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"No'm I ain't goin' to no church wid nobody. I ain't j'ined no
church, caze I ain't never had no b'lief as no 'sperience, and you
can't jine 'thout you is got 'ligion. Hits too late now I reckon. I
used ter want ter jine, but Mr. Charlie say 'ligion wuz jes' er pack
er foolishness, en dat all dat shoutin' en whoopin' en hollerin' what
folks did, want nothin' but foolishness neither." She paused a moment,
then added. "En I thought he know'd. No'm, I didn't never jine en hits
too late now I reckon, I b'lieves Heaven's a good place to go to though,
but I can't tell you how come, caze I down know nothin' 'bout hit. I
ain't never 'fessed no hope in Christ, ain't never sung none of dem
old songs lack I hear 'em sing.

'De folks keep a-crowdin' on de gospel ship

There's no use a-waitin' fer de 'scursion trip.'

"En I know dere ain't, dere sho' ain't, but I feels de need ter
be baptized caze hit soon be time fer me ter ride on de Jordan tide
en I ain't ready, no
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