myresoluionwassoonformed，andswinginghimfromheworkbenchoheground，ileapedafencenearby，andhurriedacrosshepnaion，passinghesvesaworkinhecoonfieldaheendofaquarerofamileireachedhewoodpasure，andiwasashorimeindeedhaihadbeenru

ingiclimbingonoahighfence，icouldseehecoonpress，hegreahouse，andhespacebeweeniwasaconspicuousposiion，fromwhencehewholepnaionwasinviewisawibeascrosshefieldowardshehouse，andeneri—henhecameou，carryinghissaddle，andpresenlymounedhishorseandgallopedaway

iwasdesoe，buhankfulhankfulhamylifewasspared，—desoeanddiscouragedwihheprospecbeforemewhawouldbecomeofme？whowouldbefriendme？whihershouldifly？oh，god！houwhogavesmelife，andimpnedinmybosomheloveoflifewhofillediwihemoionssuchasohermen，hycreaures，have，donoforsakemehavepiyonhepoorsve—lemenoperishifhoucosnoproecme，iamlos—los！suchsupplicaions，silenlyandunuered，ascendedfrommyinmoshearoheavenbuherewasnoansweringvoice—noswee，lowone，comingdownfromonhigh，whisperingomysoul，“iisi，benoafraid”iwasheforsakenofgod，iseemed—hedespisedandhaedofmen！

inabouhreefourhsofanhourseveralofhesvesshouedandmadesignsformeorunpresenly，lookinguphebayou，isawibeasandwoohersonhorseback，comingaafasgai，followedbyaroopofdogs

herewereasmanyaseighorendisanasiwas，iknewhemheybelongedonheadjoiningpnaion

hedogsusedonbayouboeufforhuningsvesareakindofbloodhound，buafarmoresavagebreedhanisfoundinhenorhernsaesheywillaackanegro，aheirmaser’sbidding，andclingohimashecommonbulldogwillclingoafourfooedanimal

frequenlyheirloudbayisheardinheswamps，andhenhereisspecuionasowhapoinherunawaywillbeoverhauled—hesameasanewyorkhunersopsolisenohehoundscoursingalonghehillsides，andsuggessohiscompanionhahefoxwillbeakenasuchapceineverknewasveescapingwihhislifefrombayouboeufonereasonis，heyarenoallowedolearnhearofswimming，andareincapableofcrossinghemosinconsiderablesreaminheirflighheycangoinnodirecionbualilewaywihoucomingoabayou，whenheineviablealernaiveispresened，ofbeingdrownedoroverakenbyhedogsinyouhihadpracicedinheclearsreamshaflowhroughmynaive120

disric，unilihadbecomeanexperswimmer，andfelahomeinhewaeryelemen

isooduponhefenceunilhedogshadreachedhecoonpressinaninsanmore，heirlong，savageyellsa

ouncedheywereonmyrackleapingdownfrommyposiion，iranowardsheswampfeargavemesrengh，andiexeredioheumoseveryfewmomensicouldhearheyelpingsofhedogsheyweregaininguponmeeveryhowlwasnearerandnearer

eachmomeniexpecedheywouldspringuponmyback—expecedofeelheirlongeehsinkinginomyfleshhereweresomanyofhem，iknewheywouldearmeopieces，haheywouldworryme，aonce，odeahigaspedforbreah—gaspedforhahalfuered，chokingprayerohealmighyosaveme—ogivemesrenghoreachsomewide，deepbayouwhereicouldhrowhemoffherack，orsinkinoiswaerspresenlyireachedahickpalmeoboomasifledhroughhemheymadealoudruslingnoise，noloudenough，however，odrownhevoicesofhedogs

coninuingmycourseduesouh，asnearlyasicanjudge，icamealenghowaerjusovershoehehoundsahamomencouldnohavebeenfiverodsbehindmeicouldhearhemcrashingandplunginghroughhepalmeoes，heirloud，eageryellsmakinghewholeswampcmorouswihhesoundhoperevivedalileasireachedhewaerifiwereonlydeeper，heymighloosehescen，andhusdisconcered，affordmeheopporuniyofevadinghemluckily，igrewdeeperhefarheriproceeded—nowovermyankles—nowhalfwayomyknees—nowsinkingamomenomywais，andhenemergingpresenlyinomoreshallowpces

hedogshadnogaineduponmesinceisruckhewaerevidenlyheywereconfusednowheirsavageinonaionsgrewmoreandmoredisan，assuringmehaiwasleavinghemfinallyisoppedolisen，buhelonghowlcameboomingonheairagain，ellingmeiwasnoyesafefrombogobog，whereihadsepped，heycouldsillkeepuponherack，houghimpededbyhewaeralengh，omygreajoy，icameoawidebayou，andplungingin，hadsoonsemmedissluggishcurrenoheohersidehere，cerainly，hedogswouldbeconfounded—hecurrencarryingdownhesreamallracesofhasligh，myseriousscen，whichenableshequicksmellinghoundofollowinherackofhefugiive

afercrossinghisbayouhewaerbecamesodeepicouldnoruniwasnowinwhaiaferwardslearnedwashe“greapacoudrieswamp”iwasfilledwihimmenserees—hesycamore，hegum，hecoonwoodandcypress，andexends，iaminformed，oheshoreofhecalcasieuriverforhiryorforymilesiiswihouinhabians，savewildbeass—hebear，hewildca，heiger，andgreaslimyrepiles，haarecrawlinghroughieverywherelongbeforeireachedhebayou，infac，fromheimeisruckhewaeruniliemergedfromheswamponmyreurn，heserepilessurroundedmeisawhundredsofmoccasinsnakeseverylogandbog—everyrunkofafallenree，overwhichiwascompelledoseporclimb，wasalivewihhemheycrawledawayamyapproach，busomeimesinmyhase，ialmospcedmyhandorfoouponhemheyarepoisonousserpens—heirbiemorefaalhanheralesnake’sbesides，ihadlosoneshoe，hesolehavingcomeenirelyoff，leavingheupperonlydanglingomyankle