not de reason. De reason I is 'Piscopalian is, 'cause I belong to de
regulars."

"I never hear tell the 'Peskypalians is more regulars than other
folks," said Felix.

"You is a young man (the difference in their ages might be half a
dozen years), and cannot be 'spected to know ebbery ting. If you gib
me your 'tention, I make it all plain as de road Gineral Washington
show de British out ob de country. You see when I was in de army in de
glorious war ob de Resolution, we say prayers sometime as well as you
folks who stay at home, and don't do none ob de fightin. And so when
de drum beat, ebbery man must be at his post. Den come de chaplain all
in his regimental, and put de book on de big drum, and kneel down, and
Gineral Washington he kneel down, too, and de chaplain say some prayer
dat sound like de roll ob de drum itself. O, it was so beautiful, and
I always feel better arter-wards. Dere nebber was much uniform in de
army, but what dere was, de regulars is entitle to it. I nebber tink
de soger look just de ting widout de regimental. Now, look at de
'Piscopal minister in de pulpit, in de lily-white and de black gown.
De fust is for white folks, and de oder out of respec' for us colored
pussons. Dey is his regimental. He look like a regular soger ob
de Lord. But see de Presbyterian. He hab no uniform at all. He ony
milishy officer."

Felix, who, as in duty bound, was as zealous a Presbyterian (as the
Congregationalists in New England were generally called) as Primus was
an Episcopalian, was scandalized at such language. He half regretted
having given the invitation to the dinner, and it is highly probable
that, if he had heard General Ransome's speech before, that gentleman