Vincennes Gazette, Volume 4, Number 2, Vincennes, Knox County, 14 June 1834 — Page 1
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rv.rt;-! .!) ol tnc bedc. mei s kingdom I cnn scarcely refrain sometimes fromlsrrief, fho re th-.t In, I i i , , r , , ..:!. a holy r:,,,,,::,; r his children t.ars, at,l indeed, I have f.euuently been Usecl. 1,J , 1 ' . I." '?"! ! n.1 v vcrrnti.lly, Ppoke
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had ,,,v; ,e.d for nil has ln... cv,-rv I , U-a,- ..no,, 'Thy Oh God, t
-,r,r; ,cial!y f-r II,.,,: uho md it!g corned io overcome him.- J sah!,j,iuce hi, first wandeiing 'V.'m J. ,-,"o - u Juir Zrl T J'0nu?. n T .:n I r. ught to know. ;ui I love, and i what I think trn lliat 'no chli-lian ourrht ido vr.n Know vonr ( 9' ' ' , "I !'.. . . ;!'.V F'lf ,t-
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wil.i par thevivil rrnntion r,f gratitude and lu c i more iynilican t ) lYv '
a-rcriiird J.vi- , 0 ,e S ivi u, which caused teais.
ior x-Mi I, thr.Mjph tho inH-jetire of UU J ni( it i-so u:imanly,and people around
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i i .! . i -i : ! . Keep i.iin, ati.i ail m ti, m i i i . ! a: , -.itul i ual-U u to walk i hi- coin. tr'mr t.! - t !: t ' r.'-'u ! i i r i: -1 i a a nd c he e r
!:!',ov wo at to make ol it.
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AV!!.r.IAi t HlT. I he fdlT.vH.; i 'ii m e' ii'CT an I
Ptieetinr L idler, i JYom the pen ui (!u Ihir I danhtei ol ihehts1 I .nicnted "u i Vitt. In consrntiiij: to i c it to the pnh. lie, she ha?. 1 1 I i 1 1 1 ! v and tr endlie;;!
i i tioas vhid were urecnhed in the hone;,.,,,!1 J fc.iX re, would' oven-oner
raiTidy, to w. !-!)!; forever around his uf loroi: a perspiration stearuin hi?: her; hut Gad upheld her, and she an-
;;!.iry ol Unl toe I aluer, tarr, aud hathino- his Jeet in hot water, swerel mefk'v. Yes mv he loved, von arc
and, a a genuine vapor-tath could not I jrr.itw he loi e me, and vmi w ill see eon
he procured, laying hot hricks all along rlear ar len in Heaven, sooner than I
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on hot!) civics of him io hi fed, I mm hi?
feet upwards. His fever raged all night
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!!:er-ia-: ; u-, .m;.:-v Kanilall, e.t i i,ri- .) a iid rovrelf, to Ihe eapitol.to hear
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an altuneil to nor . i ii
s puti.ie oiwinanrer, in; e.aiii-
1 i wi'U my t-i-ter Ml'en, A'esandc-r Kan- !.'! ,,t '...- ll.., l.,.-,,1,rn nf
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has never known with him; certainly for
fiftitn years,. i ever. Next day, Ihe
i ti;i s ua, .'ii. , i.ic .Mii. it : n in o ii? it fit e u his t,u:e was much
w a tM.i artu iliy tainirg, lot so exceed- swoIUmi.
ielded to the ie.-i-!h -s arnment. that it i; :!y d.ur.o that sa4t(e persons had their ( O.i Thursday night I sat up with him: would he tend with inleie-t hy all. and umhu Has up, to tuin lh diizJing mois- he rese twice in the night, w iih the asrishy the chauh would le received as an lure. Ii is to tliM walk that the coll, ; tance of dear mother, and a set vant, thinkinvahiihle treasure. We need not re which terminated in his death, is atti ihu i ing it would make him feel in're comfoi t min i the. render, in excuse fir tho minute ted. i et he had some -liir.es walked in as j aide to change his posture a little while, ness of its detail, and the virtue of her h-id :r;d even worse weather he fore, with-; arid have his hed made; in doing so he deceased parent, tint it is a confidential out sei sous injury ; anil the phici:ns had j expressed hi surprise at hi? extreme communi-a; ion between relatives sutler -! urged upon near mother, the ai'solnte ne- ! weakness, hich was greater, he said, al-
shall. There are live of our children in after seme cd'orts, succeeded
ieeir Yet, when 1 a-ked him, not long r.lffiward, dinw lC fYU?' He gimjly said, k? t we'd.1 Such child-like submission I never witncssed, and fuch unmurmuring patience. On Monday r.ieniinc, 17th. Mr It
I 11 m snff
Heaven now, waiting to receive vou, audi him understand. l!i:.tl.o ,v;.t.o,r ,Z
wilh an intensity which, mother say , she , y mi leave five more r.n earth, under mv i,,ko amther dose of medirino ltU .p.
care it will only he for a little while, j ply was. 'am a chill, ynn may d, as you and we, too, shall enmc and join you Ipluisc xsiti jjc.' Hut the last lime they Do yen not fear for us, who are left tcaeed him to swallow some nourishment, behind God will lake care of our w id he gently and almost inaudihly vvhisjierowed wifa and fatherless children. j rd, ' Ia t'mc I.e.'' My mother savs slie hasj There was a struggle! in his frame and j often heard him exi.ress the opinion that
heart, hut he sought strength w here j 'dy mg per 5a,s ought riot to he disturbed.
he never tailed to (md it. and it was mv
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and l c ! i -: r"
et ;sit y i f his tal.b g t xercie in al. wea- tor his loner and exbau
um. iid! v n Iter' snrinys
e.i en an. i hear t-cervat u-r interest in eve- inn, socj-t ta-t-lailieir ; e-;
IV incident connected willi their common break fating upon meat, instead oi his bereavement. The i elation w hiclt Mr. .usual dii t d" tice ami n.iih , v hit h was Wii t sum lined to the conitnunit v in which, the ea-e that iivrning. Thicrelore, al h" lived, w a e.earlv enough nllmd to that : ihengli it was d;i-an, c-t, a? the exercise wliic'i sub.-i-led between him and the sis-j seemed to he advisable, and he was nnxiter to whom lhi Idler i- addressed, to j ous to go to c'ourch, (;hc very inclement
iiwnken her lec-lmgs an
every reader.
he;irt of
iateiests, in the . weather having prevented hi doing so His name is in the three previous S'.mdas that we had
every family in the va-t lep.ullic, his been he re.) it was derided that he might honor is reflected upon hi rnuuliy, his venture. And, though bitter pangs of countrymen enjoy the fruits of lii labors.' self-reproach, for havitui been accessory
to his fat;i I cold, gave mv beloved moiher
-ue of the most violent and agonizing
ting attack at the
last summer. The hist time he
rose, as he sat in the. easy chair, he asked
mother if she would 'read Ihe lblde to him?' She did so; and it was the 5oth Psalm. In reading this, she omitted all those passages w hich relate more particularly to I)avirs enemies, and read all
the rest, which, ) ou know, was particular
en him. His eye next lighted en me- I ki-sed him, and asked ; mv belovedMather. i your soul nt peace now, staved on Jesus?' 'Do you now feel the truth of the promise, 'When thou walkrst through tkie valley of the shadow of death, fear not God will he with thee, Hi rod and his staff shall comfort thee!!1 'Yes; oh
in their i i s t moments, by the importunities of their friends to call them back to life; for that most pr oba Idy t he souls of such persons were then absorbed in the contemplation of eternity, and holding communion with the inhabitants of hcaveo.' We know tint hut his half emancipate;! Vu! was at that moment thus en
gaged, and it seemed almost cruel to
yes V raiing; his eyes to Heaven, vi:h nUvakon his wrapt soul to consciousness.
mingled expression of faith, and gratitude.
and submission. His eve then fell on Kosa--She kised his hand, and bide 'God
bless vou.mv beloved father.' Then on
ly applicable to himself; he seemed to feel j I'Hen , and she did the same. He looked it deeply, and after she had finished read i alternately once more on each of us as we
n.g, she saw his lips moving in prayer, stood around his bed, then raised hts(ryto keep vouriiear hands warm,' he
This was the last time he was able to 1 is j hands and eyes to Heaven, us if invoking ! w ouhl putipntly resign them to be coverten Jo this precious volume, or to rise from a farewell blpssing. j e.i ; somctimcs'say ieg, ' Well, if il must bo his bed. Towards morning he became During this solemn an 1 affeclir.g srene. 'go' hut most o-enorillv in silence.
Wi'.Pi". with the restlessness of pain, he
would throw tho cover from his hands, ami make an ell'-nt to roach far back with them, perhaps to indicafr by this mu'.o gesture. Ihe seat of pain, and ilear mother
would say, for wife's sake, my beloved,
nervous paroxisms i ever witnes-ed , yet! slightly delirious, and it was deemed ad - j all had left (he room, except his own irn-
she and all of us have, I trurt, teen
After the farewell interview with u?,
visable to call in another physician; and I mediate family. At this crisis however, and wilh air. I' -, which 1 have so
JJr. 11. , a uuii" physiuian heie, who uur former Pastor when he liveu luae,! minutely described, and which took idace
am! his death is a national afdictioii.
Washington, Vvm 2. 1 C 3 1 .
ra'urc:au wormr.g. sue ami ail ol us pave, I uuri, reen visatile to call m another physician; ami I mediate lamily. At this c rrsis however,
."J; D.ar Aunt: This is the flut lime hi ought Io b cl, lh.it this could not have
mv pen has ever traced this t-ndeai ing i happe ncd. u ithout I he special design and
appellation in reference to yourself; but, 1 interposition id' God, who uccompwsues
believe nie, it is not the fust tiuie, by very (the uiaM rr ighly eiitls. by the iustrumeii- j himelf, sail at first it was not worthy and for whom I had despatched a hurried , wards, that night, as I sat by him holding runny, that my heart has felt drawn to-1 1 ality of means apparently totally made- j w bile to consult another physician, but at ! messenger, at the first sign of intelli-! his iiand, and moistening his mouth wilh
Wains you, with tlie eai nings w nitn u.unaie i'i uujir luuinni-m. usi .."iiincu. i n;ti uiuiii.hk o . !;ct,i iiinwu; jmmi nun nun tmi-- m-i hiiil- iuin w;iier, ami w aiming mm very
Mr. S
has great reputation for skill and talent M r. I'1, (a meek and holy man , to whom
in his profession, was sent for. Father, ! father always bore a strong attachment ,
on Monday, the 17th, he did not again
unclose his eyes or spcau. Once, aller-
would naturally feel towards the only near surviving relative of mv precious and
tainted lather; and now, there is a sacred-
ness in tl
last consented
s text that morning, was 1st morning) he called mother to his bed-side, ' tered several of father's friends old and j regular I v, but gradually diminishing
Cor. 1st chapter, 2.3 I, 2 1th veis.es: 'We ; and, in the presence of my sister Ellen, young to the number of fdteeu. including! breathing, he whispered, ' The door is . . . ! . 24 Z J' .t.itr, llin t 1- 11 1 rvi f f swiff.,!,. .Iir-tfir.o ilr, f iiO 111 liiu ..ri.,l,- !Vlr I'-V-l,,..!.- l.Tli'llwl Llflf! ..l..i ! lli.-lnrrl.ll,.-rvirrlf Ci 1 A n r.-. C J r. . 1
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hi fVtling. w hich no other lie'a slumbbig block, and unto the (5 reeks: , sudden ieai.' II e then seemed to speak asked him, if he was resigned to d ie now ; (though llier c were not, at the time, more , and which will be rn;hiined in I foolihfiics ; but unto tb.em which iire cab wilh some difficulty, and in the course of if if pleased God to take him?' He an-j than two oilier persons besides myself in
my heart, until it 'hall cease to beat. Your dear ton, Judge C., who has in deed been to us the kindest of friends in this season of our deep affliction, interested usall very much, some few weeks ago, in an evening visit to my father, by narrating with how much care ) on treasured up every thing relating t) your much-
led, both Jews and Greeks, CartVi the j that day, and throughout the next, talked swered, unhesitatingly 'Yes.' 'Then,
loved brother, particularly every thing j plidiing, by the msti umentality ft One I I .1 I i . I I ... -I i . I ... : 1 .... I . ..I.irli. l ..l' mr.n 1
unicn mrew ngtii on ins religious views;wn ) u ii -u .-.-j'.ttu am; n-jn" ... ... itiit cafifirnr.iite--.itwl it ia in lliP linnP ff'arid nf hi ! 0 W obrCUtP and illiterate lob
poner ( (tol, arid the n-hihm oj jwihily at intervals. His mind seemed nd mother, 'we resign you, my beloved, And he did. indeed, prove m-.r-t con v in-! chii-lly to dwell on his law c:ises. He ! into tho hands of God He will take ciriglv, that it was the n-isdom of God. in j wool I call us to him hy name, and then care of us in your ah-ence, and not falling upon the only plan which could, at j begin, as if he w ere addressing the judges suffer us to want, and at last, will re-unite tho same lime, saii-fy and be concordant : of the supreme court, carrying on a con - in?- all all, I trust in Heaven He
with, ids r rpid attr ibutes of justice and ; tinuous argument forfeveral sentences . struggled hard to speak, but the utter-1 he stood
together. j mice was Ueuietl. i r. i'-1 then asueu
Dr. II and Dr. II consulted him several other qucslions, as to the together, at 0 o'clock, Monday morning, , composed and happy state f his soul,'!
the room, w bdeh was lai ge, airy, and cool,)
(and threw open the door to admit the air.
IJu t I think it highly probable that, at that moment, he had a glimpse of tho Heaven on which he was about to enter the thought struck at Hie time, that then
meicy. And the poz.cr cd 'God in accoui-
-' Wiorr Moc stood,
and decided to blister him around his '-his views of the plan of redemption'
And view i'd the landscape, o'er : Nut Jonbus's stream, nor death's cold flood, Coald t"rirht him hom the shore.'
affording you gratification and comfar t , ! Io w ei s , the salvation of a world a work right car, which they did ; afterwards, on j through the Savior,' 'his faith in the aton- ajj nifr;!f V,Q ,v;,tc1C(it expectin: under I his'irr eparable loss, that I sit down1 which no earthly monarch, however uni-( both wrists ami both limbs, from the an-j ing merils of Jhsup for the pardon of all . .rP.ut u, iUc ja.s; and 'vet, a to give you as minute and detailed an uc-!er?:il hi empire, could ever accompli-h (cles upwards; and finally his head was his sins,and for his salvation? To ail which j )vin(i, ueie cojj ,U1(J clammv, count of the list i!iues and death of oiii j ihe subject wa a sublime one, and it j shave. I and blistered. Forty leeches, j he replied m the affirmative. Mr. I' j ,,!.5e almost and sometimes quite
dear dcpaited one, as the ptesent con'was treated with a force ol argument, a iso, were appueu, i w n ur uh ee i me ; mCn asiveu mm -n n wonm ue u6 rp ;oIp i ' i I ' . ,ii.f.:...liU.-vl. i' .i i t i i ; .. i 1
ave i times, io me ion tempie, ami neiiinn invito nun, mat ne snouiu ur.iiu m ,Mltri m'h : keep his i
g every
llhough nnd hi-j imper-
vpI the hot bricks seemed to
eet warm to the last, and his
!iin;l w in ; and a pathos oi eloquence, w 110.11 1 n-i nnt-r, 1. n. mi 1. i--, j" , ....... ... s?:!eppriis feet warm io me last, and his Irately if ever heard equalled. My 'Icar 1 left ear; yel these, and all other remedies, j prayer for him?' He replied, with ltrea,..;tu, WJl3 as (rar,miii n3 that of a the los'lather sat immediately behind my chair, j were of no avail. j great v ivacity 'Yes,' and nodded hi head ; 6bieping hild. in their! so as occasionally to lest himself upon it, On Sunday and Monday, he lay in a j affirmatively , three times, in quick suc- U Wa not until eleven o'clock on Tue.
fused and collapsed slate of my mind will land a pathos of eloquence, which 1 h
per mit. I cannot, dre. not, d will on liirlk ia f 1 1 Iv'if end unrrl
Head, Husband, Father, and Household ; and 1 heard him more than once sob, 10 a , kind ol lethargy, from which it was mm-, cession , thereby signifying the great (Jrlv mnniing, the lGth inst. that the last Fries'; for when my thoughts rev ert to' sort ef eonvuod sou-) voce, as was his j cull to arouse him to swallow his medi-! pleasure-.the proposition attorded him. j breath was drawn. We all stood around this aspect of the 'cac, Tfeel naif mv j habit w boa deeply affected : he cj iculated j cine and food. F.olh ey e, t o, were do-j We all instantly knelt down, as 'ti' him, and I held his left hind between both
heart would break; I press my hand on it, several times, too, his approbation and ad- j eed from the inflammation, and the ngtu to still its rebellious ri-in--, and, raise my ' miration of parts of tho di-course ; am.! on j eye cveied with a blister; but we coneyes ami soul to the Hillwhence comelh ! 1 ising, whi n- the sV-rvice was closed, said ; turned bathing the left w ith warm mi k all our help; and indeed, my dear aunt, to the gentleman next him, A most capi- and water, in hopes that it might possibly
tins help has been extended to us almost ;tal pi earlier, sir Une c t xNature'.s 01a- open.
one impulse, while, the soiemn appeal o!' my own . So faint and so interrupted cended to the Throne of Grace. ll I breathing for the last five minute?, was a spectacle sublime, that 'mg'v that it was difficult to know when it did
might contemplate it with dijlig.it i actually cease. Once I held my breath.
awe. My father's eyes were rar?ed
He is a great lav onto, of mine, an
l! When a-ked if he would swallow any i i Heaven w ilh pray er. At on3 lime Mr.
11. 11 '1 r nl.'.ntt' . i it 1,1 I l..-..-.. I -. II tivo l.if
hart week; 'aero, that he who wa the-no straight to mv heart.' He popped ,: thing, he always answered, 'Yes, I'll try' i P prayed that, -if il wa? consistent with . f
r and shook handr with Mr. S as we. inmigu 11 w;is wnn miiicuiiy mai ne 1 tne tnienuons 01 uie. .-vimigiuy, mim iv.iix
denrest and mot absoihing object of our
thinking it wa3 all over; hut after a short interval, there came one more feeble flick-
ring respiration, and then there
was rest until the resurrection morn. At
luiries swallowed towards the last, Irom the jam! suflermg servant might be rl i that instant, the sun, which had been all
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soon, to be taken' from u metbinks the about bis health, "which were reciproca-' swelling and sorencs of the mouth, tongue, from that be. 1 1 of languishing, to tho enjoy-the mornin? veiled in clouds, burst into
Hidden shock would have made us quit ted. lie and HUen walked fast, nnd got '. and mucous membrane. His sense ofjmcntol health, to be a further h.essmg; ro001 wl1 meridian splendor; and our hold of our Almighty llefiwe , and home befoie me ; and 1 found, when 1 went ' heating, however, never lost its acuteucss ! p )H family and fronds, and an honor to (.ie g.ur,e l it tlo bird, which had been, driven us into w ailior and de-p;u r ' And. to his chamber, that he had taken off his! until Monday evening. Dr. 11 , think-1 his count ly and to the cause ot God on ;?ince (lu tir illin mu?ic of the preceding et, when Hie iut came, and we knew it coat, and put on Ids wrapper, not feeling ; ing it mn-t have done so, spoke to htm earth Immediately the eye was "'Uh-jd;.,, hanging silent and unobserved in his to be inevitable and 'irrevocable God well. 1-v Mr. II a ml all.- desire, however,! in a loud tone ot voice, and was gently re-, drawn from its imploring ga.e upwards, ! Cf,aC) gruck 5,a requiem note, so subdued
trir -Mi 1 hub- he came d.o.vn to the tnilor and shooi; : imiie.i uy ins saving, -tiocim, ynu hiu ni.a summer passeo over mhui-, .iu. ; nni so sweet, th-il it mighi wen nign r-o
- - - ' ... ..-II' . . a. . .1
. ... i. lm us h, in leave town sneaking to a K'sioifnt o. sooner. lie
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held us uji, and dried cur
cd our lamentation:, mvI enabled us
stand around tlie dying bd, lo speak and the next day; and said -Go.! bless yon, distinguished our voices eaily, though
i shook hi"' hearl negatively, and, M r . xiiQ. , fjr the resulting of an Angel' !G in-ists, audibly said, 'No.' Hud i 'itig. ! when Mr. p dosed w ith prayer, tbut ; oor (e;,r m ,ther threw herself into
i.ifor.Mvn nr.b n f r. .,,,.', i . ,m 1 ir f uowcH . ilus was the last lime i. is eye n t.w'i, ...... uc. " iviien " "--' My pot
He whom we loved and wh-ii the L"J he ever left bis room. j his attached young (..ends and student, pf God should take, him now, no mig,.t;o,r Hrm5 exclaimed. 'The seal of wl.wi.l I ill. J ill. 1.1 !,.,.( ,;, ,M VV;f ,;,,li..ln Ilia mnrnniiun 1 n r v. t o : . .1- I .
Oi '(.fiiuM-i" irom church, lie nsueu i jaines " " .w.. .... ...i... h - 7 - jtmpruncss 10 rum. mi misery to us; ...-'. . . I , . ... t ) ll . .0:., .1 i'l.. I.,.! 1 11 .l ., 1 1,0 1 i ,r ii f h 1 nl I ' ' ....
it. ui mi. 1, w, ...... .- m., oil r.-f.ti
i'l.Nl'AV .UlJl...i.iu, iVI Io mv father's little memorandum book are copied these two verses the first in in his own h andwt iling, and the last in that of dear Fdlens, who wrote it, at. his request, last summer, at ihe White-Sulphur spring of Virginia, where he wua
ick on Ins bed : I'irs! 'crsn ;
5ot a wntch, f Lord, before my month.'
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it novated health on he morning oi sun-.moinei oj -i.m.h .. nu ...... ; - . - , .. i,,Q c. day, the Oth inst.-so much so, that dear .having, as it felt painful.' Mother ex- ; sure I do.' . oi Ins God and Ni .or, and that ' . ' ' j .wo.. er. at th b,P,kfat .able, said Io amined it and fount no such rw uk, lot a Film's t wm-si-ters, llosa now Mrs mily might be sustained and comlor,r,j
him playlully-'You a. clocking so much ha. d knot it, the glands of the throat, jnsl j Robinson, of Falt.more came clown with in his departure-his hand am eyes hke j euiself, my dear husband, than I below the right ear-a swelling, as she ; her husband cm Saturday, having been were raised once more, am for the I t have seen ymi or years, that 1 , eallv presumed from cold-and adv i-ed him to informed by le ers Irom us ot bis alarm- ume, to I eaven; an, thencctort! hiuk you ought to" have your pictui'e lie down and cover himself up warn,, hop. ing illness. W hen She first kissed him, he less ami at rest M r. 1 pressed s h i 11,1 J O J i ... .. 1 -i .lM .i... . .v.. i. bntiT .iwin iimii bn7l .. i .1...., Iivi.urt j uritof in MV 1 111 lUl
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day, he had been pteparing .imulf l r ration. This was betwen two and three ; High, lugn : i"u, .it ...at . .uC no un argument on the following Monday, in o'clock, and wo then went down to din-j other remark. i he next day however, a very important" vae, and had been in ner. A little before three o'clock, I came ('Sunday , the Iblh he aked with some ,he capitol library examining autharrie, up, with my bonnet on, to go to church j difficulty, lor 'his hosat And when she ;, addition to (hoclhi, own office: and again, and Uised him. He said, 'Tell came to h.m, said , 'My darling, God bless
ii 1 1 o e t he r, expiessed himself better sitis- your mother, my near, that I leel chii.y, . v on . .d with his preparations, than he had a if I were going to have an ague.' She j On Monday morning, we thought h.m been for a Ion- ,ime; for in thi-, as in immediately ordered hot biicks to hi. dying: and dear mother, unable any Ion L"-1 " O . . t I . i" i . ..frol bar limit un Inn inrrj
....... n.;,-,r us bumiiitv open made feet, and addiiion ,i covering, mid seru 101 ger to -.n...w ,-..v ,.,6rt
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i,.r...,i,.n llm.rll :o as to distros Or . When I came home iiPiuu.
ft, I ll I UV Ullilwv.i ' I
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him urn
us. Dircctlv after
a fever, but talked cheerfully,- when I
breakfast, Sabbath morn -rave him a desr nption of Mr. h .
al, 1 evening discourse. Alter remaining si
Oth inst., he asemblcd us as u-u;
tired to another room and gave vent to
them. The thought that he was indeed to die without looking on his family any more taking leave, of them, and expressing his own resignation, was iusuppor tahly ago
: i,;,a,.,,i,rr :.t familv pravers: ami lent ii K-w moments, ne sain m.hp, ii
,,'ov, r di.i bear a more Vnlemn and let- will not do for me to expose myself in ribing. never md 1 hear a f.,,,,., 1 dmrcl, ,s I ,!o : I am a mere b.by.., the Foil as ,1 to show the power of God,
vent ouipouungo, ' , .. . ,..-..,,,.; ntt rr,. . ,,,, j. thus ahnndonin- herself to
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flhcmeicv seat. He prayed 'for the ! command of my
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fatigue him farther then, as the resuu oi that interview was perfectly sal i-t ictory to him; but would sec him again.' It did seem as if God at that very moment, unclosed his eyes, once more, t look for the bast time, ou earth, upon his assembled family; to witness their resig nation and to cheer them by hi own; and '.hat the pressure upon the brain, was do rinc this blest half hour, removed for the
!ame benevolent purpose.. The expres
sion of his eye was not .Jim an i won.n iin"; but clear, firm, intelligent, hramm?.
heavenly. I he voice, too, .inrm',i a,..: full of feeling, and the motion o.f the head and of the hand, as it was raised with an
! effort from the bed, and thou nro; ppii,
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'lvot!,) tiio door 'i my :tjs.'-i. saitu cxr.i, v. Seem'! J trse : iV,,!.,u' iipiio! with id I rnc'i and holin"". Without .vl.ii li no man shall see the Lord.' Hi pocket-book also contains, instead of banknotes, many little pieces of paper on which he had, at different period-, wiillCM extracts from the sacred volume of precept and of promise, which he always wore near Ins bosom as his treamre .
And it w;is to hiiu, and ever snan ne, ,i treasure laid up hor liin if) h-veii, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and wheie theivts do not hieak through aud