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The sorrel mare could wait for her shoes until afterwards. THE SOIL MARE COULD WAIT FOR SHOES UNTIL AFTERWARDS
e up to the door where Ma was waiting, a breathless, hatless imp of ten flew into the yard, and hurled himself between Ma and the wagon-step. ‚ÄúOh, Mrs. Sloane, won‚Äôt you come over to our house at once?‚ÄĚ he gasped. ‚ÄúThe baby, he‚Äôs got colic, and ma‚Äôs just wild, and he‚Äôs all black in the face.‚ÄĚ Ma went, feeling that the 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. UCTION'S BUT THIS WAS THE DAY OF PA'S GOOD ANGEL WHEN HE DROVE UP TO THE DOOR WHERE MA WAS WAITING A RED SLIPPED HATLESS IMP OF TIN FLEW INTO THE YARD AND HURLED HIMSELF BETWEEN MA AND THE WAGON STEP OH MISSUS SLOANE WON'T YOU COME OVER TO OUR HOUSE AT ONCE HE GASPED THE BABY'S GOT COLIC AND MAMMA'S JEST WILD AND HE'S ALL 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
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