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Chapter 5

           Andnowtheministerprayed. Agood,generousprayeritwas,andwentintodetails: itpleadedforthechurch,andthelittlechildrenofthechurch; fortheotherchurchesofthevillage; forthevillageitself; forthecounty; fortheState; fortheStateofficers; fortheUnitedStates; forthechurchesoftheUnitedStates; forCongress; forthePresident; fortheofficersoftheGovernment; forpoorsailors,tossedbystormyseas; fortheoppressedmillionsgroaningundertheheelofEuropeanmonarchiesandOrientaldespotisms; forsuchashavethelightandthegoodtidings,andyethavenoteyestoseenorearstohearwithal; fortheheatheninthefarislandsofthesea; andclosedwithasupplicationthatthewordshewasabouttospeakmightfindgraceandfavor,andbeasseedsowninfertileground,yieldingintimeagratefulharvestofgood. Amen. 

           Therewasarustlingofdresses,andthestandingcongregationsatdown. Theboywhosehistorythisbookrelatesdidnotenjoytheprayer,heonlyendureditifheevendidthatmuch. Hewasrestiveallthroughit; hekepttallyofthedetailsoftheprayer,unconsciouslyforhewasnotlistening,butheknewthegroundofold,andtheclergyman’sregularrouteoverit andwhenalittletrifleofnewmatterwasinterlarded,hiseardetecteditandhiswholenatureresentedit; heconsideredadditionsunfair,andscoundrelly. Inthemidstoftheprayeraflyhadlitonthebackofthepewinfrontofhimandtorturedhisspiritbycalmlyrubbingitshandstogether,embracingitsheadwithitsarms,andpolishingitsovigorouslythatitseemedtoalmostpartcompanywiththebody,andtheslenderthreadofaneckwasexposedtoview; scrapingitswingswithitshindlegsandsmoothingthemtoitsbodyasiftheyhadbeencoat-tails; goingthroughitswholetoiletastranquillyasifitknewitwasperfectlysafe. 

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