Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion is a classic American humor classic by Mark Twain.
All the journeyings I had ever done had been purely in the way of business.
The pleasant May weather suggested a novelty namely, a trip for pure recreation, the bread-and-butter element left out.
The Reverend said he would go, too; a good man, one of the best of men, although a clergyman.