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Ill and Conscience–Stricken
Bethat,however,onewayortheother,whenIawakedIfoundmyselfexceedinglyrefreshed,andmyspiritslivelyandcheerful. Igotup,IwasstrongerthanIwasthedaybefore,andmystomachbetter,forIwashungry; and,inshort,Ihadnofitthenextday,butcontinuedmuchalteredforthebetter. Thiswasthe29th.
The30thwasmywellday,ofcourse,andIwentabroadwithmygun,butdidnotcaretotraveltoofar. Ikilledasea-fowlortwo,somethinglikeabrand-goose,andbroughtthemhome,butwasnotveryforwardtoeatthem;soIeatsomemoreoftheturtle’seggs,whichwereverygood. ThiseveningIrenewedthemedicine,whichIhadsupposeddidmegoodthedaybefore,viz.,thetobaccosteepedinrum; onlyIdidnottakesomuchasbefore,nordidIchewanyoftheleaf,orholdmyheadoverthesmoke. However,Iwasnotsowellthenextday,whichwasthefirstofJuly,asIhopedIshouldhavebeen; forIhadalittlespiceofthecoldfit,butitwasnotmuch.
July2. —Irenewedthemedicineallthethreeways;anddosedmyselfwithitasatfirst,anddoubledthequantitywhichIdrank.
July2. —Imissedthefitforgoodandall,thoughIdidnotrecovermyfullstrengthforsomeweeksafter. WhileIwasthusgatheringstrength,mythoughtsranexceedinglyuponthisScripture, "Iwilldeliverthee;" andtheimpossibilityofmydeliverancelaymuchuponmymind,inbarofmyeverexpectingit. ButasIwasdiscouragingmyselfwithsuchthoughts,itoccurredtomymindthatIporedsomuchuponmydeliverancefromthemainaffliction,thatIdisregardedthedeliveranceIhadreceived; andIwas,asitwere,madetoaskmyselfsuchquestionsasthese,viz.,HaveInotbeendelivered,andwonderfullytoo,fromsickness? fromthemostdistressedconditionthatcouldbe,andthatwassofrightfultome? andwhatnoticeIhadtakenofit?
