionsoaunphebeheeveningprevious，asilearnedfromheeraferwards，hemisresshavingmenionedoherhashehadoverheardusoneneringhefield，eppswalkeddireclyome

“so，p，you’reiredofscrapingcoon，areyou？

youwouldlikeochangeyourmaser，eh？you’refondofmovinground—raveler—ain’ye？ah，yes—likeoravelforyourhealh，maybe？feelabovecoonscraping，i’spose

soyou’regoinginohea

ingbusiness？goodbusiness—devilishfinebusinessenerprisingnigger！b’lievei’llgoinohabusinessmyselfdownonyourknees，andsripharagoffyourback！i’llrymyhandaa

ing”

ibeggedearnesly，andendeavoredosofenhimwihexcuses，buinvainherewasnooheralernaive；sokneelingdown，ipresenedmybarebackforheapplicaionofhesh

“howdoyoulikea

ing？”heexcimed，asherawhidedescendeduponmyflesh“howdoyoulikea

ing？”herepeaedaeveryblowinhisma

erhegavemewenyorhiryshes，incessanlygivingueranceoheword“a

ing，”inoneformofexpressionoranoherwhensufficienly“a

ed，”heallowedmeoarise，andwihahalfmaliciousughassuredme，ifisillfanciedhebusiness，hewouldgivemefurherinsrucioniniwheneveridesiredhisime，heremarked，hehadonlygivenmeashorlessonin“a

ing”—heneximehewould“currymedown”

uncleabram，also，wasfrequenlyreaedwihgreabrualiy，alhoughhewasoneofhekindesandmosfaihfulcreauresinheworldhewasmycabinmaeforyearsherewasabenevolenexpressioninheoldman’sface，pleasanobeholdheregardeduswihakindofparenalfeeling，alwayscounselinguswihremarkablegraviyanddeliberaion

reurningfrommarshall’spnaiononeafernoon，whiherihadbeensenonsomeerrandofhemisress，ifoundhimlyingonhecabinfloor，hisclohessauraedwihbloodheinformedmehahehadbeensabbed！

whilespreadingcoononhescaffold，eppscamehomeinoxicaedfromholmesvillehefoundfaulwiheveryhing，givingmanyorderssodireclyconraryhaiwasimpossibleoexecueanyofhemuncleabram，whosefaculiesweregrowingdull，becameconfused，andcommiedsomeblunderofnoparicurconsequence

eppswassoenragedherea，ha，wihdrunkenrecklessness，heflewuponheoldman，andsabbedhiminhebackiwasalong，uglywound，budidnohappenoperaefarenoughoresulfaallyiwassewedupbyhemisress，whocensuredherhusbandwihexremeseveriy，noonlydenouncinghisinhumaniy，budecringhasheexpecednohingelsehanhahewouldbringhefamilyopovery—hahewouldkillallhesvesonhepnaioninsomeofhisdrunkenfis

iwasnouncommonhingwihhimoprosraeaunphebewihachairorsickofwood；buhemoscruelwhippinghaeveriwasdoomedowiness—oneica

everrecallwihanyoheremoionhanhaofhorror—wasinflicedonheunforunaepasey

ihasbeenseenhahejealousyandharedofmisresseppsmadehedailylifeofheryoungandagilesvecompleelymiserableiamhappyinhebeliefhaonnumerousoccasionsiwashemeansofaveringpunishmenfromheinoffensivegirlinepps’absencehemisressofenorderedmeowhipherwihouheremoesprovocaioniwouldrefuse，sayinghaifearedmymaser’sdispleasure，andseveralimesvenuredoremonsraewihheragainshereamenpaseyreceivediendeavoredoimpressherwihheruhhaheerwasnoresponsibleforheacsofwhichshecompined，buhashebeingasve，andsubjecenirelyohermaser’swill，healonewasanswerable

alengh“hegreeneyedmonser”crepinohesoulofeppsalso，andheniwashahejoinedwihhiswrahfulwifeinaninfernaljubileeoverhegirl’smiseries