"She graced my humble roof, and blest my life; Blest me by a far greater name than wife; Yet still I bore an undisputed sway, Nor was't her task, but pleasure, to obey. Scarce thought, much less could act what I denied, In our lone home there was no room for pride. Nor did I e'er direct what still was right; She studied my convenience and delight; Nor did I for her care ungrateful prove, But only used my power to show my love. Whate'er she asked I gave, without reproach or grudge, For still she reason asked, and I was judge. All my commands, requests at her fair hand, And her requests to me were all commands. To other households rarely she'd incline, Her house her pleasure was, and she was mine. Rarely abroad, or never but with me, Or when by pity called, or charity." Mrs. Wesley's attachment to her husband was undying. When some disagreement occurred between her brother and her husband Mrs. Wesley took the side of her husband, and wrote to her brother as follows: "I am on the wrong side of fifty, infirm and weak, but, old as I am, since I have taken my husband for better, for worse, I'll keep my residence with him. Where he lives, I will live; where he dies, I will die, and there will I be buried. God do unto me, and more also, if aught but death part him and me." In giving directions to her son John in regard to the right or wrong of worldly pleasure she says: "Take this rule: Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish for spiritual things--in short, whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself." Did ever divine or philosopher state the question more clearly? Whoever follows these directions will not err in regard to the question of amusements. Such a woman as this is worthy to be the mother of the founder of Methodism, for had not Susannah Wesley been the mother of John Wesley it is not likely that John Wesley would have been the founder of Methodism. We shall have occasion to speak of this woman and her husband further on. CHAPTER III. WESLEY'S EARLY LIFE.