. The Hoosier schoolmaster; a novel . f, said Ralph, slowly and very earnestly. You dont say? said Bud, almost getting offhis seat. Why, you see the town he lived in was a roughplace. It was called Nazareth, which meant Bush-town. ;You dont say? And he was called a Nazarene, which was aboutthe same as backwoodsman/ And Ralph read the different passages which hehad studied at Sunday-school, illustrating the con-descension of Jesus, the stories of the publicans,the harlots, the poor, who came to him. And heread about Nathanael, who lived only six milesaway, saying, * Can any good thing come out
. The Hoosier schoolmaster; a novel . f, said Ralph, slowly and very earnestly. You dont say? said Bud, almost getting offhis seat. Why, you see the town he lived in was a roughplace. It was called Nazareth, which meant Bush-town. ;You dont say? And he was called a Nazarene, which was aboutthe same as backwoodsman/ And Ralph read the different passages which hehad studied at Sunday-school, illustrating the con-descension of Jesus, the stories of the publicans,the harlots, the poor, who came to him. And heread about Nathanael, who lived only six milesaway, saying, * Can any good thing come out ofNazareth ? Jus what Clifty folks says about Flat Crick,broke in Bud. * Do you think I could begin without being bap-tized ? he added presently. 120 THE HOOSIER SCHOOL-MASTER. : Why not ? Lets begin now to do the best wecan, by his help. ; You mean, then, that Im to begin now to putin my best licks for Jesus Christ, and that hellhelp me ? This shocked Ralphs veneration a little. But itwas the sincere utterance of an earnest soul. It. THE CHURCH OF THE BEST LICKS. may not have been an orthodox start, but it wasthe one start for Bud. And there be those whohave repeated with the finest aesthetic appreciationthe old English liturgies who have never known <j <~f religious aspiration so sincere as that of this ignorantyoung Hercules, whose best confession was that hemeant hereafter to put in his best licks for Jesus THE CHURCH OF THE BEST LICKS. 121 Christ. And there be those who can define re-pentance and faith to the turning of a hair whonever made so genuine a start for the kingdom ofHeaven as Bud Means did. Ralph said yes, that he thought that was just least, he guessed if there was something more,the man that was putting in his best licks would besure to find it out. Do you think hed help a feller ? Seems to meit would be number one to have God help to help you fight other folks, but to help youwhen it comes to fighting the devil inside. Butyou see I dont be
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