, 1869-06-06
CHARLES DICKENS Oh His BE-
CENT SICKNESS.
A FlY.k.ea1 In n Lt{c.

once upon rme lno z1atser wnen,, xss eo-
eaged IN pursuit tno mater wh.sh which could !
b transacted by myself alone, tn which could !
have no help: wn,eh nPosea Seassani s5; saa on
powers, and witch ansoirel ~ alnost fahulous
cepllonaly uJtns winter n N always tE3iaS cl.-
nate Anu lAd resumed It tn Easiaud atlsr oas
e1et Ia9s Ssa ta Il % t psosns sa aoI
Nure re ont tha: could not rely, *1th ~ usu.l
cheerful eouulenct. upun myself 70 ach.ese tue
TIE arst time n IN! lde) s.adl, 1aITel. ahaxen,
faint uncertain ol volcs zou .isut, aid lfad and
touch. and tnll 10 spirit The medical advice
sought within few hIGts, Was gwen IN lEu
worus: a Instant r,:ss Being accustomed 70 OBJ
serve m1se - eartonslE - ! we're acotas:
nse,i instantly ha1stsd In sbe pursuit. rt wa:ch
SNEAK. aud rested.
Ny intention VA, y tn,erpose, ~ i wete. = ny
khoc}d be wr11tep from w1thual for bElef .easo1
Of fe~ weekA Nct spNa very singular e1iet1-
enees recorded themselves on rhls asoe ay-seaI.
and am going to Ttats tnetil literally. repeat
the worl- literally.
~ nr1t odd experience VA tt the remarkable
coincidence between INV ca9s, IN The general
mind, tnt one N1. Aef4 ), Es md 1t rrcorded
IL q work OF nctlnu cAle.1 Lutte Docr.t- Tu u.
sna M calling hai oeea of iess hs1rn!ui .anss less
,rmnnerntive nA1ure; hut 1t all one {ur that
Here II Nj. Acslitc'a case: 49,.
AT uFxJ, be Nls ueAl of all the t1!seases that
ever weIe Down. Au1 Of several braa-neT Cna.a-
die. invented With the speed Of Light 10 meet the
densnt. Of The occaslon. lie Gal concc4!sl
estate OF nktes on the ehsst from bis
he bad had On t'As4S.on petfoslntt er'n hin
| had heen sub}ec. 10 the eIpi'~ioa Of iinporllnt
veins ID his body after the tt1aaaeF di ferwutks,
sa ss sos,as tas ma!sss wn 1;s M Suns,
| he had had sol.etnlax ths tcas.er With bis
nraln. FIVE hnn!Et1 Ieopss who sat down to
| lect, believed beforr they hid dane bs,.akfast,
Inst they privately aad personally lner FhJasc;1n
70 haFo satd 70 ". Aestfs. You must expect 10
70 OFT sonae day, lie tho saod Of canttle:' aad
inst they knew 4r- Mesdse to hare Ba!d 70 phJss-
c,An, Il msa can die bat once Bf about II
s1,n 1ae n,ain, oeeans i. fs,orse iheor1 Against
the neld; and b L tee somsth.n9 Dad beeo d:s-
tinc!!J asoertalned y be 'Pfsssntc-
| public mind and seemed 10 make ere1y enc 81
corntortshe, that might have lasted aA day BIZ
ITO ius &c conrs Al 1si pass fsss.aFz hore:es; 8
iar frum being oEe1sa1own By The d!seovcsT. be
came = greater faeuEt1e than eser Tnesc was
| al! the people VITO had t17esl 10 m1xc IIoos1 aid
bad not .etp able 10 DO 4 SAID, There Jou EcIE
ne no insn " 1oa so rcsas TIE tde
Sc. Mid tne,. wha: you hroaSai !oa5seii Il 70 by
ing, sou overdid It! Pressure came on, ana you
we're done fox! THIS consideration was very po-
tena IN many quarters. but no*hefe more So than
l AMONG the ,oung clerks And partners who haA
never been Ia the slightest danger OF evcrdo:n1 IT.
These, one and MI. declared, quite p!oasly. inat
as long "a lhey lived, AMI tnat their conduct
might be 80 regulated a. TO keep Cd Pzessasr, and
preserve them cap1os. to their H1eal for many
Just ms ea.o-1 nat only krowa i.-xhea |
waa quietly baking II the sonsa:ne in ms kcnttsh
BGt while I go ecs:el- thankfully. recovering
every hour, bad expet!rAces more odt tEa2 this
had experiences OF spiritual eonce1:, for which
. | al Ia n n
! manknI, ehsl alWays lccl grateful to the sup2o
sltion that wRs too far Sole To protest against
: ing fooL ali sorts q peo7e SEEMED j. Secoms
4 | v.CarioAh1f religious At My expense received
er1 on .bs coucss auta,.tY Of III ell
PREACHER, WHO, uAl 1he Eaos. Of ata suof4nt AMI
Sain and daring c!ass, cnal1 nc: construct .ocs
tcr, THIS Inspired Individual calle,i nc 70 o,isl
! relnlly, and knew il the fnest and easiest way
Where Tas going 2, "! :a; Eha: w wo5ld M become o
e ample, ult wa OF 'crus " b!2s29emo3s Goa
b nience with the Heavenly Hest He Was Il tht
- secrets Of tny heart and IN the lowest sOunain27
J Of my sorl-hs.-;aad coul! zsaa the depths q
my nnturs better tdau hIa u c, 1la could .uzz
3 my Inside oct like hIs own clanuay csose. Du
= such dry water as ,hts could alone be drawn fsou
!. such u shallow md muddy soufco~-I foRnl frou
tie Information q beneaced clergyman Of Ehon
7. ] never heard md whom nhser saw, that has
+, nor ~ Eaiter supposed had .lTel nte o
= some reading, contemplation, and inquiry that
ass saa T. sess u
It bad never utcd. as rather supposed l. he'd. I
sn esa yc o. f a" as'oy t9m fas ts e. es
f1ienas n Of % sseo,. 0t tSesids open 90 W sssyes; b
IN prosperity" snG TN. i needed sais .'caeci
overmuch,'' and TINT the way to tusn It to q
count W. 70 rad .ness scsnons ct I'D these POEM
10 spondent! bcG Il may be understood hat n
!c late facts Of MT owa uncomtacr@l e1peflacc
re md no vain 'lrasnlnEA The documents L pzot
~ Tie near my band
r tc11Ainin9 character, was the wou1eEtnl I.ers!
"a :as = eSss =
nhquis1e.l pursuit. thess hIEsoaa hallts q Eais
~ PLAINLY impossible Of Icing II lota!ued along VT
u it. Az nll THAI c&c,csc, u that co.i Uat.ans,
ut that Wind and weather, ali that upali tzatnlng
al ned about hy expsrss ralns purtnl Antesn
~ hal-box, and par1akxn OF under . taalnz row
~ This Assuming Of \ Thole case ayalust ali fac
and likelihood, struck n,e ~ par!cnlally dsol a.
- waa an n<tdIty Of which ctEiatly had had
nf adequate experience In sfc ua'u torasd tsas {
!H Ny Oil acqualata.ces the begging lester xnte
zane on, Of ;ae n5,lsat, l. ysy pseaa!y indee
ule snolh>1 opportunity Of sending sha; ro5s {
ice order: needar make Il ! pound, a Pre-,
oa:ly :ntstsd on; tea sa}l!l!5es might eass
fuse At tnch IN ina!Gulncans nsuse,. 70 take
weight on the memory Of an err7lx ftlloH-cft
ture: One Ernuc@laa, Of MI Artistic .prn tanl {
ITS society, thought I. nigh: sooshe ny G
ne science In the tender respect Of gifts nlsused,
49, would Immediately cash up II ald Of bis lag
Nv talent for original 1eiien-ai specimen OF VIII
he } be enclosed nG = NurN Of ars ThlcS rtcogL
lin As tlat1cg NON wootcut Originally published
&C. The lais Mss: Tro.oRe's oooE on AMERICA fo
were prepared to i've icnE Jcars a:eef nc, uat:ti
ar pcnefac1ors to tsc!r species, for city pounds
tn. piece down, WsR Astounding. Also, Of taoso v
,ur snteI bank notes foe Sill pcn.ienla anon1s7,
give aHnJ-uot to keep on my accouht
Divers wonderful msdlcinss aid machines
t!nuated recomucntauoas for tae1csciv vcs lato
TeF ny-leaf that was TO haze becn 80 blank It v
cseecial.y observable TIA: every peescs1b
:, whether In moral OF phy5lcal direction, SueT
e' tnurouttly-kneS ne rum he4l u heel, IN Z
'an ott, rhroEGh aud through. upside doxa. wa
Eis.s ri.ss q general nfn2ts1sy: ~ 2tI an1 cysr5es
~ ne. 4 few complimentary perceptions OF cosn
= III Ey MUD OF which. after con Siderable sef-t.1a
4ae inailou, have lot l.sco. CiEi a1J :2G!ca::
Neat little FItatr'l fosu1s were atlresSHl 10 TIL
VIC corncrs beginning With :acse 1osis: i etse
bequeath-"
luz t:at the u1ost hottest, :hc mest Eude5:, ana
eF- leakt raia-R -R!ofaoGs q ~ tie Etcctos 1fo1 I
strange d n1-cAf, was letter fton tue SCI
- ! cetseI ds-o4ert1 ct the rtcnndtta sGcrei@ II
IT, TO uve four or nve hant1red years: Dcueiles
n.7 tive hy anF means but s Dale u nj ser.oG5
me sincere conviction. With this and With IA.
-. at the resi- thai shall net be c5uucnl- l taru
~ nyleaf, aDti SO Oh a1s1l.
led .s.~.-
no
, Of Bv sArAn WILLIAM