"Aw'll see to curin' un; aw've soom rare ointment oop at hoom; aw'll fetch un, and then aw'll coom and redd oop for thee;" and so saying Jane left the house, and sore as her bodily anguish was, Sarah Ann knelt and thanked the Lord that He had borne the punishment for all her sins; and once more, in a very ignorant fashion, doubtless, but in earnestness and singleness of purpose, she gave herself to Him to be kept from her besetting sins; promising, in His strength, to "cut un off," now and for ever, and we are glad to say the promise was faithfully kept. When her neighbour returned with healing appliances, she listened with heart-felt praises on her own lips to the song of praise that was being raised, and joined in words that to her had long been sweetly familiar: "My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine; For Thee all the pleasures of sin I resign; My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art Thou; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus 'tis now." [Illustration] [Illustration] "OUT OF THE WAY." "THAT was a fine sermon, Herbert! A masterpiece of eloquence and forceful teaching combined," said Mrs. Green to her husband, as they walked home one Sunday morning after service. A look of pain crossed the good deacon's face, and he answered: "I have news which will surprise you, Mary. My own suspicion and that of my brother deacons has been fully confirmed this morning." "What suspicion," asked Mrs. Green quickly. "That our pastor has for some time past given way to the allurements of strong drink." "Oh, that is too dreadful! it cannot be true; so good, devoted, and holy a man as I have always thought him to be!"