Beadle's Dime Novels No. 142: The Sagamore of Saco — page 60: what you’re looking at

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G2 THE SAGAMORE OF SACO. for every man carried his musket into the house of God in those days, and worshiped armed to the teeth. Join Bonyton cast a fiery eye over the assemblage, and waved his hand. “ Tell your people to sit down. I shall stand.” The minister gave the signal, and the congregation became seated. “ Come up here, John Bonyton, and sit by me. God forbid that you should be globin as was Joab, grasping the horns of the altar.” “Thomas Jenner, I pray thee proceed with thy ministra- tions; no man will lay hand upon me. You pray and preach ; T will listen to you.” Whereat the Rev. Mr. Jenner gave the people a sermon, which lasted two hours of that hot, midsummer day, in which he enlarged upon the duty of every man, who had come into this new Canaan to plant here the Ark ef the Covenant of God, to hold himself in readiness to drive out the hesthen, root and branch, as the Israelites of old were commanied to do, when they crossed the Jordan into the promised land, and failing in which, the Jews brought down upon themselves the judgment of an offended Leader and Judge, even the Most High God. » Fierce looks and angry glances lighted upon the head of John Bonyton, but he moved nor hand nor foot, nor turned away his eye from contemplating the face of the min- ister, all through the long sermon. When it closed, he walk- ed up and stood in front of the communion-table, and looked up at the singers with a pleasant face, although it is recorded . that they introduced into their tane more quavers and demi- ~semi-quavers than of right belonged to it. The miuister, leaning over the pulpit, said - “ John Bonyton, I command thee to go thy way.” A pleasant smile passed over the handsome face of the sagamorc, and he glanced over his shoulder, upward at Ma. | Jenner, and replied : “Bid thy sheep betake themselves to the fold, ewes and lambs, Thoiaas Jenner, and I will await their exit.” Whereat the minister pronounced the benediction, and the ER eitet eae e* a comicbooks7com . a ‘ -. cig + Te,