W.A. She said she liked it very well; and it was much better than in her country.
R.C. But did you tell her what marriage was?
W.A. Ay, ay, there began all our dialogue. I asked her, if she would be married to me our way? She asked me, what way that was? I told her marriage was appointed of God; and here we had a strange talk together indeed, as ever man and wife had, I believe.
[N.B. This dialogue between W. Atkins and his wife, as I took it down in writing just after he told it me, was as follows:]
Wife. Appointed by your God! Why, have you a God in your country?
W.A. Yes, my dear; God is in every country.
Wife. No your God in my country; my country have the great old Benamuckee God.
W.A. Child, I am very unfit to shew you who God is; God is in heaven, and made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and all that in them is.
Wife. No makee de earth; no you God makee de earth; no make my country.
[W.A. laughed a little at her expression of God not making her country.]