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description: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from CHAPTER III. JOHN. " X/OU won't find it so lonesome meal-times, after Jl this, Mis' Sampson," said the deacon's wife, pouring a cup of coffee for the doctor, and one of cocoa for his wife, as she spoke. " Our John's coming home to-day." " Your son ? " asked Nazareth, reflecting back the mother's proud and happy smile. "Yes : he's been to college four year now, and he's got through; it's most a year since I've seen him myself, for he didn't come home last vacation; one of the gentlemen that studies with him asked him down to his house, somewhere near Boston. John's one that makes friends wherever he goes, and I expect he's got some awful smart acquaintances now. You never see him, did you, doctor?" " No," replied the doctor rather dryly, " I have often heard you speak of him, and the deacon read some of his letters to me." "Yes, father he's dreadful proud of John," replied Mrs. Flint contentedly. "Is he going to study for a profession?" asked Nazareth, pleasantly interested in her hostess's interests. "fto, I guess not," replied Mrs. Flint confusedly. " He thinks some of being a minister." " Oh ! " replied Nazareth gravely ; while the doctor coughed a little, and then said, — " He'd a great deal better study medicine with me, Mrs. Flint. It's hard enough to learn to diagnose bodies, let alone souls. I don't believe one man in a hundred is fit for the ministry, but any stupid fellow can learn medicine." Nazareth turned scarlet, and glanced up reproachfully : her husband wondered what he had done "wrong this time; and dame Celyndy, with a mild dignity all her own, said, — "Well, John isn't so very stupid either. There's time enough, however, to think about it. He writes that his studies have kind of wore upon him, and he's going to recruit up a lit...
language: English
title: Desmond Hundred
titlecomplete: Desmond Hundred (Notable American Author Series - Part I)
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