Harry Castlemon

Name: Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River
Author: Harry Castlemon

Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

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“Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River”, published in 1888, is a work by Harry Castlemon. It explores elements such as Matt, Sherwin's Pond and Joe Wayring.

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

“ Indian River ran like a mill-sluice, and the current, strong at all times, became so turbulent and powerful, and its surface was so thickly covered with driftwood and trees that had been floated out of the lowlands, that canoe voyaging was not only difficult but dangerous as well. On one occasion I barely escaped being stove all to pieces. This frightened the squatter so that he gave up traveling by night, and took to the water only when he could see where he was going and what obstacles he had to encounter. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

“ When Joe Wayring and his friends went home they might pass directly over me, and I would have no power to attract their attention, I knew Joe would miss me sometimes, but I wasn't so conceited as to think that he could not get another canoe that would more than fill my place. I thought of these things, and then I asked myself what had become of Matt Coyle. If he were a strong swimmer he might succeed in making a landing after the current had carried him a mile or so down the river, provided he could keep out of the way of the driftwood. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

“ They were afraid of their brute of a father, and the cold chills crept all over them whenever they thought of the New London jail. They could not see the justice of being beaten or locked up for something they did not do, and the only recourse they had was to go to those whom they had been taught to regard as their enemies—the guides and the officers of the law. With the exception of his wife, the squatter's family had all turned against him. Her he found dozing over a fire on the bank of a cove. Without saying a word Matt walked up and showed her the valises. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

“ Matt talked as he ate, and by the time he was ready for his pipe he had given his wife a pretty full history of his movements during the last two days.
"This ain't a safe country no longer after me tyin' Joe Wayring fast to a tree an' promisin' to lick him if he didn't tell me where the money was," said the squatter in conclusion. "He never had the money, Joe didn't; Sam knew where it was all the while an' never told me. But Joe won't be none the less mad at me, an' I reckon I'd best be lookin' for new quarters for a while. I'm goin' to take the money an' skip out. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

“ She lazily smoked her pipe while Matt fastened the valises together and slung them over his shoulder as he would a knapsack, said "so-long" in a drawling, indifferent tone, and saw him disappear in the bushes.
"For the first time in my life I feel like I was a free man," soliloquized the squatter, as he lumbered away through the woods. "I ain't a-goin' to be bothered any more wonderin' where Jakey is to get a new pair of shoes ag'in snow comes, or how I'm to wiggle an' twist to find Sam a new coat, or ask myself whether or not the old woman's got bacon an' taters enough for breakfast. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

“ They'll never think of lookin' for me so nigh Mount Airy as Sherwin's Pond is, an' there I'll hide as snug as a bug in a rug till my grub's gone, an' then—why, then I'll have to steal more, that's all. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

“ Rube'll take care of her, 'cause he'll suspicion right away that I've got the money an' that I'll be sure to come back to her some day. I'll take care of myself; an' as for the boys—I won't think two times about them ongrateful scamps. They tried their best to cheat me outen my shar' of this money, an' now I'll see how much they'll get."
The squatter continued to talk to himself in this style during the three hours he consumed in reaching the "old perch hole" at the mouth of the creek, which must be crossed in some way before Matt could fairly begin his journey to Sherwin's Pond. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVI. At the Bottom of the River (1888)

“ Luck's comin' my way ag'in, sure enough. Now I'm all right. I'll take Jake's old canvas canoe, if I can make out to put him together, 'cause he's light to handle an' won't bother me none if I have to take to the bresh. The other boats I'll hide so't nobody won't never find 'em ag'in. But first I'll hunt me a good quiet place an' have a tuck-out. There's grub an' coffee an' sugar an' sich in the lockers of this skiff, an' I'm hungry for some of it. ”

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