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Do you think He bothers his head much about who’s a-goin’ to marry who?

I know He does! I’ll tell you why!

I’d ruther not hear it now! I got too much else to think about—with killin’ in the air!

But I want to explain afore it’s too late. I want you to know that my love fer you wus ordained from above. The first time I ever thought o’ marryin’ you, Jude, ’us when I seen you in church the day I got religion!

Mebby you wouldn’t ha’ thought of it then if you’d been a-studyin’ ’bout your religion like you’d ought ha? been.

I wus, Jude! That’s jist the p’int! The whole thing ’us spiritual! I mind it jist as well as if it ’us yistidy! Preachin’ ’us over an’ they ’us singin’ “None but Christ.” When they come to the verse,