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Tom Joins the Cadets of Temperance from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Tom joins the Cadets of Temperance for the showy regalia but soon finds the pledge not to smoke, chew, or swear unbearable.

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Tom Joins the Cadets of Temperance

Tom joins the Cadets of Temperance for the showy regalia but soon finds the pledge not to smoke, chew, or swear unbearable. He resigns when Judge Frazer, whose funeral he hoped to attend, recovers. The judge then dies, and Tom feels cheated.