oldabramwasakindhearedbeing—asorofpariarchamongus，fondofeneraininghisyoungerbrehrenwihgraveandseriousdiscoursehewasdeeplyversedinsuchphilosophyasisaughinhecabinofhesve；buhegreaabsorbinghobbyofuncleabramwasgeneraljackson，whomhisyoungmaserine

esseehadfollowedohewarshelovedowanderback，inimaginaion，ohepcewherehewasborn，andorecounhescenesofhisyouhduringhosesirringimeswhenhenaionwasinarmshehadbeenahleic，andmorekeenandpowerfulhanhegeneraliyofhisrace，bunowhiseyehadbecomedim，andhisnauralforceabaedveryofen，indeed，whilediscussinghebesmehodofbakinghehoecake，orexpaiaingargeuponhegloryofjackson，hewouldforgewherehelefhisha，orhishoe，orhisbaske；andhenwouldheoldmanbeugheda，ifeppswasabsen，andwhippedifhewaspresensowasheperplexedconinually，andsighedohinkhahewasgrowingagedandgoingodecay

philosophyandjacksonandforgefulnesshadpyedhemischiefwihhim，andiwasevidenhaallofhemcombinedwerefasbringingdownhegrayhairsofuncleabramohegrave

aunphebehadbeenanexcellenfieldhand，buerlywaspuinohekichen，wheresheremained，excepoccasionally，inaimeofuncommonhurryshewasaslyoldcreaure，andwhennoinhepresenceofhermisressorhermaser，wasgarrulousinheexreme

wiley，onheconrary，wassilenheperformedhisaskwihoumurmurorcompin，seldomindulginginheluxuryofspeech，excepouerawishhahewasawayfromepps，andbackoncemoreinsouhcarolina

bobandhenryhadreachedheagesofweny

andwenyhree，andweredisinguishedfornohingexraordinaryorunusual，whileedward，adofhireen，noyeableomainainhisrowinhecornorhecoonfield，waskepinhegreahouse，owaionhelileeppses

paseywasslimandsraighshesooderecashehumanformiscapableofsandingherewasanairoflofinessinhermovemen，haneiherbor，norweariness，norpunishmencoulddesroyruly，pasey

wasasplendidanimal，andwereinohabondagehadenshroudedherinellecinuerandeversingdarkness，wouldhavebeenchiefamongenhousandofherpeopleshecouldleaphehighesfences，andafleehoundiwasindeed，hacouldousripherinarace

nohorsecouldflingherfromhisbackshewasaskillfuleamsersheurnedasrueafurrowashebes，andaspliingrailsherewerenonewhocouldexcelherwhenheorderohalwasheardanigh，shewouldhavehermulesahecrib，unharnessed，fedandcurriedbeforeuncleabramhadfoundhishano，however，foralloranyofhese，wasshechieflyfamoussuchlighninglikemoionwasinherfingersasnooherfingerseverpossessed，andhereforeiwas，haincoonpickingime，paseywasqueenofhefield

shehadagenialandpleasanemper，andwasfaihfundobediennaurally，shewasajoyouscreaure，aughing，lighhearedgirl，rejoicinginhemeresenseofexisenceyepaseywepofener，andsufferedmore，hananyofhercompanionsshehadbeenlierallyexcoriaedherbackborehescarsofahousandsripes；nobecauseshewasbackwardinherwork，norbecauseshewasofanunmindfulandrebelliousspiri，bubecauseihadfallenoherloobehesveofaliceniousmaserandajealousmisresssheshrankbeforehelusfuleyeofheone，andwasindangerevenofherlifeahehandsofheoher，andbeweenhewo，shewasindeedaccursedinhegreahouse，fordays169

ogeher，herewerehighandangrywords，pouingsandesrangemen，whereofshewashei

ocencause

nohingdelighedhemisresssomuchasoseehersuffer，andmorehanonce，wheneppshadrefusedosellher，hassheempedmewihbribesopuhersecrelyodeah，andburyherbodyinsomelonelypceinhemarginofheswampgdlywouldpaseyhaveappeasedhisunforgivingspiri，ifihadbeeninherpower，bunolikejoseph，daredsheescapefrommaserepps，leavinghergarmeninhishandpaseywalkedunderacloudifsheueredawordinopposiionohermaser’swill，heshwasresoredoaonce，obringherosubjecion；ifshewasnowachfulwhenabouhercabin，orwhenwalkinginheyard，abilleofwood，orabrokenboleperhaps，hurledfromhermisress’hand，wouldsmieherunexpecedlyinhefaceheensvedvicimoflusandhae，paseyhadnocomforofherlife

heseweremycompanionsandfellowsves，wihwhomiwasaccusomedobedrivenohefield，andwihwhomihasbeenmyloodwellforenyearsinhelogcabinsofedwineppshey，ifliving，areyeoilingonhebanksofbayouboeuf，neverdesinedobreahe，asinowdo，heblessedairoflibery，noroshakeoffheheavyshackleshaenhrallhem，unilheyshallliedownforeverinhedus