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cord that hung loosely across the head of her bed, 

 and by means of which, with a forcible effort, she 

 turned herself to the side where I sat, exclaiming, 

 with a blaze of animation, ' Oh, do tell me some 

 thing of them ! And did they send you to me ?' 



I told her much of those precious friends ; and 

 then we talked of the Master whom they served . 

 and then I read a portion of God's word, astonish- 

 ed and instructed by the deep observations that 

 she continually made. I found her, in fact, one 

 of the most experimental Christians that I had 

 ever met with ; and before I left her, every object 

 had become lovely in my sight : so manifestly did 

 the glory of the Lord rest on ,all around me. 

 Many an after hour did I pass, holding her poor 

 withered hand in mine, while we discoursed upon 

 the love of God in Christ ; and many a Christian 

 friend, including ministers and missionaries, did I 

 take to learn of my blind old dame such heights, 

 and depths, and breadths of that redeeming, enlight- 

 ening, sanctifying love, as few of them had ever 

 attained to. 



On my second visit, T took my dumb boy : he 

 was deeply affected, and after gazing intently -n 

 her countenance whilst I read the scriptures to her. 

 though not comprehending a word that passed, he 

 said to me with tears in his eyes, ' Poor blind 

 woman loves Jesus Christ.' I then told her of 

 his presence and his state ; and very lovely it was 



