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 give you these as a parting memorial of your dying friend. I thank you for all your kindness; I hope we shall meet above.” After this he slept for a long time. The Rev. Mr. Alexander came in the evening; he responded during his prayer, saying, “Amen, Amen.” When Mr. Burwell asked him how he felt, he replied, “Sinking, sinking;” I said “Yes, dear, into the arms of Jesus.” He replied, “O yes.” He gave his sister, Mrs. Brant, three books, saying, “I give you these as tokens of remembrance of the brother who was converted at the same time that you were. May God bless you and your family, and may we all meet again in a better world!” From this time his eyesight failed, so that he could scarcely see at all, but he heard distinctly, and always seemed conscious if I was out of the room for a few moments. Friends would come and say, Mr. Jones is asking for you. Dear creature, he seemed to want me by his side all the time.

Friday 27th. — My dear husband slept most of the night. In the morning he asked to see Abraham, our hired man, and taking his hand he said, “I shall soon be gone, I want you to be faithful in taking care of every thing just as if I were here; try and love and serve God: there is nothing like a preparation for death; God bless you and your partner. Look well after the interests of my family. God bless Abraham.” Rev. W. Sutton and many other friends called; to all he addressed a few parting words. To the Doctor who had attended him faithfully and skillfully, he said, taking his hand, “I thank you for all your kind attention; you have done all you could, but it is the will of God to take me home. I hope you will give God all your heart, and meet me in a better world.” Hearing him say, “Blessed Redeemer,” I said you can say, “I know that my Redeemer liveth.” He said, “I can say that all the time.” This afternoon the Rev. I. B. Howard and wife came; they only returned home to-day from a long visit, or would have