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Friday’s Education

           Ontheotherhand,Itooksomemeatinmymouthwithoutsalt,andIpretendedtospitandsputterforwantofsalt,asfastashehaddoneatthesalt. Butitwouldnotdo; hewouldnevercareforsaltwithhismeatorinhisbroth; atleast,notagreatwhile,andthenbutverylittle. 

           Havingthusfedhimwithboiledmeatandbroth,Iwasresolvedtofeasthimthenextdaywithroastingapieceofthekid. ThisIdidbyhangingitbeforethefireinastring,asIhadseenmanypeopledoinEngland,settingtwopolesup,oneoneachsideofthefire,andoneacrossonthetop,andtyingthestringtothecrossstick,lettingthemeatturncontinually. ThisFridayadmiredverymuch. Butwhenhecametotastetheflesh,hetooksomanywaystotellmehowwellhelikedit,thatIcouldnotbutunderstandhim; andatlasthetoldmehewouldnevereatman’sfleshanymore,whichIwasverygladtohear. 

           ThenextdayIsethimtoworktobeatingsomecornout,andsiftingitinthemannerIusedtodo,asIobservedbefore; andhesoonunderstoodhowtodoitaswellasI,especiallyafterhehadseenwhatthemeaningofitwas,andthatitwastomakebreadof; forafterthatIlethimseememakemybread,andbakeittoo; andinalittletimeFridaywasabletodoalltheworkforme,aswellasIcoulddoitmyself. 

           Ibegannowtoconsiderthat,havingtwomouthstofeedinsteadofone,Imustprovidemoregroundformyharvest,andplantalargerquantityofcornthanIusedtodo; soImarkedoutalargerpieceofland,andbegantofenceinthesamemannerbefore,inwhichFridaynotonlyworkedverywillinglyandveryhard,butdiditverycheerfully; andItoldhimwhatitwasfor;thatitwasforcorntomakemorebread,becausehewasnowwithme,andthatImighthaveenoughforhimandmyselftoo. 

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