Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 1

She is a dretful admirin' woman.

She acts dretful reverential and admirin' towards men--always calls her husband "the Deacon", as if he was the one lonely deacon who was perambulatin' the globe at this present time. And it is spozed that when she dreams about him she dreams of him as "the Deacon", and not as Samuel (his given name is Samuel).