But what do you think--is Roweny beginning to lean any toward him, or ain't she ?" Aunt Patsy had a secret in her bosom; she wanted to keep it there, but nature was too strong for her.

She drew Aunt Betsy aside, and said in her most confidential and mysterious manner: "Don't you breathe a syllable to a soul--I'm going to tell you something.

In my opinion Tom Driscoll's chances were considerable better yesterday than they are to-day." "Patsy Cooper, what do you mean ?" "It's so, as sure as you're born.

I wish you could 'a' been at breakfast and seen for yourself." "You don't mean it!" "Well, if I'm any judge, there's a leaning--there's a leaning, sure." "My land! Which one of 'em is it ?" "I can't say for certain, but I think it's the youngest one--Anjy." Then there were hand-shakings, and congratulations, and hopes, and so on, and the old ladies parted, perfectly happy--the one in knowing something which the rest of the town didn't, and the other in having been the sole person able to furnish that knowledge.
The visitor who had called to see the twins was the Rev.Mr.Hotchkiss, pastor of the Baptist church.

At the reception Angelo had told him he had lately experienced a change in his religious views, and was now desirous of becoming a Baptist, and would immediately join Mr.
Hotchkiss's church.