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'That was coming it strong; and who is she, to talk so?' 'She's a stranger; Sam said she's come to live with old Sol at the turnpike.' THAT WAS COMING IT STRONG AND WHO IS SHE TO TALK SO SHE'S A STRANGER SAM SAID SHE'S COME TO LIVE WITH OLD SOL AT THE TURNPIKE
give me leave to fight him, just once in a way. Don't you think that would be nice?' 'Fightin' ain't the only grand thing in this world; peace is grander,' was the slow response to this appeal. 'That's what mother says. She made me learn this morning--"Blessed are the peacemakers!" but you must have an enemy to make peace with, and I haven't got one.' There was silence; the uncle puffed away at his pipe; he was a good man, and had more brains than his appearance warranted, but Teddy's speeches were often a sore puzzle to him. The boy continued in a slow, thoughtful tone, 'I saw some one to-day that I feel might be an enemy, but she's a girl; men don't fight with women.' 'I'd rather tackle a man than a woman any day. They be a powerful enemy sometimes, lad! And what have this young maid done to you?' 'She said,'--and Teddy's eyes grew bright whilst the blood rushed into his cheeks--'she said she didn't believe a word of father's story--not a word of it! And she laughed, and walked away.  HE DID SOMETHING DREADFULLY WRONG MOTHER WOULD GIVE ME LEAVE TO FIGHT HIM JUST ONCE IN A WAY DON'T YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE NICE FIGHTING AIN'T THE ONLY GRAND THING IN THIS WORLD PEACE IS GRANDER WAS THE SLOW RESPONSE TO THIS APPEAL THAT'S WHAT MOTHER SAYS SHE MADE ME LEARN THIS MORNING BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS BUT YOU MUST HAVE AN ENEMY TO MAKE PEACE WITH AND I HAVEN'T GOT ONE THERE WAS SILENCE THE UNCLE PUFFED AWAY AT HIS PIPE HE WAS A GOOD MAN AND HAD MORE BRAINS THAN HIS APPEARANCE WARRANTED BUT TEDDY'S SPEECHES WERE OFTEN A SORE PUZZLE TO HIM THE BOY CONTINUED IN A SLOW THOUGHTFUL TONE I SAW SOME ONE TODAY THAT I FEEL MIGHT BE AN ENEMY BUT SHE'S A GIRL MEN DON'T FIGHT WITH WOMEN I'D RATHER TACKLE A MAN THAN A WOMAN ANY DAY THEY BE A POWERFUL ENEMY SOMETIMES LAD AND WHAT HAVE THIS YOUNG MAID DONE TO YOU SHE SAID AND TEDDY'S EYES GREW BRIGHT WHILST THE BLOOD RUSHED INTO HIS CHEEKS SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE A WORD A FATHER'S STORY NOT A WORD OF IT AND SHE LAUGHED AND WALKED AWAY
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