Chapter 16

           WEsleptmostallday,andstartedoutatnight,alittlewaysbehindamonstrouslongraftthatwasaslonggoingbyasaprocession.Shehadfourlongsweepsateachend,sowejudgedshecarriedasmanyasthirtymen,likely.Shehadfivebigwigwamsaboard,wideapart,andanopencampfireinthemiddle,andatallflag-poleateachend.Therewasapowerofstyleabouther.ItAMOUNTEDtosomethingbeingaraftsmanonsuchacraftasthat.

           Wewentdriftingdownintoabigbend,andthenightcloudedupandgothot.Theriverwasverywide,andwaswalledwithsolidtimberonbothsides;youcouldn’tseeabreakinithardlyever,oralight.WetalkedaboutCairo,andwonderedwhetherwewouldknowitwhenwegottoit.Isaidlikelywewouldn’t,becauseIhadheardsaytherewarn’tbutaboutadozenhousesthere,andiftheydidn’thappentohavethemlitup,howwaswegoingtoknowwewaspassingatown?Jimsaidifthetwobigriversjoinedtogetherthere,thatwouldshow.ButIsaidmaybewemightthinkwewaspassingthefootofanislandandcomingintothesameoldriveragain.ThatdisturbedJimandmetoo.Sothequestionwas,whattodo?Isaid,paddleashorethefirsttimealightshowed,andtellthempapwasbehind,comingalongwithatrading-scow,andwasagreenhandatthebusiness,andwantedtoknowhowfaritwastoCairo.Jimthoughtitwasagoodidea,sowetookasmokeonitandwaited.

           Therewarn’tnothingtodonowbuttolookoutsharpforthetown,andnotpassitwithoutseeingit.

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