490 A RELIGIOUS COLLOQUY

is in heaven, and made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and all
that in them is.

Wefe. No makee de earth. No you God make all earth; no
make my country.

[W. A. laughed a little at her expression, of God not making her
country.]

Wee. No laugh. Why laugh me? This no thing to laugh.

{ He was justly reproved by his wife, for she was more serious than he
at first.]

W. A. That’s true indeed. I will not laugh any more, my
dear.

Wife. Why you say you God make all ?

Wat. Yes, child; our God made the whole world, and you,
and me, and all things. For he is the only true God; there is no
God but him. Te lives for ever in heaven.

Wife. Why you no tell me long ago ?

W. A. That’s true indeed. But I have been a wicked wretch,
and have not only forgotten to acquaint thee with anything before,
but have lived without God in the world myself.

Wife. What! have you de great God in you country, you no
know him? No say “0” to him? No do good thing for him ?
That no possible !

_ WA. It is too true; though, for all that, we live as if there
was no God in heaven, or that he had no power on earth.

Wife. But why God let you do so? Why he no makee you
good live ?

W. A. It is all our own fault.

Wie. But you say me he is great, much great, have much great
power ; can makee kill when he will. Why he no makee kill
when you no serve him? No say “O” tohim’? No be good mans.

W. A. That is true. He might strike me dead; and I ought
to expect it, for IT have been a wicked wretch, that is true. But
God is merciful, and does not deal with us as we deserve.

Wife. But then do not you tell God tankee for that too?

W. A. No, indeed; [have not thanked God for his mercy any
more than I have feared God tor his power.