When we walk in the woods at home--which we do so much--it seems as unnatural not to know what to call the flowers as it would be to see some one in the town with whom we were not on speaking terms." "Apropos of frivolity," Rowland said, "I 'm sure you have very little of it, unless at West Nazareth it is considered frivolous to walk in the woods and nod to the nodding flowers.

Do kindly tell me a little about yourself." And to compel her to begin, "I know you come of a race of theologians," he went on.
"No," she replied, deliberating; "they are not theologians, though they are ministers.

We don't take a very firm stand upon doctrine; we are practical, rather.

We write sermons and preach them, but we do a great deal of hard work beside." "And of this hard work what has your share been ?" "The hardest part: doing nothing." "What do you call nothing ?" "I taught school a while: I must make the most of that.

But I confess I did n't like it.