Itwasformerlythecustominourvillage, whenapoordebtorcameoutofjail, forhisacquaintancestosalutehim, lookingthroughtheirfingers, whichwerecrossedtorepresentthegratingofajailwindow, "Howdoyedo?" Myneighborsdidnotthussaluteme, butfirstlookedatme, andthenatoneanother, ', Iproceededtofinishmyerrand, and, havingputonmymendedshoe, joinedahuckleberryparty, whowereimpatienttoputthemselvesundermyconduct; andinhalfanhour—forthehorsewassoontackled—wasinthemidstofahuckleberryfield, ononeofourhighesthills, twomilesoff, andthentheStatewasnowheretobeseen.
Thisisthewholehistoryof "MyPrisons."
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Ihaveneverdeclinedpayingthehighwaytax, becauseIamasdesirousofbeingagoodneighborasIamofbeingabadsubject; andasforsupportingschools, , , ifIcould, tillitbuysamanoramuskettoshootonewith—thedollarisinnocent—, IquietlydeclarewarwiththeState, aftermyfashion, thoughIwillstillmakewhatuseandgetwhatadvantageofherIcan, asisusualinsuchcases.
Ifotherspaythetaxwhichisdemandedofme, fromasympathywiththeState, theydobutwhattheyhavealreadydoneintheirowncase, , tosavehisproperty, orpreventhisgoingtojail, itisbecausetheyhavenotconsideredwiselyhowfartheylettheirprivatefeelingsinterferewiththepublicgood.
This, then, , .
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