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& asked to be moved into the next room. Then to a couch in the same room The corner room. He was quiet a little while there & Father went into talk to him He said my [[?]] life is very uncertain we know not what the issue of your illness may be You must trust in the mercy of God in Christ. Will pressed his hand said I know I do, "I wish I was as well prepared as you my Father" He heard Mother's step then & said "not now" some other time fearing to pain her. Father asked if he would like to see Dr. Gurley. He said "yes". Father asked him shortly after if he would not like to be shaved He seemed very eager for it I think because he thought it would please Father. Mr. De Bust was sitting by his bed then He asked him if he would go for the barber insisting first with his usual thoughtfulness upon knowing whether he had had his break fast. After that he was moved from bed to bed continually answering all our entreaties that he would remain quiet with his plaintive "move me" "[[underlined]]Please move me" "Please" wont you move me" I left the room at last thinking the fewer there were there the more chance there would be of his sleeping. I placed myself where I could see him & hand Mother what she wanted when he was not being moved we were giving him stimulants. Every now & then he would
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look at his hands & feel one with the other. I had not been long out of the room before he called me. He wanted me to bathe his head with cologne. I did so while mother prepared his stimulants. At one time he was a little delirous refusing to take any unless Mr. Bust gave it to him or unless Mr. De Bust said he must He called again & again for Mr. De. B. so we sent for him. He was quiet then & took the Brandy & Ice Cream Mother had prepared for him. Mr. De Bust raising him up. It seemed to choke him He fell back on the pillow & ceased to breath for several seconds. I thought he was dead. A deep sigh presently told us he was not I heard Father & Dr. Elliot in the entry & called them When Dr. E. came to his bed side he was better. The Dr. told him to hold out his arm at full length he did so. When he came out the Dr. told us he had still considerable strength & might yet be spared to us this was only 1 half hour before he died. The Dr. promised to be back in an hour he had other patients & could not stay with us. Mother & Hannah then made some change in Will's dress & yielding to his entreaty of "move me" "Please move me just once more" laid him upon the large bed in the corner room. Father opened the window & said "look out Will see what a beautiful day it is" He did look out & said eagerly "yes! yes!" Father went into the next room then to talk to Prof. [[Baird?]] & [[followed?]]
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