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Rehoboth Church is praad o' her sheep; and it keeps th' black uns aatside th' fold, and yo'll nobbud ged blacked yorsel if yo' meddle wi' 'em. But young colts 'll goa their own gait, so pleeas yorsel. At first Mr. Penrose was inclined to think twice over the old Pharisee's advice; but, looking round, he saw Mrs. Stott's sad face in her cottage doorway, and her look determined his advance.
As this story was told with all the dry humour of which Enoch possessed so large a share, both the old woman and Mr. Penrose crowned it with a hearty laugh, the minister turning to his hostess and saying: 'Now, Mrs. Ashworth, it's your turn. What about the Edge End "Messiah"? 'Mun I tell him, Enoch? 'Yi, owd lass; id 'll pleeas thee, and noan hurt me. 'Well, yo' mun know, Mr.
He can tak' better care on 't nor thaa can; bless it, it'll sooin be better off nor ony on us don't fret, my lass th' Lord comfort the'." And so in this way Little Abe went on talking, softening, comforting, and strengthening the bitter heart of that poor woman; at length he said, "Thaa wants me to baptize th' little un, I reckon." "If yo' pleeas," she replied.
To which he received the curt reply: 'Thaa con pleeas thisel. Mr. Penrose knelt by the bedside of the poor mammon-worshipper self-blinded and hardened by the god of this world and with a full soul cried: 'Merciful Father!
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