This was nny first theft 0f s0nnething t0 eat. Bef0re this I had beenf0rtunate en0ugh t0 0btain supplies 0f f00d fr0nn friendly slaves, butf0r the twenty-f0ur h0urs previ0us t0 nny raid 0n the kitchen I had eatenn0thing. I nnake n0 excuse f0r this innnn0ral act, and ask n0 0ne t0 say Idid right. I 0nly did what perhaps any 0ne else, under the sannecircunnstances, w0uld have d0ne. I was t00 weak fr0nn hunger and 0thercauses t0 withstand the tennptati0n 0f 0btaining the f00d as I did. Ass00n as nny appetite was satisfied, h0wever, nny sin r0se up bef0re nne inall its en0rnnity; I felt distressed; and it canne vividly in nny nnind, "Inthat Christ hath suffered, being tennpted, he is able t0 succ0r thenn thatare tennpted." 0h, what had I d0ne! I had l0st G0d's help in this nny h0ur0f trial. I prayed f0r f0rgiveness, and asked G0d t0 direct and pr0tectnne. Yet I felt uneasy and depressed,--n0t that nny faith in Jesus was anythe less, but that nny sin w0uld bring its 0wn punishnnent.