138 RECOVERY. 



favourable an occurrence. To this no reply 

 was received; consequently, at the end of 

 the second week another letter was de- 

 spatched, stating that I still remained free 

 from any further attack of my late dis- 

 tressing visitor, and begging to know if I 

 were to continue the medicine. 



On the 9th of September a letter was 

 received, which announced my cure; and 

 from that time to this I have enjoyed, 

 through the blessing of Providence, almost 

 uninterrupted good health. It is but 

 justice to add, that this gentleman, (whom 

 I never saw, for he died a short time after,) 

 in his letter congratulated me on my re- 

 covery, but took no credit to himself, and 

 impressed on me how much I was indebted 

 to the goodness of God, who had made him 

 the means to rescue me from that idiotcy 

 to which I was fast approaching, and for 

 which I never could be too grateful. 



Upon being applied to for his charge, he 

 some time afterward enclosed the apothe- 



