There were no entries made in the Diary from September 1, to the fifth.  He must have been very sick indeed, during the three days that are omitted.

SATURDAY, September 6.  He says:  Brother Samuel Buck gives me a course of medicine; it works well.  Fever entirely broken.  Have some appetite.  Begin to mend.

MONDAY, 7.  To-day I have rest.  Eat some toast bread.

TUESDAY, 8.  Still continue to mend, but somewhat slowly.

WEDNESDAY, 9.  Take another course of medicines.

THURSDAY, 10.  Feel very much better.  Can be up some.

FRIDAY, 11.  Still mending.

SATURDAY, 12.  Doing well.  Write a letter home, and one to William
Lupton.

SUNDAY, 13.  Still continue to do well.

MONDAY, 14.  Still well, but sit out in the cool air too long, and take a slight backset.

TUESDAY, 15.  Do not feel so well, but appetite good.

WEDNESDAY, 16.  Still not very well, but appetite good.

THURSDAY, 17.  Do not feel very well.  Dr. Overholtz comes again, and gives me another course of medicines.

FRIDAY, 18.  Feel a little better again.

SATURDAY, 19.  Not much change from yesterday.

SUNDAY, 20.  Dr. Overholtz gives me another course of medicines.

MONDAY, 21.  Do not feel entirely relieved yet.

TUESDAY, 22.  Take another course of medicines, and am much relieved.

WEDNESDAY, 23.  Brother Benjamin Wampler takes me in the carriage to
Brother Buck’s, two miles off, and back home.

THURSDAY, 24.  Much rain to-day.  Cannot ride out.

FRIDAY, 25.  Brother Benjamin takes me to Brother Samuel Myers’s to-day, and back home.  Rain in the afternoon.

SATURDAY, 26.  Paint the top of carriage, and do some other work to it.

SUNDAY, 27.  Visit Brother Reuben Pinkerton and return home.  How very kind all of these dear people have been to me!  They will accept nothing in return for all their kindness to me, but my gratitude and love, and, heaven knows, my heart is full of that.

TUESDAY, 29.  Go to Brother Jonathan Gaines’s for dinner; then to
Wooster, and stay all night with Dr. Overholtz.

WEDNESDAY, 30.  Go to the bank in Wooster and attend to some other business.  Dine with Dr. Overholtz, and in evening get back home to Brother Jacob Kurtz’s.

THURSDAY, October 1.  Fix to start towards home.

FRIDAY, October 2.  Take leave of my very dear Brother Jacob Kurtz and family, who have nursed and cared for me through all of my sickness.  Such kindness as he and his family have shown me relieves affliction of half its distress.  It is almost a luxury to be sick where so much love is shown.  I can never forget Brother Benjamin Wampler.  He is so calm and gentle in the sick room that his very presence is a comfort to the sick.