"
"I don't care," replied Tommy. "I'll show you how to shoot the pig."
"Don't, Tommy," cried Caroline; "if you do, I'll go and tell mamma."
"Then I'll shoot you," replied Tommy, trying to point the musket at
her.
Caroline was so frightened, that she ran away as fast as she could, and
then Tommy, using all his strength, contrived to get the musket up to
his shoulder, and pulled the trigger.
It so happened that Tommy had taken up Mr. Seagrave's musket, which had
not been fired, and when he pulled the trigger it went off, and as he
did not hold it tight to his shoulder, it recoiled, and hit him with
the butt right on his face, knocking out two of his teeth, besides
making his nose bleed very fast.
Tommy was so astonished and frightened at the musket going off, and the
blow which he received, that he gave a loud yell, dropped the musket,
and ran to the tent where his father and mother were, just as they had
started up and had rushed out at hearing the report.
When Mrs. Seagrave saw Tommy all covered with blood, and screaming so
loud, she was so alarmed that she could not stand, and fell fainting in
Mr. Seagrave's arms. Ready and William, on hearing the musket go off,
had run as fast as they could, fearing that some accident had happened;
and while Mr.
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