Robert Goodbody Journal

him while he lived, which was when he died the 8th of 2nd mo. 1824. My dear wife had at different time after she was married very serious illnesses, and was often reduced to great debility. In the spring of 1821 we went to reside at Grange Lodge, a nice healthy residence. When in tolerable health she was generally very cheerful, and was much loved and respected by all our connexions, and the public generally. There is good reason to conclude that her ill-health was owing to loss of blood. She had naturally a florid complexion, and at many times for ten years before her death she from that cause would be as pale as death for days together, or I may say for weeks. She has often told me that when persons would congratulate her on looking well, it reminded her that she would soon be ill again. But from loss of blood she at different periods evinced symptoms of water in place of blood, her weakness at those times being often alarming. But still she often rallied again and for a while would enjoy tolerable good health. She was present at her father's death with myself and Alice Russell. Little did I think then that she would herself be taken in a few months after. She and I were at the yearly meeting in 1821(I was not with her in 1824),. But frequently thro the summer she was poorly and often better again. I don't think that I was aware that she was worse than usual. I think that it might be about the 8th month that when we were retiring to rest one summers evening I remarked on hearing of some failures in Waterford, and Clonmel, which she mentioned, and these good and respectable friends. I remarked that when such as these got into trouble and difficulties, how could we expect to escape. She replied in a peculiarly impressive manner,

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