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to hear what he was saying about Will. Hannah called "Miss Mary he is calling for Mary, Mary Henry" I ran back to his bed side. He said "put it under me, all under me" mean the sheet I suppose & his clothes all had become disordered by his restlessness. for when Mother smoothed them He seemed satisfied. I bathed his head with cologne & putting my lips near his ear sang to him in a low tone. [[?]] choosing the chorus to a children's hymn

For well I know that Jesus died
For sinners such as I
Oh what does all the world beside
That I should prize so high.

He grew quiet as soon as I commenced to sing. Mother went away then to get him something leaving me alone with him. I continued singing some time in a low voice thinking he was asleep, but his breathing soon frightened me as it had done in the morning. It was growing slower & slower. I went into the next room to call Father & Prof. [[Baird?]] Prof. [[Baird?]] took his seat by the bed side to feel his pulse. I knew by his face that he thought Will dying. We put hot [[?]] to his feet. His mouth was partly open, [[strikeout]] [[Mother?]] [[strikeout]] put Brandy between his lips. He swallowed two or three teaspoon fulls & his pulse for a few moments grew stronger. Then Father drew Mother
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away she broke away from him & came back presently crying "why don't some one call Willie! Where's Willie!" I had taken the cup & spoon from Mother & was on the opposite side of the [[strikethrough]] room [[strikethrough]] ^bed from Prof [[Baird?]]. Will's breath was growing slower & slower. He swallowed one more spoon full of brandy He breathed two or three times more softly I could hear nothing then & asked Prof Baird with my eyes if he were dead. Prof Baird bowed assent but I put one more spoonful of brandy in his mouth thinking it might not be so. Mother & I closed his eyes the expression of his face was exquisitely peaceful. It was about 11 o'clock when he died.
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