"Yes, I can, if he believes that he would be better off in another world."
"But he don't know that."
"Then he ain't got religion, an' don't b'l'eve what God says."
"Oh, yas, Hendricks. You know it would skeer you might'ly ef you knowed you had ter die ter-day."
"I'm not religious, but ter know that I had ter die ter-day wouldn't skeer me."
"I think it would, Hendricks."
"But I know it wouldn't; so now, fur the sake uv argyment, let us say that I have got ter die ter-day."
"Yas," rejoined old Blue, "we ken say it fur argyment's sake, an' it won't skeer you, but ef it was sho' 'nuff, it would."
"Wall, then, say it's sho' 'nuff."
"We ken say it, but that won't skeer you, fur you know it ain't true."