I ENTER A NEW WORLD.
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the fragrance of flowers, should have so exhilirated me.
The songs of the birds thrilled me,
the blue of the skies was, in itself, an inspiration.
Every sight and sound of nature seemed
to possess a power of giving exquisite pleasure,
such as I had never before noticed in them.
I understood it better now, since I have come
to know more of the power of God's love in
brightening
every bright thing, and giving
increased loveliness to every beautiful object.
In the course of our ride, I told the doctor
my plan about going home, and met his
approval.
I also told him of my reconciliation
with God, through Christ, in which he expressed his joy; but, being more cold in temperment than his wife, I did not feel that I found
in him so full and earnest sympathy as in her.
When I returned to my room, I found a
beautiful Bible lying on my table, with my
name written in it, " From Emilie Laboiteau,"
and the motto, "He
was dead and is alive