“Sometimes...I lose myself in looking back upon the ocean which I have passed, and now and then find myself surprised by a tear in reflecting upon the friends I have lost, and the scenes of distress that I have witnessed, and which I was unable to relieve.- Dr. Benjamin Rush”
It is now 1809 and the day of Thanksgiving. Mother Smith and Eliza got up very early to prepare for dinner and to greet us at the wagon when we arrive. Nathaniel and I got our kids ready to catch a wagon to Philadelphia. It was about 5 P.M. when we arrived. I have not been to Philadelphia since Nathaniel and I got married. Mother could not bear to leave the coffeehouse and Grandfather’s sword, so she stayed behind. Everything looked so different, remodeled, almost …show more content…
Nathaniel had to travel in a wagon on a business trip for almost three months and our plan was to stay here in Philadelphia until he came back. We finally decided to stay and visit longer until the fever came. The next day Nathaniel packed his things early in the morning to take off. The morning was foggy, not a lot of people out, and there was a breeze that filled the air. When the wagon left to the point where it was barely to be seen, I sat in the front of the coffeehouse drinking a cup of hot tea. Eliza must have heard me because she came out and joined …show more content…
It was spreading quickly and it was said to hit where Mother lives in a few days. We had to prepare for the worst and waste no time. A few days past and no sign of the fever. Then one night I heard the familiar sound of the people rushing out of their houses and screaming and the smell of the black vomit. It was here. The plague had started once again. I ran to the room to caution everyone else of the fever when I noticed Emma looked fatigued. It had to be a symptom of the fever, it had to be. I woke up mother and Eliza who had been sleeping through it all. When they woke up I told them about it, and notified them that I had to take Emma to the hospital in Bush Hill, like I had to when I was that age. Mother simply would not let me and advised me to take care of
It is now 1809 and the day of Thanksgiving. Mother Smith and Eliza got up very early to prepare for dinner and to greet us at the wagon when we arrive. Nathaniel and I got our kids ready to catch a wagon to Philadelphia. It was about 5 P.M. when we arrived. I have not been to Philadelphia since Nathaniel and I got married. Mother could not bear to leave the coffeehouse and Grandfather’s sword, so she stayed behind. Everything looked so different, remodeled, almost …show more content…
Nathaniel had to travel in a wagon on a business trip for almost three months and our plan was to stay here in Philadelphia until he came back. We finally decided to stay and visit longer until the fever came. The next day Nathaniel packed his things early in the morning to take off. The morning was foggy, not a lot of people out, and there was a breeze that filled the air. When the wagon left to the point where it was barely to be seen, I sat in the front of the coffeehouse drinking a cup of hot tea. Eliza must have heard me because she came out and joined …show more content…
It was spreading quickly and it was said to hit where Mother lives in a few days. We had to prepare for the worst and waste no time. A few days past and no sign of the fever. Then one night I heard the familiar sound of the people rushing out of their houses and screaming and the smell of the black vomit. It was here. The plague had started once again. I ran to the room to caution everyone else of the fever when I noticed Emma looked fatigued. It had to be a symptom of the fever, it had to be. I woke up mother and Eliza who had been sleeping through it all. When they woke up I told them about it, and notified them that I had to take Emma to the hospital in Bush Hill, like I had to when I was that age. Mother simply would not let me and advised me to take care of