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I s'pose he's been tryin' to git yer cow, horse or farm. He tried it here, but Parson John, bless his soul, soon stopped that." "No, not like that. He only hinted what he'd do if Abraham didn't sign the pertition." "Oh, I see. He's goin' to run fer councillor, an' wanted yer husband to sign his denomination paper, did he?" "No, no, not that. It's about the parson." "What! Parson John?"
He believes the young people need to be stirred up; that they're gittin' tired of the old humdrum way, an' that the parish is goin' to the dogs. But that wasn't all. He thinks the parson isn't a fit man to be here after that disgraceful racin' scene on the river last Sunday. He sez it's an awful example to the young. So he's gittin' up the pertition to send to the Bishop." Mrs.
"So you think these charges in this petition are not true? What can you say to the contrary, then?" "What kin I say to be contrary? I kin say a good deal, an', indeed, I hev said a good deal. When I heered about that pertition my buzum jist swelled like the tail of an old cat when a hull bunch of yelpin' curs git after her. But I didn't sit down an' weep an' wring me hands.
Whenever we're scrapin' the bottom of the barrel it seems that the Lord allus hears us, and doesn't let us want. I guess, if we stan' by the Lord, He'll stan' by us. I'm mighty sorry yer man signed that pertition aginst that man of God. It don't seem right nohow." "I'm not worryin' about that, Mrs. Stickles. Farrington has considerable right on his side. The parson is old.
"Is yer husband at home, Mrs. Burchill?" asked Farrington, seating himself on a splint-bottomed chair. "No, sir. He's in the woods chopping for Stephen. I'm afraid he won't be home to-night." "Dear me! that's too bad," and Farrington brought forth the paper from his pocket. "I wanted 'im to do a little favour fer me simply to put his name to this pertition.
Didn't the Holy Apostle say, 'Quit ye like men, be strong? 'Git up a pertition, sez I, 'an' git every decent, honest man in Glendow to sign it, an' send it to the Bishop. Tell 'im? sez I, that the parson isn't neglectin' his parish an' that yez hev full confidence in 'im. "'We don't like to do it, sez they. "'Why not? sez I. "'We don't like to stir up strife, sez they.
Fust, he prayed a ha'r-liftin' pertition; then, soon's thet wuz ovah, he swung hisse'f out to the aidge o' the platfo'm, stomped his foot, waved his arms, an' hollahed out, 'Ev'rybody whut wants to 'scape the wrath to come, an' to meet me in heaven, clap yer hands an' shout "Glory!" altogethah. Thet fotched us shore 'nough." "Yes," said Mr. Rogers, "I hearn o' thet meetin', but I wuzn't thah.
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