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Daddy Tuggar has been 'talking religion' to me, and, pardon me for saying it, I found his words more convincing than even yours." "I am not jealous of him," said Annie, gladly. "I can't help thinking that God does see and care, in that He prevented your marriage." Annie blushed deeply, and said, coldly, "I am sorry you touched upon that subject," and she left the room.
Gregory felt so much better that he thought he could venture to make a parting call on Daddy Tuggar. He found the old man smoking on his porch, and his reception was as warm and demonstrative as his first had been a month ago, though of a different nature. Gregory lighted a cigar and sat down beside him. "I'm wonderful glad to see you," said Mr. Tuggar.
Tuggar, it has turned out very well, for I would rather you had fired what you did than either stones or butter." "Now my wife would say that that speech showed you was 'totally depraved. And this brings me back to my 'fall from grace. Now, yer see, to please my wife some and Miss Eulie more, I was tryin' cussed hard to stop swearin' "
"Annie, I don't see on what grounds you call Daddy Tuggar a good man," said Miss Eulie, emphatically. "Please understand me, aunty," said Annie, earnestly. "I did not say he was a Christian man, but merely a good man as the world goes; and I know I shall shock you when I say that I have more faith in him than in his praying and Scripture-quoting wife.
Walton's death, leaving Annie defenceless, as it were, in the hands of a man like Hunting, seemed another of the dark and cruel mysteries which to him made up human life. The death that had given Daddy Tuggar such an impulse toward faith and hope only led him to say with intense bitterness, "God has forgotten His world, and the devil rules it." "Mr.
"Now bless you, Miss Annie, but it takes you to put in a 'word in season. The Lord knows I'm a well-meanin' man, but I can't seem to get much furder. I've had an awful 'fall from grace, my wife says. I did try to stop swearin', but that chap there " "Oh, excuse me," interrupted Annie. "Mr. Gregory, this is our friend and neighbor Mr. Tuggar.
We need you here, and He orter know it. What's the use of prayin' if you get just the opposite of what you pray for?" "Suppose the opposite is best? I'm an old man a shock of corn fully ripe. I'm ready to be gathered." "Are yer goin' to die?" asked the old man, in an awed whisper. "No, Mr. Tuggar; I've been growing old and feeble, I've been dying for a long time.
I was under the impression that you were acquainted," she added, with a mischievous look at her companion. "We are. I have met this gentleman before," he replied, with a wry face. "Pardon the interruption, Mr. Tuggar, and please go on with your explanation." "Mr. Gregory, I owe you a 'pology. I'm a well-meanin' man, and if I do any one a wrong I'm willin' to own it up and do the square thing.
Please leave me now. I know how kind and well-meant your words are, but they are mockery to me;" and he turned his face to the wall. Miss Eulie sighed very deeply, but felt that his case was beyond her skill. Daddy Tuggar was at first grievously disappointed. He had wrought himself up into the hope of a celestial scene, and the abrupt and quiet termination of Mr.
Before going to the house, they called on Daddy Tuggar. He was so amazed that he could only ejaculate, "Evenin'." "Mr. Tuggar, I have acted on your suggestion," said Gregory. "I thought Miss Walton would be good company forever, and I have the promise of it." "To think that I should have cussed you!" said the old man, in an awed tone.
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