W.A. — God has spoken to some good men in former days, even from heaven, by plain words; and God has inspired good men by His Spirit; and they have written all His laws down in a book.

Wife. — Me no understand that; where is book?

W.A. — Alas! my poor creature, I have not this book; but I hope I shall one time or other get it for you, and help you to read it.

[Here he embraced her with great affection, but with inexpressible grief that he had not a Bible.]

Wife. — But how you makee me know that God teachee them to write that book?

W.A. — By the same rule that we know Him to be God.

Wife. — What rule? What way you know Him?