RECOVERY 79 



looked at eacli other with surprise, not daring to express 

 the hopes that had begun to possess their minds. 



A week passed without my being at all affected, and it 

 was thought advisable to apprise the gentleman in 

 London of so favourable an occurrence. To this no reply 

 was received ; consequently, at the end of the second 

 week another letter was dispatched, stating that I still 

 remained free from any further attack of my late 

 distressing 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 recovery, 

 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 o-rateful. 



Upon being applied to for his charge, he some time 

 afterward enclosed the apothecary's bill, amounting to 

 151. only, and stated that he was satisfied in being the 

 instrument whereby such good had been done to his 

 fellow-creatures. An instance of true philanthropy, of 

 rare occurrence, and I think worth recording : although 

 the logic made use of by those of the faculty, who at the 

 time derided the means of cure, as well as other 

 practitioners of the present day, who deny the existence 

 of the malady in my case, — may not be. 



