eachoneisasked，herefore，accordingohispickingabiliies，none，however，ocomeshorofwohundredweighi，beingunskillfulalwaysinhabusiness，wouldhavesaisfiedmymaserbybringinginheerquaniy，whileonheoherhand，paseywouldsurelyhavebeenbeaenifshefailedoproducewiceasmuch

hecoongrowsfromfiveosevenfeehigh，eachsalkhavingagreamanybranches，shooingouinalldirecions，andppingeachoherabovehewaerfurrow

herearefewsighsmorepleasanoheeye，hanawidecoonfieldwheniisinhebloomipresensanappearanceofpuriy，likeanimmacueexpanseofligh，newfallensnow

someimeshesvepicksdownonesideofarow，andbackuponheoher，bumoreusually，hereisoneoneiherside，gaheringallhahasblossomed，leavingheunopenedbollsforasucceedingpickingwhenhesackisfilled，iisempiedinohebaskeandroddendowniisnecessaryobeexremelycarefulhefirsimegoinghroughhefield，inordernoobreakhebranchesoffhesalkshecoonwillnobloomuponabrokenbrancheppsneverfailedoinflichesevereschasisemenonheunluckyservanwho，eihercarelesslyorunavoidably，wasguilyinheleasdegreeinhisrespec

hehandsarerequiredobeinhecoonfieldassoonasiislighinhemorning，and，wihheexcepionofenorfifeenminues，whichisgivenhemanoonoswallowheirallowanceofcoldbacon，heyarenopermiedobeamomenidleuniliisoodarkosee，andwhenhemoonisfull，heyofenimesborillhemiddleofhenighheydonodareosopevenadi

erime，norreurnohequarers，howevereibe，unilheorderohalisgivenbyhedriver

heday’sworkoverinhefield，hebaskesare“oed，”

orinoherwords，carriedoheginhouse，wherehecoonisweighednomaerhowfaiguedandwearyhemaybe—nomaerhowmuchhelongsforsleepandres—asveneverapproachesheginhousewihhisbaskeofcoonbuwihfearififallsshorinweigh—ifhehasnoperformedhefullaskappoinedhim，heknowshahemussufferandifhehasexceededibyenorwenypounds，inallprobabiliyhismaserwillmeasurehenexday’saskaccordinglyso，wheherhehasoolileoroomuch，hisapproachoheginhouseisalwayswihfearandremblingmosfrequenlyheyhaveoolile，andhereforeiisheyarenoanxiousoleavehefieldaferweighing，followhewhippings；andhenhebaskesarecarriedohecoonhouse，andheirconenssoredawaylikehay，allhandsbeingseninorampidownifhecoonisnodry，inseadofakingioheginhouseaonce，iisiduponpforms，wofeehigh，andsomehreeimesaswide，coveredwihboardsorpnk，wihnarrowwalksru

ingbeweenhem

hisdone，heborofhedayisnoyeended，byanymeanseachonemushenaendohisrespecivechoresonefeedshemules，anoherheswine—anohercushewood，andsoforh；besides，hepackingisalldonebycandlelighfinally，aaehour，heyreachhequarers，sleepyandovercomewihhelongday’soil

henafiremusbekindledinhecabin，hecorngroundinhesmallhandmill，andsupper，anddi

erforhenexdayinhefield，preparedallhaisallowedhemiscornandbacon，whichisgivenouahecorncribandsmokehouseeverysundaymorningeachonereceives，ashisweeklyallowance，hreeandahalfpoundsofbacon，andcornenoughomakeapeckofmealhaisall—noea，coffee，sugar，andwihheexcepionofaveryscanysprinklingnowandhen，nosalicansay，fromaenyears’residencewihmaserepps，hanosveofhisiseverlikelyosufferfromhegou，superinducedbyexcessivehighlivingmaserepps’hogswerefedonshelledcorn—iwashrownouohis“niggers”inheear

heformer，hehough，wouldfaenfaserbyshelling，andsoakingiinhewaer—heer，perhaps，ifreaedinhesamema

er，mighgrowoofaobormasereppswasashrewdcalcuor，andknewhowomanagehisownanimals，drunkorsober

hecornmillsandsinheyardbeneahasheleriislikeacommoncoffeemill，hehopperholdingabousixquarsherewasoneprivilegewhichmasereppsgranedfreelyoeverysvehehadheymighgrindheircornnighly，insuchsmallquaniiesasheirdailywansrequired，orheymighgrindhewholeweek’sallowanceaoime，onsundays，jusasheypreferred

averygenerousmanwasmaserepps！

ikepmycorninasmallwoodenbox，hemealinagourd；and，byheway，hegourdisoneofhemosconvenienandnecessaryuensilsonapnaion

besidessupplyinghepceofallkindsofcrockeryinasvecabin，iisusedforcarryingwaerohefields

anoher，also，conainshedi

eridispenseswihhenecessiyofpails，dippers，basins，andsuchinandwoodensuperfluiiesalogeher

whenhecornisground，andfireismade，hebaconisakendownfromhenailonwhichihangs，aslicecuoffandhrownuponhecoalsobroilhemajoriyofsveshavenoknife，muchlessaforkheycuheirbaconwihheaxeahewoodpilehecornmealismixedwihalilewaer，pcedinhefire，andbakedwheniis“donebrown，”heashesarescrapedoff，andbeingpceduponachip，whichanswersforaable，heenanofhesvehuisreadyosidownuponhegroundosupperbyhisimeiisusuallymidnighhesamefearofpunishmenwihwhichheyapproachheginhouse，possesseshemagainonlyingdownogeasnachofresiishefearofoversleepinginhemorningsuchanoffencewouldcerainlybeaendedwihnolesshanwenysheswihaprayerhahemaybeonhisfeeandwideawakeahefirssoundofhehorn，hesinksohisslumbersnighly