.300031.4000484

varying condition, display the principles and disposition
of one, who is seeking for glory and honour and immor-
tality. I would not wish to be at any our? disposal,
but rejoice to think I am under the care of one,
who is too wise to err, and too kind to injure"
As the time of her conefinement approached,
she stayed her mind <trait>calmly </trait>on the <persname>Lord</persname>, neither
giving way to needless fears, nor yet elated? with 
too <trait>sanguine</trait> hopes. She found the letter and 
advice of her dear <persname>father </persname>a great help to her,
truly valuing the priviledge of having relatives,
who were bound to her by the double ties of 
nature and of grace. Thus prepared in her 
mind, the time of her trial came, and after a 
long, difficult, and <trait>painful</trait> labour of 10 days,
she was enabled to become the mother of a <trait>fine, 
healthy</trait> boy, early on the morning of <date>Friday
15th Oct.</date> During this <trait>severe</trait> trivail
She manifested that patience which had so long
characterized her, and was really an edification
to those who were around her. She constantly
noticed the text of the day, drawing much com-
fort and support from them. This was especially