The Lord is my shepherd—I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake——
Nancy
[In a whisper.]
Yea, tho' I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me——
[Abe stops, looks up at his mother in amazement.]
Abe
Ma——
Nancy
Remember always, my boy, that God is with you! He is in the day and the night. He is in the sun and the wind, the trees and the grass—and not a sparrow falls to the ground without He knows. You recollect the year you put up those gourds there——
[She points to the pole.]