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Seffy stared a little and rubbed some dust out of his eyes. He was pleasant but dull. SAFFIE STARED A LITTLE AND RUBBED SOME DUST OUT OF HIS EYES HE WAS PLEASANT BUT DULL
en alarm, then slowly relaxed, looked slyly for the old man, found him, and understanding, suddenly wheeled and ambled off home, leaving Seffy prone on the ground as her part of the joke. The old man brought Seffy in triumph to the store-porch. "Chust stopped you afore you got to be a anchel!" he was saying. "We couldn't bear to sink about you being a anchel--an' wiss the anchels stand--a harp upon your forehead, a crown within your hand, I expect--when it's corn-planting time." Seffy grinned cheerfully, brushed off the dust and contemplated his father's watch--held accusingly against him. Old Baumgartner went on gaily. "About an inch and a half apast ten! Seffy, I'm glad you ain't breaking your reputation for being fastnachtich. Chust about a quarter of an inch too late for the prize wiss flour on its hair and arms and its frock pinned up to show its new petticoat! Uhu! If I had such a nice petticoat--" he imitated the lady in question, to the tremendous delight of the gentle loafers.  ON THE FLANK SHE GATHERED HER FEET UNDER HER IN SUDDEN ALARM THEN SLOWLY RELAXED LOOKED SLYLY FOR THE OLD MAN FOUND HIM AND UNDERSTANDING SUDDENLY WHEELED AND AMBLED OFF HOME LEAVING SEFFIE PRONE ON THE GROUND AS HER PART OF THE JOKE THE OLD MAN BROUGHT SEFFIE IN TRIUMPH TO THE STORE PORCH JUST TOPPED YER BEFORE YOU GOT TO BE AN ANGEL HE WAS SAYING WE COULDN'T BEAR TO SINK ABOUT YOU BEIN AN ANGEL AN WID DE ANGEL STAN A HARP UPON YOUR FOREHEAD A CROWN WITHIN YOUR HAND I EXPECT WHEN IT'S CORN BLOUNT IN TIME SEFFIE GRINNED CHEERFULLY BRUSHED OFF THE DUST AND CONTEMPLATED HIS FATHER'S WATCH HELD ACCUSINGLY AGAINST HIM OLD BOMB GARDNER WENT ON GAILY ABOUT HALF AN INCH PAST TEN CEFFIE I'M GLAD YOU AIN'T BREAKEN YOUR REPUTATION FOR BEING WASHNOTYCH JUST ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH TOO LATE FOR THE PRIZE WITH A FLOWER ON ITS HAIR AND ARMS AND IT SPROCK PINNED UP TO SHOW ITS NEW PETTICOAT OO WOO IF I HAD SUCH A NICE PETTICOAT HE IMITATED THE LADY IN QUESTION TO THE DELIGHT OF THE GENTLE LOAFERS
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