Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 504
re Bees, answered Bart, so rue-fully that we all laughed. T was my plan, brother, I explained,to pay off Mark Powells bond and let himgo to the war as my substitute, seeing that Icannot go myself. The rest will purchaseBarts commission. T is a good plan, agreed John, and Iwill think about it. But… … TICKING UP THE RASKET, I BROUGHT IT DOWN OVERTHE HEAD OF THE BOY, BONNETING HIM. 338 BEATRICE OF DENEWOOD [Feb., and Mark, when he was told of the plan that hewas to serve as a substitute for me, regarded thematter much more seriously than I did. To me itwas half a joke, but he looked at it…
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