"
"I'll go right home and tell Cynthy Ann," exclaimed Mrs. Payson,
"an' if she don't w'ip him I will. I never see such a bad set of
boys as is growin' up. There ain't one on 'em that isn't as full
of mischief as a nut is of meat. I'll come up with them, as true
as I live."
Full of her indignation, Mrs. Payson gave up her proposed call on
Mrs. Thompson, and, turning about, hurried home to lay her
complaint before Cynthy Ann.
"I'm glad she's gone," said Sam, looking after her, as with
resolute steps she trudged along, punching the snow vigorously
with the point of her blue cotton umbrella. "I pity Tom Baldwin;
if I had such a grandmother as that, I'd run away to sea. That's
so!"
CHAPTER XXIV. A CHAPTER FROM HARDEE
A few rods east of the post-office, on the opposite side of the
street, was a two-story building used as an engine-house, The
second story consisted of a hall used for company meetings. This
the fire company obligingly granted to the boys as a drill-room
during the inclement season, until the weather became
sufficiently warm to drill out of doors.
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