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"My aunt, Lois Toothacre, that lives down by Middle Bay," said Miss Ruey, "used to tell about a dreadful blow they had once in time of the equinoctial storm; and what was remarkable, she insisted that she heard a baby cryin' out in the storm, she heard it just as plain as could be." "Laws a-mercy," said Mrs.
"'You bet, says Tom Toothacre, under the berth; and he said he had the greatest mind to catch the critter by the feet as she was a standin' there, but somehow thought it would be better fun to see the thing through 'cording as they'd planned it.
He got chased by the British ships pretty consid'able, but he was too spry for 'em. Arter the war was over, Commodore Tucker took over John Adams, our fust Minister to England. A drefful smart man the Commodore was, but he most like to 'a' ben took in this 'ere time I'm a tellin' ye about, and all 'cause he was sort o' softhearted to the women. Tom Toothacre told me the story.
I don't make my living that way," she answered cheerfully. "Perhaps I'd better see the little girl, Miss " she added after a few moments' thought. "Hepzibah Toothacre is my name," remarked the gaunt woman as she turned away leaving the young lady standing on the step. Dorothy made a wry face. "Toothacre or some kind of acher I should think," she said to herself.
Miss Roxy and Miss Ruey Toothacre were two brisk old bodies of the feminine gender and singular number, well known in all the region of Harpswell Neck and Middle Bay, and such was their fame that it had even reached the town of Brunswick, eighteen miles away.
"'There, she's comin' agin, says I to Tom Tooth-acre. "'Yes, and brought her baggage with her, says Tom; and he p'inted down to a long, narrow pine box that was in the boat beside her. "Jest then the cap'n called on Mr. More, and he called on Tom Toothacre; and among 'em they lowered a tackle, and swung the box aboard, and put it in the state-room right alongside the cap'n's cabin.
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