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chelor Lot was unusually thoughtful. "Heh!" said he, in his thin drawl. "The Lord knew he was seafe enough--knew he'd a been seafe enough if he'd a said tew; knew he'd a been seafe enough if he'd a said eone, for there's his own statement to the effect--heh!--that there wasn't a righteous man eanywhere, no, not eone." "Not much leeway, that's a fact, Bachelder," said Captain Sartell, who had an embarrassed way, particularly when discussing subjects of a religious nature, of twisting his powerful blonde head about, and swallowing very hard. "D----d little leeway, I must confess,--wall--all the same for you and me, Bachelder." Bachelor Lot smiled a little. "Heh! What was it about that couple, Almiry (Grandma Keeler) was tellin' about--Antynias and Sapfiry--heh, Captain? What streuck 'em eany way? It wasn't because they went out o' meetin', was it? I think it would be a satisfaction to the company, Captain, if you would relate the circumstance." The brave and honest captain craned his neck about with several hard gulps. "Wall, to tell the truth, Bachelder, I ain't quite so well posted with the Old Testament as I be with the New, but," he continued, resolutely, "if it would be any favor to the company--as near as I calkalate, this ere Antynias heered that the Lord was a goin' by, and, as near as I calkalate, he clim' up in a tree to see him pass." The captain writhed fearfully, but did not flinch, "And, as near as I calkalate, he got on to a rotten limb, and it let him down. That is," he remarked, with concluding agony, "as near as I calkalate." "Heh! yees, much obleeged, I'm sure," said Bachelor Lot. "I, heh! I recall the anecdote now, perfectly, but wheere--wheere was Sapf_i_ry?" "Wall," the captain gave a gulp that actually brought the tears to his eyes; "as near as I calkalate, Sapf_i_ry was under the limb." "Certainly," said Bachelor Lot; "certainly! and a veery unfortunate poseetion for Sapf_i_ry it was, too. I weesh you would be so kind as to eenform the company in what part of the Sacred Writ this little anecdote is recorded, Captain, as I for one should very much leike to look it up." Captain Sartell took a determined step forward. "Look y' here, Bachelder," said he; "I don't want no hard words betwixt you and me, for there never has been. But a man's word is a man's word, and a man's friends had ought to stick by it, and I want you to understand that, on this ere point, I ain't agoin' to have
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