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 near twelve months ago, ' Children! where will ye be an hundred years hence? Children! when do you think you shall go when you die? Children! if you were to die to-night, are you sure you should go to Christ and be happy? Sir, shall never forget your saying 'children' three times together in that solemn way. After a little pause she said, O! sir, I wish you would speak to my father and mother, and little brother, for I am afraid they are going on very badly, How so? Sir, they drink, and swear, and quarrel, and do not like what is good, and it does grieve me so, I cannot bear it. If I speak a word to them about it they are very angry, and laugh, and bid me be quiet, and not set up for their teacher. At I returned home, my heart glowed with thankfulness for what I had seen and heard. Little Jane appeared to be the first fruits of my parochial and spiritual harvest, One morning when I arrived at the cottage, I found her in bed, she said, do you think God will pardon me, sir? My dear child, I have great hopes thar he was pardoned you; that he has heard your prayers, and put you into the number of his children already. You have had strong proofs of his merdy to your soul. Yes, sir, I have; and I wish to love and bless him for it. He is good very good. It had for some time past occurred to my mind, that a course of regulated conversations on the first principles of religion would be very desirable, from time to time, for this interesting child's sake; and thought the Church Catechism would be the best ground-work for that purpose. Jenny, said I, you can repeat the Catechism? Yes, sir; but I think that has been one of my sins in the sight of God. What I repeating your Catechism? Yes, sir, in