Nothing would have pleased Paula
better than to have known that you had taken the Lord Jesus as your
Saviour. Also you may take this dear child and dedicate and train him for
God's service in the days to come."
"That," said the poor woman, "I solemnly promise to do if you will show me
how."
Thus it was that our Teresa had the joy of pointing her first soul to the
Saviour.
Tenderly my father cut off two locks of that beautiful hair of our dear
one, and as the woman went out he said. "Take this one and keep it always
in remembrance of the rescuer of your little boy; and this other one," and
he held out the second to her also, "keep it for him until he's old enough
to understand."
Taking them from my father's hand she silently kissed them and placed them
in the bosom of her dress as she and her little one glided through the
outer door.
Louis had gone out on a special errand, and he soon returned, bringing with
him from the factory the object of his search. The poor Breton, followed by
his sons and all the other "scholars" of the night-school, started to enter
the room and then stopped abashed at the threshold. At the invitation of my
father however, one by one they all came to the bedside, pale and shaken
with emotion.
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