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When they died within six weeks of each other, one of consumption and one of pneumonia, they left nothing but debts and a little furniture. The house had been a rented one. WHEN THEY DIED WITHIN SIX WEEKS OF EACH OTHER ONE OF CONSUMPTION AND ONE OF PNEUMONIA THEY LEFT NOTHING BUT DEBT AND A LITTLE FURNITURE THE HOUSE HAD BEEN A RENTED ONE
he stars in their courses fought against a woman who was trying to do her duty by her husband. But first she admonished Pa. ‚ÄúI shall have to let you go alone. But I charge you, Pa, not to bid on anything--on ANYTHING, do you hear?‚ÄĚ Pa heard and promised to heed, with every intention of keeping his promise. Then he drove away joyfully. On any other occasion Ma would have been a welcome companion. But she certainly spoiled the flavour of an auction. When Pa arrived at the Carmody store, he saw that the little yard of the Garland place below the hill was already full of people. The auction had evidently begun; so, not to miss any more of it, Pa hurried down. The sorrel mare could wait for her shoes until afterwards. Ma had been within bounds when she called the Garland auction a ‚Äúone-horse affair.‚ÄĚ It certainly was very paltry, especially when compared to the big Donaldson auction of a month ago, which Pa still lived over in happy dreams. Horace Garland and his wife had been poor. LL BLACK IN THE FACE MAMMA WENT FEELING THAT THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES FOUGHT AGAINST A WOMAN WHO WAS TRYING TO DO HER DUTY TO HUSBAND BUT FIRST SHE'D MONISHED PA I SHALL LET YOU GO ALONE BY CHARGE YOU PA NOT TO BID ANYTHING PAP WON'T ANYTHING DO YOU HERE PA HEARD AND PROMISED TO HEED WITH EVERY INTENTION OF KEEPING HIS PROMISE THEN HE DROVE AWAY JOYFULLY ON ANY OTHER OCCASION MA WOULD HAVE BEEN A WELCOME COMPANION BUT SHE CERTAINLY SPOILT THE FLAT RIVER OF AN AUCTION WHEN PA ARRIVED AT THE CARMODY STORE HE SAW THAT THE LITTLE YARD OF THE GARLAND PLACE BELOW THE HILL WAS ALREADY FULL OF PEOPLE THE AUCTION HAD EVIDENTLY BEGUN SO NOT TO MISS ANY MORE OF IT PA HURRIED DOWN THE SOIL MARE COULD WAIT FOR SHOES UNTIL AFTERWARDS MA HAD BEEN WITHIN BOUNDS WHEN SHE CALLED THE GARLAND AUCTION OF ONE HORSE AFFAIR IT CERTAINLY WAS VERY PALTORY EXCEPT ESPECIALLY WHEN COMPARED TO THE BIG DONALDSON AUCTION A MONTH AGO WHICH PA STILL LIVED OVER IN HAPPY DREAMS HORACE GARLAND AND HIS WIFE HAD BEEN POOR
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