             ,,*APT] ,,XIV4
  ,BY & BY1 :5 WE GOT UP1 WE TURN$ OV] !
TRUCK ! GANG _H /OLE (F (! WRECK1 & F.D
BOOTS1 & BLANKETS1 & CLO!S1 & ALL SORTS
( O!R ?+S1 &A LOT ( BOOKS1 &A SPYGLASS1
& ?REE BOXES ( SEEG>S4 ,WE _HN'T "E BE5
? RI* 2F 9 NEI ( \R LIVES4 ,! SEEG>S 0
PRIME4 ,WE LAID (F ALL ! AFN 9 ! WOODS
TALK+1 & ME R1D+ ! BOOKS1 & HAV+ A G5]AL
GD "T4 ,I TOLD ,JIM ALL AB :AT HAPP5$
9SIDE ! WRECK & AT ! F]RYBOAT1 & ,I SD
^! K9DS ( ?+S 0 ADV5TURES2 B HE SD HE
DIDN'T WANT NO M ADV5TURES4 ,HE SD T :5
,I W5T 9 ! TEXAS & HE CRAWL$ BACK 6GET
ON ! RAFT & F.D H] G"O HE NE>LY DI$1 2C
HE JUDG$ X 0 ALL UP ) ,,HM ANYWAY X CD 2
FIX$2 = IF HE DIDN'T GET SAV$ HE WD GET
DR[ND$2 & IF HE DID GET SAV$1 :O"E SAV$
HM WD S5D HM BACK HOME S Z 6GET ! REW>D1
& !N ,MISS ,WATSON WD SELL HM ,S\?1
SURE4 ,WELL1 HE 0 "R2 HE 0 MO/ ALW "R2
HE _H AN UNCOMMON LEVEL H1D =A NI7]4
  ,I R1D 3SID]A# 6,JIM AB K+S & DUKES &
E>LS & S*1 & H[ GAUDY !Y DRESS$1 & H[ M*
/YLE !Y PUT ON1 & CALL$ EA* O!R YR
MAJE/Y1 & YR GRACE1 & YR "L%IP1 & S ON1
,8/1D ( MI/]2 & ,JIM'S EYES BU7$ \1 & HE
0 9T]E/$4 ,HE SAYS3
  8,I DIDN0' "K DEY 0 S _M UN UM4 ,I
HA9'T HE>N ,8B\T N"O UN UM1 SKASELY1 B
OLE ,K+ ,SOLL]- MUN1 ON.S Y C.TS DEM K+S
DAT'S 9 A PACK ] K'Y>DS4 ,H[ M* D A K+
GIT80
  8,GET80 ,I SAYS2 8:Y1 !Y GET A ?\S&
DOLL>S A MON? IF !Y WANT X2 !Y C H J Z
M* Z !Y WANT2 "EY?+ 2L;GS 6!M40
  8,,AIN0' DAT GAY8 ,EN :AT DEY GOT 6D1
,HUCK80
  8,,!Y DON'T D NO?+6 ,:Y1 H[ Y TALK6
,!Y J SET >.D40
  8,NO2 IS DAT S80
  8,( C\RSE X IS4 ,!Y J SET >.D--EXCEPT1
MAYBE1 :5 "!'S A W>2 !N !Y G 6! W>4 ,B
O!R "TS !Y J LAZY >.D2 OR G HAWK+--J
HAWK+ & SP--,SH6--D0' Y HE> A NOISE80
  ,WE SKIPP$ \ & LOOK$2 B X W>N'T NO?+ B
! FLUTT] (A /1MBOAT'S :EEL AWAY D[N1 -+
>.D ! PO9T2 S WE -E BACK4
  8,YES10 SAYS ,I1 8& O!R "TS1 :5 ?+S IS
DULL1 !Y FUSS )! P>LY;T2 & IF "EYBODY
DON'T G J S HE :ACKS _! H1DS (F4 ,B
MO/LY !Y HANG R.D ! H>EM40
  8,R\N0' DE :80
  8,H>EM40
  8,:AT'S DE H>EM80
  8,! PLACE ": HE KEEPS 8 WIVES4 ,DON'T
Y "K AB ! H>EM8 ,SOLOMON _H "O2 HE _H AB
A MILLION WIVES40
  8,:Y1 YES1 DAT'S S2 ,I--,I'D D"O =GOT
X4 ,A H>EM'S A BO'D'N-H\SE1 ,I RECK'N4
,MOS' LIKELY DEY HAS RACKETY "TS 9 DE
NUSS]Y4 ,EN ,I RECK'N DE WIVES QU>RELS
3SIDA#2 EN DAT ,8CR1SE DE RACKET4 ,YIT
DEY SAY ,SOLL]MUN DE WISES0' MAN DAT "E
LIVE0'4 ,I DOAN0' TAKE NO /OCK 9 DAT4
,2KASE :Y3 WD A WISE MAN WANT 6LIVE 9 DE
MIDS' ] SI* A BLIM-BLAMM9' ALL DE "T8
,NO--,8DE$ HE WDN'T4 ,A WISE MAN ,8UD
TAKE EN BUIL0' A BIL]-FACTRY2 EN D5 HE
CD %ET ,,D[N DE BIL]-FACTRY :5 HE WANT
6RES0'40
  8,WELL1 B HE ,,0 ! WISE/ MAN1 ANYWAY2
2C ! WID[ %E TOLD ME S1 H] [N SELF40
  8,I DOAN K'Y] :AT DE WI4] SAY1 HE
,,W>N'T NO WISE MAN NU!R4 ,HE _H "S ] DE
DAD-FET*$ES' WAYS ,I "E SEE4 ,DOES Y "K
,8B\T DAT *ILE DAT HE ,8UZ GWYNE 6*OP 9
TWO80
  8,YES1 ! WID[ TOLD ME ALL AB X40
  8,,WELL1 D56 ,W>N0' DAT DE B1T5ES'
NO;N 9 DE WORL0'8 ,Y JES' TAKE EN LOOK
AT X A M9UTE4 ,DAH'S DE /UMP1 DAH--DAT'S
"O ] DE WOM52 H1H'S Y--DAT'S DE YU!R "O2
;,I'S ,SOLL]MUN2 EN DI% Y] DOLL> BILL'S
DE *ILE4 ,B(E UN Y CLAIMS X4 ,:AT DOES
,I D8 ,DOES ,I %9 >\N0' M;GS' DE
NEI<BORS EN F9E \ : UN Y DE BILL ,,D
B'L;G TO1 EN HAN0' X OV] 6DE "R "O1 ALL
SAFE EN S\N0'1 DE WAY DAT ANYBODY DAT _H
ANY GUMP;N WD8 ,NO2 ,I TAKE EN :ACK DE
BILL 9 ,,TWO1 EN GIVE HALF UN X 6Y1 EN
DE YU!R HALF 6DE YU!R WOMAN4 ,DAT'S DE
WAY ,SOLL]MUN 0 GWYNE 6D WID DE *ILE4
,N[ ,I WANT 6A/ Y3 :AT'S DE USE ] DAT
HALF A BILL8--C'T BUY NO?'N WID X4 ,EN
:AT USE IS A HALF A *ILE8 ,I WDN0' GIVE
A D]N =A MILLION UN UM40
  8,B HANG X1 ,JIM1 Y'VE CL1N MISS$ !
PO9T--BLAME X1 Y'VE MISS$ X A ?\S&
MILE40
  8,:O8 ,ME8 ,G ,8L;G4 ,DOAN0' TALK 6ME
,8B\T YO0' P9TS4 ,I RECK'N ,I "KS S5SE
:5 ,I SEES X2 EN DEY A9' NO S5SE 9 SI*
DO9'S Z DAT4 ,DE ,8SPUTE W>N'T ,8B\T A
HALF A *ILE1 DE ,8SPUTE 0 ,8B\T A :OLE
*ILE2 EN DE MAN DAT ?9K HE K9 SETTLE A
,8SPUTE ,8B\T A :OLE *ILE WID A HALF A
*ILE DOAN0' "K 5 6-E 9 \'N DE RA94
,DOAN0' TALK 6ME ,8B\T ,SOLL]MUN1 ,HUCK1
,I "KS HM 0DE BACK40
  8,B ,I TELL Y Y DON'T GET ! PO9T40
  8,BLAME DE PO9T6 ,I RECK'N ,I "KS :AT
,I "KS4 ,EN M9E Y1 DE ,,R1L P9T IS D[N
FURD]--X'S D[N DEEP]4 ,X LAYS 9 DE WAY
,SOLL]MUN 0 RAIS$4 ,Y TAKE A MAN DAT'S
GOT ON'Y "O OR TWO *ILL52 IS DAT MAN
GWYNE 6BE WASE;L O' *ILL58 ,NO1 HE A9'T2
HE C'T ,8=D X4 ,,HE "K H[ 6VALUE 'EM4 ,B
Y TAKE A MAN DAT'S GOT ,8B\T FIVE
MILLION *ILL5 RUNN9' R\N0' DE H\SE1 EN
X'S DI6UNT4 ,,HE Z SOON *OP A *ILE 9 TWO
Z A CAT4 ,DEY'S PL5TY MO0'4 ,A *ILE ]
TWO1 MO0' ] LESS1 W>N'T NO 3SEK5S
6,SOLL]MUN1 DAD FAT* HM60
  ,I N"E SEE S* A NI7]4 ,IF HE GOT A
NO;N 9 8 H1D ONCE1 "! W>N'T NO GETT+ X \
AG4 ,HE 0 ! MO/ D[N ON ,SOLOMON ( ANY
NI7] ,I "E SEE4 ,S ,I W5T 6TALK+ AB O!R
K+S1 & LET ,SOLOMON SLIDE4 ,I TOLD AB
,L\IS ,SIXTE5? T GOT 8 H1D CUT (F 9
,FR.E L;G "T AGO2 & AB 8 LL BOY !
DOLPH91 T WD A BE5 A K+1 B !Y TOOK & %UT
HM UP 9 JAIL1 & "S SAY HE DI$ "!4
  8,PO0' LL *AP40
  8,B "S SAYS HE GOT \ & GOT AWAY1 & -E
6,AM]ICA40
  8,DAT'S GD6 ,B HE'LL 2 POOTY L"O"S--
DEY A9' NO K+S "H1 IS DEY1 ,HUCK80
  8,NO40
  8,D5 HE CA9'T GIT NO SITU,N4 ,:AT HE
GWYNE 6D80
  8,WELL1 ,I DON'T "K4 ,"S ( !M GETS ON
! POLICE1 & "S ( !M LE>NS P H[ 6TALK
,FR5*40
  8,:Y1 ,HUCK1 DOAN0' DE ,FR5* P TALK DE
SAME WAY WE DOES80
  8,,NO1 ,JIM2 Y CDN'T "U/& A ^W !Y SD--
N A S+LE ^W40
  8,WELL1 N[1 ,I 2 D+-BU/$6 ,H[ D DAT
-E80
  8,I DON'T "K2 B X'S S4 ,I GOT "S ( _!
JA2] \ (A BOOK4 ,S'POSE A MAN 0 6-E 6Y &
SAY ,POLLY-VOO-FRANZY--:AT WD Y ?9K80
  8,I WDN0' ?9K NUFF'N2 ,I'D TAKE EN BU/
HM OV] DE H1D--DAT IS1 IF HE W>N'T :ITE4
,I WDN'T ,8L[ NO NI7] 6CALL ME DAT40
  8,%UCKS1 X A9'T CALL+ Y ANY?+4 ,X'S
ONLY SAY+1 D Y "K H[ 6TALK ,FR5*80
  8,WELL1 D51 :Y CDN'T HE ,,SAY X80
  8,:Y1 HE ,,IS A-SAY+ X4 ,T'S A
,FR5*MAN'S ,,WAY ( SAY+ X40
  8,WELL1 X'S A BLAME RIDICKL\S WAY1 EN
,I DOAN0' WANT 6HE> NO MO0' ,8B\T X4
,DEY A9' NO S5SE 9 X40
  8,LOOKY "H1 ,JIM2 DOES A CAT TALK L WE
D80
  8,NO1 A CAT DON'T40
  8,WELL1 DOES A C[80
  8,NO1 A C[ DON'T1 NU!R40
  8,DOES A CAT TALK L A C[1 OR A C[ TALK
L A CAT80
  8,NO1 DEY DON'T40
  8,X'S NATURAL & "R = 'EM 6TALK DI6]5T
F EA* O!R1 A9'T X80
  8,C\RSE40
  8,& A9'T X NATURAL & "R =A CAT &A C[
6TALK DI6]5T F ,,US80
  8,:Y1 MOS' %OLY X IS40
  8,WELL1 !N1 :Y A9'T X NATURAL & "R =A
,,FR5*MAN 6TALK DI6]5T F U8 ,Y ANSW] ME
T40
  8,IS A CAT A MAN1 ,HUCK80
  8,NO40
  8,WELL1 D51 DEY A9'T NO S5SE 9 A CAT
TALK9' L A MAN4 ,IS A C[ A MAN8--] IS A
C[ A CAT80
  8,NO1 %E A9'T EI ( !M40
  8,WELL1 D51 %E A9'T GOT NO BUSI;S
6TALK L EI "O ] ! YU!R ( 'EM4 ,IS A
,FR5*MAN A MAN80
  8,YES40
  8,,WELL1 D56 ,DAD BLAME X1 :Y DOAN0'
HE ,,TALK L A MAN8 ,Y ANSW] ME ,,DAT60
  ,I SEE X W>N'T NO USE WA/+ ^WS--Y C'T
LE>N A NI7] 6>GUE4 ,S ,I QUIT4
