Let us hope", I prayed, "that a kind Providence will put a speedy end — Providence

"Dieu mesure le froid à la brebis tondue."

"But my host speaks of the "old fashioned unenlightened times," like a philosopher in the best light of civilization. "I believe in Providence," said he. "Our fathers came into these valleys, got the richest of them, and skimmed off the cream of the soil. The worn-out ground won’t yield no roastin’ ears now. But the Lord foresaw this state of affairs, and prepared something else for us. And what is it? Why, He meant us to bust open these copper mines and gold mines, so that we may have money to buy the corn that we cannot raise." A most profound observation."

"Deus haec fortasse benigna Reducet in sedem vice."

"And pleasd th Almightys orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm."

"We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to enhance the value of its favours."

"Le hasard est un sobriquet de la Providence."