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Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Young Folks’ Edition

CHAPTER III
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They shouted and laughed and made faces at him to their hearts' content.
At last Haley became so angry, that Mr.Shelby offered to give him two men to help him to find Eliza.
But these two men, Sam and Andy, knew quite well that Mrs.Shelby did not want Eliza to be caught, so they put off as much time as they could.
They let loose their horses and Haley's too.

Then they frightened and chased them, till they raced like mad things all over the great lawns which surrounded the house.
Whenever it seemed likely that a horse would be caught, Sam ran up, waving his hat and shouting wildly, 'Now for it! Cotch him! Cotch him!' This frightened the horses so much that they galloped off faster than before.
Haley rushed up and down, shouting and using dreadful, naughty words, and stamping with rage all the time.
At last, about twelve o'clock, Sam came riding up with Haley's horse.
'He's cotched,' he said, seemingly very proud of himself.

'I cotched him!' Of course, now it was too late to start before dinner.

Besides, the horses were so tired with all their running about, that they had to have a rest.
When at last they did start, Sam led them by a wrong road.

So the sun was almost setting before they arrived at the village where Haley hoped to find Eliza..


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