Huck went and retrieved the note from Harney to give to Sophia.  Huck thaought that if he had told someone about the note, Sophia would not have eloped.  If Sophia did not leave, Buck and the other Grangerford would not go looking for her and get killed.
 
Emmeline was very interested in death.  All of her poems and paintings involved death.  She wrote poems for the people listed in the obituaries of the paper.  When someone died, Emmeline always wrote a poem.
 
Huck dares Buck to spell his name.  Buck accepts the challenge and spells George Jackson.  Huck made Buck think that Huck thought Buck was not smart.