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oldbuscabeaa’sbackbeganocurveduringheperiodofwhichiamgoingoell,andhereasonwashahewassixyyearsold,foryofwhichhadbeenspenworkingapieceofgroundonhebanksofherivercosilhayearhehadculivaedonhisfarmacropofenormouspumpkins,andhesepumpkinshadaainedanorangecolorbohinsideandou,whichshowedhaiwasnowhemonhofjunebuscabeaaskneweachoneofhemperfeclybyisform,issaeofripeness,andevenbyisname,especiallyheforywhichwerefaesandrichesincolourhespenallhisdaysgazingahemenderly,andsadlyexciming,“soonweshallhaveopar！”

oneafernoonhedecidedonhesacrificehepoinedoheripesofhisbelovedpumpkins,whichhadcoshimsomucheffor,andsaidheerriblewords,“omorrowiwillcuheseforyandakehemohecadizmarkehappyishemanwhoilleahem！”andhewalkedbackohehousewihslowseps,andspenhenighwihheagonyofafaherwhoisgoingomarryoffhisdaugheronhefollowingday“mypoordearpumpkins！”hesighedagainandagain,unableofallasleepbuhenhehough,“whaelsecanidobusellhem？iculivaedhemforhapurposealeasiwillreceivefifeendurosforhem”

imagihenhisexremeasonishmen,furyanddesperaionwhen,goinghefollowingmorningohefarm,hediscoveredhahehadbeenrobbedduringhenighofhisforypumpkinsosaveimeiwillmerelysayhahewasfilledwihragicfuryandhaherepeaedagainandagainheerriblewords,“oh,ificachyou,ificachyou！”

henhebeganoreflec,coldly,andhedecidedhahisbelovedpumpkinscouldnobeinroa,hisnaivevilgeiwouldbeimpossibleopuhemonsaleherebecauseheywouldberecognizedbesides,pumpkinsfechedaverylowpricehere

“heyareincadiz！”hedecidedafermuchhough“harascal,herobber,robbedmesnighanineoreno’clockandescapedwihhemamidnighinhecargoboaiwillakeheboahisverymorningforcadiz,andiwillbeverymuchsurprisedifidonocachherobberandrecoverhedaughersofmybour”sosaying,heyeremainedabouwenyminuesnearhesceneofhedisaserasifcouninghemissingpumpkinsorp

ingerriblepunishmensforherobber,uniliwaseigho’clockandhelefinhedirecionofheboa

iwasalmosreadyosailileavesforcadizeverymorninganineo’clock,carryingpassengers,jusashecargoboaleaveseverynighamidnighcarryingfruiandvegeables

hamorningahalfpasenbuscabeaaspausedinfronofavegeablesallinhecadizmarkepce,andsaidoaboredpolicemanwhowassandingby“hosearemypumpkinsarreshaman！”andhepoinedohemerchan

“arresme！”excimedhemerchan,surprisedandfurious“hosepumpkinsaremineiboughhem”

“you’llbeableoellhaohejudge,”answeredbuscabeaas

“iwon’”

“youwill”

“you’rearascal”

“you’reahief”

“youshouldspeakwihmorepolienessmenshouldnoalkoeachoherinhisfashion,”hepolicemansaidwihexremecalm,hiingeachofheminhechesmeanwhileacrowdhadcolleced,andiwasnolongbeforehereappearedhepoliceinspecorofhepublicmarke,heinspecoroffood

hepolicemanoldhisgreamanwhawashappeninghequesionedhemerchan

“fromwhomdidyoubuyhesepumpkins？”heinspecoraskedimporanly

“fromfuno,heoldmanfromroa,”hemerchanreplied

“hawouldbeheman！”criedbuscabeaas“ha’shefellowisuspeced！hisfarmispoor,andwheniproduceslile,hebeginsorobhisneighbours”

“buifweadmihayouwererobbedsnighofforypumpkins,”saidheinspecor,“howcanweprovehaheseandnoohers,areyours？”

“why？”repliedbuscabeaas“becauseiknowhemaswellasyouknowyourdaughers,ifyouhaveany,don’youseehaihaveraisedhem？lookhere！hisoneiscalled’heroundone’,haoneis’hefafellow’,hisoneis’heredone’,hais’manue’becausesheresemblesmyyoungesdaugher”andhepooroldmanbeganocrybierly

“allhisisverygood,”answeredheinspecor“buhewdoesnoressaisfiedwihhefacyourecognizeyourpumpkinsiisnecessaryhaauhoriyshouldbeconvincedhahehingalreadyexisedandhayoushouldidenifyiwihabsolueproofssenores,youneedn’smileiamawyer”

“well,youwillsoonseeheproofshahepumpkinscamefrommyfarm;andyouwillseehemwihoumovingfromhispce”

buscabeaas’swordsasonishedhespecaors,buhedroppedonhegroundapackagewhichhehadbeencarryinginhishandhenhekneldownandcalmlybeganounieheknosinhehandkerchiefwhichwasroundhepackage