"Certainly not; but the sight was a painful one."
"I know there's a sight of difference in corpses. Perfessors of religion make the peacefullest."
"Was she not one?"
"Well, no; and she was took so bad she hadn't time to perfess. Beside Dan'el tells me she suffered uncommon till the very last breath, that makes her look more distressin' than she would."
"Is he a professor?"
"No, my family didn't seem to lean that way. But my! they was a sight better'n some that did let on they was very good."
"He will become a Christian now, surely."
"Tain't likely. One soon forgets the feelins death leaves, and then we all look for a quiet spell afore we die." I felt as if skeleton fingers were clutching at my vitals; and altogether terrified I rose to go.
"The funeral will be to-morrow at two o'clock; perhaps you wouldn't mind coming?"
"If you would like me to attend, I will do so."