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XLII. Joseph and His Burden—Buck's Head

           "ButI’veneverchangedasingledoctrine:I’vestucklikeaplastertotheoldfaithIwasbornin.Yes;there’sthistobesaidfortheChurch,amancanbelongtotheChurchandbideinhischeerfuloldinn,andnevertroubleorworryhismindaboutdoctrinesatall.Buttobeameetinger,youmustgotochapelinallwindsandweathers,andmakeyerselfasfranticasaskit.Notbutthatchapelmembersbecleverchapsenoughintheirway.Theycanliftupbeautifulprayersoutoftheirownheads,allabouttheirfamiliesandshipwrecksinthenewspaper."

           "Theycantheycan,"saidMarkClark,withcorroborativefeeling;"butweChurchmen,yousee,musthaveitallprintedaforehand,or,dangitall,weshouldnomoreknowwhattosaytoagreatgafferliketheLordthanbabesunborn."

           "Chapelfolkbemorehand-in-glovewiththemabovethanwe,"saidJoseph,thoughtfully.

           "Yes,"saidCoggan."Weknowverywellthatifanybodydogotoheaven,theywill.They’veworkedhardforit,andtheydeservetohaveit,suchas’tis.Ibain’tsuchafoolastopretendthatwewhosticktotheChurchhavethesamechanceasthey,becauseweknowwehavenot.ButIhateafellerwho’llchangehisoldancientdoctrinesforthesakeofgettingtoheaven.I’dassoonturnking’s-evidenceforthefewpoundsyouget.Why,neighbours,wheneveryoneofmytatieswerefrosted,ourParsonThirdlywerethemanwhogavemeasackforseed,thoughhehardlyhadoneforhisownuse,andnomoneytobuy’em.Ifithadn’tbeenforhim,Ishouldn’thaehadatatietoputinmygarden.

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