Some on 'em are intarmined to pay neither debt nor interest, and give nothin' but lip in retarn.' "'Now,' sais he, a pretendin' to take no notice of this,' you know we have the Voluntary with us, Mr.Slick.' He said "_Mister_" that time, for he began to get formal on puppus to stop jokes; but, dear me, where all men are equal what's the use of one man tryin' to look big?
He must take to growin' agin I guess to do that.

'You know we have the Voluntary with us, Mr.Slick,' sais he.
"'Jist so,' sais I.
"'Well, what's the meanin' of that ?' "'Why,' sais I, 'that you support religion or let it alone, as you like; that you can take it up as a pedlar does his pack, carry it till you are tired, then lay it down, set on it, and let it support you." "'Exactly,' sais he; 'it is voluntary on the hearer, and it's jist so with the minister, too; for his preachin' is voluntary also.

He can preach or lot it alone, as he likes.

It's voluntary all through.

It's a bad rule that won't work both ways.' "'Well,' says I, 'there is a good deal in that, too.' I said that just to lead him on.
"'A good deal!' sais he, 'why it's every thing.