The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-15
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CHAPTER I

CHAPTER L
Ny fathers fanily ~, bs,us PirYin s,6
n CA'istisa name Philib ny infant tongue
asa nAke Of both names nothing longer
snis n Ss q called myssk Pip, and ssas
= a.. "TRIP :. ny fathers i..ily nam. on
yss s;shoSity d hh tombshons and my sister
AL ns,sr sss ~ father q nT s1' pS.Ss- snd
nsyf sav say iknsss of other Of them (for
thsif dayS wsrs long before the DAYS Of photo.
EfsPase NY first fanciss regarding what they
W9s BIKE wors unreasonabiy derived from their
scmbstnnss. The SHAPE ot he bttsrs on.my
nmtrs gave me an odd idea that be vas
s3uae stout, dark man With early black hair.
From the character and turn Of tie inscription.
"ato Ge',gosd rife Of tie d5ore, I drew
eAildish concluslon th at my msther Vas ftscklsd
and ,ickly. To hvs littls Stone losenxss, each
ehout foot and sAf long, which were ar
raassd In ns.t row beside their ersvs. and
veCsacrsd 70 the memory Of ave iittls brothers
sxcesdingiy early In that universal struggled
an indebted for bslisf elislously entertained
that thsy had all been born on thslr backs with
thsir hands in thsir trowsers pockets, and hsd
never taken them out In this state Of exist
s1cs.
Ours was tho marsh country, Il m BY the
river, Within Is the river wound, ,~eaty miles
identity OF things seems 10 me TO have bssn
gainsd on a memorable raw, damp afternoon
toward evening. A. such q time found out
for certain that this bleak place oversrswn
with nestlcs was the church yard and thst 70.
bias Prrip late o.ths parish, and also sorgisna,
that Alexander, bartholomew, Abraham,
Georgs and Robert. infant children of the
sforessid, wsre also dead and buried; and ths
the dark fat wilderness beyond the church.
yaid, intersected with dikes aud mounds and
Eafes with scattered cattle foediug on II, was
The narshes; and that the 10 leadsn line be-
yond was tho river and that the distant say
ese laf ffom which the wind was rushing. was
tie sea; and that the small bundle Of shiyers
grewins afraid Of 1t al and bsginning to cry,
"Hold your noise!" cried t.ribl. voice, As
ID. S.s 'sa &. from among Ss n. s.
ypu little devil, or III cut yoar throat"
On bis leg. A men with no hat, and broxsn
Shoes, and with an old rag tied rouad bis bead.
A man who had bean soaked in water and
smothsrsd In mud, and lamed by stones, and
eat by dlnu, and stung by nsttlss and torn
glarsd, and growlsd; and who,s teeth chattsrod
Tn his bead as he seized mo by the chin.
"Dcnt cut my throat, Sfr!" pleaded in
terror. ''Pray don't do II. Sirl"
~" TEL US Jour namsl' said the man.
'Pip, Sir"
OnGs more said the man. "Givs II
"Pip. Pip, Sir"
SNOW rs whsre you live, /" said the man.
ins na,O,s OUT me place place ill
Nat inshore among the aldS trsss and pol
rds, mile or moro fro the church,
Inc man, sitss !ook ng at me for . moment,
Ssroon ms up ide- down and smptied my peck
sn. T'e,e va, nothing In them but piece Of
efeId. wren tue Gnu CD came to itself-for
no wS % sudden And strong that he made IL
80 head over heel. bafors ma, and I saw the
s.etPl' eGdef ny isgs-when the church came
70 useit SAY, was seatsd on high tomb
ftnra trsm oiins, while he a's tho bread rAvea-
tsMZ. 80, -,
"iou young dog sad the mss, licking his
hps q me, vhat iat cneek' yon ha got!'
e:,isve thew they wsre :, lat, though ! was At
th.t time und'r'ized Tor my years. and not
D.%H:d ;,s ,hs couldn't .s s,t en-" "a ;aii htS The
I" and II I h.ot half mind to :"
earnestly sxPesssd ny hopo that he
vouIant' & ssd hoa tighter 20 tho tom ostone on
whien ne nad put mo partly 70 Keep myself
epT ~ P,I.y ~ Yep nysei from crying.
.-t tnsn, Ioek, nsre' sa'o mo nan
Tty ySu, S.. u, motls 1S,a
M nsls. or snd l.; , ,
msI.s .',.n ~ nig 'u"' A"' ''oPP'u
end ns ,ceksa oyex r MS s..n., suou, ,n
h@e' sr .lm'ay sAP,hneo. ALSO
" my niou.
.h., oos, ,h.r Io,aar ho uoa,os noSr S,h, ana
'uN war "e' .iyngei Svu' motn~ ,,
...u o" sAu y nAn' 'oo Na'o Vi lhis
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~ s,.s.. nou, ',,, synSd pindI,' ~; W'
uysW1 No' ouPP'eih your suy io' :, h'e'
"p,Sa % ~ nt ni.ae uP ny mGu aooat
a., Gy~ ~ ~ Isahs;, ~ I1suy-"h"i
ooe 11iSey' uu' % o. 'rIi sn' ,.,
.as cm,, k, en Saia Ne Aua 'ookoo
%.H 4" aa,t,ys si L,, =, ~, L.. and =,
.sssfM l,mo., nS .ane eiossr I'm W. NY nmosI3na,
tool mo ~ ootn % arms sRd lutsi me BACK as
tsr no eooIu n1lo nae 20 tnat Nus eyes ioonn
mst Powsu Gown in'1 anhe, ANU "ins
''o2 IN lny" h; hs'P.s..y ~ Is my ~. .s .,.
oS % . ns Iuo'Syton
S AZ r. 3. '' ~ !" NV iou
~ &
,s Inv" "n~' WHINE
Ases esc. ssion ~ no % .n.sa me ov" ts,.e hIu
e ~ a. 70 WV me s'oa'ef 'on'' VI n''P-
snees u uAngr.
getmsa nie. he utsd me again.
And you gcs mo wittias. lie tlted me
again "iou bring am botn to me. lie tlt,
% ne agnm. ~ ~ nave your nesrt anu
liver out hs nned me Asns.
W. droadipiiy Hightensd, anu 30 giddy
uas Iinalx Tn ossa 10 isa fna Is.n aI
Ii.ht, SIR nsrhsps. SHOULDN'T be sick, and per-
mp, cou'd a"end more,
a. VA M. tTamendOuB