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by the hand said, Well Rachel I have thought of going, are you willing? She answered I do not see any thing more thou canst do for me, I believe thou hast done the best thou couldst. he then asked her if she felt resign'd to her fate. she said she thought she did; but it is a trial to me to leave my dear husband so far from his friends yet we are poor dependant beings we must submit. Then pausing she added Doctor thou seest there is no age ex- empt from death, the middle aged are call'd away as well as those further advanced. how necessary then for us always to be prepar'd. -- Being some reliev'd the forepart of this (which was the third of her sickness) she was cheerful tho’ very sweet giving her sister directions about some things, also saying to her sister it is my request that you will ever remember my dear Benjamin as a