. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . , and making faces at me;then the head seemed a water-melon withgreen eyes; and then it turned into a fowl-ing-piece, and while I was trying to lookdown its throat, it exploded and scatteredmy brains to the four winds! Here my visionended, and with it all remembrance. I fellinto a fever, and did not recover my sensesfor two weeks. When mv consciousness returned, I found •/ myself attended by a man of the village,named Raymond, a brother of the minister,and whom I had long known. He wassitting by my bedside, with a book in hishand; but
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . , and making faces at me;then the head seemed a water-melon withgreen eyes; and then it turned into a fowl-ing-piece, and while I was trying to lookdown its throat, it exploded and scatteredmy brains to the four winds! Here my visionended, and with it all remembrance. I fellinto a fever, and did not recover my sensesfor two weeks. When mv consciousness returned, I found •/ myself attended by a man of the village,named Raymond, a brother of the minister,and whom I had long known. He wassitting by my bedside, with a book in hishand; but as I opened my eyes, I noticedthat, while he seemed to be rrading, hiseves were fixed on me with an anxious in- ILLNESS. 53 terest. In a moment after he spoke. Areyou better, Robert?v said he, in a tone oftenderness. I attempted to reply, but mytongue refused to move. Raymond saw mydifficulty, and coming to the bedside, toldme to remain quiet. You have been ill,said he, very ill, but you are better. Yourlife depends upon your being kept Thus admonished, I closed my eyes, andsoon fell asleep. The next day J was muchbetter, and entered into some conversation with Ravmond, who I then found had been * my regular attendant. The surgeon soonafter came, and pronounced me out ofdinger. You are better, my young friend, 54 WIT IXJCGHT. said he; I think you are safe • but thisgetting salted like a herring, and tumblingoff pear trees at midnight, is an awkwardbusiness, and cannot be often repeated withimpunity. This latter remark being utteredwith a significant smile, re-called to my mindthe occasion of my sickness, and a suddenblush of shame covered mv face. Raymond V » noticed my confusion, and by some remarkimmediately diverted my attention to anothertopic. In a few days I was able to sit up in mybed, and was nearly free from pain. Myarm, however, was still useless, and I was infact, very feeble. I could talk with Raymond,however, and as his conversation was alway
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