uesdayconcludedhehreeholidayseppsyearlyallowedusonmywayhome，wednesdaymorning，whilepassinghepnaionofwilliampierce，hagenlemanhailedme，sayinghehadreceivedalinefrom263

epps，broughdownbywilliamvarnell，permiinghimodeainmeforhepurposeofpyingforhissveshanighiwashesimeiwasdesinedowinessasvedanceonheshoresofbayouboeufheparyapierce’sconinuedheirjollificaionunilbroaddayligh，whenireurnedomymaser’shouse，somewhaweariedwihhelossofres，burejoicinginhepossessionofnumerousbisandpicayunes，whichhewhies，whowerepleasedwihmymusicalperformances，hadconribued

onsaurdaymorning，forhefirsimeinyears，ioverslepmyselfiwasfrighenedoncomingouofhecabinofindhesveswerealreadyinhefieldheyhadprecededmesomefifeenminuesleavingmydi

erandwaergourd，ihurriedaferhemasfasasicouldmoveiwasnoyesunrise，bueppswasonhepiazzaasilefhehu，andcriedouomehaiwasapreyimeofdayobegeingupbyexraexerionmyrowwasupwhenhecameouaferbreakfashis，however，wasnoexcuseforheoffenceofoversleepingbiddingmesripandliedown，hegavemeenorfifeenshes，aheconclusionofwhichheinquiredifihough，aferha，icouldgeupsomeimeinhemorningiexpressedmyselfquieposiivelyhaicould，and，wihbacksingingwihpain，wenaboumywork

hefollowingday，sunday，myhoughswereuponbass，andheprobabiliiesandhopeswhichhunguponhisacionanddeerminaioniconsideredheuncerainyoflife；haifishouldbehewillofgodhaheshoulddie，myprospecofdeliverance，andallexpecaionofhappinessinhisworld，wouldbewhollyendedanddesroyedmysoreback，perhaps，didnohaveaendencyorendermeunusuallycheerfulifeldownhearedandunhappyalldaylong，andwheniiddownuponhehardboardanigh，myhearwasoppressedwihsuchaloadofgrief；iseemedhaimusbreak

mondaymorning，hehirdofjanuary，1853，wewereinhefieldbeimesiwasaraw，coldmorning，suchasisunusualinharegioniwasinadvance，uncleabramnexome，behindhimbob，paseyandwiley，wihourcoonbagsabouourneckseppshappened（ararehing，indeed，）ocomeouhamorningwihouhiswhipheswore，inama

erhawouldshameapirae，haweweredoingnohingbobvenuredosayhahisfingersweresonumbwihcoldhecouldn’pickfas

eppscursedhimselffornohavingbroughhisrawhide，anddecredhawhenhecameouagainhewouldwarmuswell；yes，hewouldmakeusallhoerhanhafieryrealminwhichiamsomeimescompelledobelievehewillhimselfevenuallyreside

wihhesefervenexpressions，helefuswhenouofhearing，wecommencedalkingoeachoher，sayinghowhardiwasobecompelledokeepupouraskswihnumbfingers；howunreasonablemaserwas，andspeakingofhimgenerallyinnoferingerms

ourconversaionwasinerrupedbyacarriagepassingrapidlyowardshehouselookingup，wesawwomenapproachingushroughhecoonfield

havingnowbroughdownhisnarraiveoheshouriwasospendonbayouboeuf—havinggoenhroughmyscoonpicking，andabouobidmasereppsfarewell—imusbeghereaderogobackwihmeohemonhofaugus；ofollowbass’leeronislongjourneyosaraoga；olearnheeffeciproduced—andha，whileiwasrepininganddespairinginhesvehuofedwinepps，hroughhefriendshipofbassandhegoodnessofprovidence，allhingswereworkingogeherformydeliverance