L ee Boo obferving, rebuked him for his weakn^fs, afking,
WhyJJjould he be crying fo becaufe L ee B.oo d ie f
. Whatever he felt, his fpirit was above complaining; and
Mrs. W il so n ’s chamber being; adjoining to his own, he
often called out to inquire i f £jie was better, always adding,
left fhe might fuffer any difquietude on his account, L ee:
Boo do well3 Motber.: T h e fmall-pox, which had been-out
eight or nine days, not tiling, he began to feel h imfelf link,
and told Mr. Sharp be was going away. His mind, however,
remained perfectly dear and calm to the laft, though what
h e fuffered in the latter part o f his exiftencp was fevere indeed,
the ftrength o f his conftitution ftruggled Jong and
hard againft the venom o f his diftemper, till, exhaufted nature
yielded in the conteft.
Dr, S.M.YT« had the goodneft, every day on his return
from B o tilerhith e , to inform me of the ftate o f bis par
tiqnt, hut n e w gave me any hope of his recovery. Being
under an engagement, with my family, to paft, a week at
the ho.ufe of my friend, Mr. Brook W a t so n , at Sheen,
(who was equally anxious and alarmed as ourfelv.es for this
amiable young man) I reqmefted the Dodior would have the
goodnnfs to continue to me his infornaation.— The frqand
day after I left town, I received the intelligence of his. deaths
which deeply affedted us all.—I cannot give an account of
this melancholy event fo well as by tranfcribing Dr. Smyth’s
letter,, by which it was conveyed to me.
M Y
Monday, Dec. ay, 17S4.
MY «Aft :SXBCf
' It is an unpteafant talk, for ate to be the heraMi o f bad
news, yeS|i according to my pmmife, I muft inform you o f
the fate-of poor L eE: Booy who died this- mormhg. withtjut »
groan* th e vigour o f his teffidtaai'd body fefrfting, to the
ye ry daft.— Ytfterday* the fectmdaasy fever coming onr he
was feized with'aftnvenhg'fit^’ feedeeded' by Mad-tob,
Idnf: pdljft&taba Of the heart, anxiety^ and difficult brbatnF
ingfl^he again ufed the warm bath* ^Which, as.j fhrni'erly,,
afibrded him a temporary relief; ne?;had*ja/blifter pilf'oft'
haft - back* Which Waibks kdeflfedbnii as thofe applied to hist
legs.: He exprefEed all his feedings to me, in the Jnoi forcible
tod pathetic manner, put my hand upon Ms heart,
Ifetot his' head on my arm, and explained his ©neafthe^'in
breathing ;■ but when I: was gohe he complained' a® ffinie ,
fbewhag that he complained wish a view to ndt
to be pitied!.—hi fhort, livin g ©r dying he has* me a
leffisf Which I flaall never forget; and forelyy for patience
and fortitude* he was to example worthy the isfifitaiion df a
. Stoic !—I did not fee Captain Wilson when I Called this
morning.,, but the niaM-&rvaut:was ffiteats, andhve#y pdl|ft)h
in the family Wore the face of grief ppoor L ee Bot/safteo-
tionate temper made -every ,one took upon him •&£ a-, brother
or a child.— Compliments to thh ladies, and to^Mr..
Watson £