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Chapter 28
Foriftheyfall,theonewilllif’uphisfellow,butwoetohimthatisalonewhenhefalleth,forhehathnotanothertohelphimup.’That’spartofher.»
«Goon,"Masaid.«Goon,Tom.»
«Jus’alittlebitmore.’Again,iftwolietogether,thentheyhaveheat:buthowcanonebewarmalone?Andifoneprevailagainsthim,twoshallwithstandhim,andathree-foldcordisnotquicklybroken.’"
«An’that’sScripture?»
«Casysaiditwas.CalleditthePreacher.»
«Hush—listen.»
«On’ythewind,Ma.Iknowthewind.An’Igottothinkin’,Ma—mostofthepreachin’isaboutthepoorweshallhavealwayswithus,an’ifyougotnothin’,why,jus’fol’yourhandsan’tohellwithit,yougonnagiticecreamongol’plateswhenyou’redead.An’thenthisherePreachersaystwogetabetterrewardfortheirwork.»
«Tom,"shesaid.«Whatyouaimin’todo?»
Hewasquietforalongtime.«Ibeenthinkin’howitwasinthatgov’mentcamp,howourfolkstookcareatheirselves,an’iftheywasafighttheyfixedittheirself;an’theywasn’tnocopswagglin’theirguns,buttheywasbetterorderthanthemcopsevergive.Ibeena-wonderin’whywecan’tdothatallover.Throwoutthecopsthatain’tourpeople.Allworktogetherforourownthingallfarmourownlan’.»
«Tom,"Marepeated,«whatyougonnado?»
«WhatCasydone,"hesaid.«Buttheykilledhim.»
«Yeah,"saidTom.«Hedidn’duckquickenough.Hewasn’doingnothin’againstthelaw,Ma.
