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And he was just going up and shake paws when Uncle Wiggily cried: "Look out, Johnnie! Wait a minute! That isn't your friend Neddie!" "Isn't it?" asked Johnnie, surprised-like, and he drew back. "No, it's a bad old bear not our nice Neddie, at all! And I think he is going to chase us! Get ready to run!" So Johnnie Bushytail and Uncle Wiggily got ready to run.
That boy laying right over there. 'Where's your dad? says I; that's exactly what I said. 'Dead, says he. 'Dead! says I, surprised-like. 'Dead, says he, 'for many years. 'Where's the new superintendent? says I. 'I'm the new superintendent, says he. Well, sir, you could have blowed me over with a air-hose. 'Go 'way, I says.
"I told her, sir, as you bought that furnitur' on account of you being wishful to settle down, whereat she starts, an' looks at me wi' her eyes big, an' surprised-like. I told 'er, likewise, as you had told me on the quiet, or as you might say, con-fi-dential, that you bought that furnitur' to set up 'ouse-keeping on account o' you being on the p'int o' marrying a fine young lady up to Lonnon, "
Well, jest as father was speakin' in comes the doctor 'isself, an' father 'e told 'im as 'ow Benny was feelin' the pain in 'is toes. 'In yer toes, Benny? sez the doctor surprised-like. 'Tain't yer toes, Ben. 'Well, I guess it's me as is doin' the feelin', sez Ben quite sharp, 'an' it's in me toes the feelin' is. Then father 'e spoke up. 'E's a terr'ble man fer hargument, is father.
He had little use fer Canada, an' said so, an' that was mor'n I could stan'. "'Mr. Dale, sez I, speakin' up, when his jaw stopped waggin' fer an instant. 'Would ye be willin' to leave yer present field of labour? "'No, sez he, lookin' at me surprised-like. "'An' why not, sez I. "'Oh the work is so inspirin' out thar, sez he.
We had to take it, but every one of us dreaded it, while mother didn't know how to bear it, and neither did I. Once I said to her: "Mother, when Laddie goes we'll just have to make it up to each other the best we can, won't we?" "Oh my soul, child!" she cried, staring at me so surprised-like. "Why, how unspeakably selfish I have been!
But, believe me, he wasn't hurt the least mite, but he was rather surprised-like! Then he got up, walked over to his mother and said: "Here is some fresh cabbage I brought home," and he was as cool as two cucumbers. Well, the guinea pigs had a fine dinner off the cabbage Buddy brought home in such a funny way, and of course the fox and his wife didn't have any, which served them right I suppose.
"Why, Jake," I says, "I hope they ain't been no trouble of no kind that has drug the law into your barn!" "Well, Danny," he says, "they HAS been a little trouble. But it's about over, now, I guess. And that there outfit belongs to the town now." "You don't say so!" says I, surprised-like. "When I seen them men last night it looked to me like they was too fine dressed to be honest."
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