Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-07-05
Lane Howard.

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ding in the city of Baltimore. : Her
personal appearance was truly prepo-
sessing; but the graces of her mind,
polished as it was by superior edu-
cation, and the benevolence of her
naturally warm and virtuous heart,
rendered her an object of universal
esteem and admiration, among all
with whom she was acquainted. At
very early age she embraced the
christian religion, and much of her
time was spent in promoting religious
and benevolent objects. In the fall
of 1923, Jane with her elder brother,
embarked on board packet, for
Charleston, for the purpose of visiting
their friends. The captain of the
packet was about twenty-five years of
age. His person was comely and his
manners agreeable, with the excep-
ton of one fault, too common among
sailors, he was profane, The mod
esty of James appearance attracted
his attention; he gained an introduc-
ton to her by means of her brother,
and was still more charmed by the
sweetness of her conversation than
he had been by the graces of her
person. 1t was not long, however,
before an oath escaped his lips, which
shocked the delicate sensibility of
Jane She politely requested that he
would desist from such language
while she was on board ; to which he
Immediately assented with a deep
blush of chagrin. During the re-
mainder of the voyage tile captains
attention 10 Jane was rather increas-
ed than diminished. He spent much
of his time in her company, but not
another oath was he heard to utter
until they arrived at Charleston.
They were now about to part bat
Jane, feeling no small interest in the
welfare of one, whose unremitted
attentions more than indicated his
solicitude for her own, ventured to
ask if he would grant her one re-
quest. The captain, with all the en-
thusiasm of an infatuated lover, re-
piled that whatever request she was
pleased to make, if possibly within
his power, it certainly should be gran
ted. "Then," said she, "accept this
Bible, and my request is that you will
read portion of it every day" He
felt surprised, but considering that he
had given his promise, he felt him
self bound to fulfil it. In the fall of
1888, Jane went to spend the winter
with her uncle who resided at New
Orleans. The first Sabbath after
she arrived there, she accompanied
her uncle and his family to church,
and heard a sermon of uncommon
interest, delivered with eloquence and
religious pathos.
The minister was evidently a man
of superior talents; his voice deep
toned and agreeable His figures
were applicable, though high wrought
and beautiful
He possessed, in fine, the rare fac
ulty of claiming an audience in al
most breathIess Silence from the COM
mencement to the close of his dis
course. But Jane, whose tender
heart was so exquisitely susceptible
upon the subject of religion, entered
so deeply into the spirit of the SER
mon that she entirely forgot for a
time, the distance which separated
her from her friends, and all the cir
cumstances by which she was sur
rounded, with the exception of the
rolling sentences as they flowed from
the lips of the speaker.
The meeting closed; and while
Jane and her friends were waiting In
their pew for the aisle to be cleared,