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dont jam on 'butments." You see this bridge he have 'butments, have no middle pier. Log he catch on 'butment, spose dont pick 'um off, he swing out and make jam. He give me axe and Peavy; speak so "You got it good board that house; you stay here till me come back." Soon's he's gone old Isaac, me took it two long logs; me swipe [?] it one end, then me rung [underlined] it other end {that is cut a ring around it}, then me tied it one end on each side stream to stump 'bove bridge and let it laid out slantin' 'ginst 'butment like shear boom; then when log struck he sheer off and gone through bridge himself.

"Well, me stuck 'em up Peavy in log; me smoke; me whittle; have berry good time; me board house, have nothin' do. Sometimes me wet it Peavy so he don't slip off rings.