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Rh be "recompensed at the resurrection of the just." God is not unmindful of this work,—this labor of love. As for the afflicted mother, she too has been remembered. The heart of a stranger was moved with compassion, and bestowed a recipe upon her for restoring gray hair to its former color. She availed herself of this great help, and has been quite successful; but her health is again falling, and she has felt herself obliged to resort to another method of procuring her bread—that of writing an Autobiography.

I trust she will find a ready sale for her interesting work; and let all the friends who purchase a volume, remember they are doing good to one of the most worthy, and I had almost said most unfortunate, of the human family. I will only add in conclusion, a few lines, calculated to comfort and strengthen this sorrowful, homeless one. "I will help thee, saith the Lord."

"I will help thee," promise kind,
 * Made by our High Priest above;

Soothing to the troubled mind,
 * Full of tenderness and love.

"I will help thee " when the storm
 * Gathers dark on every side;

Safely from impending harm,
 * In my sheltering bosom hide.

"I will help thee," weary saint,
 * Cast thy burdens all on me;

Oh, how cans't thou tire or faint,
 * While my arm encircles thee.

I have pitied every tear,
 * Heard and counted every sigh;

Ever lend a gracious ear
 * To thy supplicating cry.