Year: 1861

but at last, to while away lonely hour. this


young and interesting woman took it up, and


the perusal awakened new train of rehec-


tions. She saw and felt that The course she


was aspursuing endangered her eternal happiness,


and this led to conviction that she was a


sinner in the sight Of God, aud needed some


thing more than the forms Of Catholic wor-


ship to change her vile nature, and fl her to


dwell in the presence of infinite purity


But what should she do =? She feared to


tell her husband her feelings for he had rdi-


culed the practice Of the missionaries in thus


scattcrr their books. She dared not 90
to the missionaries for instruction, for that


would expose her no; only to the dsapproba-


tion of her husband, but also to the auathe-


mas Of her own Church. and this she con


sidered an evil next in degree to that of the


displeasure Of God. Struggling with these
feelings, and her heart ready to burst with a


sense Of its own vileness, she one night re-
tired TO bed before her husband came in from


his business.


After while he entered the house, and
going into the room, where she was tossing on
her sleepess pillow, he opened the book case
and that same tract fell from off one of the
shelves. He had before several times thrown
it aside, and now taking it up, vexatiousIy
remarked g can 60 nowhere but what must
be torrented with this tract; but iii be
troubled with it no longer-I'll burn it, He
caught it up impatiently, and was about put
ting his threat into execution, when his wife
ventured 10 say, l would read it first, Sam.
ucl.' Influenced partly by poitcness to the
friend who had left it, and p;rtly by compai.
sance to the wife whom he loved as his own
soul, he turned, seated himself at his desk,
and began to peruse it. Although his posi-
tion at the desk was such that his wife could
not see his countenunce, yet she watched his
movements with a most breathless anxiety,
and soon perceived he was deyoting himself
with earnesfness to its contents.


He soon inquired, Have you read this,
Maria p She tremblingly answered that she
had. He became more and more absorbed,
and at last said, with much apparent solem.
nifty, Maria, don't believe you have read
this attentively shall read it to you -
She assented and he, changing his position
turned to the commencement Of the tract, and
began reading it aloud. AS he proceeded,
anxiety was manifest in his continuance, his
voice grew tremuous, and as the lear of his
was swept from her mind, her
own bursting heart found vent in sobs and
tears. Thus they proceeded through the
whole tract and when the last page was fin.
ished, ae was not only convinced of sin but
of the inetficacy of his false hopes to relieve
his burdened soul ; and was ready to unite
with her in inquiring the way Of deliverance.


But ,ney know hot wnat TO 90. Neither
of them had ever offered prayer to God
through the Savior, who died for snners-
Neither Of them knew anything about the
Bible, which will direct the inquiring soul
Alright and that night was spent in such
agony as can scarcely be conceived bya mind
which has been instructed in the way of SAL
vation. The morning dawned, but thick
darkness reigned in that dwelling and be
fore the middle of the day their inward ago.
ny had SO conquered not only their pride but
their fear Of Catholic anathomas, that they
uni;edly ordered their carriage. and were ia.
ken to the mission house. The scenes Of that
will long be remembered by all who
were present. The husband who carried
there a rebellious heart, returned with bro
ken one, pleading with his still agonized wife
to yield herself into the hands of the Savior,
whom he had found willing to receive him
A few hours only interviewed before she could
rejoice with him, and unite in heart at the
family altar he had established. From that
time their efforts in the cause of Christ we're
and many were led by their spirit
and conversation to exclaim What hath God
wrought


Years have since passed, and the beloved
Maria has, We trnst, received from her Savior
her everlasting crown and is now praising
Him in the heaven she did not lose while
her husband still fingers on the shores of time,
to glorify God by an active Christian course,
md to train their babes for immortaity--
Pres. Rec.


PoLITlCs. The Boston Journal says q the V0r-