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Having his medicine prepared he took it, and retired alone, and fell down on a certain rock, and prayed to that Saviour who was able, as he had heard, to cure diseases. Sometimes he devoted whole days to fasting and prayer for this purpose, and shortly found himself in usual health.

As parts of the Bible began to appear printed in the Cherokee language, he became exceedingly anxious to read, but being advanced in age, he found it difficult to learn. By continued perseverance, however, he scratched out ascended the print height, and became master of the alphabet. He then engaged the gospel of Matthew in Cherokee. Sometimes, as he afterwards, told us, he would get his pine, and, fixing his torches in the jamb, one after another, would continue all night in trying to read and to pry into the meaning of that sacred book. 
At last he mounted the summit, and became able to read, fluently the said page. The political changes and troubles of the nation never appeared to affect him, till a short time before they were taken prisoners, by the United States troops. He then called me into a private room, and told me he thought the people were about to be exposed to great sufferings, an danger, that he and his nephew Johnson, had spent much time in prayer, but he wanted all to pray, he wanted the whole church to meet and spend a day in fasting and prayer, for the people; and at his request a public fast was appointed. When the Cherokees were taken captives I obtained permission for him to remain in the mission family till words scratched out called to leave the country. From this time he was almost wholly devoted to reading and conversing with his poor distressed countrymen. He seemed cheerful & happy word scratched out in going from one camp to another or to comfort his friends. When he was taken sick, his pious sister was Providentially with him. We requested him to take medicine, but he thought his sister could get some herbs etc, which would relieve him; and therefore we left him mostly to her care.  One evening, however, as he lay in the shade, & his sister sat by him, I perceived a change in his countenance. I took him by the hand & requested him to go to the house. By my assistance, he arose & walked in to the porch. Soon after he lay down. I saw he was going. I enquired if he had thought of being so near his end. He replied calmly that he had thought he might live till the next morning. We immediately