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Updated: May 21, 2025
He hadn't read much of the book he had taken out of the library, for in his present way of spending his life there didn't seem to be any very good time for reading, but he had read enough of it to make him feel that it was time for him to make a fresh start, and he was going to do it. "'And I may have a tough time, said Abner; 'but it'll be blackgum ag'in' thunder, and I'm blackgum!
"'By the way, said he, 'how about your great fight you were talking about blackgum ag'in' thunder? How did that turn out? "Abner in his turn smiled. "'Blackgum was split as fine as matches, said he." "I can't help feeling sorry for the old fellow," said the Next Neighbor, when John had concluded his story. "I always have sympathy with great ambitions."
It's awful hard lines startin' out on a business like this, and the more money there is in it the harder the lines. "'But you can do it, Joe, said Abner. 'I feel in my bones you can do it. It'll be blackgum ag'in' thunder, but you'll be blackgum, and you'll come out all right.
"'But, I can tell you, this time I'm a-goin' ahead. I don't care what people say; I don't care what they do, or what they don't do; I'm goin' ahead. It'll be blackgum ag'in' thunder this time, and I'm blackgum. You've heard about the thunder and lightnin' tacklin' a blackgum-tree? "'Ever since I was born, said she.
"'She'll want to sleep on that, said he; 'it'll be a good thing for her to sleep on it. She mayn't like it at first, but I'll go at her ag'in to-morrer, and I'm goin' to stick to it. I reckon it'll be the worst rassle we ever had; but it's blackgum ag'in' thunder, and I'm blackgum. "When Abner reached his chamber he found his wife sitting quietly by the table, on which burned a lamp.
"'Well, there's a awful scatterin' of dust and chips when that sort of a fight is on; but nobody ever yet heard of thunder gettin' the better of a blackgum-tree. And I'm goin' to be a blackgum! "Mrs.
"'I can't be blackgum nor nothin' else, said Pearson, 'if I don't get no help; specially if I don't get no help from the party what's goin' to get a lot of the money. "Abner reflected. 'If we was to set any auk eggs next month, it'll be well on into next summer before we'd have eggs to sell. "Pearson also reflected. 'Yes, he said; 'and it might be a little later than that.
"'Hello! said he. 'I thought you'd be abed and asleep! "'I didn't want to do my talkin' out front, said she, 'for there might be people passin' along the road. I think you said this was to be a case of blackgum ag'in' thunder! "'Yes, said Abner, in a somewhat uncertain tone. "'Well, then, said Mrs.
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