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blandly interrupts

blandly interrupts by inquiring if he is a member of the clergy at this moment. Welle, returns the parson, with characteristic drawl, cant zactly say i am. The natural seediness of the parson excites suspicion, nevertheless he is scrupulous of his white cravat, and preserves withal a strictly clerical aspect. Having paused a few moments and exchanged glances with the judge, he continues i do nigger preaching on sundaythat is parson patterson corrects himself, i hold forth, here and therewe are all flesh and bloodon plantations when i have a demand for my services. Our large planters hold it good policy to encourage the piety of their property. You make a good thing of it. Inquires the judge, jocosely. The parson replies, with much meekness of manner, that business is not so good as