Like any other woman of good health, good character, and good principles, she was a pleasing object to look upon, and the ex-convict looked at her as often as he dared, with undisguised and respectful admiration.

But suddenly the uplifting of his eyes was stopped by a remark from the lady herself, as she said,-- "Sam--Mr.Kimper, I've heard some remarks about your speech at the experience-meeting the other night.

You know I was there myself; you remember I spoke to you as you came out ?" "Mrs.Prency, I know it; an' that isn't all; I'll remember it just as long as I live.

I'd rather have been the dyin' thief on the cross than said what I said in that church that night, but I was asked to do it, an' the more I thought about it the more I thought I couldn't say no.
But I didn't know what else to say." "You did quite right, Mr.Kimper: you spoke like a real, true, honest man.

If it's any comfort to know it, I can tell you that my husband, the judge, thinks as I do.