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-cated to the maid that the had got a ps. of bread
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& butter with Opeum on it which laid in a
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band box on the window in the Same Room
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the maid run from her in a forght, and took the
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box from the Window to a Table, and the brother
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followd her, I did the same, And Saw her take
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a Peice of an Old news Paper out of the box in
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which the maid Sayes was bread & butter The
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brother immediatly look it out of her hand &
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Put it on his Pocket I Could not think what
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all this meant & was greatly frightend And the
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maid to Pacify me Says, Madm come into the
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next Room & I'll lett YouAnd there She told
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me Mr. Sibson had eat Some bread & butter wt
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Opium the morning before, & that was the remaind-
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-er of it I was very much Alarond & Cryd Sadly
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not knowing the nature of Opium and Said in
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my Fright as I have been Since in formdof now
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my child has as much need of a Doctor as
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Mr. SibsonCan we give her nothing to take
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to bring it up against The maid then Assurd
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me she had reachd it up in the morning for
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She Saw on the Pott which She had Empoly'd like
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head & butter & all greasiefor that She had to
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Seald the Pot From this She went into my
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daughters Assistance again to get her from the
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told for She was quite Raving and we thought side
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disturbed Mr. Sibson and with much Perswesion
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she got her into the next Room whether I followd
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her but Returne immediatly; Some litle time
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After the maid Prevaild on her to go down Stairs
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& lay down on the bed; & there losked her in where
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she Continued Some hoursI went also my Self into
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the next room & laid down but after lying I born time
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I was Starll'd with a great Knooking which was my
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