<TITLE>10. Par 34-38</TITLE>L-34 And oh, of course, that's--that's all right. Sure. And I don't blame any woman to look your best, and whatever, be clean. And lady, that's all right. But I just hate to see somebody disfigure themself, these women, don't even look like a human. See? I... But look clean; be like a lady. And men, don't be sloppy. That's not humble; that's dirty. See? Be clean, but don't try to... You know, it's just... Don't try to do things like that. Just be just a ordinary brother. You see, and just--just be yourself. I hate to see anybody try to put on something that they're really not.

L-35 Excuse me for leaving this subject a minute. I was down in Florida, and somebody said... I was down there to help this little preacher, David, little David years ago. And he'd got in a tight place down there, and I went down to help him. So we had... The Lord gave us a great crowd out there; and so many people I couldn't visit them all. So one of them said, "The Duchess wants to see you."
I said, "The who? Never heard of such a name."
Said, "The Duchess."
I said, "Well, what's that?"
Said, "It's the woman that owns all this estate through here. She let us put this tent here."
I said, "Well, just look at the hundreds of sick people out there is trying to see me too, to pray for them." I said, "Is she sick?"
Said, "No, she just wants to talk with you awhile."
"Oh," I said, "if I got any time, let me spend it with those people there, that really need it."

L-36 Well, they had her around behind the steps of the tent, where I come down. And I--I--I hope I'm not saying anything evil: great big woman standing there with enough jewelry on her hands to--to sponsor a missionary ten times around the world, standing there. And she had a pair of specks, glasses on a stick, and hold it out like that.
Now, you know, and I know, that you're not going to look through any glasses out like that, to see anything. But what was it? Putting on the dog. See? And she looked through there, she said, "Are--are--are you Dr. Branham?"
I said, "No, ma'am." I said, "I'm Brother Branham."
She reached her arm way out like this, and said, "I am charmed to meet you."

L-37 I reached and got a hold of that big fat hand; I said, "Get it down here so I'll know you when I see you again," See, like that. So I--I... See? Now, what was it? She was just trying to be something that she wasn't. What are you anyhow? Six foot of dirt. And that's all. Just a little name of Duchess, or--or Doctor, or--or Ph.D., or LL.D., that has nothing to do with you; it's you're a creature of time on the earth. See?

L-38 Now, this young lady, I said to her, "What happened?"
She said, "Well, a boy, this boy smoked," and said, "he tried to get me to smoke, and I wouldn't do it." And said, "One night he give me a piece of candy, that had been documated, Spanish Fly. You veterinary or doctors know what that means.
So she said, "He got me on the wrong road." She said, "Then I--I eat this candy, thinking it was all right." She said, "I don't know what happened till the next day, and my morals as a young lady was ruined." And she said, then I thought, "What's the difference? I started drinking."


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