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 never thought on't at that time, or I would mebby jined in the play, but somebody pushed on ahead of Josiah and me, and Thomas J. and Maggie wuz swep' on by the crowd, so when I paused before her I jest sez, "How do you do, Miss Greene Smythe?" And, bein' all wrought up about that Heathen, I couldn't seem to help tacklin' her then and there, for I felt that a delay of even a day or two might be too late, sez I, "You have got a splendid show here to-night and money is flowin' like water for that Heathen, but for mercy sake don't let that money go to him without a letter goin' at the same time to warn that Heathen of the deceitfulness of riches, for I d'no," sez I, "but he would break out and kick higher and devour more missionaries than ever if he hain't warned in time."

She smiled sort o' queer, and Leicester whispered sunthin' to her and sort o' giggled, but I wuzn't goin' to be danted by a Dangler, I turned my attention to him for a minute, "You know," sez I, "how soon pride can be overthrowed and trompled on."

His face changed in a minute, the heels of that colt seemed to enter his stomach agin, and he looked browbeat and mortified. The Danglers behind her clapped their hands softly and seemed to enjoy my remarks dretfully. But the crowd wuz pressin' on my rear and time wuz passin', and I sez agin: "Come and see me if you can, before you send that money; I have got a number of Bible verses I would love to put in that letter, and a few tracks."

She smiled agin that sort of a queer smile, and the crowd bore us on, I feelin' the sweet calm of one who hasn't shrunk from duty. Well, Josiah wuz bound to go into the big tent where more vittles wuz spread out than