'Where is my mother?'
'At a prayer meeting at Pastor Tappau's. She has taken Prudence.
Faith has left the room this minute. I will call her.' And Lois was
going towards the kitchen, when he placed himself between her and
the door.
'Lois,' said he, 'the time is going by, and I cannot wait much
longer. The visions come thick upon me, and my sight grows clearer
and clearer. Only this last night, camping out in the woods, I saw
in my soul, between sleeping and waking, the spirit come and offer
thee two lots, and the colour of the one was white, like a bride's,
and the other was black and red, which is, being interpreted, a
violent death. And when thou didst choose the latter the spirit
said unto me, 'Come!' and I came, and did as I was bidden. I put it
on thee with mine own hands,
