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Laddie

CHAPTER X
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In the Agriculturist there were new ways to farm easier, to make land bear more crops; so he divided that with the neighbours, also how to make gardens, and prune trees.
Before he finished, he always managed to work in a lot about being honest, kind, and loving God.
He and mother felt so good over Leon, and by this time they were beginning to see that they were mighty glad about the money too.

It wouldn't have been so easy to work, and earn, and pay back all that for our school, roads, and the church; and every day you could see plainer how happy they felt that they didn't have to do it.

Because they were so glad about these things, they invited every one they met that day; but we knew Saturday mother felt that probably she would ask a crowd, from the chickens, pie, and cake she got ready.

When the reading part was over, and the women were beginning to look at the clock, and you knew they felt they should go home, and didn't want to, Laddie arose and said that, and Leon piped up like he always does and made every one laugh.

Of course they looked at Laddie, and no one knew what he meant, so all the women and a few of the men asked him.
"Watch me, I said," laughed Laddie as he left the room.
Soon Mrs.Dover, sitting beside the front window, cried: "Here he is at the gate!" He was on his horse, but he hitched it and went around the house and up the back way.


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