Sarah's Choice
“The boy had caught on quickly and didn’t complain about a thing. With the exception of Sarah giving Elias the cold shoulder on Sunday while she became friendlier toward the blacksmith, things were looking up for Elias. He was quite sure that she was still angry with him for asking if Sammy could lead his mules.
“Hey, Ned,” Bart Jarmon called as they passed his boat, going in the opposite direction, “I hear ya went for a dip in the canal yesterday.”
Ned leaned over the boat and waved at Bart. “F...ound the Lord and got myself baptized, that’s what I did!”
Bart leaned his head back and roared. “So you’ve done got religion now, huh?”
“That’s right. I’m a new man in Christ, and I’ve given up chewin’, cussin’, smokin’, and drinkin’. From now on, I’ll be totin’ a Bible everywhere I go.”
Bart put his hands around his neck and coughed, like he was gagging. “Well, you’d better stay far away from me then, ‘cause I sure don’t want none of that holier-than-thou religious stuff rubbin’ off on me.”MoreLess
“Hey, Ned,” Bart Jarmon called as they passed his boat, going in the opposite direction, “I hear ya went for a dip in the canal yesterday.”
Ned leaned over the boat and waved at Bart. “F...ound the Lord and got myself baptized, that’s what I did!”
Bart leaned his head back and roared. “So you’ve done got religion now, huh?”
“That’s right. I’m a new man in Christ, and I’ve given up chewin’, cussin’, smokin’, and drinkin’. From now on, I’ll be totin’ a Bible everywhere I go.”
Bart put his hands around his neck and coughed, like he was gagging. “Well, you’d better stay far away from me then, ‘cause I sure don’t want none of that holier-than-thou religious stuff rubbin’ off on me.”MoreLess
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