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Ill and Conscience–Stricken

           Butmythoughtsweresadlydisturbed,andIhadnoinclinationtosleep; soIsatdowninmychair,andlightedmylamp,foritbegantobedark. Now,astheapprehensionofthereturnofmydistemperterrifiedmeverymuch,itoccurredtomythoughtthattheBrazilianstakenophysicbuttheirtobaccoforalmostalldistempers; andIhadapieceofarolloftobaccoinoneofthechests,whichwasquitecured,andsomealsothatwasgreen,andnotquitecured. 

           Iwent,directedbyHeavennodoubt;forinthischestIfoundacurebothforsoulandbody. Iopenedthechest,andfoundwhatIlookedfor,viz.,thetobacco,andasthefewbooksIhadsavedlaytheretoo,ItookoutoneoftheBibleswhichImentionedbefore,andwhichtothistimeIhadnotfoundleisure,orsomuchasinclination,tolookinto. Isay,Itookitout,andbroughtboththatandthetobaccowithmetothetable. 

           WhatusetomakeofthetobaccoIknewnot,astomydistemper,orwhetheritwasgoodforitorno; butItriedseveralexperimentswithit,asifIwasresolveditshouldhitonewayorother. Ifirsttookapieceofaleaf,andcheweditinmymouth,whichindeedatfirstalmoststupefiedmybrain,thetobaccobeinggreenandstrong,andthatIhadnotbeenmuchusedtoit. ThenItooksomeandsteepeditanhourortwoinsomerum,andresolvedtotakedoseofitwhenIlaydown. Andlastly,Iburntsomeuponapanofcoals,andheldmynosecloseoverthesmokeofitaslongasIcouldbearit,aswellfortheheat,asalmostforsuffocation. 

           Intheintervalofthisoperation,ItookuptheBible,andbegantoread,butmyheadwastoomuchdisturbedwiththetobaccotobearreading,atleastthattime; onlyhavingopenedthebookcasually,thefirstwordsthatoccurredtomewerethese, "CallonMeinthedayoftrouble,andIwilldeliver,andthoushaltglorifyMe." 

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