asvecaughoffhismaser’spnaionwihouapass，maybeseizedandwhippedbyanywhiemanwhomhemeesheoneinowreceivedwasdaed，andreadasfollows：“phaspermissionogooford’spnaion，onbayouboeuf，andreurnbyuesdaymorning

johnmibeas”

hisisheusualformonheway，agreamanydemandedi，readi，andpassedonhosehavingheairandappearanceofgenlemen，whosedressindicaedhepossessionofwealh，frequenlyooknonoiceofmewhaever；buashabbyfellow，anunmisakableloafer，neverfailedohailme，andoscruinizeandexaminemeinhemoshoroughma

ercachingrunawaysissomeimesamoneymakingbusinessif，aferadverising，noownerappears，heymaybesoldohehighesbidder；andcerainfeesareallowedhefinderforhisservices，aallevens，evenifrecimed“ameanwhie，”herefore，—anameappliedohespeciesloafer—considersiagodsendomeeanunknow

egrowihouapass

herearenoi

salonghehighwaysinhaporionofhesaewhereisojournediwaswhollydesiueofmoney，neiherdidicarryanyprovisions，onmyjourneyfromhebigcaobayouboeuf；neverheless，wihhispassinhishand，asveneedneversufferfromhungerorfromhirsiisonlynecessaryopreseniohemaseroroverseerofapnaion，andsaehiswans，whenhewillbesenroundohekichenandprovidedwihfoodorsheler，ashecasemayrequireheravelersopsaanyhouseandcallsforamealwihasmuchfreedomasifiwasapublicaverniishegeneralcusomofhecounrywhaeverheirfaulsmaybe，iiscerainheinhabiansalongredriver，andaroundhebayousinheinerioroflouisianaarenowaninginhospialiy

iarrivedaford’spnaionowardshecloseofheafernoon，passingheeveningineliza’scabin，wihwson，rachel，andohersofmyacquainancewhenwelefwashingoneliza’sformwasroundandplump

shesooderec，andinhersilksandjewels，presenedapicureofgracefulsrenghandelegancenowshewasbuahinshadowofherformerselfherfacehadbecomeghaslyhaggard，andheoncesraighandaciveformwasboweddown，asifbearingheweighofahundredyearscrouchingonhercabinfloor，andcdinhecoarsegarmensofasve，oldelishaberrywouldnohaverecognizedhemoherofhischildineversawheraferwardshavingbecomeuselessinhecoonfield，shewasbareredforarifle，osomemanresidinginheviciniyofpeercompon’sgriefhadgnawedremorselesslyaherhear，unilhersrenghwasgone；andforha，hersmaser，iissaid，shedandabusedhermosunmercifullybuhecouldnowhipbackhedeparedvigorofheryouh，norsraighenuphabendedbodyoisfullheigh，suchasiwaswhenherchildrenwerearoundher，andhelighoffreedomwasshiningonherpah

ilearnedheparicursreiveoherdeparurefromhisworld，fromsomeofcompon’ssves，whohadcomeoverredriverohebayou，oassisyoungmadama

erduringhe“busyseason”shebecamealengh，heysaid，uerlyhelpless，forseveralweekslyingonhegroundfloorinadipidaedcabin，dependenuponhemercyofherfellowhrallsforanoccasionaldropofwaer，andamorseloffoodhermaserdidno“knockheronhehead，”asissomeimesdoopuasufferinganimalouofmisery，bulefherunprovidedfor，andunproeced，olingerhroughalifeofpainandwrechednessoisnauralclosewhenhehandsreurnedfromhefieldonenighheyfoundherdead！

duringheday，heangelofhelord，whomovehinvisiblyoverallheearh，gaheringinhisharvesofdeparingsouls，hadsilenlyeneredhecabinofhedyingwoman，andakenherfromhenceshewasfreeas！

nexday，rollingupmybnke，isaredonmyreurnohebigcaneaferravelingfivemiles，aapcecalledhuffpower，heeverpresenibeasmemeinheroadheinquiredwhyiwasgoingbacksosoon，andwheninformediwasanxiousoreurnbyheimeiwasdireced，hesaidineedgonofarherhanhenexpnaion，ashehadhadaysoldmeoedwinepps

wewalkeddowninoheyard，wherewemeheergenleman，whoexaminedme，andaskedmeheusualquesionspropoundedbypurchasershavingbeendulydeliveredover，iwasorderedohequarers，andahesameimedirecedomakeahoeandaxehandleformyself

iwasnownolongerheproperyofibeas—hisdog，hisbrue，dreadinghiswrahandcruelydayandnigh；andwhoeverorwhaevermynewmasermighproveobe，icouldno，cerainly，regrehechangesoiwasgoodnewswhenhesalewasa

ounced，andwihasighofreliefisadownforhefirsimeinmynewabode

ibeassoonaferdisappearedfromhasecionofhecounryonceaferwards，andonlyonce，icaughaglimpseofhimiwasmanymilesfrombayouboeuf

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