Well , they did n't go in -- and they 've never got in yet -- and you saw the result today for yourselves . Marshall stuck to his word . '' `` What does his wife think of it ? '' asked Anne . `` He 's a bachelor . But if he had a wife I reckon she could n't make him break that vow . That family of Elliotts has always been more stubborn than natteral . Marshall 's brother Alexander had a dog he set great store by , and when it died the man actilly wanted to have it buried in the graveyard , ` along with the other Christians , ' he said . Course , he was n't allowed to ; so he buried it just outside the graveyard fence , and never darkened the church door again . But Sundays he 'd drive his family to church and sit by that dog 's grave and read his Bible all the time service was going on . They say when he was dying he asked his wife to bury him beside the dog ; she was a meek little soul but she fired up at THAT . She said SHE was n't going to be buried beside no dog , and if he 'd rather have his last resting place beside the dog than beside her , jest to say so . Alexander Elliott was a stubborn mule , but he was fond of his wife , so he give in and said , ` Well , durn it , bury me where you please . But when Gabriel 's trump blows I expect my dog to rise with the rest of us , for he had as much soul as any durned Elliott or Crawford or MacAllister that ever strutted . ' Them was HIS parting words . As for Marshall , we 're all used to him , but he must strike strangers as right down peculiar-looking . I 've known him ever since he was ten -- he 's about fifty now -- and I like him . Him and me was out cod-fishing today . That 's about all I 'm good for now -- catching trout and cod occasional . But ` twere n't always so -- not by no manner of means .
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