They brought us
Nazee's Testament to preach from, and seemed accustomed to the sound
of the gospel. In respectful attention to the word, as well as in
knowledge, they were far superior to other villages in Tiary. This
we knew was the result of her teachings. Monday we waited her
return. She came about noon. How can we express the joy of that
meeting! We spent another night there, the most of it in sweet
Christian conversation with Nazee. We were surprised at the respect
shown to her, and the restraint felt in her presence. If any chanced
to swear, he at once went and asked pardon for thus injuring her
feelings. Tuesday we had to leave, lest we should be detained by the
snow till spring. We longed to pray with her before we left, but
custom here forbade it; yet she accompanied us a little on our way,
which gave as an opportunity to mingle our prayers and tears
together. As we bade her farewell, she said, weeping, 'Here is my
love for my teachers, for my sisters in the school, for the
missionaries, their children, and all that know me. Tell them to
remember me in their prayers, that God may keep me in this place of
temptation.
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