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2 and after I had helped him as one would a child, he lay down peacefully in the berth, fell quietly asleep and for six
hours, each time I looked at him in my anxiety for him he seemed to be quietly resting The crash came the rolling cars went
down the soft embankment and piled in the ruins at the bottom. We were all more or less hurt he struck only very slightly
on the head but enough to render him unconscious. It was some time before we could get uninjured help enough, to get him out,
and only a few minutes later the car was all in flames so that our effects were burned - those not previously removed. I thought
he would die before we got him out but stimulants brought him around a little, but by no sign or word, did he ever show a
spark of consciousness for nearly three days in the hospital I watched beside him, being joined by his wife as quickly after
as possible Had he been strong and robust as I was he would no doubt have recovered Hemorrhage of the brain the blood vessels
of which were very weak brought death and we parted from him without a word of his I was in great anxiety at the thought
of taking him away in that critical con 01301 3 dition he was in but his physician deemed it advisable. The railway
men who saw the situation said it was a wonder anyone escaped from such an accident unless killed or mangled. So the escape
was a closer on than I realized at the time for myself David had not done much in a lit- erary way for several years but
enough of his best prose and poetry is extant to fill two volumes so a committee of his old friends thought and under their
directions a collection is being made, while a brief biography by a Mr. Larned? -a fine writer- will form part of one of the
volumes These will not likely be out till the end of summer, but I will see that you have a copy when published as they will
not be put in the market Has a good while his friends had urged him to allow them to collect publish one volume but of late
years his mind was so much taken up with matters pertaining to the eternal state, that he placed no value on them and would
give them nothing but discouragement I never knew anyone to whom the promises of the future, were so real, and so precious.
and it was no hardship to him to be called away, but as he often said to depart and be with Christ is far better And indeed
what else is there that has lasting value like the faith that