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The next morning we were on our way to Sunday school. I waited for Jibby and we picked up Wampus and Tad and Skippy, and we all had a good look at the 1804 dollar, because Wampus's mother had dipped it and it was bright and beautiful. We passed it around and talked about it, and then we noticed the Tough Customer ahead of us. He did look tough, too, with his one peg-leg, and he swayed on his feet like a sailor -- or on his one foot and one peg -- and when he got to the corner he stood and waited.
We had no use for him, and we did not want to talk to him, but when we came up to the Tough Customer he said "Howdy! " to us.