THE PELEW ISLANDS, 
359 
Monday, Dec. 27, 1784, 
MY DEAR SIR, 
It is an unpleafant talk for me to be the herald of bad 
news, yet, according to my promife, I rauft inform yon of 
the fate of poor Lee Boo, who died this morning without a 
groan, the vigour of his mind and body refilling to the 
very laft.—Yeiterday, the fecondary fever coming on, he 
was feized with a fhiverihg fit, fucceeded by head-ach, vio¬ 
lent palpitation of the heart, anxiety, and difficult breath¬ 
ing ; he again ufed the warm bath, which, as formerly, 
afforded him a temporary relief $ he had a blifter put on 
his back, which was as ineffectual as thofe applied to his 
legs. He exprefled all his feelings to me, in the moil forci¬ 
ble and pathetic manner, put my hand upon his heart, 
leant his head on my arm, and explained his uneafinefs in 
breathing; but when I was gone he complained no more, 
ffiewing that he complained with a view to be relieved, not 
to be pitied.—In ihort, living or dying he has given me a 
leffon which I fliall never forget; and furely, for patience 
and fortitude, he was an example worthy the imitation of a 
Stoic !—I did not fee Captain Wilson when I called this 
morning, but the maid-fervant was in tears, and every perfon 
in the family wore the face of grief; poor Lee Boo’s affec¬ 
tionate temper made every one look upon him as a bro¬ 
ther or a child.-—Compliments to the ladies, and to Mr« 
a Watsoni 
