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Show 11p lil-:<' this. I ain't thr n1an to stand. it-you hc~u· r Sn v-lenlnH~ hear you r ad.~' I tnok up H hook and begun so1nething ab()Ut Ci<·n<·ral ,,~a.-lljngton and the wars. ''hen I'd read about a half tninttte, hc- f<:teh (l the book a wha<;k with his hancl and knocke(l it acro.'s t h llouse. J [e . ny. : '' l L ·~ :o. Yon can do it. I had my clonbt. · '"·hen yon t ol (l II CK AXD HIS FATHER. Jnr. Xow looky h re; you stor) that pnttino- n fi·t'll'-.''· I - 'J 1 ·t ·r'll .::> ., " on v l:l\. 1 • lay for yon my s t ,l ·f 1 , ' marY; anu 1 I catch yon about t lat school Ill tan you good. I~~irst you know you'll o-et relioion too. I never . .-uch a son." b b ' . 1 1 [e toolk up a little blue and yaller picture of .·orne cow;-; and a )oy, nne ... ~1y:: • \\'hat'~ thi ? " ,. 1 r.- . omething they gi re me for lea rn1. ng my l c sons good." TilL' I·D .. YJ) l'.l RES.T. . , . . ) ) . , ] [c tore it up, an<l sny~: "I'll gi\·e you · nnct bing h 'tter- I'll give von a <.:owJ,idc:' l[e .-eL there a-ununhliug an(l a-grc)\vling a 1ninut e, (UHl then he .-nys : "Ain't you n sw<·et-scentl'<l daiHl.Y, though? A lw<l; and hcddothcs; and a lonk'n-gltt~~ ; anll a pi ce of carpeL on t ll · tioor-ancl yonr own fathtr got to :le(·p \\·ith the hng.-4 jn the tan yard. 1 never ... ec such ~~ son. l bet 1'11 tak' ontl' o· thP:e frill · out o' you b >fore rnl don'\ with yon. \rhy, tit ·re ain't 110 c1i<l to your air. -th y .:ay you're rich. J ll'\Y ?-ho,r't~ that r •: "They 1i - that· .. how.' "Looky hcre- n1incl how you talk to 1ne; I'1n :.1-Sl<-nttling about all I can stand, now-~o don't ginunc no sa s. J'v} b '<:n kn town i w > dnys, nncl 1 hain't hc·ard nothing but abouL yotL !)Cin' rich. I l1card about it awny do\\·n th ri\'Cr, too. Th:,fs wl1y I con1e. lyon git. IHe thnt 1non y to-tnolTOw-1 \rant it.'' \. t .' ' "I hain't got no 1noney.'' ' If:-~ a lie. .Tndg' Thatcher·~ got it. ·Yon rrit it. I want " 1 hain't got 110 l110l1C',Y, r t \11 you. l~ou ask .J Lld<re Tlwt(• ltcr ; he ·n tell you the sa llH' .'' "All right. I'll as\: hiut; ~nlll 1'11 rnake hinl ptnlgle~ too, nr I'll know the r . a~on \Yhy. ~l1y - how Jnnch yon got in yottr pock<'t '! I want it.·' · I hain·t goL nlly a dollar ~tntl I want that to--., ' J t (lon't 1nn.kc no cliffen·nrc what you want it fur-you j u~t ~b ll it out.., lfc took iL aucl l>it it to. cc if it ·was gooll, and tl1c1l l1' ~:titl he \va · gGing <lown to\vn t) g •t son1 \vhisky; aid l1e hatlu•t had a clriuk all dc.1v. \Yh 'll he h:.ul (rot out on the shell he pllt " hi~ head in ngain, and cusse<l1n ~ for }Hlttino· on frill~ and try-ing to be h tt r ihnn hin1; and whl'll I rcckoneu he \VH.' gone, }Je came back and put hi· hc~ul in again, and to1u n1e to 1nind j) |