He used to always whale me when he was sober and could get his hands on me; though I used to take to the woods most of the time when he was around.

Well, about this time he was found in the river drownded, about twelve mile above town, so people said.

They judged it was him, anyway; said this drownded man was just his size, and was ragged, and had uncommon long hair, which was all like pap; but they couldn't make nothing out of the face, because it had been in the water so long it warn't much like a face at all.

They said he was floating on his back in the water.

They took him and buried him on the bank.