ke results. But he was a
man who needed frequent encouragement to help him calmly endure the
vexations and annoyances almost constantly surrounding him. Hence, he
maintained his self-control and kept from trouble while he had one to
labor for his continuance in well-doing, but afterwards he fell into
difficulty again, and would consequently become an inmate of the
solitary. Thus I proceeded, and, by assiduous efforts, robbed this dark
abode of many hours of occupancy.

There were others not rendering themselves liable to the dungeon, but
who would become filled with angry, revengeful emotions at what they
were forced to endure. I would labor to induce these to use what they
experienced as a means of self-culture, to leave the acts of others in
the hands of God, submit calmly to what they could not avoid, do their
own duties faithfully, and in all things keep themselves strictly in the
right. Thus I was almost constantly called to speak a word here and a
word there to a pacific end, and labored untiringly in that direction.

In the women's department, also, these efforts were found needed. One of
the inmates, whom we will call K., had often caused them no little
trouble. With all their efforts, she would contrive to keep almost a
constant broil among them. Hence, I decided to see what could be done,
in her case, by moral and religious efforts. Therefore, one Sabbath,
after our usual service, I remained awhile for personal conversation
with the inmates respecting their desires and feelings on the subject of
reform, purposely coming to K. last. After conversing awhile with her on
religious subjects, I came to the direct inquiry, "Now, K., will you not
turn from your former course and seek to become a true Christian?" She
looked upon me as though perfectly astonished at the question, and
answered, "Why, Chaplain, that would be of no sort of use. Here I have
been going on in my career of life these twenty years, and, should I
attempt to turn now and become good, no one would put the least
confidence in me. It is of no kind of use." I labored to assure her that
she was mistaken in this idea, that would she truly repent and turn from
evil, people would see it, and learn to confide in her the same as in
others who had reformed, also asserting that she had the power for
making of herself a most excellent, useful woman, if she would use it
aright. I referred to what she might have been, what she had lost, how
much she had suffer