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becoming in wives towards their huſbands, and were the moſt likely means to gain on their affections; but whatever cauſe Mary had to condemn herſelf, ſhe had ftill more to bleſs God for enabling her to ſee her error, and for giving her a proper ſenſe of her duty, and an opportunity of ſhowing her love to her huſband before he was taken from her. The lady added, that ſhe might judge from what ſhe now felt in her mind, that her reflections would have been very bitter indeed, if ſhe had continued her rancour to him while he lay upon his death bed; but now ſhe had reaſon to rejoice that ſhe had made him every amends in her power, and might look forward, with well-grounded hope, that they ſhould paſs a happy eternity together. Mrs. Andrews ſaid, that ſhe very well recollected a woman who had a huſband that was in the main a good one, and a very induſtrious man, but ſometimes he would fly out of bounds, get drunk, and return home very riotous, on which occaſions he was ſure to be well lectured by his wife. At firſt he bore this with tolerable patience, and would ſay, Do not be fooliſh, Jenny; I have my faults and you have yours, let us give and take; but ſhe made no allowance for his failings, and at length her repeated remonſtrances made his own houſe quite irkſome to him, and he fought refuge in company when his inclination would have led him to ſtay at home.
