THE BE A UTIFUL LADDER. 1 13 
“ all things work together for good to them who 
love God ” kept them from sinking in despair 
and stimulated their energies and hopes. Their 
sore afflictions had indeed quickened the kind 
sympathies of their neighbors, who had gener¬ 
ously responded to their wants, but no bitter 
complaining nor urgent importunity had been 
used by the patient sufferers to elicit attention 
and relief Indeed, the cheerful resignation ex¬ 
hibited by the sufferers, especially by the daugh¬ 
ter, was so remarkable as to arrest the attention 
of every visitor, leading most of them to feel, 
as they left their humble abode, that they car¬ 
ried away more than they had brought. Those 
who came with food and clothing for the body 
often went away with their souls nourished with 
celestial food. 
Alice Farley, unable to engage in any active 
household duties, yet feeling the necessity of 
doing something that would add to the scanty 
resources of the family, spent her time in such 
fancy and needlework as she could obtain. But 
with her best endeavors she could only add a 
small sum to the weekly stock. She was re¬ 
markably intelligent, and her conversation, en¬ 
riched by her discipline of suffering, had become 
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