Chapter 2

           Saturdaymorningwascome, andallthesummerworldwasbrightandfresh, andbrimmingwithlife. Therewasasongineveryheart;andiftheheartwasyoungthemusicissuedatthelips. Therewascheerineveryfaceandaspringineverystep. Thelocust-treeswereinbloomandthefragranceoftheblossomsfilledtheair. CardiffHill,beyondthevillageandaboveit, wasgreenwithvegetationanditlayjustfarenoughawaytoseemaDelectableLand,dreamy,reposeful,andinviting. 

           Tomappearedonthesidewalkwithabucketofwhitewashandalong-handledbrush. Hesurveyedthefence,andallgladnesslefthim andadeepmelancholysettleddownuponhisspirit. Thirtyyardsofboardfenceninefeethigh. Lifetohimseemedhollow,andexistencebutaburden. Sighing,hedippedhisbrushandpasseditalongthetopmostplank; repeatedtheoperation;diditagain; comparedtheinsignificantwhitewashedstreakwiththefar-reachingcontinentofunwhitewashedfence, andsatdownonatree-boxdiscouraged. Jimcameskippingoutatthegatewithatinpail,andsingingBuffaloGals. BringingwaterfromthetownpumphadalwaysbeenhatefulworkinTom’seyes, before,butnowitdidnotstrikehimso. Herememberedthattherewascompanyatthepump. White,mulatto,andnegroboysandgirlswerealwaystherewaitingtheirturns, resting,tradingplaythings,quarrelling,fighting,skylarking. Andherememberedthatalthoughthepumpwasonlyahundredandfiftyyardsoff, Jimnevergotbackwithabucketofwaterunderanhourandeventhensomebodygenerallyhadtogoafterhim.Tomsaid: 

           "Say,Jim,I’llfetchthewaterifyou’llwhitewashsome." 

           Jimshookhisheadandsaid: 

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