Brother Whitney had not had his foot moved of from the bed for near four weeks when I went into his room after a walk in the grove, and told him if he would agree to start for home in the morning, we would take a waggon to the river about four miles, and there would be a ferry boat in waiting which would take us quickly across, where we would find a hack which would take us directly to the landing, where we should find a boat in waiting, and we will be going up the River before 10 o’clock and have a prosperous journey home. He took courage and told me he would go. We started the next morning and found every thing as I had told him