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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
the Apporze [?] of his neighbours together with the utmoste Con-
fidence in him as an eminent Fosition Capable of adminstering to
the Afflicted in all Caces Derogatory to that Clime by way of herbs
that Natuer has produced There bid adue to his Family and he
took me to frankfort the Capitol Of the State Whare I had Set at
his request for an artes to take the Outlines of my fisiognomy at his
expense at some less than One hundred dollars Here I gave the
parting hand and was Mett with Fifty dollars in Gold to assist me
On My Way Here my mind was charged as vivid as the lightnings
recalling the Seans of Our childhood and the Seans Of the past and
at Our Sepperation left him a poor boy thrown On the wide world
to rove and to form his own habits and Make his Own home My
boosom was fild with anguish I felt in my hart to gave rather than
to take but he would that I should take it That he would feel better
about it when I was gone Now after he had got a fue Steps from
me he thought perhaps there might be a letter in the Office for him
from Some Of Our Folks wished me to walk over with him Here
took from the office a letter from Silvina Stating that Joseph and
herself was a going to Start the 3rd of Dec for his Place which was that
day he then made his Calculation that it would take about too
days and a half or 3 days at the Out Side I then Concluded I would
waite by all means that length of time Now upon the 6 of Dec
they got in Frankfort They left the Cars in time to take the Stage
and get to Bradfords about One O Clock. Now as Bradford and
Myself Sat Eating Apples and drinking Cider with Other Company
Bradford was looking out the window and Saw the Stage Stop Saying
they have Come He upon that ran Out to Escort them in There
truncks was taken off the Stage and they made there way to the
house which stood Some 25 or thirty rods from the road I Still
Cept within to See if they would no Me Now Silvinas helth was
so much impaired that Bradford informed them Of the Fact that I
was there that She might be On the gard However when they come
in Silvina Come towards Me to Shake hands reach out her hand and
birst in tears and wept like a Child her Strengh Seemed to leave
her Here I was Once More with My Own Dear Brothers and
Sister here we have Once More Mett for the first time in 19 Years
Here my mind was a gane Charged as Vivid as the lightnings
Recalded the Seans Of the past Whare Once we Enjoied the Sosiety
of Each Other in a Famuly Circle With helth blazing on Each Others
Countinence but now O how Changed the Cean through time and
Sickness upon there Countainnence My Boosom Sweld with an-
guesh and My hart Jest leeped rite up in my throat and A Fountain
Of tears Erisistably gushed Forth and rold down like rane I Cannot
tell my Feallings I shall Not try But Surfice it to Say I visited
with them untill the io of December524
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