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19 the. farmer boy and the ladies A FARMER BOY AT THE fair paid his money and went into the juggler's tent; but he wasn't able to enjoy the show after all, for in front of him were two ladies wearing hats in·the latest fashion~ The hat of the lady on his right was a full-rigged ship riding atop her piled-up hair, while the hat of the lady on his left was like a pagoda, with one tier rising up from the next, the whole being draped in veiling and topped with a halo of bells. The fanner boy twisted from side to side, but try as he would, he was not able to see around or above the hats of the fine ladies. He gave up finally and settled back in his chair, and it was then he remembered he had bought a bagful of almonds to eat on his way home. He took out [ 36 ] two and cracked them together, but at the sound the ladies flinched and put their hands to their ears, saying coldly over their shoulders, "Some people have no breeding , no mannersI-No consideration for the comfort of others!" ...

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