Chapter 38: Micah's Humiliation

There was no other reason. The words Keaton wrote were a doggerel poem dedicated to Micah and Nate. Both Micah and his nephew loved sweets. Someone gave them two candies, but they insisted on cleaning the outhouse as a gesture of thanks to the giver. The outhouse had no light, and they fell into the pit. Fighting against the filth, they almost met their end. Seeing this, Micah and his nephew's faces flushed with embarrassment and anger. Pointing at Keaton, they yelled, "How dare you insult us!" The...