256 ACCOUNT OP MARGARET LYALL, WHO CONTINUED 



the morning in the same lethargic state ; was removed to the 

 house of her father, where she awoke, as before, after the same 

 period of fifty hours sleep ; and returned to her service, with- 

 out seeming to have experienced any inconvenience. At both 

 of these times her menses were obstructed. Dr Henderson, 

 physician in Dundee, who happened to be on a visit to his 

 friends at Dunninald, prescribed some medicines suited to that 

 complaint ; and she has ever since been in good health, and 

 able to continue in service *. 



(Signed) Jas. Brewster, 



Minister of Craig. 



* On the morning of September 21. 1816, Margaret Lyall, whose case i* 

 <lescribed above, was found in an out-house at Dunninald, hanged by her own 

 hands. No cause could be assigned for this unhappy act. Her health had been 

 good since the month of October 1S15 ; and she had been comfortable in her 

 situation. It was thought by the family, that, a day or two preceding her 

 death, her eyes had the appearance of rolling rather wildly ; but she had assist- 

 ed the day before in serving the table, and been in good spirits that evening. 

 On the following morning, she was seen to bring in the milk as usual, and 

 was heard to say in passing rather hurriedly through a room, where the other 

 maids were at work, that something had gone wrong about her dairy ; but 

 was not seen again till she was found dead about half an hour after. She is 

 known to have had a strong abhorrence of the idea of her former distress re- 

 curring ; and to have occasionally manifested, especially before her first long 

 sleep, the greatest depression of spirits, and even disgust of life. 



