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regular yet rapid a progress, that in a few days all hopes of his recovery were at an end. Through the whole, his mind was preserved calm and se- rene, and, when sensible that the closing period of time was at band, he requested that his domestics might be called into the room. These consisted of two white servants, two Negro boys, and a little orphan girl, whose mother had been many years a nurse in the family, out of respect to whom, he supported and educated the child. The mind may conceive the situation and feelings of this little group, yet I am ready to believe it is impossible for the pen to describe it. After a short but awful pause, he addressed each of them in the language and accents of a father; for indeed as a parent he had always conducted himself towards them. Having communicated to them counsel and advice suited to their several sizes and condition, he gently turned his face from them, and quietly resigned himself, and left the world without a sigh or struggle; a bright example of faithfulness to his Divine Master, and a more intelligible exposition of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, than whole volumes of controversy. 7th Month, 23d and 24th. I continued at my lodgings at Merion, making some arrangements for my return to England. I have sometimes noticed how expert the people of America are with the saw and the axe, and as