Chapter 20

           THEYaskedusconsiderablemanyquestions;wantedtoknowwhatwecovereduptheraftthatwayfor,andlaidbyinthedaytimeinsteadofrunningwasJimarunawaynigger?SaysI:

           "Goodnesssakes!wouldarunawayniggerrunSOUTH?"

           No,theyallowedhewouldn’t.Ihadtoaccountforthingssomeway,soIsays:

           "MyfolkswaslivinginPikeCounty,inMissouri,whereIwasborn,andtheyalldiedoffbutmeandpaandmybrotherIke.Pa,he’lowedhe’dbreakupandgodownandlivewithUncleBen,who’sgotalittleone-horseplaceontheriver,forty-fourmilebelowOrleans.Pawasprettypoor,andhadsomedebts;sowhenhe’dsquareduptherewarn’tnothingleftbutsixteendollarsandournigger,Jim.Thatwarn’tenoughtotakeusfourteenhundredmile,deckpassagenornootherway.Well,whentheriverrosepahadastreakofluckoneday;heketchedthispieceofaraft;sowereckonedwe’dgodowntoOrleansonit.Pa’sluckdidn’tholdout;asteamboatrunovertheforrardcorneroftheraftonenight,andweallwentoverboardanddoveunderthewheel;Jimandmecomeupallright,butpawasdrunk,andIkewasonlyfouryearsold,sotheynevercomeupnomore.Well,forthenextdayortwowehadconsiderabletrouble,becausepeoplewasalwayscomingoutinskiffsandtryingtotakeJimawayfromme,sayingtheybelievedhewasarunawaynigger.Wedon’trundaytimesnomorenow;nightstheydon’tbotherus.

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