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Chapter 17

           Theysqueakedthroughunderneath.Therewasacoupleofbigwild-turkey-wingfansspreadoutbehindthosethings.Onthetableinthemiddleoftheroomwasakindofalovelycrockerybasketthathadapplesandorangesandpeachesandgrapespiledupinit,whichwasmuchredderandyellowerandprettierthanrealonesis,buttheywarn’trealbecauseyoucouldseewherepieceshadgotchippedoffandshowedthewhitechalk,orwhateveritwas,underneath.

           Thistablehadacovermadeoutofbeautifuloilcloth,witharedandbluespread-eaglepaintedonit,andapaintedborderallaround.ItcomeallthewayfromPhiladelphia,theysaid.Therewassomebooks,too,piledupperfectlyexact,oneachcornerofthetable.OnewasabigfamilyBiblefullofpictures.OnewasPilgrim’sProgress,aboutamanthatlefthisfamily,itdidn’tsaywhy.Ireadconsiderableinitnowandthen.Thestatementswasinteresting,buttough.AnotherwasFriendship’sOffering,fullofbeautifulstuffandpoetry;butIdidn’treadthepoetry.AnotherwasHenryClay’sSpeeches,andanotherwasDr.Gunn’sFamilyMedicine,whichtoldyouallaboutwhattodoifabodywassickordead.Therewasahymnbook,andalotofotherbooks.Andtherewasnicesplit-bottomchairs,andperfectlysound,toonotbaggeddowninthemiddleandbusted,likeanoldbasket.

           TheyhadpictureshungonthewallsmainlyWashingtonsandLafayettes,andbattles,andHighlandMarys,andonecalled"SigningtheDeclaration.

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