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linquishing your work. This were un- guage of signs, in which they had been
worthy of you. But you may be tempted accustomed to converse. There was no
to do so. Remember no great good was such word as I can't' in the vocabulary
ever accomplished without meeting diffi- of this girl; and she went on, overcom-
culties and overcoming them. I feel ing one obstacle after another, and con-
that you are fully equal to your work. quering all difficulties, till her work was
Go on, and conquer. The satisfaction, crowned with success.
afterwards, will be very great, and you In like manner, looking to God for
will feel yourself amply repaid for your help, you, Emily, may triumph over all
toil. Do not lose this grand opportu- that is discouraging and see your work
nity to gain a victory." successfully accomplished."
 "No, I will not," exclaimed Emily with Emily went to work with new ardor,
emphasis. I'm glad this letter came acting upon these suggestions. And as
just now." And she read on- she did so, she benefited herself as well
 Let me tell you how I was encour- as others. She increased in patience
aged, under similar circumstances, when and grew in strength of mind and pur-
at your age. I heard an account, which pose, while the little ones improved rap-
I knew to be true, of a young girl suc- idly under her instruction. After this,
cessfully accomplishing a far more diffi- a favorite motto with her was, God
cult task than mine-teaching a deaf and helps those who help themselves."
dumb brother and sister to read. It Emily wished some greater thing to
was in a district remote from any in- do than teaching the little ones at home.
stitution for deaf mutes. But the great Here is a story that shows how God
incentive which moved her was an earn- sometimes accepts and rewards one little
est love for their souls and a desire to kind action:
impart to them the great truths which "There was a splendid banquet at the
she had learned at the Sabbath school, house of one of the richest bankers in
It was no easy task, and often it seemed Paris. When the dessert was being
to her that she would be obliged to give served, the guests remarked that the
it up. But when she felt most discour- banker had his napkin fastened with an
aged, she cried more earnestly to God, ordinary large-headed pin, and they could
and made greater efforts than ever. God not understand the reason. The banker,
blessed her; and at length she had the who saw their curiosity, said, smilingly,
unspeakable satisfaction of finding that "'This pin made the fortune of a friend
her brother and sister had received the of mine, and so it is more valuable to me
knowledge of salvation through Christ, than the most magnificent gold one set
and were filled with unbounded joy at with a diamond. This friend was once
the precious truths they had received and a little vagabond of ten years old, bare-
were daily receiving, through the lan- footed, and clothed in rags; he begged
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