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Mis' Hate-evil Beckett, says she, 'It does make my man feel dreadful to see his brother's folks carry on so. 'But there, says I, 'Mis' Beckett, it's just such things as we read of; Scriptur' is fulfilled: In the larter days there shall be disobedient children." This application of the text was too much for us, but Mrs. Bonny looked serious, and we did not like to laugh.
"I dursen't kiss ye, Nell, for I'm all wet; but I hadn't one moment to change. Bin out all night i' the lifeboat an' saved over thirty souls. The Brentley boat's done as much. I'm ashamed, sir," he added, turning to the clergyman, "for comin' here like this; but I couldn't help it. I hope there's nothin' in Scriptur' agin' a man bein' spliced in wet toggery?"
No, Sam, the misfortin is, we are all apt to think Scriptur intended for our neighbors, and not for ourselves. The poor all think it made for the rich. Look at that are Dives, they say, what an all fired scrape he got into by his avarice, with Lazarus; and aint it writ as plain as any thing, that them folks will find it as easy to go to heaven, as for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.
For 'deed he fearna God nor man, ony mair nor the jeedge i' the Scriptur'. He drank a heap as for a' body at he ca'd upo' aye hed oot the whisky-bottle well willun' to please the man they war feart at."
You know the Scriptur' says, 'Can a maid forget her ornaments? Wal, Miry didn't.
Flandin?" asked the lady thus in a very uncomplimentary manner referred to. "Wall ain't it true?" said Mrs. Flandin judicially. "I do not think it is true." "Wall, I'm glad to hear it, I'm sure," said the other; "but there's a word in the Scriptur' about two walking together when they ain't agreed." "Mr.
So he ups wi' his hand afore his e'en, and says not a word. At last he says, "Missus," says he, "can God's blessing be shared by a sinner one o' t' devil's children?" says he. "For the Scriptur' says he's t' father o' lies."
This Lane business and Nellie's gettin' married have sort of possessed me, same as the evil spirits did the swine, in scriptur'. I lay awake nights fussin' for fear the marriage won't turn out happy or for fear you'll sell the Lane after all. And one's just as likely to happen as t'other which means they're both impossible, I cal'late. But look out for that Colton girl, whatever else you do.
The last sentence was spoken quickly and with attempted carelessness as he resumed his seat. "Hoo ken ye that?" asked Cupples. "There's no sic word i' the Scriptur'." "Do ye think He maun tell us a' thing?" "We hae nae richt to think onything that He doesna tell's." "I'm nae sae sure o' that, Thomas.
"For with regards t' female grass, major, my exper'ence has all'as made me think o' that man in Scriptur' 't was told to do somethin'. 'No, by clam! says he, 'I ain't a-goin' to, and hadn't more 'n got the words outer his mouth afore somehow he found himself a-shutin' straight outer the front door to go to executin' of it.
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