Alas, this was a fight.
They rose, flailing a while, then renewed their embrace, and, grunting, bestowed themselves anew upon our ever too receptive Mother Earth.

Once more upon their feet, they beset each other sorely, dealing many great blows, ofttimes upon the air, but with sufficient frequency upon resentful flesh.

Tears were jolted to the rims of eyes, but technically they did not weep.

"Got'ny sense," was repeated chokingly many, many times; also, "Dern ole fool!" and, "I'll SHOW you!" The peacemaker who appeared upon the animated scene was Penrod's great-uncle Slocum.

This elderly relative had come to call upon Mrs.
Schofield, and he was well upon his way to the front door when the mutterings of war among some shrubberies near the fence caused him to deflect his course in benevolent agitation.
"Boys! Boys! Shame, boys!" he said; but, as the originality of these expressions did not prove striking enough to attract any great attention from the combatants, he felt obliged to assume a share in the proceedings.