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Ill and Conscience–Stricken

           Thewordswereveryapttomycase,andmadesomeimpressionuponmythoughtsatthetimeofreadingthem,thoughnotsomuchastheydidafterwards; forasforbeingdelivered,thewordhadnosound,asImaysay,tome,thethingwassoremote,soimpossibleinmyapprehensionofthings,thatIbegantosay,asthechildrenofIsraeldidwhentheywerepromisedfleshtoeat, "CanGodspreadatableinthewilderness?" soIbegantosay, CanGodHimselfdelivermefromthisplace? Andasitwasnotformanyyearsthatanyhopeappeared,thisprevailedveryoftenuponmythoughts. But,however,thewordsmadeagreatimpressionuponme,andImuseduponthemveryoften. 

           Itgrewnowlate,andthetobaccohad,asIsaid,dozedmyheadsomuch,thatIinclinedtosleep; soIleftmylampburninginthecave,lestIshouldwantanythinginthenight,andwenttobed. ButbeforeIlaydown,IdidwhatIneverhaddoneinallmylife: IkneeleddownandprayedtoGodtofulfillthepromisetome,thatifIcalleduponHiminthedayoftrouble,Hewoulddeliverme. Aftermybrokenandimperfectprayerwasover,IdranktheruminwhichIhadsteepedthetobacco; whichwassostrongandrankofthetobaccothatindeedIcouldscarcelygetitdown. ImmediatelyuponthisIwenttobed.Ifoundpresentlyitflewupinmyheadviolently; butIfellintoasoundsleep,andwakednomoretill,bythesun,itmustnecessarilybenearthreeo’clockintheafternoonthenextday. Nay,tohishourIampartlyoftheopinionthatIsleptallthenextdayandnight,andtillalmostthreethatdayafter; forotherwiseIknownothowIshouldloseadayoutofmyreckoninginthedaysoftheweek,asitappearedsomeyearsafterhaddone. ForifIhadlostitbycrossingandrecrossingtheline,Ishouldhavelostmorethanoneday. ButcertainlyIlostadayinmyaccount,andneverknewwhichway. 

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