that there was not a doubt with refpedt to the difeafe, and
was forry to add (what he thought' it right to prepare them
for) that the appearances were fuch as almoft totally precluded
the hope of a favourable termination; but . that he
had Ordered whatever the prefent moment required. Gapr
tain Wilson earneiftly folieited the continuance, if poflibie,. of
his vifits, and was affined that however inconvenient the distance,
he would daily attend the iffie of the difiemper.
When I went, the fecond day,. I found Mr. Sharp there,
a gentleman fo often mentioned in the foregoing naxra,-
tive, who, hearing of his youngjfriend’s illnels, had come
to affift Captain W ilso n , nor ever Shred from, the houfe,,
till poor L ee Boo had yielded to his fate.
The Captain having never had the fmall-pox himfelfo,
was now precluded- going into L ee Boq’s rooim who* informed
of the caufe, acquiefced in being deprived of feeing
him, ftifi continuing to be fall' of inquiries after hrc: health,
fearing he might catch the difeafe; but though. Captain
W ilson complied with the requeft of his family in not going
into the chamber, yet he never abfented himfelf from
the houfe; and Mr. Sharp conftantly took care that every-
direction was duly attended to, and from him I received the
account of our Unfortunate young {hanger during his ill-
hels, which he bore with great firmnefs. of mind, never re-
foiling to take any thing that was ordered for him, when
told that Dr. Smyth, (to whofe opinion he paid the greateft,
deference)^
deference)1 defired it.— MrR.‘ W ilson happehing’* to have
feme iridifpöfition ' at this time* '■ whioS^cónfined her to her
bed, L ee B obb en hearing o f it, beearfeb'impatient,1 fayiiigf*
What, Mothe^'Mf -Leé Rbók^èf ufttö f 0 }0 iM whadmhé 'did,
and would go to.‘he r apartment, to-be-fatisfiecfhow Ihe reall'y
•: WaS-.l |
CTn thé Thurlda'y B e f o f de'ath;1 walking 'afcröïs the
room, he looked at himfelf in the@ajfs~(his fac'cherng theh
much fwehéd arid.hisfi^'üred) j-'hèïffi'odk'his h’ead|%ritl4 tiFfi:-
.ed away, aS’if dilgufeed at his own appeararf^'ahuTaïd T$r.
Sharp, that bit father and mother m tichg n éè^ p^ ^ jt^ im o
he, was <bery ficky this he repëatéd'feveral time^—-At iii^ht,
growing worfe, he appeared to think himfelf in daïlgfer'; he
took Mr. Sharp by the hand, and, fixing, his ó^ës’-flfedfaflrly
at*- him, with, earnellnefs laid, G.oodyriêndi,'Whef^f&d^^tó-
PiLEW, 2^/^Abb-a THuele tbafLEt, Boo- take much drink'to
make fmall-posi go away, but h é die -—thafithf Cüpfaïn Mnd
Mothetp (meaning Mrs. 'WnËsoNp tïery 'kind— ^//^Enpïfh
m%fg0d men*)—was much forry he could not fpeak to M^KiMg
the number o f fine things- the Englifh. had'^&K-^- Then he reckoned
what, had been given-him as-prefents; ’which he wifhed
Mr. ShARP would diftributey when lie wefit' back, among
the Chiefs; and requeftëd that very particul'af baré might be.
taken of the- blue glafs barrels on pedeft’als, which lie "dit.
redted lhould.be given to the Ring.
Poor T om Rose, who ftood at the foot- Of Ms young
mailer’s jbed, was Ihedding tears-at hearing all this,, which-.
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