present with us at the time. He said he knew all our
thoughts, words, and actions; and if we did not obey, he
should "EAT US WITH A GRAIN OF SALT."

I presume my reader will smile at this, and exclaim, "How
absurd!" Yes, to you it is absurd; but to the mind of a
child who placed the utmost confidence in his veracity,
it was an evidence that he was invested with supernatural
powers. For myself I believed every word he said, and
nothing would have tempted me to disobey him. Perfect
obedience he considered the highest attainment, and, to
secure this, the greatest of all virtues, no means were
thought too severe. We were frightened and punished in
every possible way.

But, though Father Darity acted on the one great principle
with the Romanists, that the "end sanctifies the means,"
he was in general a much kinder man than Priest Dow. He
urged us on with our catechism as fast as possible,
telling us, as a motive to greater diligence, that the
bishop was soon to visit us, and that we could not be
admitted to his presence until we had our prayers and
catechism perfectly.

One day, when we were in the yard at play, I told one of
the little girls that I did not like to live there; that
I did not like one of the people in the house; that I
wished to return to my father, and I should tell him so
the first time he came to see me.