and put him in a trance, and rode him all over the State, and then set him under the trees again, and hung his hat on a limb to show who done it.  And next time Jim told it he said they rode him down to New Orleans; and, after that, every time he told it he spread it more and more, till by and by he said they rode him all over the world, and tired him most to death, and his back was all over saddle-boils.  Jim was monstrous proud about it, and he got so he wouldn't hardly notice the other ****s.  ****s would come miles to hear Jim tell about it, and he was more looked up to than any **** in that country.  Strange ****s would stand with their mouths open and look him all over, same as if he was a wonder.  ****s is always talking about witches in the dark by the kitchen fire; but whenever one was talking and letting on to know all about such things, Jim would happen in and say, “Hm!  What you know 'bout witches?” and that **** was corked up and had to take a back seat.  Jim always kept