Robert Goodbody Journal

spirit that they ought if rightspeak to such. Next day was 5th day and her eldest son Marcus left home that morning to go to Dublin to live with his Uncle Thomas as an assistant in his business. His mother felt keenly, but did not show it to him. After he was gone, in the course of the day, I took her out in the gig for perhaps a 5 miles drive which was the last she ever took. She seemed to enjoy it much, it being a fine day, and frequently said that she hoped Marcus would be preserved. I had to carry her into the gig and out of it on getting home, and laid her down in his parlour, where we found Rachel M. Jackson, and understood that Mary Thacker called while we were out, and was much disappointed at not finding her at home. But R.M.J. stopped until we came in and I afterwards brought her home in the gig. Mary Thacker never saw her after. Next day 6th day she was up and as for some days, but owing to an attack of bleeding in the night she kept her bed on 7th day, but was very cheerful having several visits from some poor women who called to see her. On 7th day she arranged that I should go on 1st day morning to the meeting of Edenderry in the evening, bringing Jonathan with me. But early in the morning she got out of bed and the bleeding coming on, I helped her into bed, in a fainting state. When she revived I told her that I would not think of leaving her, and must give up going, but she was so anxious that Jonathan should not be disappointed that she proposed that George Bewley should be sent for to take him, which he did, and they returned in the evening. I got up and dressed after, and got her breakfast. Perhaps she eat an egg, but little else, but a letter coming in from Marcus by post, she told me to lay

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