Do you think he's a good man, Cynthy Ann ?" "Well, no, though I don't want to set in no jedgment on nobody; but I don't see as how as he kin be good and wear all of them costly apparels that's so forbid in the Bible, to say nothing of the Dis_cip_line.

The Bible says you must know a tree by its fruits, and I 'low his'n is mostly watch-seals.

I think a good sound conversion at the mourners' bench would make him strip off some of them things, and put them into the missionary collection.

Though maybe he a'n't so bad arter all, fer Jonas says that liker'n not the things a'n't gold, but pewter washed over.

But I'm afeard he's wor'ly-minded.