Chapter 1
Summary
We learn that Tom Sawyer ended with Tom
and Huckleberry finding a stash of gold some robbers had hidden
in a cave. The boys received $6,000 apiece, which the local
judge, Judge Thatcher, put into a trust. The
money in the bank now accrues a dollar a day from interest. Then,
the Widow Douglas adopted and tried to “sivilize” Huck. Huck couldn’t
stand it, so he threw on his old rags and ran away. He has since returned
because Tom Sawyer told him he could join his new band of robbers
if he would return to the Widow “and be respectable.” The Widow frequently bemoans her failure to reform Huck.
He particularly cringes at the fact that he has to “grumble” (i.e.,
pray) over the food before every meal. The Widow tries
to teach Huck about Moses, but Huck loses interest when he realizes
that Moses is dead. The Widow will not let Huck smoke but approves
of snuff since she uses it herself. Her sister, Miss Watson, tries
to give Huck spelling lessons. These efforts are not in vain, as
Huck does in fact learn to read.
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