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A QUESTION OF DISCIPLINE. 
and brought the little thing out. The boys 
tried to set the dogs on him, and then they 
began to abuse him and us, and finally 
Jack Short threw a stone and hit Dick’s 
face and almost knocked him down. Then 
Sidney pulled off his jacket and was going 
to fight Jack; but that tall man in the mill 
came out and sent the boys off and told 
Jack he would tell his father. So we came 
home as fast as we could.” 
“I’ll pay him oft* some day,” muttered 
Sidney, clenching his fist; “I’ll teach him 
to throw stones at girls !” 
“Yes! you would look well fighting Jack 
Short!” said Annie. “ I would not touch 
him with one of his father’s boards.” 
“ Upon my word, Annie, I don’t know 
which to admire most,—your spirit or Sid¬ 
ney’s,” said Miss Winston. “Do you think, 
Sidney, that fighting him would be very 
likely to teach him to be gentlemanly and 
humane ?” 
“I don’t know, aunt,” replied Sidney, 
blushing; “ but I know if any one acts so 
I always do want to fight him,—especially if 
he abuses any little helpless thing. I never 
