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"Here comes Lyman Make place for him," cried Amanda as a boy of

fifteen came to the kitchen door

"You can't coed Uncle Ah he seeer to take

the knife and plate Mrs Reist offered him

"You dare sit beside me," Amanda offered

Lyirl's eyes

twinkled as she added, "so I can watch that you make thin peelin's"

"That's it," said Uncle Amos "Boys, listen! Mostly alhen a

wo back of it"

"Ach, Amos, you're soured," said Millie

"No, not ood wohed deeply and looked the incarnation of

rowin' like

a weed!"

"Don't you know," Mrs Reist reood boss is better than six poor workers? You don't appreciate us,

Aive up" Uncle Aive up When

woive up," spoke out Lyht to have the last

word every ti

"A man was

so "Woman is the weaker vessel"

"Wait till you try to break one," came Uncle Amos's wise comment

"I," said Lyman proudly, "I could be master of any woman I irl I set out to get I can

get, too I'd just carry her off or so 'All's fair in love and

war'"

"The, sonny, but you don't know it yet," laughed

Uncle A and brave to talk like you were a

giant or king, or so, and I only hope I'm livin' and here in

Crow Hill so I can see how you work that gairl

you like I'd like to see it, I'd sure like to see it!"

"Oh, Uncle Airls?" asked

Airls? Uhed

suddenly "I'll tell you about the first tio on

with your snitzin' I can't be breakin' up the party withfelloorkin' at hoirl over near Manheiht I fixed up to try ot

dark pretty early, and by the time I was done with the farm work and

dressed in ettin'

dusk Now I never knehat it was to be afraid till that year an to tell her spook