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'What is it about, sonny?' 'Father's button.' The tone was drowsy, and seeing his eyelids droop heavily Mrs. John said no more, only breathed a prayer that her little son might fight as bravely for Christ's honour as he did for that of his father's button. WHAT IS IT ABOUT SONNY FATHER'S BUTTON THE TONE WAS DROWSY AND SEEING HIS EYELIDS DROOP HEAVILY MISSUS JOHN SAID NO MORE ONLY BREATHED A PRAYER THAT HER LITTLE SON MIGHT FIGHT AS BRAVELY FOR CHRIST'S HONOR AS HE DID FOR THAT OF HIS FATHER'S BUTTON
ty in quieting the indignant voices. 'Lookee here, you boys, go home and leave my little lass to me; she knows nothing about the button. I'll tell her the story, and then she won't laugh at it any more. Ay, I remember seeing your father, youngster. He was a brave man, he was, but he would never have made war against little maids like this. Shame on you; get you home! Get you gone, I say, or I'll bring my stick out.' 'She's been told the story. She listened, and she laughed. She ought to say she's sorry.' Teddy stood with his legs wide apart, and his hands in his pockets. His tone was severe. 'I'll never, never, never say I'm sorry. I'm glad of what I said. I don't believe a word of it!' And with this parting shot Nancy ran into the cottage, and the boys returned to the village more slowly than they came. 'Mother,' said Teddy that night, as his mother bent down for a 'good-night' kiss, 'I haven't been good to-day, and I don't feel good now. I feel, when I think it over, so angry inside. WHEN IT WAS IN BATTLE MUCH SHE KNOWS ABOUT IT SAUL HAD DIFFICULTY IN QUIETING THE INDIGNANT VOICES LOOKY HERE YOU BOYS GO HOME LEAVE MY LITTLE LASS TO ME SHE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE BUTTON I'LL TELL HER THE STORY AND THEN SHE WON'T LAUGH AT IT ANY MORE I I REMEMBER SEEING YOUR FATHER YOUNGSTER HE WAS A BRAVE MAN HE WAS BUT HE WOULD NEVER HAVE MADE WAR AGAINST LITTLE MAIDS LIKE THIS SHAME ON YOU GET YOU HOME GET YOU GONE I SAY OR I'LL BRING MY STICK OUT SHE'S BEEN TOLD THE STORY SHE LISTENED AND SHE LAUGHED SHE OUGHT TO SAY SHE'S SORRY TEDDY STOOD WITH HIS LEGS WIDE APART AND HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKETS HIS TONE WAS SEVERE I'LL NEVER NEVER SAY I'M SORRY I'M GLAD OF WHAT I SAID I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT AND WITH THIS PARTING SHOT NANCY RAN INTO THE COTTAGE AND THE BOYS RETURNED TO THE VILLAGE MORE SLOWLY THAN THEY CAME MOTHER SAID TEDDY THAT NIGHT AS HIS MOTHER BENT DOWN FOR A GOOD NIGHT KISS I HAVEN'T BEEN GOOD TO DAY AND I DON'T FEEL GOOD NOW I FEEL WHEN I THINK IT OVER SO ANGRY INSIDE
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