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Chapter LII

           Iwasa-comin’alongpastdatlumber-yardoneSaturdayafternoon,andIhadn’tbeenwuckin’,an’Isawdatpieceo’pipethoodefence,lyin’inside,andIjes’reachedthoowithapieceo’boadIfounddeyandpulleditovertomean’tuckit.An’aftahwahddisMistahWatchmanman"hewavedhishandoratoricallytowardthewitness-chair,where,incasethejudgemightwishtoaskhimsomequestions,thecomplainanthadtakenhisstand"comearoundtuhwhereIlivean’accusedmeofdonetakin’it."

           "Butyoudidtakeit,didn’tyou?"

           "Yassah,Idonetuckit."

           "Whatdidyoudowithit?"

           "Itradeditfohtwenty-fivecents."

           "Youmeanyousoldit,"correctedhishonor.

           "Yassah,Idonesoldit."

           "Well,don’tyouknowit’swrongtodoanythinglikethat?Didn’tyouknowwhenyoureachedthroughthatfenceandpulledthatpipeovertoyouthatyouwerestealing?Didn’tyou?"

           "Yassah,Iknoweditwaswrong,"repliedAckerman,sheepishly."Ididn’think‘twuzstealin’likezackly,butIdoneknoweditwaswrong.IdoneknowedIoughtn’takeit,Iguess."

           "Ofcourseyoudid.Ofcourseyoudid.That’sjustit.Youknewyouwerestealing,andstillyoutookit.Hasthemantowhomthisnegrosoldtheleadpipebeenapprehendedyet?"thejudgeinquiredsharplyofthedistrictattorney."Heshouldbe,forhe’smoreguiltythanthisnegro,areceiverofstolengoods."

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