`` Before he is tired of this I will find something else and have it ready when the next restless fit comes on , '' said Mrs. Jo to herself , as she wrote her list with a deep sense of gratitude that all her boys were not Dans . Mr. Bhaer did not entirely approve of the new plan , but agreed to give it a trial , which put Dan on his mettle , and caused him to give up certain wild plans of his own , in which the new lash and the long hill were to have borne a part . He was up and away very early the next morning , heroically resisting the temptation to race with the milkmen going into town . Once there , he did his errands carefully , to Mr. Bhaer 's surprise and Mrs. Jo 's great satisfaction . The Commodore did growl at Dan 's promotion , but was pacified by a superior padlock to his new boat-house , and the thought that seamen were meant for higher honors than driving market-wagons and doing family errands . So Dan filled his new office well and contentedly for weeks , and said no more about bolting . But one day Mr. Bhaer found him pummelling Jack , who was roaring for mercy under his knee . `` Why , Dan , I thought you had given up fighting , '' he said , as he went to the rescue . `` We ai n't fighting , we are only wrestling , '' answered Dan , leaving off reluctantly . `` It looks very much like it , and feels like it , hey , Jack ? '' said Mr. Bhaer , as the defeated gentleman got upon his legs with difficulty . `` Catch me wrestling with him again . He 's most knocked my head off , '' snarled Jack , holding on to that portion of his frame as if it really was loose upon his shoulders . `` The fact is , we began in fun , but when I got him down I could n't help pounding him . Sorry I hurt you , old fellow , '' explained Dan , looking rather ashamed of himself . `` I understand . The longing to pitch into somebody was so strong you could n't resist . You are a sort of Berserker , Dan , and something to tussle with is as necessary to you as music is to Nat , '' said Mr. Bhaer , who knew all about the conversation between the boy and Mrs. Jo . `` Ca n't help it . So if you do n't want to be pounded you 'd better keep out of the way , '' answered Dan , with a warning look in his black eyes that made Jack sheer off in haste .
`` If you want something to wrestle with , I will give you a tougher specimen than Jack , '' said Mr. Bhaer ; and , leading the XXXXX to the wood-yard , he pointed out certain roots of trees that had been grubbed up in the spring , and had been lying there waiting to be split .
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