The Bushwhackers Other Stories
The Bushwhackers Other Stories
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He is right now up yander in the church- house, fur I seen the light, an' I 161 PANTHER OF JOLTON'S RIDGE hearn his voice lifted in prayer ez I kem by. " The four brothers glanced at one an- other with hot, wild eyes. They had reason to suspect that they were them- selves the subject of the parson's sup- plications, and they resented this as a liberty. They had prized their standing in the church not because they were religious, in the proper sense of the word, but from a realization of its soc...ial value. In these primitive regions the sustaining of a reputation for spe- cial piety is a sort of social distinction and a guarantee of a certain position. The moonshiners neither knew nor cared what true religion might be. To obey its precepts or to inconven- ience themselves with its restraints, was alike far from their intention. They had received with boundless amazement the first intimation that the personal and practical religion 162 PANTHER OF JOLTON'S RIDGE which the "skimpy saint" had brought into the gorge might consistently inter- fere with the liquor trade, the illicit distilling of whisky, and the unlimited imbibing thereof by themselves and the sottish company that frequented the still-house.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He is right now up yander in the church- house, fur I seen the light, an' I 161 PANTHER OF JOLTON'S RIDGE hearn his voice lifted in prayer ez I kem by. " The four brothers glanced at one an- other with hot, wild eyes. They had reason to suspect that they were them- selves the subject of the parson's sup- plications, and they resented this as a liberty. They had prized their standing in the church not because they were religious, in the proper sense of the word, but from a realization of its soc...ial value. In these primitive regions the sustaining of a reputation for spe- cial piety is a sort of social distinction and a guarantee of a certain position. The moonshiners neither knew nor cared what true religion might be. To obey its precepts or to inconven- ience themselves with its restraints, was alike far from their intention. They had received with boundless amazement the first intimation that the personal and practical religion 162 PANTHER OF JOLTON'S RIDGE which the "skimpy saint" had brought into the gorge might consistently inter- fere with the liquor trade, the illicit distilling of whisky, and the unlimited imbibing thereof by themselves and the sottish company that frequented the still-house.
What to read after The Bushwhackers Other Stories?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Charles Egbert Craddock to read onlineMoreLess
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