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Sunday.
Faith has behaved like a witch all day. She knocked down three crickets and six hymn-books in church this morning, and this afternoon horrified the assembled and devout congregation by turning round in the middle of the long prayer, and, in a loud and distinct voice, asking Mrs. Quirk for "‘nother those pepp'mints such as you gave me one Sunday a good many years ago, you 'member. " After church, her mother tried a few Bible questions to keep her still.