Saw-Horse
especially
pleased
with the
operation,
either;
for he
growled a
good deal
about
being
“butchered,”
as he
called it,
and
afterward
declared
that the
new leg
was a
disgrace
to a
respectable
Saw-Horse.
“I beg you
to be more
careful in
your
speech,”
said the
Pumpkinhead,
sharply.
“Remember,
if you
please,
that it is
my leg you
are
abusing.”
“I cannot
forget
it,”
retorted
the
Saw-Horse,
“for it is
quite as
flimsy as
the rest
of your
