Table of Contents
The Minister's Wooing
I Pre-Railroad Times 7
II The Kitchen 20
III The Interview 34
IV Theological Tea 46
V The Letter 70
VI The Doctor 87
VII The Friends and Relations of James 101
VIII Which Treats of Romance 118
IX Which Treats of Things Seen 135
X The Test of Theology 149
XI The Practical Test 165
XII Miss Prissy 178
XIII The Party 202
XIV Aaron Burr 208
XV The Sermon 229
XVI The Garret-Boudoir 239
XVII Polemics in the Kitchen 266
XVIII Evidences 276
XIX Madame de Frontignac 285
XX Tidings from Over Sea 298
XXI The Bruised Flax-Flower 307
XXII The House of Mourning 311
XXIII Views of Divine Government 318
XXIV Mysteries 336
XXV A Guest at the Cottage 358
XXVI The Declaration 382
XXVII Surprises 390
XXVIII The Betrothed 403
XXIX Bustle in the Parish 411
XXX The Quilting 420
XXXI An Adventure 438
XXXII Plain Talk 448
XXXIII New England in French Eyes 458
XXXIV Consultations and Confidences 466
XXXV Old Love and New Duty 479
XXXVI Jacob's Vow 488
XXXVII The Question of Duty 496
XXXVIII The Transfigured 510
XXXIX The Ice Broken 514
XL The Sacrifice 522
XLI The Wedding 528
XLII Last Words 538
