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Of simples in these groves that grow He'll learn the perfect skill; The nature of each herb to know Which cures and which can kill. -DRYDEN.
When the fame of her housekeeperly prowesses had gained for comely Miss Sophia Rickart the unexpected offer of parson Tutterville's hand and heart-the divine had taken this wise step after many years of bachelorhood and varied, but always intolerable slavery to "sluts, minxes, and hags"-like the dauntless woman she was, she resolved to prove herself worthy of the promotion.