The Journal of a Voyage from Charlestown, S. C., to London (Volume 2) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: NOTES TO THE FOREGOING JOURNAL By Authoress Of Same A preparation for trials and afflictions in old age fulfilling the words of the prophet " Jeremiah "?" It is good to bear the yoke in Youth." The account of the fatal premature interment of Mr George Woodrop (see page 54) made so deep an impression on my mind that I never forsook the apparently dying or dead until interment. When I left Jamaica in 1801, I reckoned eighteen Individuals who would have been sent to an untimely grave, but for my prompt exertions and unwearied care. One in particular James Haughton, a youth fourteen years old, in the year 1785. Animation was suspended from seven o'clock in the morning until twelve o'clock at Noon. It was occasioned by a constant bleeding at the Nose. Two medical gentlemen were in attendance, who pronounced him dead. His Mother came and looked on him, as the Priest and Levite did on the Traveller in the gospel. " I leave him in good hands." She returned in time to dress for his funeral! I persevered, with the assistance of Slaves in using the means recommended by the Humane Society, and when this unnatural Parent returned, curled and powdered, with a and a crow-coloured Silk gown and Coat on, her Son was sitting up eating Sago from my hands. The Doctors also returned, and with such a triumph as I never felt before, I said " Gentlemen, he is worth more than two dead men." In 1816, J. H. was living, had been married twice and had several children. Fifteen years he recollected that I had saved his life. The person to whom he said it observed he had taken a long time to find it out. In a fortnight after his recovery, he passed me on my own premises, without lifting his hat. Who would look for an earthly reward after the ingratitude of the nine Lepers who were cleansed ...