I never heard of thinking hurting people; I have generally considered it a healthy habit." "The reason I asked," continued Philip, gravely, "was because my wife absolutely forbade it, and I was wondering how long I could keep it up and fool anybody." "That's a specimen of his stubbornness, doctor," said the minister's wife, smiling.

"Why, only a few minutes before you came in he was insisting that he could preach to-morrow.

Think of it!--a man with a shattered shoulder, who would have to stand on one leg and do all his gesturing with his left hand; a man who can't preach without the use of seven or eight arms, and as many pockets, and has to walk up and down the platform like a lion when he gets started on his delivery! And yet he wants to preach to-morrow! He's that stubborn that I don't know as I can keep him at home.

You would better leave some powders to put him to sleep, and we will keep him in a state of unconsciousness until Monday morning." "Now, doctor, just listen to me a while.

Mrs.Strong is talking for two women, as she agreed to do, and that puts me in a hard position.