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“J entirely agree with you, Mr Wag-
ner,” said Mr. Playford, “ and I am
much grieved to hear this account of
my boy. I will find him, and see what
he has to say for himself.”

Mr. Playford then went to the parlor,
where his wife and the children were
all sitting, and said, “Clarence, what is
this I hear about your attack upon
Peter Wagner at the long hill, this af-
ternoon ?”
~ Clarence immediately gave his father
a correct statement of the cause of the
difficulty.

“But, my son,” said Mr. Playford,
“you were very hasty; why did you