. St. Nicholas [serial]. stalactites, its remote hiding-places, it was exactly suitable, Sam thought, tobe the lair of an outlaw, and in it he imaginedand carried out adventures which his faithfulfollowers may not always have understood,though enjoying them none the less for that rea-son. In Tom Sawyer, Indian Joe dies in the did not die there in real life, but was lostthere once and was half starved when they foundhim. He was not as bad as painted in the book,though he was dissolute and accounted danger-ous; and when one night he died in reality, therecame a thunder-storm so terrific
. St. Nicholas [serial]. stalactites, its remote hiding-places, it was exactly suitable, Sam thought, tobe the lair of an outlaw, and in it he imaginedand carried out adventures which his faithfulfollowers may not always have understood,though enjoying them none the less for that rea-son. In Tom Sawyer, Indian Joe dies in the did not die there in real life, but was lostthere once and was half starved when they foundhim. He was not as bad as painted in the book,though he was dissolute and accounted danger-ous; and when one night he died in reality, therecame a thunder-storm so terrific that Sam Clem-ens at home in bed was certain that Satan hadcome in person for the half-breeds soul. Hecovered his head and said his prayers with fear-ful anxiety lest the evil one might decide to saveanother trip by taking him along then. The treasure-digging adventure in the bookhad this foundation in fact: It was said that twoFrench trappers had once buried a chest of goldabout two miles above Hannibal, and that it was. THE ENTKANCE TO TOM IIVJiR-S CAVE. still there. Tom Blankenship (Huck) one morn-ing said he had dreamed just where the treasurewas, and that if the boys —Sam Clemens and JohnBriggs—would go with him and help dig, he 150 THE BOYS LIFE OF MARK TWAIN [Dec, would divide. The boys had great faith indreams, especially in Toms dreams. They fol-lowed him to a place with some shovels and picks,and he showed them just where to dig. Then hesat down under the shade of a pawpaw bush andgave orders. They dug nearly all day. Hitck did nt dig anyhimself, because he had done the dreaming, whichwas his share. They did nt find the treasurethat day, and next morning they took two longiron rods to push and drive into the ground untilthey should strike something. They struck anumber of things, but when they dug down, itwas never the money they found. That night theboys said they would nt dig any more. But Hnck had another dream. Fie dreamedthe gold was exactly under the li
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