1 That's the name they lick me by.
2 Tom, what a turn you did give me.
3 "It's just the life for me," said Tom.
4 "Now I know you'll tell me," said the lady.
5 Ole missis she'd take an tar de head off'n me.
6 Now," said Joe, getting up, "you got to let me kill you.
7 Oh, go 'long with you, Tom, before you aggravate me again.'
8 I couldn't meow that night, becuz auntie was watching me, but I'll meow this time.
9 And God forgive me, I cracked Tom's head with my thimble, poor boy, poor dead boy.
10 No, you've always been fair and square with me, Muff Potter, and I won't go back on you.
11 "Tom, I hoped you loved me that much," said Aunt Polly, with a grieved tone that discomforted the boy.
12 Every time I let him off, my conscience does hurt me so, and every time I hit him my old heart most breaks.
13 Now, children, I want you all to sit up just as straight and pretty as you can and give me all your attention for a minute or two.
14 And always after this, you know, you ain't ever to love anybody but me, and you ain't ever to marry anybody but me, ever never and forever.
15 Why, he told Jeff Thatcher, and Jeff told Johnny Baker, and Johnny told Jim Hollis, and Jim told Ben Rogers, and Ben told a nigger, and the nigger told me.
16 Well, I don't say it wasn't a fine joke, Tom, to keep everybody suffering 'most a week so you boys had a good time, but it is a pity you could be so hard-hearted as to let me suffer so.'
17 Five years ago you drove me away from your father's kitchen one night, when I come to ask for something to eat, and you said I warn't there for any good; and when I swore I'd get even with you if it took a hundred years, your father had me jailed for a vagrant.
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