human
In affliction?
gpt
Yes, sir,
human
Parent?--father or mother?
gpt
No, sir.
human
Child, perhaps?--a boy or a girl?
gpt
No, sir, not a child; I have no children.
human
Husband, then, I expect?
gpt
Yes,
human
Hum! cholery? A tradin' man may be?
gpt
My husband was a seafaring man, the captain of a vessel; he didn't die of cholera; he was drowned.
human
O, drowned, eh? pursued the inquisitor, hesitating for a brief instant.
gpt
Save his _chist_?
human
Yes; the vessel was saved, and my husband's effects,
gpt
asked the Yankee, his eyes brightening up.
human
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
gpt
Don't you think that you have great cause to be thankful that he was a pious man, and saved his _chist_?
human
I do,