35 6 AN ACCOUNT OF 
that there was not a doubt with refpe£t to the difeafe, and 
was forry to add (what he thought it right to prepare them 
for) that the appearances were fuch as almoft totally pre¬ 
cluded the hope of a favourable termination ; but' that he 
had ordered whatever the prefent moment required. Cap¬ 
tain Wilson earneftly folicited the continuance, if poffible, of 
his vifits, and was affured that however inconvenient the dif- 
tance, he would daily attend the iffue of the diftemper. 
When I went the fecond day, I found Mr. Sharp there, 
a gentleman fo often mentioned in the foregoing narra¬ 
tive, who, hearing of his young friend’s illnefs, had come 
to affift Captain Wilson, nor ever Birred from the houfe, 
till poor Lee Boo had yielded to his fate. 
The Captain having never had the fmall-pox himfelf, 
was now precluded going into Lee Boo’s room, who, in¬ 
formed of the caufe, acquiefced in being deprived of feeing 
him, Bill continuing to be full of enquiries after his health, 
fearing he might catch the difeafe ; but though Captain 
Wilson complied with the requeft of his family in not go¬ 
ing into the chamber, yet he never abfented himfelf from 
the houfe; and Mr. Sharp conBantly took care that every 
dire&ion was duly attended to, and from him I received the 
account of our unfortunate young Branger during his ill¬ 
nefs, which he bore with great firmnefs of mind, never re- 
fuling to take any thing that was ordered for him, when 
told that Dr, Smyth, to whofe opinion he paid the greatefl 
deference § 
