nts suffered themselves to be
baptised, and there was a regular observance of the Lord's Day amongst
those who belonged to our little flock. Even many of the islanders,
although they did not become Christians, attended our religious
services, and spoke well of us.

"We brought up the young people to be able to teach their brethren and
sisters; and hoped to be able to establish missions in other parts of
the island, to which we sometimes made excursions; preaching the
inestimable blessings of the Gospel to the islanders, and exhorting them
to abandon their dark customs and heathen follies. I was not far behind
my husband in this good work, and acquired as much influence among the
women, as he exercised over the men: indeed we were generally looked
upon as holy people, who deserved to be treated with veneration and
respect."

CHAPTER THIRTY NINE.

"Things went on in this flourishing way for several years; my husband,
deeply impressed with the responsibility of his position, as a chosen
servant of God, devoted himself so entirely to the great work he had
undertaken, that he often seemed to overlook the claims upon his
attention of her he had chosen as his partner in his struggle against
the powers of darkness. Sometimes I did not see him for several days;
and often when we were together he was so abstracted he did not seem
aware I was present. Whenever I could get him to speak of himself, he
would dilate on the unspeakable felicity that he felt in drawing nearer
to the end of his work. I affected not to know to what he alluded; but
I always felt that he was referring to the impression he entertained of
his own speedy dissolution, which he had taken up when he first embraced
this mission.

"I tried to get rid of my misgivings, by recalling the dangers and
difficulties we had triumphantly passed, and referring to the
encouraging state of things that existed at the present time;
nevertheless, I could not prevent a sinking of the heart whenever I
heard him venture upon the subject; and when he was absent from me, I
often experienced an agony of anxiety till his return. I saw, however,
no real cause of apprehension, and endeavoured to persuade myself none
existed; and very probably I should have succeeded, had not my husband
so frequently indulged in references to our separation.

"Alas," she exclaimed, mournfully, "he was better informed than I was of
the proximity of that Celestial Home, for which he had been