Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 20

           Wefoundasickniggersunninghimselfinabackyard,andhesaideverybodythatwarn’ttooyoungortoosickortoooldwasgonetocamp-meeting,abouttwomilebackinthewoods.Thekinggotthedirections,andallowedhe’dgoandworkthatcamp-meetingforallitwasworth,andImightgo,too.

           Thedukesaidwhathewasafterwasaprinting-office.Wefoundit;alittlebitofaconcern,upoveracarpentershopcarpentersandprintersallgonetothemeeting,andnodoorslocked.Itwasadirty,littered-upplace,andhadinkmarks,andhandbillswithpicturesofhorsesandrunawayniggersonthem,alloverthewalls.Thedukeshedhiscoatandsaidhewasallrightnow.Someandthekinglitoutforthecamp-meeting.

           Wegotthereinaboutahalfanhourfairlydripping,foritwasamostawfulhotday.Therewasasmuchasathousandpeopletherefromtwentymilearound.Thewoodswasfullofteamsandwagons,hitchedeverywheres,feedingoutofthewagon-troughsandstompingtokeepofftheflies.Therewasshedsmadeoutofpolesandroofedoverwithbranches,wheretheyhadlemonadeandgingerbreadtosell,andpilesofwatermelonsandgreencornandsuch-liketruck.

           Thepreachingwasgoingonunderthesamekindsofsheds,onlytheywasbiggerandheldcrowdsofpeople.Thebencheswasmadeoutofoutsideslabsoflogs,withholesboredintheroundsidetodrivesticksintoforlegs.Theydidn’thavenobacks.Thepreachershadhighplatformstostandonatoneendofthesheds.

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