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<emotion>she desired to depart</emotion>. The fulfil-
ment of this desire was nearer than
any of us supposed. The last winter
tried her much, especially during the
intense frost. Her cough & general
weakness increased towards the <date>mid-
dle of Feb</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>y</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi>, still there was nothing cal-
culated to alarm her relatives, - but
from this time she gradually grew
worse, & was sometimes confined to
her room. On <date>Sunday the 7</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi><date> of March</date>,
she found herself unable to rise from
bed. She had thought much of the 
subject of the Holy Com<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n</hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi>; & the day
before said, "How sweet it would be
to go & keep the Communion tomorrow
with our Saviour"! At her own request
the Com<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">n</hi></hi> was administered to her
by <persname>B</persname><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi><persname>. Seifferth</persname>, who solemnly com-
mended her in prayer to the Lord
with reference to her departure, now
apparently approaching. On <date>Tuesday
the 9</date><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> she seemed considerably better
& on <date>Wednesday</date> sat up for some time, 
but on <date>Thursday</date> she felt much worse;