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equally agreeable in her person and temper. So what had he to do but enjoy himself? Accordingly, he left off business, took a large, handsome house, and furnished it in a most elegant manner. A little while after, showing his rooms to a friend, he said, " All this will give small comfort inadying hour." A few days after, he was taken with a fever. I saw him twice : He was sensible, but could not speak. In spite of all means, he grew worse and worse, and in about twelve days died. So within a few days we lost two of our richest, and two of our 244 REV. J. WESLEY'S [March, 1783 holicst, members,-Sarah Clay, and good old George Hufflet, who had been, for many years, a burning and ashining light. He lay fourteen weeks praising God continually, and had then atriumphant entrance into his kingdom. Sun. MARCH 2.-In the evening I took coach, and the next evening preached at Bath. Thursday, 6. I went on to Bristol, and found a family of love, so united as it hadnot been for some years. The next week I met the classes ; and on Friday hadawatch-night at Kingswood ; but I was far from being well, the cold which I hadcaught in coming from Lutonrather increasing than decreasing. Saturday, 15. I had a deep, tear- ing cough, and was exceeding heavy and weak. However, I made shift to preach at Weaver's Hall, and to meet the peni- tents . Sunday, 15. 1 foundmyself considerably worse. How- ever, I preached in the morning ; but had such a fever in the afternoon, that I was obliged to take my bed. I now knew not what to do, having fixed the next morning for beginning myjourney to Ireland,and sentnotice to Stroud, Gloucester, and various other places, of the days wherein I purposed to visit them. But Mr. Collins kindly undertook to supply my place at Stroud, and the other places, as far as Worcester. Lying down in bed, I took part (being able to swallow no more) ofa draught which was prepared for me. It gave me four or five and twenty stools, and amoderate vomit ; after which I fell fast asleep. Monday, 17. Mr. Collins set out. About six in the morning, finding myselfperfectly easy, I set out in the afternoon, and overtook him at Stroud. But it was