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As I have but four wives and Brother Drebber here has seven, it appears to me that my claim is the stronger one." "Nay, nay, Brother Stangerson," cried the other; "the question is not how many wives we have, but how many we can keep. My father has now given over his mills to me, and I am the richer man." AS I HAVE BUT FOUR WIVES AND BROTHER DREBBER HERE HAS SEVEN IT APPEARS TO ME THAT MY CLAIM IS A STRONGER ONE NAY NAY BROTHER STANGERSON CRIED THE OTHER THE QUESTION IS NOT HOW MANY WIVES WE HAVE BUT HOW MANY WE CAN KEEP MY FATHER HAS NOW GIVEN OVER HIS MILLS TO ME AND I AM THE RICHER MAN
 on entering to find two young men in possession of his sitting-room. One, with a long pale face, was leaning back in the rocking-chair, with his feet cocked up upon the stove. The other, a bull-necked youth with coarse bloated features, was standing in front of the window with his hands in his pocket, whistling a popular hymn. Both of them nodded to Ferrier as he entered, and the one in the rocking-chair commenced the conversation. “Maybe you don’t know us,” he said. “This here is the son of Elder Drebber, and I’m Joseph Stangerson, who travelled with you in the desert when the Lord stretched out His hand and gathered you into the true fold.” “As He will all the nations in His own good time,” said the other in a nasal voice; “He grindeth slowly but exceeding small.” John Ferrier bowed coldly. He had guessed who his visitors were. “We have come,” continued Stangerson, “at the advice of our fathers to solicit the hand of your daughter for whichever of us may seem good to you and to her. F THE GATE STILL MORE SURPRISED WAS HE ON ENTERING TO FIND TWO YOUNG MEN IN POSSESSION OF HIS SITTING ROOM ONE WITH A LONG PALE FACE WAS LEANING BACK IN THE ROCKING CHAIR WITH HIS FEET COCKED UP UPON THE STOVE THE OTHER A BULL NECKED YOUTH WITH COARSE BLOATED FEATURES WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW WITH HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKET WHISTLING A POPULAR HYMN BOTH OF THEM NODDED TO FERRIER AS HE ENTERED AND THE ONE IN THE ROCKING CHAIR COMMENCED THE CONVERSATION MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW US HE SAID THIS HERE IS THE SON OF ELDER DRUBBER AND I'M JOSEPH STANGERSON WHO TRAVELLED WITH YOU IN THE DESERT WHEN THE LORD STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND AND GATHERED YOU INTO THE TRUE FOLD HE WILL ALL THE NATIONS IN HIS OWN GOOD TIME SAID THE OTHER IN A NASAL VOICE HE GRINDETH SLOWLY BUT EXCEEDING SMALL JOHN FERRIER BOWED COLDLY HE HAD GUESSED WHO HIS VISITORS WERE WE HAVE COME CONTINUED STANGERSON AT THE ADVICE OF OUR FATHERS TO SOLICIT THE HAND OF YOUR DAUGHTER FOR WHICHEVER OF US MAY SEEM GOOD TO YOU AND TO HER
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