It is in my case almost always associated with
a sort of hoarseness, and the nerves of my frame twitch grievously
at the same periods. If this medicine of thine be sovereign against
so cruel an affliction, I would crave of thee such knowledge as
would enable me to get a large supply of it, that I may overcome
a weakness, which, as I tell thee, oftentimes impairs my ministry,
and sometimes makes me wholly incapable of fervent preaching. Let
me smell of it, I pray thee."
"Nay, taste of it, sir--it is just about the time when I find it
beneficial to partake of it, as a medicine for my own weakness,
and I doubt not, it will have a powerful effect also upon you. A
single draught has been found to relieve the worst case of flatulence
and colic."
"From colic too, I am also a great sufferer," said the preacher as
he took the flask in his hand, and proceeded to draw the stopper.
"That is also the child of collards," said Stevens, as he watched
with a quiet and unmoved countenance the proceedings of his
simple companion, who finding some difficulty in drawing the cork,
handed it back to the youth.
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