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Chapter 19

           

           Onceortwiceofanightwewouldseeasteamboatslippingalonginthedark,andnowandthenshewouldbelchawholeworldofsparksupoutofherchimbleys,andtheywouldraindownintheriverandlookawfulpretty;thenshewouldturnacornerandherlightswouldwinkoutandherpowwowshutoffandleavetheriverstillagain;andbyandbyherwaveswouldgettous,alongtimeaftershewasgone,andjoggletheraftabit,andafterthatyouwouldn’thearnothingforyoucouldn’ttellhowlong,exceptmaybefrogsorsomething.

           Aftermidnightthepeopleonshorewenttobed,andthenfortwoorthreehourstheshoreswasblacknomoresparksinthecabinwindows.Thesesparkswasourclockthefirstonethatshowedagainmeantmorningwascoming,sowehuntedaplacetohideandtieuprightaway.

           OnemorningaboutdaybreakIfoundacanoeandcrossedoverachutetothemainshoreitwasonlytwohundredyardsandpaddledaboutamileupacrickamongstthecypresswoods,toseeifIcouldn’tgetsomeberries.JustasIwaspassingaplacewhereakindofacowpathcrossedthecrick,herecomesacoupleofmentearingupthepathastightastheycouldfootit.IthoughtIwasagoner,forwheneveranybodywasafteranybodyIjudgeditwasME—ormaybeJim.

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