fromhechimneysaferenmoreminuesheownisdead

again，andheowndrunkardasleepbyheskidsoncemore

myfaherwasajusiceofhepeace，andisupposedhe

possessedhepoweroflifeanddeahoverallmenandcould

hanganybodyhaoffendedhimhiswasdisincionenoughfor

measageneralhing；buhedesireobeaseamboaman

kepinruding，neverhelessifirswanedobeacabinboy，so

haicouldcomeouwihawhieaprononandshakeaablecloh

overheside，whereallmyoldcomradescouldseeme；eri

houghiwouldraherbehedeckhandwhosoodonheendof

hesagepnkwihhecoilofropeinhishand，becausehewas

paricurlyconspicuousbuhesewereonlydaydreams—hey

wereooheavenlyobeconempedasrealpossibiliiesbyand

byoneofourboyswenawayhewasnoheardofforalong

imeasheurnedupasappreniceengineerorsrikerona

seamboahishingshookheboomouofallmysundayschool

eachingshaboyhadbeennooriouslyworldly，andi

jushereverse；yehewasexaledohiseminence，andilef

inobscuriyandmiseryherewasnohinggenerousabouhis

fellowinhisgreanesshewouldalwaysmanageohavearusy

boloscrubwhilehisboaarriedaourown，andhewould

sionheinsideguardandscrubi，wherewecouldallseehim

andenvyhimandloahehimandwheneverhisboawasidup

hewouldcomehomeandswellaroundheowninhisbckes

andgreasiesclohes，sohanobodycouldhelpremembering

hahewasaseamboaman；andheusedallsorsofseamboa

echnicaliiesinhisalk，asifheweresousedohemhahe

forgocommonpeoplecouldnoundersandhemhewould

speakofhebboardsideofahorseinaneasy，nauralwayha

wouldmakeonewishhewasdeadandhewasalwaysalking

abou“slooey”likeanoldciizen；hewouldrefercasuallyo

occasionswhenhe“wascomingdownfourhsree”，orwhenhe

was“passingbyhepner’shouse”，orwhenherewasafire

andheookaurnonhebrakesof“heoldbigmissouri”；and

henhewouldgoonandlieabouhowmanyownshesizeof

ourswereburneddownherehadaywoorhreeofheboys

hadlongbeenpersonsofconsideraionamongusbecausehey

hadbeenoslouisonceandhadavaguegeneralknowledgeof

iswonders，buhedayofheirglorywasovernowheypsed

inoahumblesilence，andlearnedodisappearwhenheruhless

cubengineerapproachedhisfellowhadmoney，oo，andhair

oilalsoanignoransilverwachandashowybrasswachchain

heworealeaherbelandusednosuspendersifeverayouh

wascordiallyadmiredandhaedbyhiscomrades，hisonewas

nogirlcouldwihsandhischarmshecuoueveryboyin

hevilgewhenhisboablewupas，idiffusedaranquil

conenmenamongussuchaswehadnoknownformonhs

buwhenhecamehomehenexweek，alive，renowned，and

appearedinchurchallbaeredupandbandaged，ashininghero，

saredaandwonderedoverbyeverybody，iseemedousha

heparialiyofprovidenceforanundeservingrepilehadreached

apoinwhereiwasopenocriicism

hiscreaure’scareercouldproducebuoneresul，and

ispeedilyfollowedboyaferboymanagedogeonheriver

heminiser’ssonbecameanengineerhedocor’sandhe

posmaser’ssonsbecamemudclerks；hewholesaleliquor

dealer’ssonbecameabarkeeperonaboa；foursonsofhe

chiefmerchan，andwosonsofhecounyjudge，becamepilos

pilowashegrandesposiionofallhepilo，eveninhose

daysofrivialwages，hadaprincelysary—fromahundredand

fifyowohundredandfifydolrsamonh，andnoboardpay

womonhsofhiswageswouldpayapreacher’ssaryfora

yearnowsomeofuswerelefdisconsoewecouldnoge

onheriver—aleasourparenswouldnoleus

sobyandbyiranawayisaidineverwouldcomehome

againilliwasapiloandcouldcomeinglorybusomehowi

couldnomanageiiwenmeeklyaboardafewofheboasha

ypackedogeherlikesardinesahelongslouiswharf，and

veryhumblyinquiredforhepilos，bugoonlyacoldshoulder

andshorwordsfrommaesandclerksihadomakehebes

ofhissorofreamenforheimebeing，buihadcomforing

daydreamsofafuurewhenishouldbeagreaandhonored