One can’t help but notice phrases such as, “If it don’t come to life ...,” and want to scream, “Doesn’t!” However, I believe Mr. Strong is using a subjective construction, “If it do not come to life ...,” which has largely faded from use.
The only current example I can think of is the “were” in, “If I were Queen, I would outlaw teenagers.”
You always treat monarchs as if they were a plural, because they represent their nation all of the time.
Hence the “were queen.”
Occasionally, when I simply transcribe a short entry rather than do the whole copy, scan, upload, download routine, I fear readers will think I have made a typo due to one or another of George’s archaic usages. “Shew” comes to mind as an example.