The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-09-15


had taken order, TO please his friends, for hi,
person and clJcutOn were fine. and from these,
united to great patronage, his success was view
ed as certain. He was not bad man, but he
loved the world better than hi, profession and
was much more at in bali room than al
a death bed. lie knew nothing Of that warmth
and happiness which attend the good man
breaking the bread of life 10 hungry souls
Pembclton had known Lady Jane In India, for
he had met her in the circle of taste and fashion,
and he fell that respect for her character which
her conduct had inspired among his associates,
but when she came to request him to join her
III her devotion, he felt himself in the presence
oil one so much superior to himself in the sight
of heaven, that he could not give the consola-
tons Of religion, but shrnnls from the interview
like one who had himself felt but little Of the ii
vine influences of the gospel. Lady Jane saw
at Il glance the emotions OF his generous heart
and without one particle of vanity or enthusi
astlc lcrvor, she wished to teach him how a
Christian should dic-ior She was every hour
strengthened in her prcsentiment that she should
never reach the shores of her happy country,
nor again visit her ghtinl home, from which
she had been 50 long an exile. She often in the
sweetest nannerconyerscd with the chaplain up
on disputed points in divinity not that She
thought them OF any vital Importance, but sim
ply to bring lin out, and make him at ease
with himself--for he Was we'll read in contvo-
versial divinity and ecclesiastical history; and
with great adroitncss and indescribable sweet
ness she turned to the lovcler features of tho
divine precepts, and Taught him in turn to OK
tract the spirit of religion from lis deirnces--
The chaplain had been in schools, and had con
tended with fine achaters on disputed points,
but he had never seen the effects of faith on the
affections. nor been taught to feel that spirit of
religion which sparhles in the eye of hope, and
strengthens the mind it Illumcs The uncasi
ness (which the reverend gentleman at first disco
vered passed away and hcwas as DESTROYS ofthese
religious conferences, as he was be fore anxious
to avoid them His whole conductwas changed;
he left the table at which he was formerly dis
posed to linger as long any one of his compa-
MONS, as soon as the cloth was removed, and
never again joined the merry song or wild tale,
as he had been in the habit of doing before his
acquaintance with lady Jane. The influences
of amenity and virtue are great in every walk
of life, and the sailors themselves never uttered
an cath before the gocd lriY, as they called her,
nor ever discovered disposition to indulge in
any boisterous or rude jcsts which sailors are
in the habit Of Bill Jones would listen for hours
TO hear Lady Jane instruct her children or sing
hymns Of comfort and consolation. Bill would
hug the little urchins IN bis care, and tell them
how good mother they had; but the little fel
lows could not fully understand why their mo
Their talked to them so much about their CON
duct when she should leave them, and they
would be In the care OF strangers.
On a very Gne evening after day Of more
than oomnont. heat adv lane called ant Ilat