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•we fuflained by the thunder and lightning on the 
1 6 th of July laft. It was about a quarter after eight 
in the morning, when I had but juft got out of the 
window where I had been fitting, and which is. in 
the weft fide of the ho ufe 3 and was not got half-way 
crofs the parlour, before aviolent ftorm of thunder and 
lightning burft in at one of the fa (lies, and broke five 
large panes, and tore down the (butter, and (hive red 
the window-feat, that the fplinters palled by me to 
the farther end of the room ; and one fide of me was 
covered with the glafs : one pane alfo was broke to 
pieces where I had been fitting. I had the mortifica- 
tion to ftand fo near the window, as to fee all the tiles 
and a chimney (hoot off from the houfe, as if (hot out 
of a fkuttle : the noife was fo great, that at firft I 
apprehended the drum of my ears broke, and it was 
fome time before I was able hear at all, and fome 
hours before I perfectly recovered my hearing. The 
fulphureous fmell was fo great, I cannot deferibe it, 
and the heat I felt on my cheek and head not to be 
conceived, without the fame being felt. When it 
had ceafed, I was going out at the door, and was met 
by my daughter, with her comb-tray under her arm, 
and fplit ; who in a mournful tone faid, Mamma, I 
am almoft killed. On her telling me it had broke 
into her room, I immediately went up : I two or 
three times attempted going into her chamber before 
I could venture, and then not without covering my 
face with a thin apron I had on ; the fulphur-fmoke 
and duft being fo great, that I was almoft fuffocated, 
befides it being fo darkened by it that I could not fee 
the window, which I felt out, and let open. When 
the duft and fmoke had a little fubfided, how deplo- 
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