herapis“se”byslidingordrawinguphedoor，andkepinhaposiionbyanohersick，oneendofwhichressinanochonhei

erside，heoherendinanochmadeinhehandle，ru

ingupfromhecenreofhemovableboomherapisbaiedbyrollingahandfulofwemealandcoonogeherunilibecomeshard，anddeposiingiinhebackparofheframeafishswimminghroughheupraiseddoorowardshebai，necessarilysrikesoneofhesmallsicksurninghehandle，whichdispcinghesicksupporinghedoor，heerfalls，securinghefishwihinheframeakingholdofheopofhehandle，hemovableboomishendrawnupohesurfaceofhewaer，andhefishakenouheremayhavebeenohersuchrapsinusebeforeminewasconsruced，buifherewereihadneverhappenedoseeonebayouboeufaboundsinfishofrgesizeandexcellenqualiy，andaferhisimeiwasveryrarelyinwanofoneformyself，orformycomrades

husaminewasopened—anewresourcewasdeveloped，hiherounhoughofbyheensvedchildrenofafrica，whooilandhungeralongheshoresofhasluggish，buprolificsream

abouheimeofwhichiamnowwriing，anevenoccurredinourimmediaeneighborhood，whichmadeadeepimpressionuponme，andwhichshowshesaeofsocieyexisinghere，andhema

erinwhichaffronsareofenimesavengeddireclyopposieourquarers，onheohersideofhebayou，wassiuaedhepnaionofmrmarshallhebelongedoafamilyamonghemoswealhyandarisocraicinhecounryagenlemanfromheviciniyofnachezhadbeennegoiaingwihhimforhepurchaseofheesaeonedayamessengercameingreahaseoourpnaion，sayinghaabloodyandfearfulbalewasgoingonamarshall’s—habloodhadbeenspilled—andunlesshecombaanswereforhwihseparaed，heresulwouldbedisasrous

onrepairingomarshall’shouse，ascenepresenediselfhabeggarsdeiononhefloorofoneofheroomsyheghaslycorpseofhemanfromnachez，whilemarshall，enragedandcoveredwihwoundsandblood，wassalkingbackandforh，“breahingouhreaeningsandsugher”adifficulyhadariseninhecourseofheirnegoiaion，highwordsensued，whendrawingheirweapons，hedeadlysrifebeganhaendedsounforunaelymarshallwasneverpcedinconfinemenasorofrialorinvesigaionwashadamarksville，whenhewasacquied，andreurnedohispnaion，rahermorerespeced，asihough，hanever，fromhefachahebloodofafellowbeingwasonhissoul

eppsineresedhimselfinhisbehalf，accompanyinghimomarksville，andonalloccasionsloudlyjusifyinghim，buhisservicesinhisrespecdidnoaferwardsdeerakinsmanofhissamemarshallfromseekinghislifealsoabrawloccurredbeweenhemoveragamblingable，whicherminaedinadeadlyfeudridinguponhorsebackinfronofhehouseoneday，armedwihpisolsandbowieknife，marshallchallengedhimocomeforhandmakeafinalselemenofhequarrel，orhewouldbrandhimasacoward，andshoohimlikeadoghefirsopporuniynohroughcowardice，norfromanyconscieniousscruples，inmyopinion，buhroughheinfluenceofhiswife，hewasresrainedfromaccepinghechallengeofhisenemyareconciliaion，however，waseffecedaferward，sincewhichimeheyhavebeenonermsofheclosesinimacy

suchoccurrences，whichwouldbringuponhepariesconcernedinhemmeriedandcondignpunishmeninhenorhernsaes，arefrequenonhebayou，andpasswihounoice，andalmoswihoucommeneverymancarrieshisbowieknife，andwhenwofallou，heyseoworkhackingandhrusingaeachoher，morelikesavageshancivilizedandenlighenedbeings

heexisenceofsveryinismoscruelformamonghemhasaendencyobrualizehehumaneandfinerfeelingsofheirnauredailywinessesofhumansuffering—liseningoheagonizingscreechesofhesve—beholdinghimwrihingbeneahhemercilesssh—bienandornbydogs—dyingwihouaenion，andburiedwihoushroudorcoffin—ica

ooherwisebeexpeced，hanhaheyshouldbecomebruifiedandrecklessofhumanlifeiisrueherearemanykindhearedandgoodmeninheparishofavoyelles—suchmenaswilliamford—whocanlookwihpiyuponhesufferingsofasve，jusashereare，overallheworld，sensiiveandsympaheicspiris，whoca

olookwihindifferenceuponhesufferingsofanycreaurewhichhealmighyhasendowedwihlifeiisnohefaulofhesveholderhaheiscruel，somuchasiishefaulofhesysemunderwhichhelivesheca

owihsandheinfluenceofhabiandassociaionshasurroundhimaughfromearlieschildhood，byallhaheseesandhears，haherodisforhesve’sback，hewillnobeapochangehisopinionsinmaureryears

heremaybehumanemasers，asherecerainlyareinhumanones—heremaybesveswellclohed，wellfed，andhappy，asheresurelyarehosehalfcd，halfsarvedandmiserable；neverheless，heinsiuion

haoleraessuchwrongandinhumaniyasihavewinessed，isacruel，unjus，andbarbarousonemenmaywrieficionsporrayinglowlylifeasiis，orasiisno—mayexpaiaewihowlishgraviyuponheblissofignorance—discourseflippanlyfromarmchairsofhepleasuresofsvelife；bulehemoilwihhiminhefield—sleepwihhiminhecabin—feedwihhimonhusks；lehembeholdhimscourged，huned，rampledon，andheywillcomebackwihanohersoryinheirmouhslehemknowhehearofhepoorsve—learnhissecrehoughs—houghshedarenouerinhehearingofhewhieman；lehemsibyhiminhesilenwachesofhenigh—conversewihhiminrusfulconfidence，of“life，libery，andhepursuiofhappiness，”

andheywillfindhaniynineouofeveryhundredareinelligenenoughoundersandheirsiuaion，andocherishinheirbosomsheloveoffreedom，aspassionaelyashemselves