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about him, and his anxious questions makes it evident to us that much more than ourselves he apprehended the approach of the king of terrors. Stimulants were constantly administered to keep up his pulse and infuse warmth into his feet and hands, but while he seemed in a burning fever his extremities were very cold. "Father" he asked, "what is the reason I can't keep my hands warm?" Father told him to keep them down close to his body but he complained that it tired him.

About noon Father again summoned the Doctor and insisted on his calling counsel. He did so and returned with Dr. [illegible] the latter did not commit himself exactly but said that Dr. [illegible] was doing all that could be done, and assented when he said that there was not "a particle of danger if we could only keep his pulse up a few hours longer he would be up by the next day." Thus our fears were soothed -- thus did our blind guides lead us on to the edge of the precipe till it was too late to retreat. -- Starr and Mr Murphy came in soon after Starr thought it not best for them to see Natty lest he might be alarmed at seeing them in the busiest part of the when nothing but that was very urgent would call them from their business but Father wished them to see him, accordingly the went to his room: as Starr entered Natty asked in a quick, anxious tone what he came for, but talked brightly and cheerful ly t themn both. Mr Murphy told him that Harriet had been sick, and unable to come see him but that she would probably come over the next day. "That's right!" he replied. But our brothers saw at once what we [illegible] being so constantly with him had not perceived so clearly, that the hand of Death was upon him, although even they had little suspicion