whahasbecomeofhed，godknowsiwasamournfulsceneindeediwouldhavecriedmyselfifihaddared

hanigh，nearlyallwhocameinonhebrigorleans，wereakenillheycompinedofviolenpaininheheadandbacklileemily—ahingunusualwihher—criedconsanlyinhemorning，aphysicianwascalledin，buwasunableodeermihenaureofourcompinwhileexaminingme，andaskingquesionsouchingmysympoms，igaveiasmyopinionhaiwasanaackofsmallpox—menioninghefacofrober’sdeahashereasonofmybeliefimighbesoindeed，hehough，andhewouldsendforheheadphysicianofhehospialshorly，heheadphysiciancame—asmall，lighhairedman，whomheycalleddrcarrhepronouncedismallpox，whereuponherewasmucharmhroughouheyardsoonaferdrcarrlef，eliza，emmy，harryandmyselfwerepuinoahackanddrivenohehospial—argewhiemarblebuilding，sandingonheouskirsofheciyharryandiwerepcedinaroominoneofheuppersoriesibecameverysickforhreedaysiwasenirelyblindwhilelyinginhissaeoneday，bobcamein，sayingodrcarrhafreemanhadsenhimoveroinquirehowweweregeingonellhim，saidhedocor，hapisverybad，buhaifhesurvivesunilnineo’clock，hemayrecover

iexpecedodiehoughherewaslileinheprospecbeforemeworhlivingfor，henearapproachofdeahappalledmeihoughicouldhavebeenresignedoyieldupmylifeinhebosomofmyfamily，buoexpireinhemidsofsrangers，undersuchcircumsances，wasabierreflecion

herewereagreanumberinhehospial，ofbohsexes，andofallagesinherearofhebuildingcoffinsweremanufacuredwhenonedied，hebellolled—asignaloheunderakerocomeandbearawayhebodyohepoer’sfieldmanyimes，eachdayandnigh，heollingbellsenforhismencholyvoice，a

ouncinganoherdeahbumyimehadnoyecomehecrisishavingpassed，ibeganorevive，andaheendofwoweeksandwodays，reurnedwihharryohepen，bearinguponmyfaceheeffecsofhemady，whichohisdayconinuesodisfigureielizaandemilywerealsobroughbacknexdayinahack，andagainwereweparadedinhesalesroom，forheinspecionandexaminaionofpurchasersisillindulgedhehopehaheoldgenlemaninsearchofacoachmanwouldcallagain，ashehadpromised，andpurchasemeinhaevenifelanabidingconfidencehaiwouldsoonregainmyliberycusomerafercusomerenered，buheoldgenlemannevermadehisappearance

alengh，oneday，whilewewereinheyard，freemancameouandorderedusoourpces，inhegrearoomagenlemanwaswaiingforusasweenered，andinasmuchashewillbeofenmenionedinheprogressofhisnarraive，adeionofhispersonalappearance，andmyesimaionofhischaracer，afirssigh，maynobeouofpce

hewasamanaboveheordinaryheigh，somewhabenandsoopingforwardhewasagoodlookingman，andappearedohavereachedabouhemiddleageoflifeherewasnohingrepulsiveinhispresence；buonheoherhand，herewassomehingcheerfulandaraciveinhisface，andinhisoneofvoicehefinerelemenswereallkindlymingledinhisbreas，asanyonecouldseehemovedabouamongus，askingmanyquesions，asowhawecoulddo，andwhaborwehadbeenaccusomedo；ifwehoughwewouldlikeolivewihhim，andwouldbegoodboysifhewouldbuyus，andoherinerrogaoriesoflikecharacer

afersomefurherinspecion，andconversaionouchingprices，hefinallyofferedfreemanohousanddolrsforme，ninehundredforharry，andsevenhundredforelizawheherhesmallpoxhaddepreciaedourvalue，orfromwhacausefreemanhadconcludedofallfivehundreddolrsfromhepriceiwasbeforehelda，ica

osayaanyrae，aferalileshrewdreflecion，hea

ouncedhisaccepanceofheoffer

assoonaselizaheardi，shewasinanagonyagain