sister Nancy wanted to come and board with me. We never had agreed from little children, and twice I had left the mill on her account and my boarding house, and as I always thought if it had not been for her I and my sister M. never would have disagreed. But I thought if it was in me I would conquer it at the expense of the last feeling I had in me; but here was another firey trial of my faith. I ever carried all my actions before the judgment seat of Christ. I felt I was not my own, I was bought with a price--the precious blood of the Lamb. My object was to get money to go to the West as a teacher to win souls to Christ. My sister was taken sick and I staid out of the mill to take care of her. I was at this time tending double work. When the physician called upon her we were drawn in conversation about people in general taking too much medicine. I was innocent about giving any offence. I took the directions about my sister's medicine, and after the Doctor had left the house spoke about her taking it. She said she should not take it and did not wish me to do any thing for her; but would say no more. I told her that it was foolish for me to stay out of the mill if she would not let me take care of her, and began to reason the case; but could not prevail upon her and feared that we should again fall out. I endeavored to keep my feelings under and try to do for her whether she would let me or not; but it did no good. My acquaintance was a circle of young ladies of respectability and we had prayer meetings and I had been very forward in them--I had had an evening school and opened it with prayer. To have a falling out with my sister would hurt the casuse of Christ, which was dearer to me than my life. I keep it to myself and tried to get along, for when there is difficulty there is blame on both sides; but it kindled to a flame, yet I said but little about it. But I counted it all joy, for it humbled me, for my earthly character was like the apple of my eye to me, and I came to the conclusion that it was better to board apart. I therefore determined to change my boarding place, and say nothing about it to any one. I went to Boston on a visit and engaged my boarding place before I went, at Mrs Lufkin's, a member of the first Baptist Church in Lowell. On my visit to Boston I met with a young lady at my brother's by the name of Caroline Dammers, that was out of employment, and had been for some time. I was informed that she was in a destitute situation and professed to be a follower of the Lamb. I proposed for her to come up to Lowell, and she would find employment there of some kind, thinking it was not right for any one to live so, for it was not setting a good example; and as she had no one to do for her, my religion led me to do all that I could for the friendless, feeling myself a stranger and a pilgrim here below. Accordingly on my return she came and I soon found her a situation,