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The baby had a mop of yellow curls, and a pink and white face, and big blue eyes. THE BABY HAD A MOB OF YELLOW CURLS AND A PINK AND WHITE FACE AND BIG BLUE EYES
e got eight myself, or I‚Äôd think about it. He‚Äôs a fine little chap.‚ÄĚ Pa, with Ma‚Äôs parting admonition ringing in his ears, did not bid on anything, although it will never be known how great was the heroic self-restraint he put on himself, until just at the last, when he did bid on a collection of flower-pots, thinking he might indulge himself to that small extent. But Josiah Sloane had been commissioned by his wife to bring those flower-pots home to her; so Pa lost them. ‚ÄúThere, that‚Äôs all,‚ÄĚ said the auctioneer, wiping his face, for the day was very warm for October. ‚ÄúThere‚Äôs nothing more unless we sell the baby.‚ÄĚ A laugh went through the crowd. The sale had been a dull affair, and they were ready for some fun. Someone called out, ‚ÄúPut him up, Jacob.‚ÄĚ The joke found favour and the call was repeated hilariously. Jacob Blair took little Teddy Garland out of Martha‚Äôs arms and stood him up on the table by the door, steadying the small chap with one big brown hand.  I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THE BABY AND NOBODY SEEMS ANXIOUS TO I'VE GOT EIGHT MYSELF OR I'D THINK ABOUT IT HE'S A FINE LITTLE CHAP PA WITH MUCH PARTING ADMONITION RING IN HIS EARS DID NOT BID OR KIT ANYTHING ALTHOUGH IT WILL NEVER BE KNOWN HOW GREAT WAS THE HERO SELF RESTRAINT HE PUT ON HIMSELF UNTIL JUST AT THE LAST WHEN HE DID PUT ON A COLLECTION OF FLYERPOTS THINKING THAT HE MIGHT INDULGE HIMSELF TO THAT SMALL EXTENT BUT JOSIAH SLOANE HAD BEEN COMMISSIONED BY HIS WIFE TO BRING THOSE FLOWER POTS HOME TO HER SO POD LOST THEM THERE THAT'S ALL SAID THE AUCTIONEER WIPING HIS FACE FOR THE DAY WAS VERY WARM FOR OCTOBER THERE IS NOTHING ELSE UNLESS WE SELL THE BABY LAUGH WENT THROUGH THE CROWD THE SALE HAD BEEN A DULL AFFAIR AND THEY WERE READY FOR SOME FUN SOME ONE CALLED PUT HIM UP JACOB THE JOKE FOUND FAVORITE AND THE CALL WAS REPEATED HILARIOUSLY JACOB BLAIR TOOK LITTLE TEDDY GARLAND OUT OF MARTHA'S ARMS AND STOOD HIM UP ON THE TABLE BY THE DOOR STEADYING THE SMALL CHAP WITH ONE BIG BROWN HAND
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