Sometimes when I see how the two societies in this little one-horse place row with each other, I declare if it doesn't look as if they'd crossed out the first word of 'Love your neighbor' and wrote in 'Fight,' instead.

Yet I'm a pretty good Regular, too, and when it comes to whoopin' and carryin' on like the Come-Outers, I--Well! well! never mind; don't begin to bristle up.

I won't say another word about religion.

Let's pick the new minister to pieces.

ANY kind of a Christian can do that." But the new minister was destined to remain undissected that morning, in that house at least.