human
Only child of my only darter.
gpt
Father dead?
human
Better be, replied the deacon, bitterly.
gpt
He left her soon after they were married.
human
Mean skunk!
gpt
I want to judge as I'd _be_ judged, replied the deacon;
human
Good for the gal,
gpt
Of course, we forgave her. We'd hev done it ef she married Satan himself, continued the deacon.
human
But we begged her to bring her husband up home, an' let us look at him. Whatever was good enough for _her_ to love was good enough for us, and we meant to try to love Hesby's husband.
gpt
Done yer credit, deacon, too, declared Tom, and again the crowd uttered a confirmatory murmur.
human
Ef some folks--deacons, too--wuz ez good--But go ahead, deac'n.
gpt
Next thing we heard from her, he had gone to the place he was raised in; but a friend of his, who went with him, came back, an' let out he'd got tight, an' been arrested. She writ him right off, beggin' him to come home, and go with her up to our place, where he could be out of temptation an' where she'd love him dearer than ever.
human
Pure gold, by thunder! ejaculated Tom, while a low
gpt
You bet,