He was pastor of three other churches besides the one at Winchester, and he preached at each one Sunday in the month.

After awhile he put in his appearance.

He was rather small in stature, and held his head somewhat to one side and looked at you with that knowing look of the parrot.

He wore a pair of trousers that had been black, but were now sleet from much wear.

They lacked two inches of reaching down to the feet of his high-heeled boots.