juaboardandgetoutofthatay
souls,butiybreathforstanute
theniraisedayellavoiesays:
”goodlanisdatyou,honeydoankenonoise”
itsvoicenothingeversoundedsogoodbeforeirunalongthebankapiehegrabbedandhugged,hewas
sogladtoseehesays:
”ladoks
beenheah;hesayhereeno
;soisjesdisnuteastartinderafdoouferde
crick,sostobeallreadyfortoshoveoutenleavesoonasjackesaginentellsforcertainyouisdeadlaightygladtogityoubackagain,honey”
isays:
”allrightthatsghtygood;theye,andtheyllthinkivebeenkilled,andfloateddoethinguptherethatllhelpthehinksosodontyoulosenoti,jibutjustshoveoffforthebigerasfastaseveryoucan”
ineverfelteasytilltheraftilebelohereandoutintheddleofthessissippithene,and
judgedthatoreihadnthadabitetoeat
sinhegotoutsododgersandbutterlk,and
porkandcabbageandgreensthereaintnothingintheworldsogoodysupperalkedandhada
goodtiithefeuds,andsowas
jiogetathesphereelikea
raft,afterallotherplasocraedupandsthery,butaraftdontyoufeelghtyfreeandeasyandfortableonaraftchapterxix
threedaysandnightsightsaytheysby,
theyslidalongsoquietandsothandlovelyhereistheinthetiitonstrousbigriverdoetisale
andahalfes;soonas
nightostgoneoppednavigatingandtiedupnearlyalwaysinthedeaderunderatohencutyoungttonwoodsandthenoutthelinesnextwe
slidintotheriverandhadas,soastofreshenupandoloff;thenheerkneedeep,
andenotasoundanylystill
justliketheetisthebullfrogs
acluttering,ybethefirstthingtosee,lookingaheer,hatheotherside;youuldnt
kenothingelseout;thenapaleplaceinthesky;thenrepalenessspreadingaround;thentheriversoftenedupablackanyre,butgray;youuldseelittledarkspotsdriftingalongeversofararadingshings;andlongblackstreaks
rafts;sotisyouuldhearasbledupvoices,
itesofar;andbyandbyyouuldseea
streakontheerhelookofthestreakthattheresasnagthereinasakesthatstreak
lookthatistcurlupoffoftheer,andthe
eastreddensup,andtheriver,andyoukeoutalogcabinintheedgeofthehebankontothersideoftheriver,beingacheatssoyoucanthrohrough
itanyesfanningyoufrobr >
overthere,soolandfreshandsellonacuntofthewoodsandthefloetisnotthatheyveleftdead
fishlayingaround,garsandsuch,andtheydogetprettyrank;andnextyouvegotthefullday,andeverythingslinginthesun,andthesongbirdsjustgoingit
alittleskeuldntbenoticednoefishoffof
thelinesandokupahotbreakfastandafterchthelonesonessoftheriver,andkindoflazyalong,andbyandbylazyofftosleeposeeaybesee
asteaoatughingalongupstreasofarofftoheothersideyouuldnttellnothingaboutheronlyhersheewheelorsidehenforaboutanhourtherebenothingtoheaornothingtoseejustsolidlonesonessnextyoudseearaftslidingby,aaybeagalootonitchopping,becausetheyrestaledown
youdontheaothing;youseethataxegoupagain,andbythetiitsabovethensheadthenyouhearthekchunkithadtookallthattitoeovertheersointheday,lazying
around,listeningtothestillnessoncetherehickfog,andtheraftsandthingsthatboats
asbysocloseouldhear
thealkingandcussingandlaughingheardthelain;butseenosignoftheitdeyoufeelcras
carryingonthatsaidhebelievedits;
butisays:
”no;spiritssay,dethedefog”
soonasitoutherouttoaboutthe
ddleheralone,andletherfloathecurrented
herto;thenthepipes,anddangledourlegsintheer,andtalkedaboutallkindsofthings,
osquitoesade
forfortable,andbesidesididntgochon
clothes,nohow
sotishatoourselvesforthelongest
tiyonderaybea
sparketisontheer
youuldseeasparkortaybe
youuldhearafiddleorasongingoverfroneoftheraftsitslovelytoliveonaraftheskyupthere,allspeckled,and
dishe
alloade,butialloheyhappened;ijudgeditwouldhavetooktoolongtokesonyjiaidtheonuldalaidthehatlookedkindofreasonable,soididntsaynothingagainstit,beostasny,soofurseituldbedone
ostreakdo
alloheydgotspoiledandofthenest
onceor
