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It was after Nancy's father had left her, and when the bright summer days were beginning to close, that one afternoon Teddy and Nancy were fishing together. IT WAS AFTER NANCY'S FATHER HAD LEFT HER AND WHEN THE BRIGHT SUMMER DAYS WERE BEGINNING TO CLOSE THAT ONE AFTERNOON TEDDY AND NANCY WERE FISHING TOGETHER
s, he was still the leader of the village sports, but he was learning how to control his mischievous propensities and to restrain his hasty words and actions. Nancy was a great trial to him sometimes, and yet, though the two were ceaselessly involved in arguments and differences, they could not keep apart for long. Nancy's father arrived, and Teddy had the privilege of being invited to tea, and of hearing the most wonderful yarns from the big brown-bearded man, who, though outwardly rough in voice and manner, had a very soft corner in his heart for his little daughter. Teddy listened and admired, and satisfied Nancy by his evident appreciation of the sea stories; but when he reached home, and was asked about his visit, he said emphatically,-- 'Nancy's father is very nice, but he's nothing like the picture I've got of father, with his red coat and sash and sword, and his voice is so gruff and hoarse, and he shouts so loud, and I shall never, never think sailors are better than soldiers! E WAS NOT LESS MERRY AND JOYOUS HE WAS STILL THE LEADER OF THE VILLAGE SPORTS BUT HE WAS LEARNING HOW TO CONTROL HIS MISCHIEVOUS PROPENSITIES AND TO RESTRAIN HIS HASTY WORDS AND ACTIONS NANCY WAS A GREAT TRIAL TO HIM SOMETIMES AND YET THOUGH THE TWO WERE CEASELESSLY INVOLVED IN ARGUMENTS AND DIFFERENCES THEY COULD NOT KEEP APART FOR LONG NANCY'S FATHER ARRIVED AND TEDDY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING INVITED TO TEA AND OF HEARING THE MOST WONDERFUL YARS FROM THE BIG BROWN BEARDED MAN WHO THOUGH OUTWARDLY ROUGH IN VOICE AND MANNER HAD A VERY SOFT CORNER IN HIS HEART FOR HIS LITTLE DAUGHTER TEDDY LISTENED AND ADMIRED AND SATISFIED NANCY BY HIS EVIDENT APPRECIATION OF THE SEA STORIES BUT WHEN HE REACHED HOME AND WAS ASKED ABOUT HIS VISIT HE SAID EMPHATICALLY NANCY'S FATHER IS VERY NICE BUT HE'S NOTHING LIKE THE PICTURE I'VE GOT A FATHER WITH HIS RED COAT AND SASH AND SWORD AND HIS VOICE IS SO GRUFF AND HOARSE AND HE SHOUTS SO LOUD AND I SHALL NEVER NEVER THINK SAILORS ARE BETTER THAN SOLDIERS
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