LANGUE ANGLAISE

UNCLE TOM'S GABIN, by

IIABniET BEEGHER STOWB '.

CHAPTEB XII.

Select incident oflawful trade.

Mr.Haley and Tom jogged onward in their waggon, each, for a time, absorbed in his own reflections.

Now, the reflections of two men sitting side by side are a curions thing — sealed on the same seat, having the same eyes, ears, hands, and organs, of ail sorts, and having pass before their eyes the same objects : it is wonderful what a variety we shall find in thèse same reflections !

As, for example, Mr. Haley : he thought first of Tom's length, and breadth, and height, and what he would sell for, if he was kept fat and in good case till he got him into market. He thought of he should make out his gang; he thought of the respective market value of certain suppositions men and women and children who were to composeit, and olher kindred topics of the business ; then be thought of himself , and how humane he was, that whereas other men chained their « niggers »

hand and foot both, he only put fetters on the feet, and left Tom

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