Learn English with Audio Story The Adventures of Tom Sawyers
chapter one and Pauli decides her duty
Tom no answer tom no answer the old lady
looked around the room when I find you I
she did not finish with her head down
she was looking under the bed only the
cat came out she went to the open door
and looked toward the garden no Tom was
there she shouted you Tom
there was a little noise behind her she
turned and caught a small boy stopping
him before he could escape what were you
doing in that corner nothing nothing
what is that on your hands and face
I do not know Aunt Polly I know you’ve
been eating sweets I have told you a
hundred times not to eat those sweets
her hand was raised in the air it
started down it was very near Oh look
behind you ain’t the old lady turn the
boy ran in a moment he was up on the
high board fence then he was on the far
side of it his Aunt Polly was surprised
then she laughed a little that boy I
never know what he would do next and he
knows that I do not want to hit him but
I should and if he does not go to school
this afternoon I must make him work
tomorrow he does not like work
especially on Saturday when there is no
school he does not like work all the
other boys will be playing but I must
try and make him a good boy he is my
dead sister son and it is my duty I must
do my duty Tom did not go to school and
he had a very happy afternoon he came
home late he hurried to do his share of
the evening work his brother Sid had
already finished his share Sid was a
quiet boy who had no adventures and also
no troubles while Tom sat eating his
Aunt Polly asked questions
she hoped to learn about his afternoon
tom was it warm in school
yes ain’t Paulie did you wish to go
swimming Tom Tom began to feel afraid
what did she know about this afternoon
no ain’t Paulie not very much she
touched his shirt it was dry but Tom
knew what she would touch next he said
quickly but some of us put water on our
hands cuz we were hot my hair is not dry
yet he watched her face yes she believed
him he was safe and Aunt Polly was glad
to believe that he had been good the
summer evenings were long Tom walked
along the street whistling like a bird
then he stopped whistling he had met a
stranger a boy a little larger than he
was the boys clothes were new and good
and he was wearing shoes
Tom would wear shoes and good clothes
like these only to church on Sunday Tom
looked and looked the boys clothes
seemed to become better and better and
his own clothes seem to grow poorer
neither boys spoke
if one moved then the other moved but
they moved only to the side in a circle
they remained face to face and eye to
eye then Tom said I can beat you try I
can no you can’t yes I can no you can’t
I can you can’t hand Kate a moment of
quiet then Tom said I could beat you as
one hand do it you say you can do it
that hat
hit it off my head if you came I will
you are afraid I’m not afraid you are
I’m not you are more moving in a circle
now they were shoulder to shoulder each
time to make the other fall back
and then suddenly they were rolling in
the dust each pulled it the other’s hair
and each hit the others nose and now
through the dust Tom appeared sitting on
the new boy beating him with hard closed
hands have you had enough said he the
boy tried to get free he was weeping
with anger have you had enough
then the new boy said enough Tom let him
stand up and walk away but as soon as
Tom turned the new boy threw a stone
hitting Tom’s back there for Tom
followed him home and waited the boy did
not come out again his mother came and
said that Tom was a bad child she told
him to go home it was late when Tom got
there very quietly and carefully he
entered through a window
but his aunt was waiting for him she had
learned from Sid about Tom’s afternoon
now she saw his clothes and knew that he
had been fighting she knew what she must
do Tom would work all day on Saturday
chapter 2 strong desire wise action
Saturday morning came all the summer
world was bright and full of life Tom
appeared in the front of the house with
paint and a big brush he looked at the
fence and all joy left him a deep
sadness settled upon his heart the fence
was long and high he wet the brush and
moved it along the top board he did it
again and did it again
he looked at what he had done
the painted part was very very small
Vence was very large he sat down
felt that he could not continue Jim a
boy who worked for the family came
through the gate he was going to get
water and he was singing happily Tom
said Tim I will get the water if you
were paint Jim said no I must get the
water are you afraid of Aunt Polly she
won’t hurt you she talks about it but
talk never hurts it never hurts except
when she weeps also you should not be
afraid of her Jim I will give you one of
my playthings and I will show you my
foot I will show you where I heard it
Jim was only human
he took the plaything and he put his
head down for a look at the foot
in another moment he was running down
the street Tom was painting as fast as
possible and Aunt Polly was returning to
the house but Tom began to think of the
pleasure plan for this day his hands
move more slowly soon the other boys
would come and laugh at him for working
from his pocket he took everything that
he owned he looked at it there was
nothing of real value it was not enough
to buy another boys help
at this dark moment a wonderful idea
came to him it was like a great bright
light he took his brush and went quietly
to work
then Rogers appeared soon Tom had been
especially afraid of Ben’s laughs Ben
was eating an apple also as he walked he
was making noises like those of a big
riverboat he would shout loudly then he
would say ding dong dong like a bell
then he would shout again and say ding
dong dong again and make other strange
noises he was the boat he was the
captain of the boat and the boat Bell
Turner he shouted slower stop
slow careful turn came close beside Tom
and stopped
continued his painting he did not look
at the boat been said hello you are in
trouble no answer Tom moved his brush
gently and looked at the result Ben came
nearer Tom wished for the Apple but he
did not turn for his work Ben said hello
you must work Musti Tom turned suddenly
Oban is it you I did not see you I’m
going swimming I am do you wish you
could go with me or would you rather
work tom said what do you mean work that
is work
returned to his painting it may be work
and it may not be but it is fine for Tom
Sawyer
do you mean that you enjoy it enjoy it
does a boy have a chance to paint a
fence every day
here was a new idea Ben stopped eating
his Apple Tom moved his brush stepped
away to look at the result added a
little paint here and there stepped away
again Ben watched he was more and more
interested then he said Tom let me paint
a little
Tom thought then he said no being ain’t
Paulie wants this fans to be perfect if
it was the fence behind the house you
could help but this fence beside the
street must be done very carefully there
is not one boy in a thousand who can do
it well Oh Tom let me try
only a little I would be careful Tama
I’ll give you part of my Apple no Ben
I’m afraid I will give you all of it
Tom gave the brush to Ben slowly but
with joy in his heart and while the boy
who a few moments before had been a
riverboat worker and became hot in the
Sun Tom sat under the tree eating the
Apple and planning how to get more help
there were enough boys they came along
the street stopped to laugh but remain
to paint after Ben bill Fisher painted
then Johnny Miller came each one paid to
be allowed to work in the middle of the
afternoon
tom was very rich he had many playthings
a small cat with one eye a piece of
broken blue glass and much more and he
had not worked and the whole fence had
been painted three times there was no
more paint with more paint Tom would
soon have owned everything belonging to
the other boys and the other boys in the
village would have owned nothing
Tom had discovered a great law of human
action a man or a boy will desire
something if it’s not easy to get
after three tom is an Army officer
delightful sadness
to Aunt Polly she was sitting beside an
open window she was half asleep and she
was holding a sleeping cat she was
surprised to see Tom she thought that he
had run away from his work long ago Tom
said Matt going play now he already how
much have you done it is all done ain’t
Tom is that true it makes me sad if you
do not tell the truth it is true ain’t
it is all done
she went to see and her surprise was
very great you came work when you want
to Tom but you do not often want to go
and play but remember to come home again
she gave him a large apple she did not
see him take a piece of cake as he
passed through the kitchen Tom hurried
to the center of the village there two
armies of boys had met for a battle tom
was the leader the general of one army
and his good friend Joe Harper was the
general of the other Tom and Joe did not
fight they sat together and sent their
orders to the armies when the battle was
finished they agreed to have another
battle on another day then the armies
marched away and Tom started to go home
alone
as he passed Jeff Thatcher’s house he
saw a new girl in the garden she had
blue eyes and yellow hair she was
beautiful
Tom had loved a girl named Amy Lawrence
a week ago she had said that she loved
him he had been happy and proud but now
in a moment she was gone from his heart
he watched the new girl until she
discovered him then he looked at other
places as if he had not seen her then he
began to jump and dance and walk on his
hands so that she would continue to
watch him she walked toward the house
and Tom’s heart was sad but she threw a
flower over the fence then she was gone
Tom looked around there was no
to see him slowly he picked up the
flower he put it under his shirt near
his heart
he stayed near the fence until darkness
came
then he went home to eat he was full of
joy his aunt wondered why
later that evening his brother Sid was a
bad boy he took some sweets but his aunt
did not believe that Sid could be bad
she gave Tom the blow that she should
have given us in she learned the truth
later and was sorry but she said nothing
to Tom therefore tom was very sorry for
himself he began to wish that he would
die
she would feel sorry then he could see
himself being carried home from the
river dead his hair wet his troubles
passed
it went out into the darkness and went
to the river
it would be good to drown if you could
drown without pain
out of his flower
from inside his shirt
the new girl be sad if he died would she
put her arms around him or would she
turn coldly away
this picture brought him much delightful
suffering he kept it a long time in his
mind
then he started home
he stopped near the Thatcher house there
was a light in one window was that the
new girls room he lay down on the ground
below the window with her flower in his
hands
he would lie there and die in the cold
in the morning she would look out the
window and see him the window opens
suddenly he heard the voice of a woman
who worked for the Thatcher’s she threw
water out of the window and it fell on
him Tom jumped up and ran
Sid opened his eyes and saw Tom ready
for bed looking at his wet clothes
Tom’s wild eyes made Sid afraid he did
not dare to speak but he would remember
and tell his aunt
you
chapter 4 going to Sunday school
the Sun rose upon a quiet world and
looked warmly down upon the peaceful
village
the family began the day by praying
together then Tom did his Sunday
studying he was trying to learn some
words from the Bible Sid had already
finished his studying but Tom was slow
his mind was busy with other things
Tom was learning five verses some verses
are long and some are short Tom had
found five short verses and Paul his
daughter Mary helped him and after a
time he could say the verses without
looking at the book Mary gave him a
knife for studying so well it was not a
good knife but it was a knife
tom was deeply delighted then Mary
to dress in his sunday clothes he hoped
that she would forget his shoes but she
did not
when they were ready the three children
went to Sunday school with his whole
heart Tom wished not to go Mary and Sid
enjoyed going
at the church door Tom stopped to speak
to a friend Billy do you have a yellow
ticket yes
will you sell it to me what we pay for
it Tom offered enough and received the
ticket then Tom stopped other boys and
bought more tickets some red and some
blue he was busy with his buying for
about ten minutes
then he went into the church
these tickets were given for learning
the Bible verses a blue ticket was given
for two versus a red ticket was equal to
ten blue tickets a yellow ticket was
equal to ten red tickets and for ten
yellow tickets for learning two thousand
verses the Sunday School teacher gave
the student a Bible it was a wonderful
day when a boy or girl received one of
those Bibles perhaps Tom did not want
the Bible but he did want the wonderful
experience of receiving it
now children the teacher said sit up as
straight as possible and listen that is
what good little boys and girls should
do
while the teacher was talking three
gentlemen and a lady entered the church
the lady was leading a child when Tom
saw this small girl waves of happiness
went over him he began hitting other
boys pulling their hair doing everything
to force the new girl to look at him and
smile he was quickly forgetting the
water the woman threw from her window
the night before the gentleman and the
lady went to the front of the church and
sat down there then the teacher told who
they were one gentleman was mr. Thatcher
who lived in the village all knew him
but one was his brother the great judge
Thatcher he had travelled he had seen
the world he came from a large town
twelve miles away the teacher wished
that on this day he could give some boy
or girl a Bible he would have been proud
to do that
the famous judge Thatcher would know
then that this was a fine Sunday school
but no child had enough yellow tickets
at this moment when hope was dead Tom
Sawyer came forward he had nine yellow
tickets nine red tickets and ten blue
tickets it was like a storm coming from
a clear sky the teacher had not expected
Tom to gather so many tickets in ten
years but here were the tickets it was
the surprise of the year the teacher
knew that it was strange he could not
understand how it had happened he did
not believe that Tom had learned 2,000
verses he did not believe that Tom had
learned twelve verses the other boys
watched Tom all wish that they too had
enough tickets for a Bible some boys
suffered more deeply because they had
sold Tom their tickets they were able to
understand what had happened Tom had
become rich by letting other boys
whitewash the fence he had been rich
enough to buy their tickets and now
anger filled them they saw clearly what
fools they had been Tom stood in a place
of honor beside the judge the judge put
his hand on Tom’s head and called him a
fine little man Tom could not speak his
breath would not come
his heart was shaking this was partly
because the judge was a great man but it
was chiefly because the judge was her
father
judge asked his name tomm is that all of
it Thomas
but you have more perhaps another name
tell the gentlemen your other name
Thomas said the teacher Thomas Sawyer
that is a good boy you are a fine manly
little fellow two thousand verses is a
very very great many and you never can
be sorry that you learned them learning
makes great men and good men you be a
great man and a good man someday Thomas
then you will remember this day then you
will be glad that you went to Sunday
school now
Thomas tell me in this ladies some of
what you have learned in your Bible
verses we are proud of little boys who
learn now you know the names of the
twelve great followers of Jesus Christ
tell us the names of the first two
Tom’s face became red and he looked down
at his feet the teacher knew that Tom
could not answer but he felt that he
must speak he said answer the gentleman
Thomas do not be afraid
Tom said nothing surely you will tell me
said the lady the names of the first two
followers of Jesus Christ were Tom
remembered two names from the Bible he
did not remember who the people were or
what they had done but the two names
were always together he shouted them now
David and Goliath
but David and Goliath had not been among
the 12 great followers of Jesus Christ
their story was in a different part of
the Bible
David was a boy and Goliath was a man of
very great size and strength they were
enemies and David had killed Goliath let
us be kind enough to look away from the
rest of the scene of Tom Sawyer in
Sunday school
chapter 5 in church
the bell of the small church began to
ring the people began to gather to hear
mr. sprog speak to them mr. sprog spoke
to them in church every Sunday and
prayed with them the Sunday school
children now sat with their fathers and
mothers who would try to keep them quiet
and Polly came and Tom and Sid and Mary
sat with her Tom was placed as far as
possible from the open window and the
interesting summer scenes outside other
people came in and went to their seats
there were the old and poor there were
the middle-aged there were the pretty
girls and bright summer clothes and the
young men with their eyes following the
girls
it was mrs. Douglas whose husband died
she was rich and good-hearted and she
lived in the big house on Cardiff Hill
there was muff resan the good boy of the
village he came to church with his
mother all the other mothers talked of
his goodness all the other boys did not
like him
the Bell was heard again and then the
church became very quiet they were ready
to begin
they began with a song after the song
mr. sprog read a very long list of
meetings to come in the following week
then he prayed he prayed for many things
and for many people he prayed for the
church and for the little children at
the church and for the other churches of
the village and for the village and then
for the whole country and for the
government and then for people of
far-off countries Tom did not enjoy
hearing mr. sprog pray but he knew he
must remain quiet while mr. sprog prayed
a flying bug stopped in the back of the
seat in front of tom it moved its front
legs together one over the other it put
them around its head and seemed to pull
until tom thought the head would
separate from the body it used its back
legs to clean its wings and it did all
this slowly as if knowing that it was
safe and indeed it was safe Tom did not
dare to reach for it he believed that
his soul would be destroyed suddenly if
he did such a thing while mr. sprog was
praying
but with the last words his hand began
to move forward
last word came the bug was in his hand
but his aunt saw this she told him to
let the bug fly away
then mr. sprog began a longer talk he
read the words he was saying and Tom
counted the pages as he turned them
after church Tom always knew how many
pages there had been he did not often
know what had been said but this morning
tom was interested for a little while
mr. sprog talked about future peace in
the world the strong and powerful
nations he said would be friends of the
weak the strong he said would be like a
strong wild animal of the forest the
weak would be like a weak animal of the
farm but the strong animal would not
hurt the weak animal they would lie down
beside each other in peace they would be
so gentle and friendly that a little
child could lead them Tom wished to be
that child
then there was no more talk about
animals again Tom began to suffer he
remembered a valuable object that he
carried and he took it from his pocket
it was a large black bug in a small box
the bug quickly took a painful hold on
Tom’s finger the next moment the bug was
on the floor on its back and Tom’s
finger was in his mouth the bug lay
there moving its legs but it could not
get on his feet again Tom could not
reach it it was too far away but he
watched it other people also not
interested in mr. Sprague’s words found
pleasure in watching the bug then a dog
entered the church he was sad at heart
he wanted some new different thing to do
he saw the large black bug and his tail
lifted and moved a little happily he
looked at the bug carefully walked
around it put his nose nearer lay down
with the bug between his front feet
and began to sleep
move down it touched the bug and the bug
took a painful hold on his nose the dog
cried loudly shaking his head and the
bug fell again on the floor on its back
people sitting near were laughing gently
with their faces covered
tom was completely happy the dog seemed
like a fool and perhaps felt like a fool
there was anger in his heart also he
went near the bug again and began
jumping at it moving in a circle he
jumped again and again then he had had
enough of jumping he found a smaller bug
and followed it for a while then he had
had enough of the smaller bug forgetting
the large black bug he sat down on it
with a wild cry of pain he went running
around the church the bug kept its hold
the dog ran across the front of the
church and across the back his cries
grew louder and louder then he jumped
into his owner’s arms his owner threw
him out a low window then slowly the
sound of his voice grew softer and was
gone as he quickly ran away
now all the people in the church had red
faces and were trying not to laugh
mister sprog had stopped speaking he
began again but it was not easy for him
to continue here and there a laugh could
be heard all were glad when it was time
to go home
Tom Sawyer went home quite happy church
was a pleasure when something different
happened there was only one thing that
he did not like he was glad to let the
dog play with his bug but the dog should
not have carried it away
- six a talk of Devils happy hours
the next morning tom was very sad this
was the beginning of another week of
slow suffering in school
he usually began this day wishing that
there had been no Saturday and no Sunday
because of them school seemed more
painful to him he lay in bed thinking
if he were sick he could stay home he
thought carefully about all the parts of
his body but he could discover no
sickness then he looked at his foot his
foot had been hurt
had an idea he began to cry as if with
pain but CID in his bed across the room
continued to sleep
Tom’s voice grew louder now he seemed to
feel real pain in his foot no result
from SID
said Syd Syd and tried shaking him this
time the result was good when Tom cried
again
Syd sat up and looked at him he said Tom
what’s wrong no answer
now Syd tried shaking Tom Tom said oh do
not do that see it hurts me I must call
ain’t Paulie no do not call her he cried
loudly again then he said I will forget
everything bad you have ever done to me
Syd when I’m dead
Oh Tom are you dying give back cat with
one eye to that new girl and tell her
but Syd was gone he ran to his aunt Oh
Aunt Polly tom is dying dying I can’t
believe it
but she ran her face was white with fear
at the bedside she cried Tom Tom what is
wrong it is my foot ain’t where I heard
it the doctor must cut it off
the old lady sat down in a chair and
laughed a little
then wept a little
and did both together feeling better she
said Tom you stop that and get out of
bed Tom stopped crying
and the pain stop too
as he walked to school he met
Huckleberry Finn
huckleberries father was always drunk
none of the mothers in the village liked
huckleberry but all the children liked
him they wished that they dared to be
like him Tom also wished he could be
like huckleberry he had been ordered
never to play with him
therefore he played with huckleberry
every time it was possible
huckleberry was always dressed in old
clothes the clothes were always too big
for him his hat was full of holes the
bottom of his coat touched the ground he
came and went as he wished he did not
sleep in the bed he did not sleep in a
house he did not go to school or to
church he could go swimming or fishing
when and where he might choose he was
the first boy to wear no shoes in the
early summer he was the last boy to wear
shoes in the early winter he never
washed he had everything that any boy
could desire
said hello huckleberry hello yourself
what’s that
dead cat let me see him huh where did
you get him from a boy why do you want
him huh to take off these warts
huckleberry showed Tom small spots of
thick hard skin on his hands I take them
off with a beam Huck yes being is good
I’ve done that how did you do it you
take the beam and break it into pieces
then you cut the wart and get some blood
then you put the blood on half the beam
you make a hole in the ground you put
that half of the beam in the hole and
cover it with the earth you must do this
in the middle of the night where two
roads cross and when the moon is dark
then you burn the other half of the beam
the Peace of being with the blood on it
will try to pull the other half to it
and that helps the blood to pull the
wart and it’s gone from your hand yes
that is right Huck although when you put
the beam in the ground you should say
down bean off wart appear no more but
how do you take off warts with a dead
cat you wait until a dead body is some
bad person has been put in the ground
then you take your cat and you go to
that place before the middle of the
night
at the middle of the night a devil will
come to carry the dead man away perhaps
two or three Devils will come you can’t
see them you can only hear a sound like
the wind or perhaps you can hear them
talk then when they take the body away
you throw with a cat after them you say
devil follow body cat follow devil warts
follow cat nano take off any wart did
you ever try it not yet huh when are you
gonna do it tonight I think that they
will come to get old Hoss Williams
tonight but they put him in the ground
Saturday the Devils would take him
Saturday night the Devils can’t come out
until 12 at 12 on Saturday night it is
Sunday Devils can’t come on Sunday I
never thought of that let me go with you
if you won’t be afraid afraid will you
come to my house and call to me make a
noise like a cat yes but you answer
another night I came to your house
saying meow meow like a cat but you
never answered and your neighbor threw
stones at me
hey Polly was watching me but I will me
out this time
Tom continued walking to school he went
in quickly and sat in his seat the
teacher looked at him Thomas Sawyer Tom
knew the trouble was coming when his
whole name was used why are you late
again Tom looked around the room he saw
the new girl no girl sat in a seat
beside her and the girls sat in all the
other seats in the girls side of the
room
he said I stopped to talk with
Huckleberry Finn all the children looked
at Tom it was very foolish to say that
to a teacher Thomas Sawyer
I never heard more surprising words take
off your coat
the teacher had a supply of thin
branches cut from a tree he used and
broke several of these while beating
Tom’s back then he ordered go and sit
with the girls
the new girl turned her back toward Tom
and after a short time she turned toward
him
and she saw an apple on the table in
front of her she moved it away
gently moved it toward her she moved it
away again
Tom returned it then she let it remain
where he had placed it
Tom began to make a picture on a piece
of paper he held one hand over while he
worked she could not see it
she tried to see he seemed not to notice
her interest then she said lemme see
showed her it was a picture of a house
it was not good but she thought it was
it is nice now make a man
the man was bigger than the house
it is beautiful now make me he made a
picture of another person that is very
nice I wish I could make pictures I
would teach you at noon do you go home
to eat
I would stay if you stay good what is
your name Becky Thatcher what is yours
oh I know it is Thomas Sawyer that is my
name when they beat me I am Tom when I
am good you call me Tom will you yes
Tom began writing something hiding it
with his hand she asked to see oh it is
nothing you don’t want to see it yes I
do
you would tell what it is I promised
never to tell oh you do not want to see
I will see she put her small hand on his
and then Tom let her pull the riding
away she read these words
I love you
oh you bad thing and she hit his hand
but her face showed pleasure
at this moment the boy felt a hand on
his ear and a pull lifting him from the
seat he was returned to his usual seat
the whole school laughed but although
Tom’s ear hurt his heart was joyful art
Chapter seven an agreement is made
at noon Tom ran to Becky and said softly
in her ear start to go home with the
others and then return here I will do
the same soon both had returned now they
were alone in the school they sat
together and Tom put his hand on Becky’s
guiding it
they made a picture of another house
then they talked tom was filled with
happiness
he said Vicky were you ever engaged what
does that mean
did you ever promise to marry any boy no
would you like to be engaged what do you
do you tell a boy you will marry him
then you kiss that is all it is easy
why do you kiss they always do that do
you remember what I was writing yes
what was it shall I tell you yes but not
now tomorrow no now I was saying quietly
Becky close to your ear he put his arm
around her and he said the words quietly
now you tell me she made him turn his
face away then she came near her breath
moved as hair as she said I love you
then she jumped away from him and ran
around the seats with Tom running after
he caught her in a corner with her hands
over her face but her hands dropped Tom
kissed her and said now it is all
finished Becky and always after this you
can’t love anybody except me or marry
any boy except me and you can’t marry
any girl but me certainly that is part
of it and we will walk to school
together because we are engaged it is
nice I never heard of it before
oh it is fine me and Amy Lawrence what
the big eyes told him that he had said
the wrong thing Oh Tom I am NOT the
first that you were engaged to she began
to weep I do not love her now I do not
love any girl except you more weeping
Tom took from his pocket the thing he
valued most it was a ball shaped object
of no worth but as bright as gold Becky
take this she hid it from his hand to
the floor then filled with anger
Tom marched out of the school and over
the hills and far away he would return
no more that day
Becky had not really wanted him to go
and when he did not return within a few
moments she called Tom come back
she wept again
Chapter eight Tom decides what to do
tom was beyond mrs. Douglass’s house on
Cardiff Hill he entered a thick forest
went to the center of it and sat down
under a tree
he was very sad
he wished that he could die for a short
time but soon he began to think again of
living he would go far away to countries
across the sea how would Becky feel then
he would be a soldier and return famous
after many wars no no he would join the
Indians and hunt and fight with them in
the Far West but no there was something
better he would sail across the seas in
a long fast black ship he would follow
other ships take the gold and silver
they carried and then send them to the
bottom of the sea that was it he would
be a pirate famous in the whole world
Tom Sawyer the pirate yes it was decided
he would start his journey the next
morning at this moment he heard a call
from far away in the forest he went to a
place very near where he kept some of
his things from this place he took a
long knife made of wood he tied it to
his side he was not Tom Sawyer now he
dreamed he had become a famous leader
named Robin Hood who lived with his men
hundreds of years before in another
forest he advanced slowly moving
carefully from behind one tree to
another believing for the moment that he
really was Robin Hood he said stay where
you are my men
do not move until I call
now Joe Harper appeared he too had a
long wooden knife Tom called stop who
comes here into Sherwood Forest
no person enters my forest until I say
that he may I’m guy of guize born said
Joe Harper continuing the game I go
where I wish who are you I am Robin Hood
as you shall soon know when you lie dead
there on the ground are you indeed that
famous man gladly I will fight with you
they took their two long knives and
began a slow careful fight then Tom said
now fight faster they were soon hot from
their efforts foul Tom said you must
fall you fall I’m fighting better than
you but the story of Robin Hood says
that I kill you
turn and let me hit you in the back Joe
turned received the blow and fell niall
Joe said rising you must let me kill you
I can’t do that
it is not in the story it should be Joe
you can be Robin Hood for a while I will
be Robins enemy and you can kill me this
was agreeable and more fighting followed
then Tom became Robin Hood again and he
was hurt and all his blood ran from his
body and Joe who had now become all of
Robin Hood’s men watched with tears in
his eyes as Robin Hood died
then the boys went home
were sad because Robin Hood had lived so
long ago they would have liked living
with him and sherwoodforest better than
being President of the United States
chapter nine Indian Joe explains
at 9:00 that night Tom and Sid were sent
to bed as usual they prayed and Sid was
soon asleep
tom was waiting time passed very slowly
little noises came out of the darkness
the cry of a far-off dog was heard in
the night air and was answered by
another dog
by that time tom was asleep
came among his dreams the call of a cat
a neighbor opened a window Tom heard
this and a minute later he was through
his window a Meowth as he went then he
jumped Huckleberry Finn was there with
his dead cat
half an hour the boys were in the
graveyard the graveyard was on a hill a
mile and a half from the village there
was an old board fence around it
sounded in the trees and Tom was afraid
that the sound came from the spirits of
the dead the boys talked little
the time and the place and the quiet
were heavy on their hearts
they found the new grave and sat down
under the branches of three big trees
near it
they waited a long time
while Tom felt that he must talk Huck do
you believe that the dead people are
pleased to have us here I wish I knew
Huck do you think Hoss Williams here is
talking his spirit hears us I wish I had
said mr. Williams but all the people
said house you must be careful how you
talk about dead people Tom
there was no more talk for a while
touched Huck’s arm did you hear it that
is again now you hear it the two held
each other with fast beating hearts Tom
they’re coming what should we do
I do not know will they see us Tom they
can see in the dark like cats I wish I
had not come oh do not be afraid we are
doing nothing if we are completely quiet
perhaps they won’t see us I would try
Tom but I’m shaken listen the sound of
voices came from the far end of the
graveyard look see there said Tom what
is it it is devil fire Oh Tom this is
very bad some dark shapes came near
carrying a light huckleberry said
shaking more it is the devil’s three of
them Tom we are in great trouble you
can’t can kick can you pray I would try
Tom began to pray
Tom they are human that is old my
Potter’s voice his junk as usual he
won’t see us Huck I know another voice
it is Indian Joe Devils would be better
than that half Indian what do they want
here then the boys were quiet because
the three men had arrived at the new
Grave here it is said the third boys in
the light the boys saw the face of young
dr. Robinson he was so near that the
boys could have touched him hairy men
he said the moon may appear from behind
the clouds the other two men began
opening the grave for a while no sound
was heard except the sound of their work
then they came to the box which
contained the body they opened it and
lifted the body out of the box the moon
appeared and the dead man’s face could
be seen
Potter held up a knife now doctor the
thing is read him and here it stays
unless you pay us five dollars more you
have your money the doctor said you and
your father once sent me to jail Indian
Joe said five years ago do you think I
would forget now you pay the doctor hit
him suddenly an Indian Joe fell Potter
dropped his knife you hit my friend he
said he jumped at the doctor and the two
began fighting now Indian Joe was on his
feet again he picked up Potter’s knife
and began moving like a cat around
around the fighters he was watching for
a chance to strike the doctor suddenly
the doctor was free he picked up a board
and used it to strike Potter who fell
quickly to the ground at the same moment
Indian Joe saw his chance the whole
length of the knife went into the
doctors body the doctor fell partly on
potter covering potter with his blood
clouds covered the moon and the two boys
ran into the darkness
when the moon appeared again Indian Joe
was looking down at the two men lying on
the ground the doctor made some sounds
that were not possible to understand and
then after a long breath it was quiet
the Indian said now that is finished
knife in Potter’s right hand
then he sat down and waited
soon Potter began to move his hand
closed on the knife he looked at it and
let it fall then he sat up and looked at
the doctors body what happened Joe he
said it is a bad business said Joe why
did you do it
i-i never did it potter was shaking I
was drunk I do not remember what
happened did I do it Joe I never wanted
to do it
he hit you and then you did it but you
have always been good to me muff Potter
I won’t tell Oh Joe Wow I will bless you
for that as long as I live and Potter
began to weep hmm this is no time for
weeping you go that way and I will go
this way move now
Potter started running Joe stood
watching him he forgets his knife
because he’s drunk when he remembers he
will be afraid to return for it
two or three minutes later the dead
doctor the body from the grave the open
box were alone under the moon
the quiet was complete again
chapter 10
the promise the result of fear
the two boys ran toward the village they
look behind them often afraid that they
were being followed after a while they
came to the edge of the village there
stood an old building which was not used
they ran through the open door and fell
to the ground huckleberry what do you
think will happen now if the doctor dies
they’ll hang Indian Joe Tom spook who
would tell about it you and I if we did
and if Indian Joe did not hang he would
kill us I was thinking that Huck let
muff Potter tell if he’s fool enough
he’s usually drunk enough
continued to think then he said Huck
muff Potter does not know what happened
the doctor had hit him with that board
are you sure that you won’t tell Tom we
can’t tell you know that Indian Jo would
drown us like two cats if we told Tom we
must promise never to tell it must be a
strong promise with writing and blood
Tom agreed with all his heart this idea
was what must be done it was deep dark
and fearful
this was the hour and the place to do it
he found a clean broad piece of wood in
his pocket he found something to write
with the moon was his light painfully he
formed the words Huck Finn and Tom
Sawyer promise they will never tell
about this and they wish they may die in
their footsteps if they ever tell
then each boy cut a finger and signed in
blood TS and hf
- right as age and f
then they made a hole in the ground near
the wall of the building they place the
piece of wood in the hole and covered it
with earth now they were certain their
mouths would never speak about what
their eyes had seen
when Tom entered his house through his
bedroom window the night was almost gone
he took off his clothes very quietly and
laid down
he believed happily that his hand would
never know that he had been away but Sid
was not asleep
the next morning his aunt gave him some
food
then she wept and she asked him why he
hurt her old heart she wished to help
him to be good she tried and tried but
she could try no more
beatings would have been easier for Tom
he wept he promised to be good but he
felt that she did not believe his
promises
he went to school and there
teacher beat him and Joe Harper because
they had run away from school the day
before
then he went to his seat a hard object
covered in paper was waiting for him
there
he opened the paper inside was the
bright shining ball that looked like
gold that he had given to Becky Thatcher
this was too much now his heart was
broken
chapter 11 Tom’s troubled mind
at noon the whole village suddenly knew
the fearful news the story travelled
quickly from man to man group to group
house to house the school teacher closed
the school the knife had been found it
was known to be Potter’s knife and
Potter had been seen washing himself in
a small stream in the very early morning
when seeing he had run away all this was
very strange especially because Potter
almost never washed all the people in
the town were slowly going toward the
graveyard tom joined them he did not
wish to go but something seemed to force
him he arrived at the fearful place and
saw the scene again it seemed a hundred
years since he had seen it before a hand
touched his arm he turned his eyes met
huckleberries both looked away were they
being watched
and a shake because he saw Indian Joe
then muff Potter appeared a few people
saw him they shouted the crowd separated
and Potter walked through a village law
officer was holding his arm Potter’s
eyes showed his fear when he stood
beside the dead doctor he put his face
in his hands and began to weep I did not
do it friends he said I did not do it
who said you did a voice shouted
Potter lifted his face and looked around
without hope
saw Indian Jo and said Oh Indian Joe you
promised me that you you would never is
this your knife it was held by the law
officer for him to see Potter began to
fall men caught him and let him go
slowly down to the ground then he said I
thought that I should come and get he
stopped shaking
and he said tell him Joe tell him in
in Joe told his story
huckleberry and Tom stood not able to
speak and with eyes wide with fear they
expected the skies to open with a sudden
storm to strike down Indian Jo
but he finished a story and stood there
living and whole
they wish to tell the truth but they did
not dare
during a week after this Tom could not
sleep well one morning Sid said Tom you
talk in your sleep so much I can’t sleep
half tonight
Tom’s face became white and he looked
away this is bad citta and Polly there
is something in your mind Tom what is it
nothing but Tom’s hand was shaking he
could not lift his cup and you say
fearful things Sid said last night you
said it is blood it is blood you said
that again and again then you said do
not hurt me I will tell
no one and Paulie said I understand it
is that killing I dream about it also
Mary said that she also dreamed about it
then CID stop talking
slowly Tom’s mind grew quieter and his
sleep was easier
almost every day during this bad time
Tom went to the jail window and gave
potter some small gift then he felt
happier
the village people wanted to put Indian
Jo in jail also like muff Potter he had
been helping the doctor to carry away
that dead body from its grave
but the people did nothing all were
afraid of Indian Joe
chapter 12 tom shows his kindness tom
had a new and great trouble Becky
Thatcher was ill he was afraid that she
might die the joy of life was gone he
played no games he was not interested in
anything his I did not know what was
wrong she tried to find some help for
him
she was always reading about health she
read about how to go to bed and how to
get up from bed what to eat and what to
drink and what clothes to wear for good
health and how to think for good health
she believed all that she read when she
read something new she wanted to try it
she took Tom outside in the early
morning and poured cold water over him
then she covered him with a wet cloth
and put him to bed with heavy covers
over him when he was so hot that water
formed on his skin she was happy she
thought that this would help him but Tom
became sadder and sadder she tried
pouring hot water over him instead of
cold
she tried less food soon Tom stopped
fighting against what she did and then
she was sure that he was very ill indeed
next she heard of something new named
painkiller she put some in her own mouth
to taste it it was like a mouthful of
fire she gave some to Tom and watched
him this painkiller had a strong result
the boy was wildly interested he acted
as if she had built a fire under him she
knew that she had found the right thing
and Tom knew that it was time for him to
act
he thought of several plans
he decided to say that he liked
painkiller he asked for it so often that
his aunt gave the whole container to him
now he could have painkiller at any time
she did not know that every day he put
some in a hole in the floor one day as
he was doing this the cat came in and
seemed to want some of the painkiller he
do not want it Peter but Peter continued
to seem to ask for it are you sure
Peter was sure you have asked for it and
I will give it to you I am a kind boy
but if you do not like it remember that
you asked he opened the cat’s mouth and
put in some painkiller peter jumped high
into the air and cried a wild cry then
he started going around and around the
room running against chairs and tables
next he stood on his back feet and
danced with cries of joy then he went
faster around the room again Aunt Polly
arrived he rolled over and over and gave
one last great cry and jumped through
the open window tom was on the floor
weak from laughing Tom what’s wrong with
the cat cats always do that to show
their joy but Aunt Polly saw the
painkiller she knew what had happened
she caught Tom’s ear and pulled him up
then hit him with her hand why did you
do that to the cat because I’m sorry
that he has no right to care for him has
no aunt why do you say that because if
he had a name she would give him a dream
to burn his mouth and not think of his
feelings she would say if the drink was
good for a human it would be good for a
cat and Polly thought if it hurt a cat
it might hurt a boy also she put her
hand on Tom’s head I was trying to help
you
and I was trying to help Peter and it
helped him I never saw him move so fast
he was smiling at her now
Oh Tom I will not give you any more
painkiller go to school and try to be a
good boy tom was early at school he was
often early now today as he often did he
waited at the gate
he did not play he was sick he said and
he seemed sick
Jeff Thatcher came down the road and
Tom’s face was brighter but quickly it
was dark again
Jeff was alone
when he saw girls dressed far away he
watched and watched but the girl was
never the right one he entered the
school and sat down to suffer
then one more dress came through the
gate Tom’s heart jumped the next moment
he was outside again shouting laughing
running after other boys jumping over
the fence standing on his head he was
doing all this to make Becky Thatcher
watch him she never looked at him was it
possible that she did not see him he
came running and shouting he threw a
boy’s hat over the schoolhouse he ran
through a group of boys and then he fell
at her feet she turned away with her
nose raised high in the air some people
always want other people to look at them
his face became red
he stood straight and walked quietly
away
chapter 13 the young pirates
decided now it was sad and without hope
boy with no friends no person loved him
he had tried to do what was right but
they would not let him yes they were
forcing him into a bad life he could now
choose nothing else
he had come far from the village
the distance school bell and he knew
that he would never never hear it again
tears fell from his eyes
here he met his best friend Joe Harper
Joe’s eyes were filled with anger and it
was easy to see that there was a great
and sad purpose in his heart
that he was going to travel around the
world never to return to the village he
hoped that Joe would not forget him and
Joe had come to say the same to Tom they
were two souls with only one thought
Joe’s mother had beaten him but he had
done nothing
mainly wished him to go away therefore
he was going he hoped that she would be
happy now he hoped that she would never
be sorry about sending her boy into the
cold world to suffer and die
has walked together they agreed to be
like brothers they would never separate
until they died they began to plan they
decided to be pirates three miles south
of the village there was an island in
the river the Mississippi River was a
mile wide there the island was long and
not very wide and it was covered with
trees no people lived on it and few
people lived on the rivers shore near
the island it would be a good place for
pirates then they met Huckleberry Finn
and he joined them they talked and then
they separated they would meet again
beside the river two miles north of the
village at 12:00 that night Tom knew
where they could find a small boat they
would take it each boy would bring food
and other useful things if possible
Tom arrived with meat and a few other
things he stopped among the trees on a
hill above the meeting place
there were many stars and it was very
quiet
the Great River lay like an ocean at
rest Tom listened a moment but the quiet
was broken by no sound
then he whistled gently
the whistle was answered from below
Tom whistled two more times and was
answered again
we said who goes there Tom Sawyer the
black pirate name your name’s Huck Finn
the red-handed and Joe Harper the
destroyer of the Seas Tom had taken
these names from his best loved books
speak the word two voices spoke together
blood blood Tom went down the hill to
join them
the destroyer of the Seas had also
brought meat and Finn the red-handed had
some tobacco the black pirate said that
they must also have fire they went to a
large riverboat it was near and they
took some of the fire burning there they
knew that there were no men on the boat
the boatman were all in the village but
the boys move very quietly and carefully
pirates must be pirates with Tom as
captain of their ship they left the
shore and went into the middle of the
river from here they let the moving
river carry them along they passed the
distant village two or three lights
showed where it was peacefully sleeping
the black pirate stood in the boat
looking for the last time at the scene
of his early joys and later sufferings
he wished that his aunt could see him
now facing the fearful future with a
smile on his lips
after two hours their boat touched the
island there was an old sail in the boat
they spread this over their supplies
under the trees they would sleep in the
open air as pirates should
they built a fire and cooked some meat
it seemed wonderful to be eating in that
wild free manner in the forest far from
other people they said that they would
never return to a villager town again
after eating they lay on the ground
talking the fire lighted their faces and
trees near them with a red light Huck
prepared to smoke some of his tobacco
soon he was blowing out a cloud of smoke
and the other pirates were wishing that
they could do the same Huck said what
Pirates do Tom said oh they enjoy life
they follow the ships and catch them and
burn them they take the money from those
ships and put it in a deep hole in the
ground on their Island then they kill
the people on the ships they carry the
women to the island said Joe they do not
kill the women no Tom agreed pirates are
good they do not kill the women and the
women are always beautiful and their
clothes are covered with gold and silver
said Joe whose clothes said Huck
pirates
Huk looked down as his clothes I am not
dressed for a pirate he said but these
are my only clothes the other boys told
him that the fine clothes would come
later when they began their adventures
slowly their talk ended the red-handed
went to sleep quickly the destroyer of
the Seas in the black pirate could not
sleep so quickly they began now to have
some doubt had it been wrong to run away
from home
had it been wrong to take the meat the
meat did not belong to them they decided
that they would never again take what
did not belong to them
and with that decided these pirates also
were peacefully asleep
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chapter 14 island life
Tom quietly leaves
opening his eyes Tom wondered where he
was he sat up and looked around then he
remembered
it was cool and the light was the gray
color of early morning it was a
delightful feeling of rest and peace in
the deep quiet of the forest a thin blue
breath of smoke rose from the fire Joe
and Huck rillette asleep
are away a bird called another answered
slowly the cool gray of the morning
changed to white more sounds were heard
the life of the forest began to show
itself to the watching boy bugs appeared
and started their day’s Labor’s birds
were making many noises now a big blue
bird stopped very near to Tom it turned
its head to one side and sat watching it
strange new neighbours small animals
appeared and they also looked at the
boys and seemed to be talking to them
perhaps they had never seen a human
being before perhaps they did not know
whether or not to be afraid
Tom called to the other pirates within a
few minutes they were all playing in the
river near the shore their boat had been
carried away but this pleased them they
were certain now that they would never
return to their village happy and hungry
they built their fire Hawk had found
some good water to drink while Joe cook
some meat Tom and Hawk went to the river
and caught some fish Joe cooked these
with the meat no fish had ever tasted so
good
then Huck smoked after that they all
started to walk through the trees to see
what they could discover they found much
to delight them but nothing surprising
the island was almost three miles long
and a quarter of a mile wide it was very
near to the shore on one side but far
from the shore where their village was
they played in the river often it was
the middle of the afternoon before they
returned to their fire they ate some
meat again and then they sat in the
shade to talk
but the talk soon stopped the quiet the
loneliness were beginning to change
their happiness
they began to be sad Tom and Joe were
thinking of home Finn the red-handed who
had no home was thinking of the places
where he usually went to sleep but they
did not speak to each other of this
weakness
now they heard a distant sound they
looked at each other and listened
was a long quiet and then the sound hmm
then a long long quiet and then again
hmm we must go and see they jumped up
and ran to the shore nearer the town the
trees there were small and grew thickly
through them the boys looked across the
water they saw a big river boat it was
the boat to cross the river many times
every day now it was coming slowly down
the river it was crowded with people
there were many small boats around it
then from the riverboat came a cloud of
white smoke and then another hmm I
understand now said Tom some person is
drowned
that is right said Huck they did that
last summer when Bill Turner was drowned
a big gun makes that boom and then the
body rises to the top of the water I
wish I was on that riverboat now said
Joe I wonder who is drowned said Huck
continued to listen and watch then a
thought came into Tom’s mind like a
sudden light boys I know who is drowned
they are looking for us
this was a wonderful thing to know
hearts were breaking for them tears were
falling people were sorry that they had
not always been kind to them the whole
town was talking about them this was
fine it was good to be a pirate all
doubt of that was gone
as darkness came the riverboat returned
to her usual business the pirates
returned to their fire they were joyful
that they were so important and were
causing so much sadness they caught more
fish to eat then they talked about what
the village people were thinking saying
but as the night grew darker
stop talking and sat looking into the
fire
Joe thought of persons at home who were
not enjoying all of this
Joe began to speak of returning to the
village Tom laughed in him Huck joined
with Tom
Hach fell asleep then Joe fell asleep
sat for a long time watching the others
then he stood up he found two pieces of
thin wood on which he could write after
riding on the wood he put one piece in
Joe’s hat he put the other in his pocket
then carefully he moved away among the
trees when he knew that they could not
hear him he began to run toward the
river
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chapter 15
what is happening
a few minutes later tom was walking into
the water toward the shore where the
riverboat was tied the stream was not
wide here but it was strong it carried
Tom south but after a while he arrived
at the river’s edge he found a good
place and pulled himself out of the
water he began walking north through the
trees near the shore
he arrived at an open area across the
river from the village the riverboat was
lying near everything was quiet under
the stars
watching with both eyes he entered the
water again
there was a small boat tied behind the
large boat soon he was pulling himself
into the small boat
after a minute or two he heard a bell
the riverboat began to move he knew that
this was the last time it would cross
the river that night 12 minutes later
the boat stopped Tom was quickly in the
water again
swimming to the shore soon he had jumped
over the fence behind his aunt’s house
he looked through a window into a
lighted room there sat Aunt Polly Sid
Mary and Joe Harper’s mother they were
talking they were beside the bed and the
bed was between them and the door
Tom went to the door and opened it
quietly he thought that he might be able
to go inside without being seen
he began moving carefully on his knees I
feel a wind is that door open said Aunt
Polly how strange
many strange things are happening now
Sid go and close the door quickly Tom
went under the bed Sid did not see him
but said Aunt Polly he was not bad
he was only wild and full of life I
can’t a young animal he did not wish to
do bad things and no boy ever had a kind
of heart she began to weep my Joe was
the same he was not really bad he was
always kind and now I shall never see
him again I am sorry for so many things
only yesterday the cat weeping and Polly
told about the cat and the painkiller
Tom was weeping a little now he could
hear Mary weeping also
had he really always been a good boy it
was quite surprising to think this but
now he was beginning to believe it he
wished to rush out from under the bed he
wished to fill his hand with joy but he
remained still and listened
had been found five or six miles down
the river now hope for them was gone on
Sunday the whole village would pray in
the church for the boys Souls
Harper went home Sid and Mary went to
bed then
Aunt Polly prayed for Tom
her words and her old voice were filled
with love Tom’s tears began falling
again then she got into bed
to herself she turned over again and
again
remained quiet for a long time but at
last she was still
came out and looked down at her
loved her and he was very sorry for her
he took from his pocket the piece of
wood with his writing on it he placed it
on a table she would see it there in the
morning but then a new thought came to
him
considered it his face grew bright he
put the wood into his pocket again then
he kissed his ants lips and went out the
door
he returned to the river and to the
riverboat there was a man who guarded
the boat but he would be sleeping Tom
knew that it was easy to take the small
boat he got into it moved it first up
the river then he crossed to the other
Shore it often crossed the river in a
small boat and he knew how to do it
he considered taking the small boat to
the island a real pirate would keep the
boat but people would try to find it and
they might find the boys also he got out
of the boat and walked south along the
shore
at daylight he could look straight
across the stream and see the island he
rested then he entered the water
soon he was on the island he heard Joe
say no Tom is true Huck he will return
what has he been doing I wonder he I am
cried Tom stepping out from among the
trees in a short time they had caught
more fish and were eating them Tom told
his adventures then Tom found a place in
the shade there he was able to sleep
until noon
chapter 16
surprise
the boys played in the water and on the
shore but the next day Joe was very sad
would he ever be happy again it did not
seem possible Huck was also sad tom was
not happy but he tried to seem happy he
had something interesting to tell them
but he was not yet ready to speak
however if they did not feel better soon
he would be forced to tell it he said
trying to seem happy I think they have
been pirates on this island before how
would you like to find an old box full
of money we should go and hunt for it
but the other boys were not interested
Joe said boys I want to go home it is
very lonely here
oh no Joey you’ll feel better soon said
Tom think of the good fishing here I’m
not interested in fishing I want to go
home
but Joe this is the best swimming place
I do not want to swim I want to go home
baby you want to see your mother yes I
do want to see my mother and you would
want to see your mother if you had a
mother I am NOT a baby but you like it
here Huck you want to stay you and I
will stay Huck said yes he did not seem
very sure let Joe go if he wants to go
Tom said we do not need him Joe began to
walk into the water to start swimming
toward the shore where the village was
Tom looked at Huck Huck looked away then
Huck said I wanna go Tom
we can go Tom caitli I won’t you can go
but I’m gonna stay
Huk started to walk sadly away
Tom felt a strong desire to follow he
hoped that they would stop but they went
slowly forward
Tom knew that it had become very lonely
and quiet he ran after the other boys
shouting wait wait I want to tell you
something they stopped and turned and he
began walking into the water towards
them they listened to him without an
answering word or smile but after a
while they began to understand then they
shouted with joy
they said that he should have told them
his plan sooner that night after eating
Tom wanted to learn to smoke Joe wanted
to try also with Huck’s help
they began Tom said this is easy I could
have learned long ago this is nothing
said Joe I could smoke all day I do not
feel sick
I’m said I wish that the other boys
could see us now listen we won’t tell
them and then sometime when they are
with us I will say Joe I want to smoke
and you’ll say my tobacco is not very
good and I will say it does not need to
be good if it is strong enough and then
we both start smoking and Surprise them
that’ll be good Tom I wish I could do it
now and we will tell them that we learn
to smoke when we were pirates and they
will wish that they had been here the
top continued but after a little time
there was less talk Joe said I’ve lost
my knife I’m going to find it
Tom said let me help you you go that way
and I’ll go this way
no do not come huh we can find it
Hach sat down again and waited an hour
then he was lonely and he went to find
his friends both were very white
both were asleep but he knew what had
troubled them was gone
they did not talk much when Huck began
to smoke they said no that something
they had eaten made them feel a little
sick in the middle of the night Joe
opened his eyes and called to the other
boys there was a strange heaviness in
the air and it made them all afraid the
night was very hot but they moved near
to each other and near to the fire
sitting like that
they waited
a sudden light filled the sky it turned
night and today and then it was gone a
fearful noise rolled across the sky and
slowly ended far away a breath of cold
wind past the sudden light appeared and
went away again had the noise that
followed came sooner and was more
fearful each time a little rain began to
fall quick boys run for cover Tom
shouted they jumped up and ran each
toward a different place a strong wind
rushed through the trees the bright
light appeared and went away appeared
and went away again the fearful noise
seemed to never stop and now a heavy
rain came down and ran and streams over
the ground
the boys shouted but their voices were
lost in the storm after some time they
came to the place where the old sail was
and pulled it over them it was a wild
night for these boys the wind caught the
old sail and carried it away trees fell
the storm increased until they feared it
might carry the island away
but the storm grew weaker and weaker
and peace returned
the boys found that their fire was not
quite dead they put some more wood on it
making it burn brightly again they found
some of their meat and cooked it then
they sat by their fire until morning
talking of the night’s adventure because
there was no dry place for them to sleep
when the Sun began to shine they rested
in its warm light near the shore there
they remained sleeping until the Sun
became too hot then they had something
to eat again
the desire for home was now strong in
all of them Tom tried to find a new game
to interest them he found one they were
not pirates now they were Indians and
had many fierce battles however when the
day ended they smoked together as
Indians always did to show that they
were at peace and two of them learned
joyfully that now they could smoke a
little tobacco without being sick
you
chapter 17 the success of Tom’s plan
but there was no joy in the little town
that same afternoon the village was more
quiet than usual the people had little
to say to each other the children had no
pleasure in their games
was walking near the school she thought
I wish I had not returned to Tom that
bright shining ball he gave me I had
nothing to help me remember him he’s
gone now
and I shall never ever see him again she
walked away with tears rolling down her
face then a large group of boys and
girls friends of Tom and Joe came to the
school and stood looking over the fence
into the yard where they had played
together they spoke of things Tom and
Joe had said and the things Tom and Joe
had done they tried to learn who was the
last to see the two boys the children
who were the last to talk with Tom and
Joe felt very important indeed one boy
who also wished to feel important said I
fight with Tom Sawyer and he was
stronger than I was but most of the boys
could say that
next morning the church bell did not
stop as it usually did after calling the
people to church it continued to ring
the people from the village gathered
outside the church they talked but in
the church all was very quiet
Church was filled with people after a
long time Aunt Polly entered followed by
Sid and Mary and by the Harper family
all were wearing black clothes
the other people in the church stood up
they remain standing while the two
families walked to the front of the
church and sat down it was quiet again
all prayed and then a song followed now
the church leader began to talk of the
boys he told how good they had been
people were sorry to remember that they
had not seen the truth earlier when they
had thought that these boys were bad
tears were falling from all eyes
the sound of the church door opening
slowly was heard one pair of eyes and
then another turned to look then all in
the church seemed to turn at the same
time and people rose and watched while
the three dead boys walked to the front
of the church
tom was first Joe next and last came
Huck they had been listening to every
word and Polly Mary and the Harper’s put
their arms around Tom and Joe Huck stood
alone not knowing what to do he started
to move away but Tom stopped him and
said Aunt Polly
this is not right some person must be
glad to see Huck and some person shall
be I am glad to see him dear boy she put
her arms around him also and now I felt
more strange than before sing and sing
your best cried the church leader and
all the people did sing there had never
been such singing in that church Tom
Sawyer the pirate knew that no moment in
his life could be prouder than this
chapter 18 Tom’s wonderful dream
that was Tom’s great plan to return home
with the other Pirates and go to the
church to hear the people pray for their
souls they had returned across the river
in the darkness the night before and had
stayed in the forest until nearly
daylight they had entered the church and
finished their sleep there before the
people came then they appeared at the
most important moment
the next morning and Pauly and Mary were
very loving toward Tom he had everything
he wanted to eat it was much more talk
than usual and Pauly spoke we can laugh
now Tom but you were not very kind to
let me suffer you came across the river
to surprise us in church why could you
not come across the river to tell me
that you were not really dead yes you
could have done that Tom said Mary I
believe you would have done it if you
thought of it would you Tom said Aunt
Polly her face was brighter at this
thought would you if you thought of it I
hope you loved me enough to do it did
you think of it tom is always rushing
Mary said he never thinks see it would
have thought and Sid would have come tom
someday you’ll be sorry you will wish
that you had cared more for me but then
it will be too late I do care for you
said Tom I wish that I had thought but I
dreamed about you a cat just as much as
that what did you dream I dreamed that I
saw you sitting there by the bed Sid and
Mary was sitting with you I dream that
Joe Harper’s mother was here indeed she
was one night did you dream anymore
yes but I can’t remember all of it
try tom try to remember you said that
the door must be open because you could
feel the wind coming in you said that
was strange and and you told Sid what
did I tell Sid Tom you told him oh you
told him to close the door hey and you
were talking about me I remember better
now you said that I was not bad you said
that I was only wild and full of life
like like a any young animal I never
heard anything like this and all my life
and some people say that dreams are
never true
tell me more Tom and then you began to
weep yes I did I did
then mrs. Harper began to weep she said
that Joe was good also and then you told
all about my giving the painkiller to
the cat and then there was a lot of talk
about finding our bodies and about
praying in the church on Sunday it is
all true and mrs. Harper went home and
you pray for me and I could see you in
here every word and you went to bed and
I was very sorry for you and I had a
letter for you it was on a piece of wood
on the wood were the words we are not
dead we are way being pirates I kissed
you on the lips and went away again
did you Tom did you
she took him in her arms it was very
kind but it was only a dream said said
be quiet sit and Tom here’s a big apple
for you and now you children go to
school
walk slowly and proudly feeling that all
eyes were watching him smaller boys
followed him proud to be seen with him
boys of his own size tried not to show
that they knew he had been away but they
did know they wished that they had son
brown skin like his they wished that
they were his famous Tom decided that he
no longer was interested in Becky
Thatcher being famous was enough
pleasure for him when Becky arrived at
school Tom seemed not to see her but he
saw her playing with other boys and
girls he saw that she often came near
him and looked at him and he began
talking to Amy Lawrence
Becki tried to go away from him but her
feet would not do as she wished they
carried her near the group around Tom
she said to one of the girls Mary where
were you yesterday I wanted to tell you
about the picnic Oh whose picnic my
mother is going to let me have one I
hope that she will let me come it will
be my picnic and I may ask those that I
won’t I want you and all my friends to
come she looked at Tom but he was
talking to Amy Lawrence now the others
in the group began asking if they could
go to the picnic soon all had asked
except Tom and Amy Tom turned away
his legs were shaking and tears came to
her eyes she would not let the others
see her sadness she went away alone to
think of what to do
when Tom saw her again she and a boy
named Alfred temple were sitting
together looking at a book now Tom
suddenly wanted to stop talking to Amy
he escaped from her and went to look
again at Becky and Alfred temple and
Becky seemed not to see Tom but she saw
him and she saw that he was suffering
and she was glad that Alfred temple Tom
thought Alfred temple and his fine
clothes I will catch you I will take you
and he began hitting the air as if you
were fighting with the other boy at noon
Tom went home Becky again looked at the
book with Alfred hoping that Tom would
see them but Tom did not appear suddenly
she began to weep she left Alfred and
walked away
Alfred followed hoping to find some way
to make her happy again but she said go
away I never want to see you again
Howard was quick to understand Becky had
been trying to make Tom suffer
Alfred went into the school he saw one
of Tom’s books and thought how he could
hurt Tom he opened the book to the page
they were to study that afternoon he
destroyed the page in a manner that
would make it seem that Tom had done it
Becki looking in the window saw him do
it she thought of telling tom then she
decided that she would not she would let
the schoolteacher beat Tom for what had
happened to his book
chapter 19
tells the truth
Oh feeling very sad and his ads first
words made him feel no better Tom I
oughta beat you ain’t Paulie what do I
done I went to see mrs. Harper to tell
her about your dream Joe had already
told her that you were here that night
Tom I do not know what to think of a boy
like you I believe your story of your
dream I expected her to believe it why
did you let me be such a fool ain’t
Paulie I wish I had not done it I did
not think Oh child you never think you
never think of anything but yourself you
can think of enough to come here and
laugh at our troubles you can think to
tell that story of a dream but you could
not think to save us from suffering
Aunt Polly I know that it was bad but I
did not plan to be bad and I did not
come here that night to laugh at you I
came to tell you that we were not
drowned I did not want you to be sad Tom
I would be thankful to believe that but
I doubt that you had such a thought yes
I did I did it is the truth I wanted to
save you from being sad then why did you
not tell me child you began talking of
Sunday and all the people praying for us
in the church and I began thinking about
going there on Sunday and I put my
letter in my pocket and went away what
letter the letter to tell you that we
were pirates I wish now that you would
open your eyes when I kissed you did you
kiss me Tom are you sure yes I did I why
did you kiss me because I loved you and
you were weeping in your sleep and I was
sorry
word sounded like the truth the old lady
said kiss me again Tom and then go to
school
looked at his little coat in the pocket
she found his piece of wood with the
writing on it
she read the words with tears falling
from her eyes
then she said now I could forget
anything bad that boy does I could
forget a million bad things
chapter 20 Becky has a problem
tom was happy again he started walking
to school and soon saw Becky Thatcher
also going toward the school quickly he
ran to her and said I’m sorry I acted as
I did this morning Becky I won’t ever be
like that again please let us be friends
the girl stopped and looked into his
face go away mr. Thomas Sawyer I will
never speak to you again
then she started walking again tom was
so surprised that he could think of
nothing to say and he was filled with
anger if she were a boy he knew that he
would fight her
becky was also full of anger she was
thinking of the pleasure of watching the
teacher beat Tom for destroying a page
in his book she did not know that she
would soon have trouble also the teacher
had a book that he was studying every
day he would read some pages when he was
not busy every boy and girl in the
school wondered about this book but none
had ever seen its pages now is Becky
past the teachers table she saw the book
she opened it and began to look at it
then Tom appeared at the door
Becky hurried to close the book her hand
caught the page and suddenly it was in
two pieces
becky began to weep you a bad Tom Sawyer
to come and watch me and now you would
tell the teacher and he will beat me and
what shall I do I have never been beaten
in school but I know what is gonna
happen to you you wait and you will see
then weeping she ran outside Tom said to
himself what a fool a girl is what does
a beaten in school is nothing and I will
not tell who opened the book the teacher
will ask who did it
he will call each name and when he says
the right one he won’t need an answer
you’ll see the answer in a face
school began and soon Tom’s book was
discovered he said that he had not
destroyed the page but the teacher did
not believe him Tom had his beating
Becky watched
trying to feel happy about this but she
almost stood up to tell the truth about
Alfred temple an hour passed the boys
and girls were all busy with their books
the teacher opened his book
Tom looked at Becky he had seen small
and hunted animals in the forest now
Becky seemed like one of them he wished
that he could help her but what could he
do the next moment the teachers stood
before the school every I turned away
from his all the boys and girls were
afraid of him
he spoke who did this to my book there
was not a sound
Benjamin Rogers No Joe Harper no Amy
Lawrence no Gracie Miller no the next
name was Becky Thatcher Tom was shaking
from head to foot he saw her face quite
with fear
Rebecca Thatcher look at me did you do
this to my book Tom jumped to his feet
and shouted I did it I looked at him
they could not believe what they had
heard this was madness
Tom step forward to take his beating the
surprise the thankfulness the love
shining from Becky’s eyes seemed pay
enough for a hundred beatings
chapter xxi old muffs friend
summer had come for
months there would be no school tom
discovered that the days were too long
he did not have enough to do he decided
to make a record of everything that
happened but nothing happened during
three days he decided that a record
would be of no value
Nature had gone away during the summer
she was living in another town with
their father and her mother
the thought of the fearful killing in
the graveyard was always in Tom’s mind
it was like a pain would not go away
then Tom became sick
two long weeks Tom remained in bed
without knowing what was happening in
the village he was very ill he was
interested in nothing then he seemed to
be better but after a day he was ill
again he was in bed for three more weeks
in the warm sleepy village something
began to happen
a judge was coming to listen to the
story of the killing in the graveyard he
would decide what to do about muff
Potter
person in the village talked of this Tom
could not escape from it every word made
his heart beat faster he was always
afraid when people talked to him about
it he took Huck to a lonely place he
wanted to be sure that Huck had not told
the story Huck have you told about that
about what you know what oh no
I have not never would never would
why do you ask I was afraid
soyal we would not live two days if that
story was told you know that Huck could
any person make you tell if I wanted
that Indian Joe to drown me they could
make me tell good I think that we are
safe if we do not talk but we should
make another agreement it’ll be more
sure they made another agreement as
before
Simon blood what does it talk to you
here Huck talk it is all month Potter
muff Potter muff Potter it makes me want
to go where no one can see me I hear the
same talk they’re going to hang him you
feel sorry for him sometimes almost
always almost always he has never done
anything to hurt any person he only
fishes to get some money so that he can
get drunk he is really good once he gave
me a fish when he really did not have
enough for himself and he helped me at
other times when I needed help
he helped me also Huck he helped me to
catch fish I wish that I could get him
out of jail we can’t get him out Tom and
if we did well they would catch him
again yes but I do not like to hear what
they say for he never did
that and I do not like it either tone
the boys talked for a long time but it
did not make them happy as night came
they were near the little jail perhaps
they hoped if something good might
happen but nothing happened
they went to the window and gave
potterson tobacco they had done this
before he was always very thankful for
their gifts and his thanks always hurt
them this time the hurt went deeper when
Potter said you’ve been good to me bars
better than the others in this town and
I won’t forget I won’t often I say to
myself I was good to all the boys I
showed them where the good fishing was I
was their friend when when I could be a
friend and now they forget old muff in
this trouble but Tom does not forget and
Huck does not they do not forget him I
say and I won’t forget them
but boys I did a fearful thing I was
drunk that is the only way that I can
explain it now I must hang for it
and that is right it is best also I hope
that it is but we won’t talk about that
I won’t make you feel sad
you’ve been my friends but what I want
to say is this never get drunk then you
won’t ever be where I am now
staying where I can see it is a pleasure
to see friendly faces where the man is
in trouble like this you’re the only
ones who come here good friendly faces
good friendly faces they stand on each
other’s shoulders and let me touch your
faces good let me touch your hands also
little hands and weak but they could
have helped mafada and they would help
him more if they could Tom went home
feeling very very sad his dreams that
night were full of fearful things during
the next two days he went to the town
meeting house the judge was there
listening to the story of the killing
Tom wished to go into the meeting house
to hear what was happening but he forced
himself to stay outside
having the same experience they were
careful not to meet each other they
would go away from the meeting house but
soon they would return Tom listened when
people came out the news was always bad
at the end of the second day people said
that Indian Joe’s story never changed
there was no doubt what the judge would
decide
was out late that night and he entered
the house is window
not sleep for several hours
all the people in the village went to
the meeting house the next morning this
was to be the important day Potter who
appeared to have no hope was brought in
all eyes were turned to him an Indian
Joe was there too
the judge arrived
now a man was asked to tell what he knew
about the killing he said that he had
found muff Potter washing his hands in a
stream it was very early on the morning
after the killing another man was asked
to tell his story he told about finding
a knife near the doctors body then a
second man spoke about the knife he knew
that it belonged to Potter
a man who had studied law sat beside
muff Potter he was there to help Potter
but he asked no questions as these men
told their stories it seemed strange was
he not trying to prove that Potter had
not killed the doctor
more men told their stories and the man
beside Potter asked them no questions
after a while all the stories against
Potter had been told
then the man beside Potter stood up he
spoke to the judge dianna we plan to
prove that muff Potter was drunk that
night we plan to prove that he did not
know what he was doing but we have
changed our plans we wish to ask Thomas
Sawyer some questions surprise appeared
on every face including Potter’s every I
was watching Tom he stood up and walked
forward he looked very wild because he
was deeply afraid
the questions began
Thomas soya where were you on the night
of the killing at about the hour of 12
Tom looked at Indian Joe they could not
speak the people listened but the words
did not come after a few minutes however
the boy had more strength some of the
people could hear as he said in the
graveyard
louder please do not be afraid you were
in the graveyard a cold smile appeared
on Indian Joe’s face and it was gone we
near haast Williams grave
yes louder please how near were you as
me as I am to you could you be seen no I
was behind the trees at the edge of the
grave was another person with you yes I
went there with that is enough we will
call him when we need him did you carry
something there Tom did not answer speak
my boy the truth is always honorable
what did you carry there only a dead cat
there was a little laughing the judge
ordered it to stop
we plan to show the bones of that cat
now my boy tell us everything that
happened tell it as you wish but tell it
all and do not be afraid
Tom began slowly then his words came
more and more easily every I looked at
him with open lips the people listened
to his words forgetting everything but
his story
to the end interest became greater and
greater and as the doctor hid muff
potter with the board and muff Potter
fell Indian Jo jump with the knife and
Indian Joe jumped toward a window
striking all who tried to hold him in a
moment he was gone
chapter 22
days of delight and nights of fear
tom was famous once again the old people
loved him and the young people wished
that they were like him his name
appeared in the village newspaper there
were people who believed that he might
someday become president of the United
States if he escaped hanging
now all were kind to muff Potter
forgetting that they have not been kind
before tom’s days were days of joy but
his nights were filled with fear Indian
Joe was in all his dreams for Huck felt
the same his name had not been called in
the meetinghouse because Indian Joe had
run away Huck’s story was not needed but
Huck was afraid that his part in the
story might be told Huck no longer
trusted any human being because Tom had
broken their agreement
every day muff Potter’s thanks made Tom
glad that he had told his story every
night he wished that he had not opened
his mouth
sometimes tom was afraid that Indian Joe
would never be caught at other times he
was afraid that Indian Joe would be
caught he felt sure that he could never
be safe again until Indian Joe was dead
and he had seen the dead body
Indian Joe had not been found
the slow day is past with each day Tom
became a little less afraid
chapter xxiii dead people and spirits
there comes a time in every boy’s life
when he wants to hunt for gold and
silver that pirates have put deep in the
earth
this desire suddenly came to Tom he
tried to find Joe Harper but failed he
tried to find Ben Rogers but been a Gone
Fishing then he met Huck Finn Tom took
him to a place where they could be alone
and he explained Huck agreed
Huck always agreed to do anything that
would require time but not money he had
no money but much time where said Huck
almost anyway do you mean that there’s
money in the ground everywhere no it is
in very special places Huck sometimes on
Islands sometimes in old boxes under the
end of a dead branch of an old tree but
mostly under the floor in a house where
the spirits of the Dead gather who puts
it there people who take it away from
other people why do they put it in the
ground if I will rich I’d spend the
money and enjoy it I would too but these
people are different do they never
return to get it nope they think that
they will but they forget where it is or
they die how are you going to find it
Tom where will you look we tried hunting
for gold on the island when we were
pirates I know where there’s a house
full of spirits and the old trees with
dead branches everywhere is there gold
and silver under every dead branch no
that would not be possible how do you
know which one to choose choose all of
them Tom we shall be working all summer
what is wrong with that we might find
$100 all valuable stones like diamonds
how’d you like that Huck’s eyes were
shining give me the hundred dollars and
you can have the valuable stones like
diamonds have you ever seen a diamond
huh
I do not remember that I have Kings have
diamonds and I’ve heard that some of
them are worth a dollar or more
Kings have hundreds of them I do not
know any Kings Tom if you go to Europe
you see them jumping around do they jump
jump
no why did you say that they jumped oh I
mean that you’ll see Kings everywhere
not jumping why should they jump but you
will see many of them
the boys got some gardening things used
for making holes in the earth then they
walked three miles to an old tree with a
single dead branch they were very hot
and they sat in the shade of another
tree to rest and smoke Tom said Huck if
we find some money what will you do with
it spend it before my father takes it
and spends it what will you do with
yours I will get married married
Tom you would be a fool think of my
father and mother fight they were
fighting all the time I remember the
girl I married won’t fight Tom they’re
all the same who is she
I won’t tell you now if you marry I will
be more lonely than I am now no you
won’t you will come to live with me now
we must start working
they work for half an hour they found no
box of money in the hole that they were
making they worked for another half hour
then Huck said is the money always so
deep in the ground
not always perhaps this is not the right
place
began on the other side of the tree they
worked without talking for a while then
Huck stopped to dry his face and said
where do we try next there’s an old tree
on Cardiff Hill behind miss Douglass’s
house that might be a good place but
won’t she take the money away from us it
is her land if you find money in the
ground it belongs to you it does not
belong to the owner the land that was
fine the work continued after a while
Tom said we must be in the wrong place
again
oh I understand what a fool I was we
must know where the shade of the dead
branch is under the light of the moon in
the middle of the night that is where we
must hunt for the money
the boys stopped work and returned to
the tree that night it was a lonely
place they talked little when they felt
that the right hour had come
they found the shade in the moonlight
under the branch and began to work their
interest was strong
they worked fast the hole grew deeper
and deeper but every time they found
something hard in the earth it was only
a rock after a while Tom said huh we are
wrong again we can’t be wrong we saw the
shade of the branch but perhaps the time
was not right we guess we did not know
we should stop trying hook said we never
know the right time
and I do not like the middle of the
night with spirits of dead men around I
feel that there is one behind me all the
time and I’m afraid to turn I feel the
same hump and they almost always put a
dead man in the hole to God the gold and
silver they do yes they do
I’ve always heard that Tom I do not like
to be where there are dead people they
will certainly cause trouble for us and
I do not like it suppose this one should
lift his head he’s only bones now
suppose his bones should speak to us
stop that talk Tom that is a fearful
idea huh I do not like this place we can
try another where the old house where
the spirits gather Tom I do not like
spirits all their houses dead people may
speak to us perhaps but they won’t come
quietly behind us as spirits do and then
suddenly make fearful noises but Huck
spirits travel only at night we can go
to the house in the day that is true but
people never go near that house in the
day or the night that is because a man
was killed there but nothing is seen
except in the night and then only blue
lights are seen when you see those blue
lights Tom you know that spirits are
near because only spirits use them I
agree to go to the house if you want to
but I do not think that it is safe
you
chapter 24 sleeping spirits a box full
of gold
on Saturday soon afternoon the boys met
at the dead tree they smoked and talked
in the shade then they worked a little
at their last hole
they had no great hope but Tom said that
people sometimes stopped working when
they had almost found the box of gold
then another person came and with very
little work discovered it however they
failed to find anything but they felt
that they had done everything that was
possible
when they arrived at the old house they
were first afraid to go in it was
completely quiet there under the hot Sun
and very lonely
then they went without any noise to the
door and looked in shaking with fear
they saw a room with an earthen floor it
was a place where a fire had been built
windows without glass and dust was
everywhere they entered they did not
dare to speak
ears were ready to hear any small sound
their legs were ready to carry them
quickly outside again
soon their fear became less they looked
around with interest
and they wanted to look at the room
above they found nothing up there and
we’re starting to go down when the quiet
Tom’s voice was shaking what is it
I’ll gasp becoming white with fear
they’re here yes
we must run we can’t move they’re coming
toward the door the boys were on the
floor looking down into the room below
through holes sick with fear waiting
and entered both boys had
one of the men in the village he seemed
to be very old
he had long white hair hanging around
his shoulders and much white hair
growing on his face it seemed the
Village People sad that he could neither
hear nor speak the other man was a
stranger he was wearing very old clothes
his face was not pleasant he was talking
as they entered
the two men sat on the ground with their
backs against the wall no said the other
man I’ve been thinking about it I do not
like it they will catch us you fool said
the man who is believed not to be able
to hear or speak
you are afraid the boys were now shaking
with fear this man was Indian Joe
joe said we were not caught before but
that was different they may catch us
here in this house Joe said I wanted to
leave here yesterday but those boys were
playing on Cardiff Hill they would have
seen us those boys were Tom and Huck
they were shaking again
happened to them yesterday if they had
come to this house they wish that they
had waited a year before coming
the two men had brought some food and
they began to eat
after a while Joe said when it is dark
go home wait there until you hear from
me I will go into the village once again
then we will do the job we planned and
then we will run far away now I need
sleep
you stay here’s a God he was soon asleep
the guard 2 was soon sleeping
the boys took a long thankful breath
said now’s our chance come
Huk said okay I would die if they open
the eyes he would not move and Tom
started to leave alone but the old floor
made so much noise that he stopped
almost dead with fear
slowly time passed until the Sun was
going down
and Joe sat up and called the other he
said it is almost time for us to be
moving what shall we do with our money
shall we leave it here until we’re ready
to run six hundred silver dollars is
heavy to carry we can put it in the
ground deep his friend agreed
the place where the fire had been built
raised one of the big stones from the
earthen floor and took out a big bag of
money
the boys began to forget their fears
$600 would make six boys rich and they
knew where Indian Joe was putting it
Indian Joe was in a corner making a hole
on the ground with his knife the boys
did not dare to speak but they looked at
each other often these looks were easy
to understand their meaning was oh how
glad we are now to be here they heard
Indian Joe’s knife strike something hard
look here he said what is it asked his
friend it is an old box Joe said help me
lift it no I have broken it open he put
his hand in the box and then brought it
out again man
this is money the two looked at the hand
full of money it was gold now the men
found the gardening things that the boys
had been using and had placed in another
corner when they came into the house
using them they started to work they
soon had the box out of the earth it was
not large but it had once been very
strong with iron bands to hold the wood
together there are thousands of dollars
here said Indian Joe now won’t be
necessary to do that job in the village
said the other Indian Joe said you do
not understand I am NOT doing that job
only for money wrong was done to me and
I am going to pay them for it I need
your help go home until I tell you to
come
what do we do with this money put it in
the ground again yes delight for the
boys above his head no deep sadness
above where did these gardening things
come from there was fresh earth on them
who was here we must take the money away
I have a good place for it at the number
2 place under the cross it is nearly
dark enough to go Indian Joe went from
window to window looking out then he
said who could have come here do you
think they are in the room above us the
boys breath stopped
Joe put his hand on his knife and
started to go up the boys could not move
their strength was gone they heard Joe
coming
then they heard the sound of breaking
wood and Joe fell to the ground
no people up there his friends said they
saw us coming and they ran they thought
that we was spirits of devils and
they’re running it soon the two men went
out of the house with the box of gold
and the bag of silver dollars Tom and
Huck watched them through the holes in
the wall
but would the boys follow no they were
happy enough to get away from the house
with no broken bones and then returned
to the town they did not talk much they
decided to watch in the town for Indian
Joe and then follow him to the number
two place
Tom had a fearful thought Indian Joe
said that he would pay wrong with wrong
was he talking about us Huck feeling
suddenly weak Huck almost fell to the
ground
chapter 25 doubts
the adventure of the day troubled Tom’s
dreams that night four times he had his
hands on that gold four times he opened
his eyes and discovered that he had
nothing
in the early morning as he was in bed
thinking of his great adventure it all
seemed strangely far away it might have
happened in another world or in a time
long past then the thought came to him
that the great adventure itself must be
a dream the amount of money was too big
to be real he’d never seen as much as
half a hundred dollars before he decided
to find Huck and let Huck talk he would
ask Huck no questions if Huck did not
speak of the adventure then Tom would
know that it had been a dream
clock was sitting on the edge of a boat
with his feet in the water he seemed
very sad and I’ll Huck hello yourself no
words for a minute
Tom if we had not put our gardening
things in that corner we would have that
money it was not a dream it was not a
dream but I almost wish that it was
dream
if Indian Joe had found us you would
know that it was not a dream I have had
dreams about him all night we must find
him find the money
we must find his number to place perhaps
it is the number of house no tom
the houses in this town do not have
numbers perhaps it is the number of a
room in a public house for travelers
those rooms have numbers Oh
that is the answer there are only two
public houses here we can quickly learn
about number two you stay here Huck
until I return
tom was gone half an hour he learned
that in one public house a well-known
young man lived in room number two but
in the other public house number two was
always closed no person seemed to know
much about it however a light had been
seen in the window the night before that
is Indian Joe’s number two Huck I think
you’re right tom now what will you do
let me think Tom thought a long time
then he said I would tell you the door
of number two opens on a little Street
at the back of the house we must wait
for a dark night then we shall try to
get in but if you see Indian Joe follow
him and if he does not go to that number
two it can’t be the place I’m afraid to
follow him alone Tom it will be night
if I see him and if it is dark I will
follow him I promise he might be going
straight to that money
you must not weaken Huck and I won’t
chapter 26
number two Huck Asgard
they waited three nights the fourth
night was dark enough
public house was closed at a late hour
but Tom and Huck were near Indian Joe
had not been seen no other person had
been seen in the street behind the house
the two adventurers moved quietly toward
the door in the darkness
Huck stopped to remain as a guard and
Tom went forward
then there was a long wait to Huck it
seemed like hours what had happened to
Tom and he died from fear Huck’s
breathing was very fast in his heart
beat madly suddenly Tom came rushing out
what run for your life they never
stopped running until they worth the
other end of the village there stood an
old building now not used as they
entered rain began to fall heavily Huck
it was fearful I tried and tried to open
the door and then suddenly it open
without effort I stepped into the room
and Huck I almost stepped on Indian
Joe’s hand no yes he was there asleep on
the floor drunk I believe I turned and
ran Tom did you see that box Huck I did
not wait to look around I did not see
the box I did not see any cross I only
saw a cup on the floor beside Indian Joe
and more to drink the room is full of it
Tom if Indian Joe is drunk now is the
time to get that box is it you get it
Huck began to shake no I believe not
and I believe not Huck listen Huck wait
until we know that Indian Joe is not in
there we can watch every night then we
can go fast and get that box
I agree let me watch all night and every
night you do the other part of the job I
will and now the rain has stopped you go
and watch and when you want me at night
come to my window make a noise like a
cat
chapter 27 - picnic Indian Joe’s job
the next morning Tom heard glad news
judge Thatcher’s family had returned
both Indian Jo in the box of gold were
not so important for a while more good
news made the day perfect
the following day Becky would have her
picnic before 11:00 in the morning the
young people were at judge Thatcher’s
house ready to start soon the happy
group was walking toward the river they
were going to ride down the river on the
old riverboat Sid did not go he was sick
Mary stayed with him mrs. Thatcher said
to Becky you returned late perhaps you
should stay all night at the home of a
girlfriend who lives near the river
I can stay with Susy Harper mother good
and be a good girl
took them three miles down the river
where it was tied to the shore the crowd
ran off the boat and into the forest
soon shouting and laughing could be
heard from many places
after a while all were hot and ready to
rest they met again near the boat and
began to eat the good things they had
brought with them after eating they
rested in the shade of the big trees
then there was a shout who was ready to
go to the cave all were ready they got
lights to guide them in the darkness and
started to walk up the hill the cave
could be entered through an opening in
the hillside a door had been placed
across the opening but it was not closed
inside was a small very cold room the
walls were rock and always had water
running down them it was a strange
pleasure to stand there in the darkness
and look out at the green valley shining
in the sunlight but the strangeness was
soon passed and the children began to
play and run through other parts of the
cave none of these parts was wide and
some were very small some led to other
rooms made of rock some of these were
very big the children could not see the
top of them a person might walk days and
nights and never find the end of this
cave he might go down and down and yet
further down into the earth always
finding new parts and new rooms no
person knew the whole cave only part of
it was known and people did not go where
others had not gone before
Tom Sawyer knew as much of the cave as
any person the children walked for
almost a mile before any of them started
to return to the outside then one group
after another began arriving at the
opening on the hillside they were
surprised to see that it was almost
night the boat’s Bell had been calling
for half an hour
however they thought this end the day’s
adventures was delightful only the
captain of the boat was sorry that he
had waited so long
the lights of the returning riverboat he
was already watching for Indian Joe
there were clouds in the sky and the
night was becoming very dark the people
in the village began to go home to sleep
the village clock was striking 11:00 and
nothing had happened
Huck also began to think of sleep
then a noise came to his ear
next moment two men passed near him one
was carrying something must be that box
should he call tom no the men would
carry away the box and it would never be
found again he would follow them
without shoes as usual Huck moved as
quietly as a cat the men went toward the
river and then turning went up Cardiff
Hill passing the house of an old man
named Jones they arrived at the top of
the hill there among the trees they
could not be seen
Huck stopped listen
no sound except his own heart he knew
that he was not far from the house of
mrs. Douglas an old lady who lived alone
then very near he heard a voice
it was Indian Cho he said
our lights it is late but she is not
alone I can’t see any lights
that was the other man
heart was cold this was the job
Indian Joe had talked of mrs. Douglas
had often been kind to hug perhaps these
men were planning to kill her he wished
that he had dared to run to the house
and tell her but the men would catch him
look from here said Indian Joe now do
you see the lights yes
forget the job forget it I have told you
before you can have her money I do not
want it but her husband put me in jail
then he died I can’t hurt him but she’s
living yet he must not kill her I will
not kill her
but I am going to cut her face and that
hurts a woman more than killing you will
help me or I will kill you
and if I must kill you I will kill her
too then she can’t tell who killed you
if we must do it then do it now
no wait until the house is dark huck
knew that all would be quiet and the
quiet would be more fearful than the
talk of killing very very carefully he
moved down the hill
when he dared he began to run he arrived
at mr. Jones’s house and beat on the
door mr. Jones and his two strong sons
opened a window and looked out what is
that noise who are you what do you want
let me in quick who are you
Huckleberry Finn quick let me come in
Huckleberry Finn indeed is that a name
to make me open a door ah but let him
come in boys what does he want please
never tell that I told you were Huck’s
first words I would surely be killed but
mrs. Douglas has been a good friend to
me
I want to tell you speak said the old
man
we will never tell boy three minutes
later the old man and his sons carrying
guns were going up the hill
Huck went only part of the way then he
stopped behind a large stone and
listened suddenly he heard the guns and
a cry he waited for nothing more but ran
down the hill as fast as his legs could
carry him
you
chapter xxviii the old man reports hope
begins to weaken
the next day was Sunday
very early morning Huck called gently at
the old man’s door please let me come in
it’s only Huck Finn that name will open
this door not her day boy these were
strange words to the boys ears he could
not remember hearing any so kind and
pleasant before the door was quickly
opened and he entered now boy I hope
you’re hungry because as soon as the Sun
come up we’ll have some hot to eat
we hoped that you would come here again
last night when I heard the guns I ran I
ran for three miles I came now because I
want to know what happened I came before
daylight because I did not want to meet
those men living or dead they are not
dead boy we’re sorry for that they hurt
his coven and they ran then we went down
to the village to get help men have gone
to watch at the river more men will hunt
through the forest today my sons will
join them I wish we had seen those two
men could you see them in the dark I can
tell you about them one is a man that
you’ve seen in the village he has long
white hair
he can’t hear and he can’t talk then he
told about the other man’s face and
clothes
when his sons had gone mr. Jones asked
tuck why he had followed the men up the
hill huck told after much thought that
one man was Indian Joe but he did not
tell about the box of money soon people
began coming to the house and Hawk went
where they could not see him mrs.
Douglas was among the first to come she
came to thank mr. Jones for saving her
from being hurt by the men I should not
thank me
he said there’s another person who did
more to help you but he does not want
thanks all the people in the village
went to church early that day they
wanted to talk about the two bad men the
two men had not been found and nothing
had been learned about where they had
gone leaving the church mrs. Thatcher
walked behind mrs. Harper she said is my
Becky going to sleep all day
yellow Becky yes she stayed with you
last night I believe No
suddenly
seemed Hill
that moment and Paulie joined them she
said good morning mrs. Thatcher
good morning mrs. Hoffa I suppose that
my tum stayed with Fred or Joe last
night without telling me and now he’s
afraid to come to church mrs. Thatcher
seemed more ill than before she moved
her head saying no he did not stay with
us said mrs. Harper her face showed
surprise and a little fear and Polly
also showed fear Joe hapa she said have
you seen my Tom this morning no when did
you see him last
but Joe could not remember people have
stopped moving out of the church a story
travelled quickly among them children
were questioned no child could remember
seeing Becky and Tom on the returning
riverboat it was dark then no person had
thought of counting the group a young
man now said that Tom and Becky might be
lost in the cave mrs. Thatcher closed
her eyes tightly and Polly began to weep
within five minutes bells were ringing
and all the people were gathering what
had happened at mrs. Douglass’s house
was not important now in half an hour
two hundred men were going either by
river or by road toward the cave
through the long afternoon the village
seemed dead many women went to visit
Aunt Polly and mrs. Thatcher they wept
with them and that was more help than
words through the long night to town
waited for news but in the morning only
this news came
send more food and more lights
Thatcher was almost ill and then Polly
also old mr. Jones came home from the
cave at noon and discovered that Huck
was sick mrs. Douglas came to care for
him
other men began to return from the cave
but the stronger men continued their
hunt they visited the far parts of the
cave they shouted they shot guns but
they had no answer often a light would
be seen far away and they would think
that the children were found but the
light always belonged to another of the
hunters the names Becky and Tom were
found marked on a rock and the string
that had tied Becky’s hair was found
three days and nights past
about Tom Sawyer
was said quiet child you must not talk
you are very sick she began to weep
there were not many now with enough hope
or strength to continue hunting for Tom
Sawyer
chapter 29
the cave found but not saved
Tom and Becky had star
through the branching cave with the
other children then they had had enough
of the games with the others they had
walked farther talking and reading the
writing on the walls people had put
their names there Tom and Becky also put
their names on the wall
they came to a place where a small
stream of water fell over the rocks Tom
went behind the waterfall to let his
light shine through for Becky’s pleasure
behind this waterfall Tom found an
opening leading down and he wanted to
discover where this branch the cave went
he made a mark on the wall to guide
their return and started down with Becky
following
they continued farther and farther
making marks were they turned into a new
branch and discovering many wonderful
new parts of the cave one great room was
full of hundreds of bats which were
hanging asleep on the walls when the
children entered the bats came flying at
the lights and the children ran they
came to a dark lake and sat down at the
edge now for the first time they felt
the deep quiet of the place
Becky said it is a very long time since
I heard the others Becky we are far
below them in far north or south or east
or west we can’t hear them here Becky
was afraid we should return can you find
the way Tom I think that I can but there
are those bats a different way would be
better we must not get lost it would be
fearful they started but every turn now
seemed strange
Becky’s tears began to fall
they stopped Tom shouted the answer was
a deep quiet it increased Becky’s fear
and Tom began now to feel afraid Becky
said we must return to the lake and then
go through the room full of bats it
would be better than being lost but Tom
said Becky I’ve been a fool he had not
remembered to make any marks he had not
expected to return to the lake
Tom Tom we are lost we are lost we never
can get out of this fearful place oh why
did we leave the others she dropped to
the ground and wept so loudly that Tom
feared that she might die he sat down
beside her and put his arms around her
he said that he was sorry he said that
he should never have brought her so far
into the cave then she said that she
also had been wrong they had both been
wrong to come so far they started to
walk again each had a light now they
decided to use only one light and save
the other
until they could go no further without
resting they talked of home and their
friends and their beds and they talked
of sunlight
started again and then she was asleep
Tom watched her slowly her face grew
peaceful and then he felt some peace
she opened her eyes
laughing but suddenly the laugh ended ah
I wish that I had never never opened my
eyes again
Oh Tom do not look at me like that
I shall not say that again we are going
to find the way Thomson we’re going to
try
they rose and started to walk
hand-in-hand and without hope
said that they must go quietly and
listen for falling water they found it
and sat down to rest again
Becky said Tom I’m very hungry
Tom had saved a piece of the picnic cake
he took it from his pocket and divided
it
they had cold water to drink after
eating and drinking
Becky was ready to move again but Tom
said Becky I must tell you our light is
almost finished we must stay here where
there’s water again Becky wept then a
new thought came to her Tom they will
hunt for us perhaps they are hunting for
us now when would they discover that we
were not with the others on the boat
it’ll be dark on the boat but your
mother will know that you have not come
home now Tom learned of mrs. Thatcher
did not expect Becky to return home that
night then their last light failed and
darkness was complete
he wept a long time in Tom’s arms
neither knew how long she whipped then
both open their eyes in the darkness and
knew that they had been sleeping again
they did not know how much time had
passed tom said that it might be Sunday
it might be a day later
but Becky would not talk her hopes were
gone
the hours passed they were hungry again
Tom had saved most of his share of the
cake
he divided it
then they heard a sound like a distant
shout Tom answered it came again they
started moving carefully towards it but
they arrived at an edge of rock where
the floor fell away I could go no
further they listened
shout was now more distant and then
did not hear it again
they return to the place where they had
water to drink
time passed
sleeping again when they open their eyes
they thought that another day must have
passed they were very hungry
now Tom had a new idea the cave had many
small branches near them Tom decided to
learn about them that would be better
than sitting and doing nothing he had
some string in his pocket he tied an end
of this to a rock near the little
waterfall then he and Becky started to
walk carefully away they let the string
fall behind them it would be a guide for
their return after 20 steps they came to
a hole in the rock floor Tom went down
on his knees and felt below then he put
his hands in his head as far as possible
around the corner to look at that moment
a human hand holding a light appeared
from a rock not far away Tom shouted at
once a body followed the hand it was
Indian Joe Tom could not move because of
fear he was deeply thankful to see
Indian Joe run away he did not tell
Becky what he had seen or why he had
shouted
they return to the waterfall
to another long wait and another sleep
Tom decided to try moving again
they were very hungry now he thought
that perhaps a week had passed
Becky was not strong enough to go with
him
she asked him to return often she also
asked him to return when all hope was
gone
and to hold her hand until she died Tom
promised
he kissed her
string in his hand he started on his
hands and knees through one of the
openings in the rock
was sick with fear he had no hope
chapter 30 tom tells the story of their
escape
Sunday and two more days had passed few
of the men continued their hunt in the
cave most of the people believed that
the children could never be found
mrs. Thatcher was very ill and Polly’s
hair had changed from gray to white
then in the middle of the night the
village bells began to ring in a moment
the streets were filled with people
shouting they are found they’re found
they’re found all moved toward the river
and met the children as they were
carried home and Pauly’s happiness was
complete mrs. Thatcher’s happiness would
be complete when the news reached her
husband he was yet in the cave
continuing the hunt Tom lay on the bed
telling the story of his wonderful
adventures they had gone in one
direction as far as the length of the
string then he had tried another opening
then he had tried a third he was ready
to try another when he saw a distant
light he thought that it was daylight he
dropped the string and ran toward it and
put his head out through a small hole
and there was the great river on which
the boat had brought them to the picnic
he told how he then returned for Becky
she did not believe him she told him to
let her die
after a while she went with him when she
saw the daylight she almost died of joy
he told how he got himself through the
hole and then helped her they saw some
men in a boat and shouted at first the
men didn’t believe their wild story
because the men said you a five miles
south of the door of the cave but they
believed the children after a while and
took them to a house where they were
given food and allowed to rest before
being taken home it was several days
before Tom and Becky were strong again
Tom learned of Huck’s sickness and went
to visit him mrs. Douglas would not let
Tom talk about his adventures because
Huck was not strong enough to listen
also she would not let the boys talk
about what had happened at her house on
Cardiff Hill Tom learned about that at
home he heard also that the other man
who had been with Indian Joe had been
found in the river he had drowned while
trying to escape
about two weeks later Tom visited Becky
at home judge Thatcher and some friends
were there they asked Tom if he wished
to go into the cave again Tom said yes
others might wish to go also the judge
said but I had that door covered with
iron and it is closed it can’t be opened
no person will get lost in that cave
again Oh judge Tom said Indian Joe is in
the cave
chapter 31 what happened to Indian Joe a
return to the cave
the news spread in a few minutes men
were in boats on their way to the cave
tom was in the boat with Judge Thatcher
when the door was opened their eyes saw
a sad sight Indian Joe was on the ground
dead
Tom’s experience in the cave made him
understand Indian Joe’s sufferings but a
heavy weight of fear had been lifted
from Tom’s heart the next morning Tom
and Huck had an important talk now
Huck told Tom about following Indian Joe
up the hill to mrs. Douglass’s house
this part of the story was new to Tom
and Indian Joe came from number two in
that public house Huck said and now we
shall never know any more about that box
of money Huck Tom said that money was
never in number two Huck it is in the
cave say that again Tom the money is in
the cave tom is this true it is true
Huck will you go there with me and help
to bring it out I will if I can go to
the cave and not get lost
are you strong enough Thomas I can’t
walk more than a mile Tom it is five
miles up for any other person but I know
it short away I’ll take you there in a
boat it’ll be easy for you I want to
start now
Tom Tom agreed we want some bread and
meat and on tobacco and two bags and
some string and some lights they took a
friend’s boat and about noon the boys
started their journey Tom knew where to
stop they pulled the boat up on the
shore ha the hole is near try to find it
Huck tried and found nothing then Tom
proudly took him among the trees and
said he it is the boys entered the hole
tom was leading they tied their string
to a rock to guide their return a few
steps took them to the little waterfall
and Tom felt his whole body shaking
he told Huck that this was where he and
Becky had been when they were lost the
boys were quiet now the stillness and
the darkness were heavy on their hearts
they continued walking and soon they
came to the place where the floor seemed
to end with the light they could see
that they were on a hill leading to
another rock floor below
Tom said now I will show you something
Huck he held his light high look as far
as you can around the corner do you see
that on the big rock Tom it is a cross
that is why I saw Indian Joe Huck and
where’s number two remember what he said
under the cross Huck said in a shaking
voice Tom I want to go away from here
what and leave the money yes leave it
Indian Joe spirit is there no Huck his
spirit is near the doorway he died that
is five miles away no Tom it would guard
the money I know about spirits and you
do also
Tom began to think that Huck was right
but then he had a different thought Huck
his spirit would not be near across Huck
agreed Tom I did not think of that but
it’s true we must go down there and find
the box it was not easy to go down the
hill of rock to the floor below Tom went
first and Huck followed near the bottom
of the great rock the boys found were
some person had been eating and sleeping
but they found no money then Tom took
his knife and used it to turn over the
earth behind the great Rock the knife
touched wood Huck you hear that they
pulled away some stones and some old
boards behind these there was an opening
under the rock with his light Tom went
down Huck followed Tom went around a
corner and shouted Huck look there it
was the box of money there were also two
guns we have it said Huck putting his
hands among the pieces of gold we’ll
rich Tom Huck I was always sure that we
would get it and we have it can I lift a
box he could lift it but he could not
carry it they put the money in their two
bags and carried it up from the hole
under the rock now we want the guns said
Huck no Huck leave him there
we’ll return and use them some other
time I think it is late and I am hungry
we can eat and smoke outside in the boat
after eating and smoking they returned
up the river it was dark when they
arrived at the edge of the village Huck
said Tom we would take the money to mrs.
Douglas house I know a place near there
to leave it tonight tomorrow morning we
can count it and divide it and then we
can find a place in the forest where
it’ll be safe you wait here now and
watch it I’m going to get Benny Taylor’s
little wagon he soon returned with the
wagon they put the bags of money in the
wagon and started toward Cardiff Hill
near mr. Jones’s house they stopped to
rest
mr. Jones came out who was there he said
Huck and Tom Sawyer come with me boys
they’re all waiting for you let me pull
your wagon it is very heavy what do you
have in it nothing of value I’m sure
that boys will always work for things of
no worth right now
the boys wanted to know why they should
hurry
you’ll learn when you arrive soon they
were entering mrs. Douglass’s house
leaving the wagon near the door all the
important people of the village were
there
Thatcher’s were there the Harper’s and
Polly Sid Mary and many more all were
dressed in their best clothes Tom and
Huck were covered with earth from the
cave and Polly’s face was red when she
saw Tom’s face and close mrs. Douglas
took the boys to a bedroom and said
Walsh and dress now here new clothes for
both of you come and join the others
when you are ready
chapter xxxii mr. Jones’s surprise fails
Huk said tom we could run away we can go
through the window why do you want to
run away I can’t join that crowd Tom oh
that is nothing to be afraid of I will
take care of you sit appeared SID why
all these people here Oh mr. Jones has a
surprise but it won’t surprise many
people most of us know it already
what is the surprise said it is about
Huck following Indian Joe and the other
man to this house but it won’t be a
surprise you’ll see he left some person
told about it Tom said you told there is
only one person in this town who would
destroy a good surprise you now go away
I’ll throw you out of this room some
minutes later Huck and Tom were eating
at a big table with the others when mr.
Jones stood up to speak he told a story
about Huck it was true that it did not
seem much like a surprise but people
tried to seem surprised mrs. Douglas
thanked Huck again and again she said
that she would give Huck a room in her
house and send him to school and that
later she would give him money to start
a business
Tom said Huck won’t need it he is rich
people tried not to laugh
Tom said Huck has money perhaps you do
not believe it but he has I can show you
he ran outside
what is Tom doing now st. pauli I never
can understand that boy Tom entered
carrying the heavy bags he opened them
and let the yellow-gold fall out on the
table what did I tell you he said half
his honks and half his mine all looked
none could speak for a moment
then they asked Tom to explain it was a
long story but it was full of interest
when Tom finished mr. Jones said I
planned a surprise for this evening but
this surprise makes mine seem very small
the money was counted there was more
than twelve thousand dollars some of the
Village People owned land and were much
richer than Tom and Huck but none had
ever before seen so much money at one
time
chapter 33 new adventures planned
Tom and Huck’s money was a great wonder
in the poor little village you may be
sure of that it was not easy to believe
that the money was real people talked
and talked about it people went hunting
for more money boys went and men went
also they hunted in every old lonely
house all watched Tom and Huck and
listen to them every word they spoke had
become important the village newspaper
had a story about them mrs. Douglas put
Huck’s money in a bank
Judge Thatcher did the same with Tom’s
each boy
had money to spend now he had almost a
dollar for every day of the year in
those days a dollar and a quarter a week
was enough to buy a boy’s food and
clothes and to pay for his schooling
judge Thatcher had a good opinion of Tom
he said that only a very wise boy could
have brought Becky out of the cave
safely he expected Tom to become a great
man
Huck Finn’s life had changed his
sufferings were almost too great for him
mrs. Douglas had taken him to her home
she kept him clean he must sleep every
night in a clean bed he must eat like a
gentleman he must go to church he
suffered for three weeks and then the
next day he was gone
mrs. Douglas and all the people in the
village tried to find him they were
afraid that he had drown in the river
early on the third morning Tom Sawyer
went to an old building outside the
village he found Huck Huck had been
sleeping behind the building he was
lying there now happily smoking he was
covered with dust his hair was wild and
he was wearing his old clothes Tom asked
him to go home to mrs. Douglas Huck’s
face became sad do not talk about it Tom
God tried it it is not for me she is
good to me and friendly but I can’t live
with her I must get up at the same time
every morning I must wash I must sleep
in the bed I must wear those good
clothes
cain’t moving those clothes I can’t sit
down I can’t lie down I can’t roll on
the ground on them I must go to church I
must wear shoes on Sunday we all live
like that Huck Tom I’m different I can’t
live like that it is easy to get food
mrs. Douglas won’t let me smoke she
prays all the time I had to leave Tom or
I would die the school begins I would
have to go to school
Tom being rich is no good I wish I was
dead all the time I like these old
clothes I like this place to sleep this
is what I want Tom I’ll give you my
share of the money you can give me ten
cents when I need it but not often I do
not like what is easy to get and you go
now and explain to mrs. Douglas Oh Huck
you know I can’t do that and if you try
longer you like it like it yes I would
like it as I would like a burning coal
if I sat on it no Tom I won’t be rich
and I won’t live in the house
I like the forest and the river and
place like this for sleeping but now
we’re rich and all our games like being
pirates are destroyed
listen Huck being rich won’t change that
is that true Tom it is true but if you
want to join me and the other boys and
belong to my club you must live like us
Tom is that friendly I want you to join
us Huck but all the boys who joined Tom
Sawyer’s Club must have good characters
Huck was quiet it was a battle in his
mind
while he said I will return to mrs.
Douglass’s for a month
I will try if you let me belong to Tom
Sawyer’s club
I agree huh come with me now and I
promise to ask mrs. Douglas to change a
little Hut will you Tom
that is good when will you start your
club
Oh soon this evening perhaps we can have
the first meeting what will we do at the
meeting well we will promise always to
help others and promise never to tell
what we plan to do and promise to kill
any person who hurts one of us
I like that Tom I like it and we must
make those promises in the middle of the
night in a lonely place and sign with
blood this is better than being a pirate
Tom I will stay with mrs. Douglas and we
will have adventures that will make the
whole village talk about us and then
mrs. Douglas will be proud because she
took me into her home
a few words to end
so ends this story because it is a
history of a boy it must stop here it
could not go much further without
becoming the history of a man most of
the people in this book are living yet
and are happy perhaps someday the story
will be continued therefore it will be
wise to tell no more now