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'I seed her come yesterday in a cab from the town to old Sol at the turnpike  she and her mother, I reckon. They had two carpet bags and a box and a poll parrot in a cage. I SEED HER COME YESTERDAY IN A CAB FROM THE TOWN TO OLD SOL AT THE TURNPIKE SHE AND HER MOTHER I RECKON THEY HAD TWO CARPET BAGS AND A BOX AND A POLE PARROT IN A CAGE
eddy with something of defiance and scorn in their glance. Though at first a little taken aback, Teddy rose to the occasion. 'One button!' he said with emphasis; 'the coat was sent to mother with only one button left on; and if you--' here he turned upon his questioner with a little fierceness--'if you had been through such a bloody battle, and killed so many men, you would have burst and lost _all_ your buttons, and not had one left, like father!' There was a round of applause at this, but the small maiden remained undaunted. 'Is that a true story you told?' she demanded, with severity in her tone. 'Of course it's true,' was the indignant shout of all. 'Then I tell you, boy, I don't believe a word of it!' And with set determined lips she turned on her heel and walked away, having sown seeds of anger and resentment in more than one boyish breast. 'Who is she?' asked Teddy as, tired and exhausted by his recital, he threw himself on the grass to rest. One of the bigger boys answered him. GED WITH LONG BLACK LASHES LOOKED STRAIGHT AT TEDDY WITH SOMETHING OF DEFIANCE AND SCORN IN THEIR GLANCE THOUGH AT FIRST A LITTLE TAKEN ABACK REDDY ROSE TO THE OCCASION ONE BUTTON HE SAID WITH EMPHASIS THE COAT WAS SENT TO MOTHER WITH ONLY ONE BUTTON LEFT ON AND IF YOU HERE HE TURNED UPON HIS QUESTIONER WITH A LITTLE FIERCENESS IF YOU HAD BEEN THROUGH SUCH A BLOODY BATTLE AND KILLED SO MANY MEN YOU WOULD HAVE BURST AND LOST ALL YOUR BUTTONS AND NOT HAD ONE LEFT LIKE FATHER THERE WAS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AT THIS BUT THE SMALL MAIDEN REMAINED UNDAUNTED IS THAT A TRUE STORY YOU TOLD SHE DEMANDED WITH SEVERITY IN HER TONE OF COURSE IT'S TRUE WAS THE INDIGNANT SHOUT OF ALL THEN I TELL YOU BOY I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT AND WITH SET DETERMINED LIPS SHE TURNED ON HER HEEL AND WALKED AWAY HAVING SOWN SEEDS OF ANGER AND RESENTMENT IN MORE THAN ONE BOYISH BREAST WHO IS SHE ASKED TEDDY AS TIRED AND EXHAUSTED BY HIS RECITAL HE THREW HIMSELF ON THE GRASS TO REST ONE OF THE BIGGER BOYS ANSWERED HIM
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