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Upton, Maine.
1873 July
100
July 22-24
July 22
Char'd forty day. Woke up with a pain
attack of colic & remained in the home
all day feeling a little better in th lte
I work in the morning. G. Swain an
old schoolmate visited this way, but I was
too sick to enjoy his company long, staying
about 7 P.M.
" 23
Passed last night in great exbuciating pain
and did not not sleep over 15 min. Afternoon,
Sent down by Clark for a doctor from Bethel
this morning. Got nothing through th
day. I was unable to help wear medicines
close for an instant. By evening the colic
pain had nearly gone but I became very
faint and the Ruthfield doctor sent someone over
for Mrs. Abott who came with her
and a dozen of pills Gammine. Passed
a very faint night with pains in the back and kidneys
1 24
Woke after morning feeling better. Stomach
weak, have rather cold. Mr. B is my friend
and Sat up all in the room. At daylight
the white thrush sang beautifully. In th
night I heard a harsh note made by some one
unknown to me. That seemed to be two of them
and about the same way near my window.
I do not hear the first hawk's at, all
eptt at dusk in the woods again are
the first twilight of morning; if they can
aloud him in the hours of darkness that
are at least slight. My doctor has not
came. I sent a telegram home, it came
This wrong the doctor came but indigestion