congregation for their prayers, and such
assistance as they could afford, to advance so holy a work as the
conversion of the heathen.

"I was in such a tumult of pleasant feelings, that I retained but a
confused recollection of the subsequent events. I only remember that as
I was walking home from the meeting, I heard footsteps quickly
following; in a few minutes more the voice that had so lately filled my
heart to overflowing with happiness, again addressed me. I was too much
excited to remain unconcerned on suddenly discovering that Heinrich was
so near, and I fell fainting into his arms.

"I was carried into a neighbouring cottage, but in a short time was
enabled to proceed home. In a week afterwards we were married: a few
days more sufficed for the preparations that were required for my
destination, and then we proceeded to the port, and embarked on board
the ship that was to take us over many thousand miles of sea, to the
wild, unknown country that was to be the scene of our mission."

CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE.

Mrs Reichardt was obliged to break off her narrative, where it
concluded at the end of the last chapter. As I have said, her household
duties being very numerous, and requiring a great deal of attention,
took up nearly the whole of her time.

The garden now presented a most agreeable appearance, possessing several
different kinds of vegetables, and various plants that had been raised
from seed. We had succeeded in raising several young orange-trees from
the pips she had brought in her basket: and they promised to supply us
with plenty of their luscious fruit. Even the peas we thought so dry
and useless had germinated, and provided us with a welcome addition to
our table. I shall never forget the first day she added to our scanty
meal of dried fish a dish of smoking potatoes fresh out of the moist
earth. After enjoying sufficiently my wonder at their appearance, and
delight at their agreeable taste, she informed me of their first
introduction into Europe, and their gradual diffusion over the more
civilised portions of the globe.

I speak of Europe now, because I had learned from my companion, not only
a good deal of geography, but had obtained some insight into several
other branches of knowledge. In particular, she had told me much
interesting information about England, much more than I had learnt from
Jackson; dwelling upon its leading features, and the most remarkable
portions of its histor