The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . red with mud fromhead to foot, it was hardly to be wondered thatthe proprietors wife didnt know who or what Iwas. But directly she found out, she seemedgenuinely pleased, and went to the door. Rudolf, she called—* Rudolf, come in atonce and see the Herr Minister. Rudolf appeared, breathless, and not too wellpleased. He was a boy of nine, bare-footed androughly dressed, but sharp as a needle. He knows nothing, his mother said ; hesalways asking questions, but I dont know howto answer them. Rudolf and I talked
The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . red with mud fromhead to foot, it was hardly to be wondered thatthe proprietors wife didnt know who or what Iwas. But directly she found out, she seemedgenuinely pleased, and went to the door. Rudolf, she called—* Rudolf, come in atonce and see the Herr Minister. Rudolf appeared, breathless, and not too wellpleased. He was a boy of nine, bare-footed androughly dressed, but sharp as a needle. He knows nothing, his mother said ; hesalways asking questions, but I dont know howto answer them. Rudolf and I talked about sawmills and lumberand carpentering for some time. But beforegoing I produced from my pack a little pictureof the Crucifixion, and asked the boy if he hadheard of Christ. Jesus Christ! he answered, Jesus Christ!You bet your life I have. The men are alwayssaying it ; and I say it too. I told him thestory of the Crucifixion. Say, what sort of lumber did they use for thecross ? he asked eagerly. Guess they had six-inch nails to drive through His hands and feet,didnt they ? 32. STUCK IN THE MUD
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