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eribecamemoreacquainedhanioherwisewould，upanddownhebayouheyoungmenandmaidensofholmesvillealwaysknewherewasobeajollificaionsomewhere，wheneverpeppswasseenpassinghroughheownwihhisfiddleinhishand“whereareyougoingnow，p？”and“whaiscomingoffonigh，p？”wouldbeinerrogaoriesissuingfromeverydoorandwindow，andmanyaimewhenherewasnospecialhurry，yieldingopressingimporuniies，pwoulddrawhisbow，andsiingasridehismule，perhaps，discoursemusicallyoacrowdofdelighedchildren，gaheredaroundhiminhesree

as！hadinobeenformybelovedviolin，iscarcelycanconceivehowicouldhaveenduredhelongyearsofbondageiinroducedmeogreahouses—relievedmeofmanydays’borinhefield—suppliedmewihconveniencesformycabin—wihpipesandobacco，andexrapairsofshoes，andofenimesledmeawayfromhepresenceofahardmaser，owinessscenesofjolliyandmirhiwasmycompanion—hefriendofmybosomriumphingloudlywheniwasjoyful，andueringissof，melodiousconsoionswheniwassadofen，amidnigh，whensleephadfledaffrighedfromhecabin，andmysoulwasdisurbedandroubledwihheconempionofmyfae，iwouldsingmeasongofpeaceonholysabbahdays，whenanhourorwoofleisurewasallowed，iwouldaccompanymeosomequiepceonhebayoubank，and，lifingupisvoice，discoursekindlyandpleasanlyindeediheraldedmynameroundhecounry—mademefriends，who，oherwisewouldnohavenoicedme—gavemeanhonoredseaaheyearlyfeass，andsecuredheloudesandhearieswelcomeofhemallahechrismasdance

hechrismasdance！oh，yepleasureseekingsonsanddaughersofidleness，whomovewihmeasuredsep，lislessandsnaillike，hroughheslowwindingcoillon，ifyewisholookuponheceleriy，ifnohe“poeryofmoion”—upongenuinehappiness，rampanandunresrained—godownolouisiana，andseehesvesdancinginhesarlighofachrismasnigh

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