She remembers how He wept over Lazarus, and raised him from the dead; oh! what comfort to place her case in his pitying bosom! Many were the friends who wept, and hoped, and prayed with them.

Full of grief were the affectionate servants, but most of all, Phillis.
It was useless to try and persuade her to take her usual rest, to remind her of her children, and her cares; to offer her the choice morsel to tempt her appetite, the refreshing drink she so much required.

She wanted nothing but to weep with those who wept--nor rest, nor food, nor refreshing.
* * * * * It is universal, the consideration that is shown to the servants at the South, as regards their times of eating and of rest.

Whatever may have occurred, whatever fatigue the different members of the family may feel obliged to undergo, a servant is rarely called upon for extra attendance.
In the Northern country the whole labor of a family is frequently performed by one female, while five or six will do the same amount of work in the South.

A servant at the South is rarely called upon at night; only in cases of absolute necessity.