114/154 The minister was sick, and he was applied to, in his capacity of _helper_, to perform funeral rites, and he left his watch to do it. He said, his heavenly Master called him, and he _would_ go though he expected a flogging. He must serve his Savior whatever come. "Can't put we in dungeon _now_," said Grandfather Jacob with a triumphant look. He come to Antigo first--he'll be in Merica soon." When the time had come for him to leave, he came and pressed our hands, and fervently gave us his patriarchal blessing. |