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at first, and his confused attempts to dissuade him he set down to a desperate ly- ing on second thoughts, as being unwilling to implicate Eliza. When, therefore, Sam indicated the road, Haley plunged briskly into it, fol- lowed by Sam and Andy. Now, the road, in fact, was an old one, that had formerly been a thoroughfare to the river, but abandoned for many years after the laying of the new pike. It was open for about an hour’s ride, and after that it was cut across by various farms and fences. Sam knew this fact perfectly well,- indeed, the road had been so long closed up, that Andy had never heard of it. He therefore rode along with an air of dutiful submission, only groaning and vociferating occasionally that ‘twas “desp’t rough, and bad for Jerry’s foot.” “Now, I jest give yer warning,” said Haley, “I know yer; yer won’t get me to turn off this yer road, with all yer fussin’- so you shet up!” “Mas’r will go his own way!” said Sam, with rueful submission, at the same time winking most portentously to Andy, whose delight was now very near the ex- plosive point. Sam was in wonderful spirits,- professed to keep a very brisk look-out,- at one time exclaiming that he saw “a gal’s bonnet,” on the top of some distant emi- nence, or calling to Andy “if that thar wasn’t ‘’Lizy’ down in the hollow;” always making these exclamations in some rough or craggy part of the road, where the |
