And Samuel warned him that he must do his best, for he could not come back home now without danger of arrest, and Norman made many promises of amendment; so many, that his future seemed to him barren of all delight.

And, by way of encouraging himself in the austere life upon which he had resolved to enter, he attended the least reputable place of amusement in the city, the first night after his father's departure.
In Clark township the Millerite excitement was at white heat.

Some of the preachers in other parts of the country had set one day, some another.

I believe that Mr.Miller, the founder, never had the temerity to set a day.

But his followers figured the thing more closely, and Elder Hankins had put a fine point on the matter.