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Chapter 21

           Thefenceswasmadeofdifferentkindsofboards,nailedonatdifferenttimes;andtheyleanedeverywhichway,andhadgatesthatdidn’tgenerlyhavebutonehinge—aleatherone.Someofthefenceshadbeenwhite-washedsometimeoranother,butthedukesaiditwasinClumbus’time,likeenough.Therewasgenerlyhogsinthegarden,andpeopledrivingthemout.

           Allthestoreswasalongonestreet.Theyhadwhitedomesticawningsinfront,andthecountrypeoplehitchedtheirhorsestotheawning-posts.Therewasemptydrygoodsboxesundertheawnings,andloafersroostingonthemalldaylong,whittlingthemwiththeirBarlowknives;andchawingtobacco,andgapingandyawningandstretching—amightyornerylot.Theygenerlyhadonyellowstrawhatsmostaswideasanumbrella,butdidn’twearnocoatsnorwaistcoats,theycalledoneanotherBill,andBuck,andHank,andJoe,andAndy,andtalkedlazyanddrawly,andusedconsiderablemanycusswords.Therewasasmanyasoneloaferleaningupagainsteveryawning-post,andhemostalwayshadhishandsinhisbritches-pockets,exceptwhenhefetchedthemouttolendachawoftobaccoorscratch.Whatabodywashearingamongstthemallthetimewas:

           "Gimmeachaw’vtobacker,Hank."

           "Cain’t;Ihain’tgotbutonechawleft.AskBill."

           MaybeBillhegiveshimachaw;maybeheliesandsaysheain’tgotnone.Someofthemkindsofloafersneverhasacentintheworld,norachawoftobaccooftheirown.

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