Composition.
The following is a letter of an East Indian servant, addressed to a physician who had been attending his master:
To Dr. ——
Most learned Saib—I am instructed by his excellency, the noble saib, to make information that his arm alteration of pain, sensibly diminishing heat of surface. Accounted for by them Blue Balls which your making master digest. My honored master his face already seize collour of custard apple which not desirable. Your honor when will come then, tell bearer who will show the place of the unfortunate Budwood Saib, the prey of the vulture ill-luck.
The meaning of this is as follows:
Most learned Sir:—I am instructed by his excellency, my noble master, to inform you that the pain in his arm has sensibly decreased. The heat of his skin is accounted for by the blue pills you gave him, which had a very powerful effect. My honored master’s face has already become the color of a custard apple—a bad symptom. When your honor comes to visit him, the bearer will point out his residence to you.
The Cereopsis.