《芭比之圣诞童话》

《 《芭比之圣诞童话》》

　　I was sensibly touched with this discourse, and told him hisinference was so just, and the whole design seemed so sincere, andwas really so religious in its own nature, that I was very sorry Ihad interrupted him, and begged him to go on; and, in the meantime,because it seemed that what we had both to say might take up sometime, I told him I was going to the Englishmen's plantations, andasked him to go with me, and we might discourse of it by the way.He told me he would the more willingly wait on me thither, becausethere partly the thing was acted which he desired to speak to meabout; so we walked on, and I pressed him to be free and plain withme in what he had to say.

　　We talked a little, and I did not perceive that they had any bookamong them, though I did not ask; but I put my hand into my pocket,and pulled out my Bible. "Here," said I to Atkins, "I have broughtyou an assistant that perhaps you had not before." The man was soconfounded that he was not able to speak for some time; but,recovering himself, he takes it with both his hands, and turning tohis wife, "Here, my dear," says he, "did not I tell you our God,though He lives above, could hear what we have said? Here's thebook I prayed for when you and I kneeled down under the bush; nowGod has heard us and sent it." When he had said so, the man fellinto such passionate transports, that between the joy of having it,and giving God thanks for it, the tears ran down his face like achild that was crying.

　　My magazine of powder and arms which I brought them was such, evento profusion, that they could not but rejoice at them; for now theycould march as I used to do, with a musket upon each shoulder, ifthere was occasion; and were able to fight a thousand savages, ifthey had but some little advantages of situation, which also theycould not miss, if they had occasion.