I should dislike leaving now! I found in watching some roots your mother gave me, that I wanted them to grow, that I very much hoped they would develop, and beautify our place with flowers, as yours is.

I find myself watching them, watching them daily, and oftener, and there seems to be a sort of home feeling creeping around my heart.

I wish Pamela would listen to reason! I wish she would marry you soon! I wish there would be little children.

Nothing else on earth would come so close to comforting my wife, and me also.

Nothing! Go ahead, lad, plow away! I'll put your special pleading up to the girl." He clasped Laddie's hand, mounted and rode back to the gate he had entered when he came.