I don't see many prayin' folks, an' I don't see many folks any way; but I have a consait that a feller can pray so much an' do so little, that he won't be nobody.

He'll jest grow weaker an' weaker all the time." "I don't see," said Mr.Balfour, laughing, and turning to Mr.Benedict, "but we've had the exposition of our Scripture." The former had always delighted to hear Jim talk, and never lost an opportunity to set him going; but he did not know that Jim's exposition of the parable had a personal motive.

Mr.Benedict knew that it had, and was very serious over it.

His nature was weak in many respects.

His will was weak; he had no combativeness; he had a wish to lean.