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Mother at least yielded to their united persuasions and went Natty passed the day as usual in N.Y., taking his meals there Sought William Tyler in the evening and they spent it mostly in walking out, they also visited the bathing house and took a bath. William says Natty was in high spirits, full of joke and sport. W - staid all night with him. -- The next afternoon Natty was taken with a diarrhea and began to feel sick, returned home sooner than usual and callled on Mr Atwater, the apothecary, for advice, who advised him to make some milky porridge and gave him the directions--Natty did so -- how affecting to think of the dear boy in his loneliness lighting a fire and making the porridge himself; for we had no girl just then and as Mother expected to return so soon it was not thought necessary to provide one--In the evening he called at Mrs Syke's and mentioned his not feeling well--The next day he felt worse and did not leave home--Mother returned in the morning with the boys and foudn Natty watching for them at the parlor window. "Oh Mother!" he exclaimed "I am so glad you have come back." He seemed delighted to see them, and under Mother's care soon became so much better that he amused himself in the afternoon helping the children make toys. The next morning he declared himself well enough to go to his business and accordingly he went to N.Y. for the last time period. but returned about the middle of the afternoon quite sick. The next morning Father became alarmed and summoned the Doctor who informed him that N's disease was a mild