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Cíje iilicljiganrgus Among the attendants at, a late odist conference was atvery beautiful and intelligent looking yonng lady, who drcw the adrairing gaze t many eyes, partioularly eyes masouline, always ou the lookout for foiniiiiiic faces. Daring the intermission at noon a spruce ycnng minister stepped up to the presiding elder and said, with an air of seorecy : " Did you observo tlio younc lady who sat by the iirst pillar on the left?" " Yes," said the eider ; " what of her?" "Why," said the young -man, "I feel impressod tliat tho Lord desires mo to take that lady for ny wife. I think she would mako a good oompanion and helpmate in the work of the minfsi y." Tho eider, ns a s;ood Cliristian ought, had nothing to object. But in a few momonta another oandidato for ministerial eflorta and honora and for tho naino of husband, camp confidentially to make lciiown a like impresBioii regarding tho samo idontical young lady. " You had better wait awliile. It is ot best to be too hasty in determining tlüï sourco of such inipressions," said tho prudent clder. And ho said woll, for hardly wero the stops of tho sccond youth cold at his side, ero a third approacned with tho samo 6tory, and while tho worthy confldante stillmarvclcd, a fourth drew noar, with thcquesHon : " Did you notioe tho fino, noble lookina; womnn on your lcfty" " Vi's !" cried the swcllinc: oldcr. ' Well, sir," went on tho fourth victim of that unsuspeoting girl, " it is strongly borne in npon my mind th.it it is tho will of the Lord that I should mako proposals of marriage to thit lady. He has impr.'ssed me that sho is to bo my wife." Tho eider could hold in no longer. "Impossible ' impossible I" he exclaimed, in an excited tono ; " the Lord ncver could have intended that i'our men should marry that ono woman!"