Tom Sawyer Chapters 25 - 35
Chapter 25 A strong desire to go somewhere and dig hidden treasure came to Tom. He went out to find Joe Harper but he failed. Next he sought out Ben Rogers but Ben had gone fishing. Fortunately, he stumbled upon Huck Finn the Red-Handed. Tom took Huck to a private place and told him the matter. Huck agreed so willingly. Huck asked Tom where they will dig out the treasure. Tom told him that robbers always hide it on islands or under dead trees that have one limb sticking out, or in haunted houses. Since they’ve been to Jackson’s Island, Tom told Huck that they might as well find a dead tree a few miles of civilization. They ventured out with a pick and shovel, their minds full of fantasies of what kind of treasure they could find. Huck decides that he’d use the treasure to have pie and a glass of soda every day and go to every circus that comes along. Tom said that he will buy a new drum, a “sure-‘nough sword”, and a red necktie and bull pup, and get married to a girl of his dreams. A small argument came up between them about Tom marrying a girl. By the end of the argument, they started digging around at in particular spots where the treasure might be hidden. A few hours or so, they found nothing. They thought that they weren’t digging the right spot so they chose a new spot and began again. They made some progress but with no such luck, they found nothing. Tom finally told Huck that they’ll tackle the old tree that’s over yonder on Cardiff Hill back of the widow’s. They argued that the widow might take away the treasure because the land belongs to her. But then, Tom said that it wouldn’t matter whose land it belongs to, the only thing that matters is whoever finds the treasure. And so, the work went on, but still, no treasure. Huck blames it on the interference of the witches and that is the trouble. Tom just told Huck that witches don’t have powers during the daytime. Until then, the two boys decided that they’ll just return in the evening to continue their