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You say that Mary Garland had a brother out in Manitoba? Well, we shall just write to him and tell him he‚Äôs got to look out for his nephew. YOU SAY THAT MARY GARLAND HAD WEATHER OUT IN MANITOBA WELL WE SHALL JUST WRITE TO HIM AND TELL HIM THAT HE'S GOT TO LOOK OUT FOR HIS NEPHEW
to the yard at sunset. Her face, when she saw the baby, expressed the last degree of amazement. ‚ÄúPa Sloane,‚ÄĚ she demanded, ‚Äúwhose is that young one, and where did you get it?‚ÄĚ ‚ÄúI--I--bought it at the auction, Ma,‚ÄĚ said Pa feebly. Then he waited for the explosion. None came. This last exploit of Pa‚Äôs was too much for Ma. With a gasp she snatched the baby from Pa‚Äôs arms, and ordered him to go out and put the mare in. When Pa returned to the kitchen Ma had set the baby on the sofa, fenced him around with chairs so that he couldn‚Äôt fall off and given him a molassed cooky. ‚ÄúNow, Pa Sloane, you can explain,‚ÄĚ she said. Pa explained. Ma listened in grim silence until he had finished. Then she said sternly: ‚ÄúDo you reckon we‚Äôre going to keep this baby?‚ÄĚ ‚ÄúI--I--dunno,‚ÄĚ said Pa. And he didn‚Äôt. ‚ÄúWell, we‚Äôre NOT. I brought up one boy and that‚Äôs enough. I don‚Äôt calculate to be pestered with any more. I never was much struck on children _as_ children, anyhow. TALLY SAW MAS ALONE MAMMA WAS THERE WAITING FOR HIM ON THE BACK DOORSTEP AS HE DROVE INTO THE YARD AT SUNSET HER FACE WHEN SHE SAW THE BABY EXPRESS THE LAST DEGREE OF AMAZEMENT PAS ALONE SHE DEMANDED WHO IS THAT YOUNG ONE AND WHERE DID YOU GET IT I I BOUGHT IT AT THE AUCTION MA SAID PA FEEBLY THEN HE WAITED FOR THE EXPLOSION NONE CAME THIS LAST EXPLOIT OF PAU WAS TOO MUCH FOR MA WITH A GASP SHE SNATCHED THE BABY FROM PA'S ARMS AND ORDERED HIM TO GO OUT AND PUT THE MARE IN WHEN PA RETURNED TO THE KITCHEN MA HAD SET THE BABY ON THE SOFA FENCED HIM AROUND WITH CHAIRS SO THAT HE COULDN'T FALL OFF AND GIVE HIM ALAS SAYS COOKY NOW PA' ALONE YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN SHE SAID PA EXPLAINED MA LI LISTENED AND GRINNED SILENT UNTIL HE HAD FINISHED THEN SHE SAID STERNLY DO YOU RECKON WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THIS BABY I I DON'T KNOW SAID PA AND HE DIDN'T WELL WE'RE NOT I BOUGHT UP ONE BOY AND THAT'S ENOUGH I DID DON'T CALCULATE TO BE PESTERED WITH ANY MORE I NEVER WAS MUCH STRUCK ON CHILDREN AS CHILDREN ANYHOW
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