would make of it?

What a contrast between the riding done by this woman now, and a dozen
years ago in the same county! In skill, and speed of movement, and grace
of attitude she is much the same; but how different her dress, her
countenance, her aims and hopes! Her father then was proud of his darling;
now, how mortified and angry would he be could he see her spring to her
saddle and start off toward Washington Mountain, in search of souls! "God
seeth not as man seeth." Then he beheld the "proud afar off," but now
"giveth grace to the humble," and crowneth her labors with divine approval
and success, while he giveth to her heart the "peace that passeth
understanding," and the sweet promise that "they that turn many to
righteousness shall shine as the stars forever and ever!"

What Mrs. Elizabeth did to save souls on the mountain was only in the line
of extraordinary labors, and was not made an excuse for neglecting any of
her ordinary church duties. As before observed, her visits being mainly in
fair weather, and only once or twice a week, except in times of revival,
she counted them as many people do one or two weekly recreations, not
allowed to interfere with anything else.

Indeed, they did not satisfy her own zeal for extraordinary work. She
scattered some of the young people of the mountain among the Methodist
families of Lenox and Pittsfield as domestic help, greatly to their
advantage. She invited her church associates to her house for extra prayer
meetings, for the special benefit of serious persons from the mountain and
other neglected neighborhoods nearer her home, thus bringing them under
strong religious influences. Of course all the young laborers from the
mountain, working for families not too far off, would want to attend such
meetings and see their kindred, and their employers would encourage them