“Theer bean’t more’n one woman in t’ world,” he would say, “too good for Parson Brander. Boot theer be one, and thot’s his wife.”
But though “Parson Brander” himself agreed with this, he was mistaken; for, like every other good woman, she was the better, and the little world around her was the better, for the fact that she was the noble and true mate of a noble and true man.
THE END.
Transcriber’s Note
The table of contents was created by the transcriber; there was none in the printed book.
Printer’s errors were corrected where they could be clearly identified. Otherwise, original spelling and punctuation were preserved wherever possible.