ix Day-schools, their
salaries. I took 30l. of the 70l. for these objects, and 40l. for the
Orphans.

Dec. 14. The means for these objects have been very small for some time
past. Under these circumstances I received this afternoon from a sister
in the Lord, who is near the close of her earthly pilgrimage, a small
box, containing five brooches, two rings set with twelve small
brilliants, five other rings, one mourning ring, a pair of gilt
bracelets, a gold pin, a small silver vinaigrette, some tracts, and a
sovereign. The donor stated on a paper, contained in the box, that the
produce might be used for the Orphans or otherwise, as I might require.
As these funds are in particular need, I took the contents of this
little box for them, and the trinkets were soon disposed of.--The
sister fell asleep very shortly after. Will she need such ornaments
before her Lord? Will she regret having given them for His work? Oh!
no.

Dec. 21. Today I have received the following trinkets, the produce of
which I was at liberty to use for the Orphans, or my own personal
necessities, or the printing of my Narrative, or for the School--,
Bible--, Missionary and Tract Fund. I have put the produce to the funds
for these objects. A ring set with twelve small brilliants, a ring set
with one brilliant, another ring set with one brilliant, a ring set with
five brilliants, a paste ring, a large brooch, two large rings, two
wedding rings, two other small rings, a ring set with small pearls,
three other rings, two gold pins, four gold shirt studs, and a gilt
pin.

Dec. 24. I have received still further the following trinkets, the
produce of which was likewise taken for these objects, it being left to
me to use them as most needed. A small gold chain, a ring set with seven
brilliants, five gold seals, an eyeglass silver mounted, a ring set with
a head, a gold pin, a gold buckle, a silver pencil case, a gold brooch,
a brooch set with small pearls, a set of gold shirt studs, a small gold
brooch, nine gold rings, a gold heart, a gilt chain, and a gilt
watch-chain.

Jan. 13, 1845. When there was nothing in hand towards our many
necessities for these objects, I received today the following valuable
donation:--Three forty-franc pieces, two twenty-franc pieces, six
five-franc pieces, seven two-franc pieces, eleven one-franc pieces,
fourteen half-franc pieces, twenty-one quarter of a franc pieces, and
fifty-two other small Italian and French silver coin