God in your body and your soul;" and of our Saviour, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven."

But, reader, how will thou be affected, when thou hearest that the faithful and pious Indian began to display symptoms which too truly indicated that he had imbibed the infection. He was taken ill, and though he had a severe attack, yet the strength of his constitution, under the Divine blessing, triumphed over all. And do not be surprised to hear, that the man who had be friended him in the early part of this history, became his nurse, and declared before all the house, that he "would not mind dying in attending such a christian as Kanousky." Throughout his illness he evinced to

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all who saw him, that a real christian need not be afraid of "the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day, nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday." He too, proved to them, that "to him to live was Christ, and to die is gain."

His old master, and that servant of whom we have just spoken, declared that they wished nothing more than to be such as Kanousky was; and that they hoped to be such.

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There are two sorts of hope, there is a "hope that maketh not ashamed, and there is another hope, respecting which St. John saith, "He that hath this hope purifieth himself, even as he is pure." They had this latter hope, for they diligently set about the use of every scriptural means to

obtain a 66 new heart, and a right spirit" for the writer of this little history has since heard, that the farmer and his man have for many years" adorned the gospel of God."

Kanousky's illness had detained him longer at the farmer's than he at first intended to remain. A messenger however had been dispatched to his master, to inform him of his illness. At length he thought himself sufficiently recovered to return home. When he announced his intention, the farmer was grieved to think of being deprived of him, and would have willingly retained him in his service, but he knew that he must "not covet his neighbour's servant." He bade Kanousky visit him as often as convenient, and also to send him, from the town, several bibles and tracts as soon as possible.

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CHAP. XV.

THE DISCOVERY.

The morning came when Kanousky was to set out, and a most affectionate parting took place between, not only himself and his master, but also between him and some of the servants; others, indeed, were glad when he went away, for they hoped their master would not, as they said, continue a saint.

He got safe back to James Irving's by the evening, who with his wife gave him a most welcome reception.

Over the supper table Kanousky gave that pious pair an account of what had taken place at his old master's, for which they afterwards, on their knees, and with overflowing hearts, thanked Him that delighteth to show mercy.

The writer might have given some account of Kanousky's meditations as he journeyed homeward, but if the reader is a christian, he will guess their nature; if he be not a christian, a real servant of God, he must know that he spent his time on the day of his journey, in admiration of the ways of God, in thankfulness for what had occurred, and in prayer that God would continue his blessing to his old master, and his household, and to himself.

About three months after this, a lady of fortune, who had business at