that the patient Called in tlie affiftance of DoOor Cul- 

 len ; but he faid he had reafons for this condu£t, that 

 he knew they would approve of when he fliould ft ate 

 them, though he declined to do it then. By and by, he 

 bee me quite well j fo that there could be no pretext 

 for the phyficians vifiting him any longer. In this fi- 

 ttiation, he watched his opportunity^ andwheri the phy- 

 ftcians were both prefent, he thanked Doflor Culleii 

 for the afliftance he had given, and olTered him money: 

 but this, as the fly chap had forfeen, he pofitively de- 

 dined. After gently intreating him to take it, and 

 not being able to prevail, he turned to his own profef- 

 for, and in like manner offered him money. But this, 

 for ihame, he could not poflibly accept, though it wa3 

 not known that this gentleman had ever before refufed 

 a fee when offered to him. Thus did the i"sch rogue 

 tare a fee by calling in Dottor Cullen, which he well 

 knew he muft have paid. 



The general benevolence of Do£lor Cullen's difpo- 

 fition cannot be exemplified in ;) ftronger manner than 

 by his conduiS: to the writer of vhis article, which wag' 

 fo generous, fo difintereftcd, and fo kind, as to lequire 

 the mofi; grateful commemoration. In other particu- 

 lars in this narrative, it may be alleged that miftakes 

 may poffibl;,' have happened ; but with tegard to his 

 own particular cafe, it is impoffible the writer can be 

 in any miftake. Gratitude demands that juftico to the 

 memory of the deceafed should not be withheld on this 

 eccafion. 



It was my misfortune to lofe both parents before t 

 was of an age capable of knowing either of tbem ; and 

 the charge of my education fell to the care of a near 

 relation, who had no fondnefs for literary purfuits. 

 r>eipg deftined to follow the profeffion of agriculturey 

 my guardian did every thing in his power to difcou- 

 rage, in regard to myfelf, an inclination for ftudies that 

 he thought were incompatible with the bufnefshehad 

 chofcn for mc. But having chanced to^ read at th^;t 



