It was late in the sixties that Henry
Roberts brought this faith and his Philippa
to the stone house on the Perryville
pike, where, after some months
had passed, they were discovered by
the old and the young ministers. The
two clergymen met once or twice in
their calls upon the new-comer, and
each acquired an opinion of the other:
John Fenn said to himself that the old
minister was a good man, if he was an
Episcopalian; and Dr. Lavendar said
to William King that he hoped there
would be a match between the "theolog"
and Philippa.

"The child ought to be married and
have a dozen children," he said;
"although Fenn's little sister will do to
begin on--she needs mothering badly
enough. Yes, Miss Philly ought to be
making smearkase and apple-butter for
that pale and excellent young man.
He intimated that I was a follower of
the Scarlet Woman because I wore a
surplice."

"Now look here! I draw the line
at that sort of talk," the doctor said;
"he can lay down the law to me, all he