A person going to see a very aged woman of color, found a
respectable-looking white girl sitting by her, reading the Bible for
her. On inquiring of the old woman whether she could ever read, the
visitor was answered, "Oh, yes, mistress, and I used to read a great
deal in that book (pointing to a Bible very much worn that lay on the
table), but now I am most blind, and the good girls read for me; but
by and by, when I get on Zion's hill, I shall then see as well as
anybody."
The poor of this world are often found rich in faith, and their
confidence in the wisdom and goodness of a bountiful Creator, strong.
How frequently, on visiting the abodes of the aged and the infirm, do
we find this verified: one saying, when something is handed her, "The
Lord has sent me this;"--another, "The Lord put it into my heart to be
industrious, and lay up something for old age," etc.