Among the graves of Hosea's peoplewhy dost thou pull at my skirts, Jew!

would'st thou hope to deceive a man of this character with a flimsy lieamong the graves of Hosea's people thou wilt meet Don Camillo within the hour.

Still, he endorses Hosea's principles, and is in every way thoroughly his friend.

This Parson Wilbur is almost as much of a character in the book as Hosea himself, and his prose, printed at the beginning and end of each poem in small type, is almost as clear and effective and interesting as Hosea's poems.