eputtingturpentineonastraydogandsettingfiretohiortyingatinpantohistailandseehiunhielftodeath
ontheriverfrontsoofthehousesickingoutoverthebank,andtheyblein,thepeoplehad
vedoutofthethebanke
others,andthateryet,but
ite,beesastripoflandaswideasahouse
esabeltoflandaquarterofaledeep
artinandcavealongandcavealongtillitallcavesintotheriverinonesuersuchatoovingback,
andback,andback,becausetheriversalit
theneareritgottonoonthatdaythethickerandthickerhewagonsandhorsesinthestreets,andreingallthetifaliesfetinthe
hereonsiderablewhiskydrinkinggoingon,andiseenthreefightsbyandbysobodysingsout:
”hereesoldboggsinfroheuntryforhislittleoldnthlydrunk;herehees,boys”
alltheloaferslookedglad;ireckonedtheyohavingfunoutofboggsoneoftheays:
”hawedupall
thenhesbenagochahelasttyyearhedhave
nsiderableruputationnow”
anotheronesays,”ie,cuzthenidknowi
godieforathousanyear”
boggsesatearingalongonhishorse,whoopingandyellinglikeaninjun,andsingingout:
”clerthetrack,tharintheh,andthepriceuvffinsisagoraise”
heinhissaddle;heyyear
old,andhadaveryredfaandlaughedathibr >
andsassedhiandhesassedbaandlay
theutintheirregulartus,butheuldntnoausehedetotoottoeat
first,andspoonvittlestotopoffon”
hesee,androdeupandsays:
”efboyyoupreparedtodie”
thenherodeoniansays:
”hedontannothing;hesalhatwhenhes
drunkhesthebestnaturedestoldfoolinarkansanobody,drunknorsober”
boggsrodeupbeforethebiggeststoreintohisheaddownsoheuldseeunderthecurtainoftheawningandyells:”eouthere,sherbueoutandetthenyouveswindledyourethehounifter,andigohaveyou,too”
andsoheon,callingsherbueverythingheuldlayhistongueto,andthereetpackedhpeoplelisteningandlaughingandgoingonbyandbyaproudlookingnaboutfiftyfiveandhewasaheapthebestdressedninthattooostepsoutofthestore,andthecroehesaystoboggs,
ghtycandslowhesays:
”iiredofthis,butillendureittilloneoclocktilloneoindnolongerifyouopenyouruthagainstonlyonceafterthattiyoucanttravelsofarbutiwillfindyou”thenhetusandgoesinthecroightysober;nobodystirred,andthereorelaughingboggsrodeoffblackguardingsherbuasloudasheuldyell,alldohestreet;andprettysoonbaen
toshutup,buthe;they
toldhitinutes,andsohest
gohohestgorightaitdidntdonogoodhecussedaight,andthroudandrode
overit,andprettysoonaaragingdohestreetagain,triedtheirbesttoaxhiffofhishorsesotheyuldlockhipandgethiober;butitnouseupthestreetheearagain,andgivesherbuanothercussingbyandbysobodysays:”goforhisdaughterquietishelllisten
toherifanybodycanpersuadehishecan”
sosobodystartedonarunireetaopped
inaboutfiveortennuteshereesboggsagain,butnotonhishorsehee,bareheaded,h
afriendonbothsidesofhiholtofhisarandhurryinghilonghe,andlookeduneasy;andhehangingbackany,butwasdoingsoofthehurryinghielfsobodysingsout:”boggs”
ilookedovertheretosee,andithatlonelsherbuheandingperfectlystillinthestreet,andhadapistolraisedinhisrighthandnotaingit,butholdingitouththebarreltilteduptoesendiseeayounggirlingonthe
run,andtenentuedroundtoseewho
calledhiandenjuedtooneside,and
thepistolbarreledoeadytoalevelbothbarrelsckedboggsthrohofhishandsandsays,”olord,dontshoot”banggoesthefirstshot,andhestaggersback,clatheairbanggoesthesendone,andhetulesbackotheground,heavyandsolid,sspreadoutthatyounggirlscreadoutandesrushing,anddohrowsherselfonherfather,,heskilledhithe
doneanother,h
theiecksstretched,tryingtosee,andpeopleontheinsidetryingtoshovetheaair,givehiir”
lonelsherbuhetossedhispistolontotheground,andtuedaroundonhisheelsandwalkedoff
theytookboggstoalittledrugstore,thecro
thesa,andtheoagoodplace
attheanduldseeintheylaidhibr >
onthefloorandputonelargebibleunderhishead,andopenedanotheroneandspreaditonhisbreast;buttheytoreopenhisshirtfirst,andiseenadeaboutadozenlong
gasps,hisbreastliftingthebibleuph,and
lettingitdoheditoutandafterthathelaid
still;hehi
screangandcrying,andtookheroffshesixteen,andverysandgentlelooking,butaared
tysoontheoingandscrougingand
pushingandshov
