Christian herald and signs of our times . rds. You burnt out, too, AuntNancy ? asks the clergyman. Yass, seh ; de fiah done burn evything up—evything but de ole Bible. Did not you have time to save any clothes oranything ? Nuthin tall, seh. The fiah wuz a-blazinfore we know, and I jess seed de smoke and delight, and I meek a dash for de ole book, andtoted it right out, and Sam he was kind oskeered, too, and he come away with all done burnt up now, suah. What made you take care of the Bible,Nancy ? Well, srh, Ise alays set a heap o store byde ole book. Ole mistis done give it me fore
Christian herald and signs of our times . rds. You burnt out, too, AuntNancy ? asks the clergyman. Yass, seh ; de fiah done burn evything up—evything but de ole Bible. Did not you have time to save any clothes oranything ? Nuthin tall, seh. The fiah wuz a-blazinfore we know, and I jess seed de smoke and delight, and I meek a dash for de ole book, andtoted it right out, and Sam he was kind oskeered, too, and he come away with all done burnt up now, suah. What made you take care of the Bible,Nancy ? Well, srh, Ise alays set a heap o store byde ole book. Ole mistis done give it me forede wah. She foun out Id larn to read, cozMiss Charlotte she teached me, and she lowedI knew, and when ole marster died, an I wuzin thyah an seed her a-crying an a-praying, Ijesstole her shed see him agin whar der wuzno moh pahtin. An she sed, - How vo knowthat, Nancy ? and 1 sed it wuz in de Bible, an Iread it ofen. An she sed had 1 de Bible. Idone tole her no, but I read it in ole marstersBible down in de parlor. Well, she sed, Nancy,. Aunt Nancys Bible. thets yo own Bible, den, an she done give itme torectly. An I done got ligion, and longstto de Church, and I read de Bible constant. Idon mine de house things a mite, coz de Biblewuz saved. But where shall you live, Nancy ? What areyou going to do ? I don know dat, sah. I low Ill managesomehow. Degood Lawd 11 take .keer o me tillmy time comes. I kin trust Him. Dr. Ely sent the faithful old woman to the par-sonage while he went to see what could be doneto help the sufferers, and to find shelter forthem temporarily until they could get other!homes. He was busy in his work of mercy all jmorning, and one and another were told to goto the parsonage for their dinner. As he wendedhis way homeward that night, with the goodnews that arrangements had been made for theaccommodation of every one for that night, atany rate, old Nancys words recurred to him. I can trust Him, she had said, and the clergy-man, looking back over a long exper
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