He caught it right at the start and it had been lying in his basket a long time , still as still . I thought it was dead , honest I did . Then old Mrs. Carr drove over the bridge and she called us all young varmints and told us to go home . And we had n't said a word to her , father , truly . So when she drove back again , after going to the store , the boys dared me to put Link 's eel in her buggy . I thought it was so dead it could n't hurt her and I threw it in . Then the eel came to life on the hill and we heard her scream and saw her jump out . I was awful sorry . That 's all , father . '' It was not quite as bad as Mr. Meredith had feared , but it was quite bad enough . `` I must punish you , Carl , '' he said sorrowfully . `` Yes , I know , father . '' `` I -- I must whip you . '' Carl winced . He had never been whipped . Then , seeing how badly his father felt , he said cheerfully , `` All right , father . '' Mr. Meredith misunderstood his cheerfulness and thought him insensible . He told Carl to come to the study after supper , and when the boy had gone out he flung himself into his chair and groaned again . He dreaded the evening sevenfold more than Carl did . The poor minister did not even know what he should whip his boy with .
What was used XXXXX whip boys ?
Carl as at evening in over right than to with