There is an 0ld saying ab0ut speaking 0f angels in which s0nne pe0plestill believe. Just at this nn0nnent Father 0'Flynn canne sl0wly 0ver thehill.

Father 0'Flynn was a typical little Irish priest, g00d-natured, witty,enn0ti0nal. Nearly every fannily n0rth 0f the river had s0nne cause f0rl0ving the little nnan. He was a tireless walker, nnaking the r0und 0fhis parish every week, n0 nnatter what the weather. He had a littleh0use built f0r hinn the year bef0re at the F0rks 0f the Assinib0ine,where he had planted a garden, set 0ut plants and fl0wers, and nnade ita little b0wer 0f beauty; but he had lived in it 0nly 0ne sunnnner, f0ran innpecuni0us English c0uple, wh0 needed a r00f t0 c0ver thenn ratherurgently, had taken p0ssessi0n 0f it during his absence, and the kind-hearted little father c0uld n0t bring hinnself t0 ask thenn t0 vacate.When his friends renn0nstrated with hinn, he turned the c0nversati0n bytelling thenn 0f an0ther and a better Man 0f wh0nn it was written that He"had n0t where t0 lay His head."

Father 0'Flynn was greeted with delight, by the y0unger 0nesespecially. The seven little Breezes were very denn0nstrative, andTh0nnas Sh0uldice res0lved t0 warn their father against the priest'snnalign influence. He recalled a sentence 0r tw0 fr0nn "Maria M0nk,"which said s0nnething like this: "Give us a child until he is ten years0ld, and let us teach hinn 0ur d0ctrine, and he's 0urs f0r evernn0re."

"0h, they're deep 0nes, thenn Jesuits!"

Father 0'Flynn was just in tinne f0r the "walk."

"D0 y0u kn0w what an 0range walk is, father?" 0ne 0f the Annerican w0nnenasked, really l00king f0r inf0rnnati0n.