Chapter 6

           Well,prettysoontheoldmanwasupandaroundagain,andthenhewentforJudgeThatcherinthecourtstomakehimgiveupthatmoney,andhewentforme,too,fornotstoppingschool.Hecatchedmeacoupleoftimesandthrashedme,butIwenttoschooljustthesame,anddodgedhimoroutrunhimmostofthetime.Ididn’twanttogotoschoolmuchbefore,butIreckonedI’dgonowtospitepap.Thatlawtrialwasaslowbusinessappearedliketheywarn’tevergoingtogetstartedonit;soeverynowandthenI’dborrowtwoorthreedollarsoffofthejudgeforhim,tokeepfromgettingacowhiding.Everytimehegotmoneyhegotdrunk;andeverytimehegotdrunkheraisedCainaroundtown;andeverytimeheraisedCainhegotjailed.Hewasjustsuitedthiskindofthingwasrightinhisline.

           Hegottohangingaroundthewidow’stoomuchandsoshetoldhimatlastthatifhedidn’tquitusingaroundthereshewouldmaketroubleforhim.Well,WASN’Themad?HesaidhewouldshowwhowasHuckFinn’sboss.Sohewatchedoutformeonedayinthespring,andcatchedme,andtookmeuptheriveraboutthreemileinaskiff,andcrossedovertotheIllinoisshorewhereitwaswoodyandtherewarn’tnohousesbutanoldloghutinaplacewherethetimberwassothickyoucouldn’tfinditifyoudidn’tknowwhereitwas.

           Hekeptmewithhimallthetime,andInevergotachancetorunoff.Welivedinthatoldcabin,andhealwayslockedthedoorandputthekeyunderhisheadnights.Hehadagunwhichhehadstole,Ireckon,andwefishedandhunted,andthatwaswhatwelivedon.Everylittlewhilehelockedmeinandwentdowntothestore,threemiles,totheferry,andtradedfishandgameforwhisky,andfetchedithomeandgotdrunkandhadagoodtime,andlickedme.

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