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cried Mrs. Brown , hastening toward them and trying to pull off the one on top , who was pounding the bottom lad with his fists . `` Stop it ! '' `` You best let 'em alone , lady , '' said an older colored boy , with a grin . `` Dem two am always fightin ' , but dey do n't do no harm nohow ! '' `` But it is n't nice to fight , '' said the mother of Bunny and Sue . `` Get up , please , I want to ask you boys something . '' Hearing this , and seeing that Mrs. Brown was well dressed and was a `` white lady of quality '' carrying a pocketbook out of which pennies might be handed , the fighting boys stopped .