onasabbahdayinhoeingime，nolongago，wewereonhebayoubank，washingourclohes，aswasourusualcusompresenlypaseywasmissingeppscalledaloud，buherewasnoanswernoonehadobservedherleavingheyard，andiwasawonderwihuswhihershehadgoneinhecourseofacoupleofhoursshewasseenapproachingfromhedirecionofshaw’shisman，ashasbeeninimaed，wasanooriousprofligae，andwihalnoonhemosfriendlyermswiheppsharrie，hisbckwife，knowingpasey’sroubles，waskindoher，inconsequenceofwhichheerwasinhehabiofgoingoveroseehereveryopporuniyhervisiswereprompedbyfriendshipmerely，buhesuspiciongraduallyeneredhebrainofepps，haanoherandabaserpassionledherhiher—haiwasnoharrieshedesiredomee，buraherheunblushingliberine，hisneighborpaseyfoundhermaserinafearfulrageonherreurnhisviolencesoarmedherhaafirssheaempedoevadedirecanswersohisquesions，whichonlyservedoincreasehissuspicionsshefinally，however，drewherselfupproudly，andinaspiriofindignaionboldlydeniedhischarges

“missusdon’givemesoapowashwih，asshedoesheres，”saidpasey，“andyouknowwhyiwenoveroharrie’sogeapiece，”andsayinghis，shedrewiforhfromapockeinherdressandexhibiediohim“ha’swhaiwenoshaw’sfor，massaepps，”coninuedshe；“helordknowshawasall”

“youlie，youbckwench！”shouedepps

“idon’lie，massaifyoukillme，i’llsickoha”

“oh！i’llfechyoudowni’lllearnyouogooshaw’s

i’llakehesarchouofye，”hemueredfiercelyhroughhisshueeh

henurningome，heorderedfoursakesobedriveninoheground，poiningwihheoeofhisbooohepceswherehewanedhemwhenhesakesweredrivendown，heorderedherobesrippedofeveryaricleofdressropeswerehenbrough，andhenakedgirlwasiduponherface，herwrissandfeeeachiedfirmlyoasakeseppingohepiazza，heookdownaheavywhip，andpcingiinmyhands，commandedmeoshherunpleasanasiwas，iwascompelledoobeyhimnowherehaday，onhefaceofhewholeearh，ivenureosay，washeresuchademoniacexhibiionwinessedashenensued

misresseppssoodonhepiazzaamongherchildren，gazingonhescenewihanairofhearlesssaisfacion

hesveswerehuddledogeheraaliledisance，heircounenancesindicainghesorrowofheirhears

poorpaseyprayedpieouslyformercy，buherprayerswerevaineppsgroundhiseeh，andsampeduponheground，screamingame，likeamadfiend，osrikeharder

“srikeharder，oryoururnwillcomenex，youscoundrel，”

heyelled

“oh，mercy，massa！—oh！havemercy，dooh，god！piyme，”paseyexcimedconinually，srugglingfruilessly，andhefleshquiveringaeverysroke

whenihadsruckherasmanyashiryimes，isopped，andurnedroundowardepps，hopinghewassaisfied；buwihbieroahsandhreas，heorderedmeoconinueiinflicedenorfifeenblowsmorebyhisimeherbackwascoveredwihlongwels，inersecingeachoherlikeworkeppswasyefuriousandsavageasever，demandingifshewouldlikeogooshaw’sagain，andswearinghewouldflogherunilshewishedshewasinh—lhrowingdownhewhip，idecredicouldpunishhernomoreheorderedmeogoon，hreaeningmewihasevererflogginghanshehadreceived，incaseofrefusalmyhearrevoledaheinhumanscene，andriskingheconsequences，iabsoluelyrefusedoraisehewhiphehenseizedihimself，andappliediwihenfoldgreaerforcehanihadhepainfulcriesandshrieksofheoruredpasey，minglingwihheloudandangrycursesofepps，loadedheairshewaserriblyceraed—imaysay，wihouexaggeraion，lierallyfyedheshwaswewihblood，whichfloweddownhersidesanddroppeduponhegroundalenghsheceasedsrugglingherheadsanklislesslyonheground

herscreamsandsupplicaionsgraduallydecreasedanddiedawayinoalowmoanshenolongerwrihedandshrankbeneahheshwhenibiousmallpiecesofherfleshihoughhashewasdying！

iwashesabbahofhelordhefieldssmiledinhewarmsunligh—hebirdschirpedmerrilyamidshefoliageofherees—peaceandhappinessseemedoreigneverywhere，saveinhebosomsofeppsandhispaningvicimandhesilenwinessesaroundhimheempesuousemoionshawereragingherewerelileinharmonywihhecalmandquiebeauyofhedayicouldlookoneppsonlywihunuerableloahingandabhorrence，andhoughwihinmyself—“houdevil，soonerorer，somewhereinhecourseofeernaljusice，houshalanswerforhissin！”

finally，heceasedwhippingfrommereexhausion，andorderedphebeobringabuckeofsalandwaer