all these things in
secret, avoiding to the utmost all show about them, and thus proved, that
she did not desire the praise of man. 2, She remained, as before, of an
humble and lowly mind, and she proved thus, that she had done what she did
unto the Lord, and not unto man. 3, Her dress remained, during all the
time that she had this comparative abundance, the same as before. It was
clean, yet as simple and inexpensive as it was at the time when all her
income had consisted of 3s. 6d., or at most 5s., per week. There was not
the least difference as to her lodging, dress, manner of life, etc. She
remained in every way the poor hand-maid of the Lord, as to all outward
appearance. 4, But that which is as lovely as the rest, she continued
working at her needle all this time. She earned her 2s. 6d., or 3s., or a
little more, a week, by her work, as before: whilst she gave away the
money in Sovereigns or Five Pound Notes.--At last all her money was gone,
and that some years before she fell sleep, and as her bodily health never
had been good, as long as I had known her, and was now much worse, she
found herself peculiarly dependent upon the Lord, who never forsook her up
to the last moment of her earthly course. The very commencement of her
life of simple dependence upon the Lord, was such as greatly to encourage
her. She related the facts to me as I give them here. When she was
completely without money, and when her little stock of tea and butter was
also gone, two sisters in the Lord called on her. After they had been a
little while with her, they told her that they had come to take tea with
her. She said to herself; I should not at all mind to go without my tea,
but this is a great trial, that I have nothing to set before these
sisters; and she gave them therefore to understand, that their staying to
tea would not be convenient at that time. The sisters, however, I suppose,
not understanding the hint, remained, and presently brought out of a
basket tea, sugar, butter and bread, and thus there was all that was
requisite for the tea, and the remainder of the provisions was left with
her. She told me, that at that time she was not accustomed to trials of
faith, as she afterwards was.

Her body became weaker and weaker, in consequence of which she was able
to work very little, for many months before she died; but the Lord
supplied her with all she needed, though she never asked for anything. For
instance, a sister in communion w