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Then he drove away joyfully. On any other occasion Ma would have been a welcome companion. THEN HE DROVE AWAY JOYFULLY ON ANY OTHER OCCASION MA WOULD HAVE BEEN A WELCOME COMPANION
and bring it home to outraged Ma, who had made her butter for fifteen years in the very latest, most up-to-date barrel churn. To add insult to injury this was the second dasher churn Pa had bought at auction. That settled it. Ma decreed that henceforth she would chaperon Pa when he went to auctions. But this was the day of Pa‚Äôs good angel. When he drove up to the door where Ma was waiting, a breathless, hatless imp of ten flew into the yard, and hurled himself between Ma and the wagon-step. ‚ÄúOh, Mrs. Sloane, won‚Äôt you come over to our house at once?‚ÄĚ he gasped. ‚ÄúThe baby, he‚Äôs got colic, and ma‚Äôs just wild, and he‚Äôs all black in the face.‚ÄĚ Ma went, feeling that the stars in their courses fought against a woman who was trying to do her duty by her husband. But first she admonished Pa. ‚ÄúI shall have to let you go alone. But I charge you, Pa, not to bid on anything--on ANYTHING, do you hear?‚ÄĚ Pa heard and promised to heed, with every intention of keeping his promise. E DOLLARS THE BOYS WOUND THINGS UP ON PUS LOAN FOR THE FUN OF IT AND BRING IT HOME TO OUTRATE MA WHO HAD MADE HER BUTTER FOR FIFTEEN YEARS IN THE VERY LATEST MOST UP TO DATE BARREL CHURN TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY THIS WAS THE SECOND DASHER CHURN PA HAD BOUGHT AN AUCTION THAT FILLED IT MY DECREED THAT HENCEFORTH SHE WOULD CHAP ON PA WHEN HE WENT TO AUCTION'S BUT THIS WAS THE DAY OF PA'S GOOD ANGEL WHEN HE DROVE UP TO THE DOOR WHERE MA WAS WAITING A RED SLIPPED HATLESS IMP OF TIN FLEW INTO THE YARD AND HURLED HIMSELF BETWEEN MA AND THE WAGON STEP OH MISSUS SLOANE WON'T YOU COME OVER TO OUR HOUSE AT ONCE HE GASPED THE BABY'S GOT COLIC AND MAMMA'S JEST WILD AND HE'S ALL BLACK IN THE FACE MAMMA WENT FEELING THAT THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES FOUGHT AGAINST A WOMAN WHO WAS TRYING TO DO HER DUTY TO HUSBAND BUT FIRST SHE'D MONISHED PA I SHALL LET YOU GO ALONE BY CHARGE YOU PA NOT TO BID ANYTHING PAP WON'T ANYTHING DO YOU HERE PA HEARD AND PROMISED TO HEED WITH EVERY INTENTION OF KEEPING HIS PROMISE
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