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MRS. PARTINGTON ON THE “RELIGIOUS
TEST.”
“The religious taste among politicians!” exclaimed
Mrs. Partington, as her opinion was asked on the great
question that was then agitating the people of New
Hampshire; and she smiled incredulously as she answered,
“I never heerd that they had any religious
taste at all, nor religious feeling, nuther, for that matter.
We see that all the politicians this 'ere way that ever
had any religion has give it all up. There is Parson
Trot, who used to compound the gospel up in the old
church, has come out a politicioner, and where is his
religious taste, now, I should like to know? and there 's
lots just like him” —
“But, dear madam,” quoth the interrogator, blandly,
“I did n't mean taste, — it was test that I spoke
about.”
She inhaled a large thumb and finger full of her
favorite before she spoke. “Their testiness,” said she,
“is quite another thing, and none of 'em a'n't no better 'n
they ought to be.”
The inquirer left, decidedly impressed with the originality
and truth of her remark.
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