Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-11

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nave knelt down, resigned my commission
and have forsworn wari in all its circumstpnces
and am not very squeamish either, for
nave seen many horrible sights in my time
but certainly none like to this"
THE DEATH-BED OF MIRABEAU.
At the first news of his illness ran IN .r,
him. lie was in bed, pale and emaciated. III.
eyes duh, and his visage sunk approached
MN, took his hand, and asked him where
was the seat OF the disease which exhausted
nm. there" he replied, placing his hand
on ms lett side-"Here," and his eyes glis
tened as at the tribune. when he was debating
great question. This was on the ssth ~
March. Soon the news of bis indspos;,;on
spread in the capital. People of every de
| nomination, sex and age, pressed to hi, door
and bulletins were published every hour and
every minute. The Able Maury visited
him. lie raised the sheets and sat up IN his
ped the tears rolling from his eyes Maury
approached him slowly. took bis hand, which
ne pressed without speaking, and departed
| almost Immediately. This. !" said Mirabeau.
as ms rival left the room, s.does him mere
nonor than his finest speeches" Mirabeau
nae no Illusion about the danger Of his com
plant. On putting him to bed. he said. ~
Z
Doctor Petit "'rell me frankly-I mistrust
IabanIs-l have no fear Of death; be frank y
Petit hesitated. ..Wcll, then, you do not
perceive That grow palel"---.sI hope to save
you, sand The physician; .sbut cannot an
swer Tor IT." al understand YOU" Then
turning ON his side: ITO morrow---you must
DC iailgued--come, you will see how an an
Gent hero dies"
met that evasing the Able Maurv. still
pale with the emotion which the sight of his
dying rival had occasioned him. He was
really afflicted, thought even that | saw
tears fall from his eyes. cit is not,n said be.
for Mirabeau, but for the monarchy, that
weep; a single man could save it. You will
see whether what say is true. The name
alone OF Mirabeau would have secured a
third Of France to the royal cause. They
would not listen to me. Six months ago they
should have made the acquisition. They al
ways begin too Iate.n
On the following day found Mirabcau in
an alarming state. His eyewas already dark:
ne saw only with difficulty, as through a cloud:
and ne made horrible and vain efforts to
cough. AT one moment he addressed. with
feeble voice, and IN a delirious manner, the
following words to Cabanis--"I am going to
die: when we come to that, we must bind the
head with hllets, periuming ourselves, crown
ourselves with flowers, and sleep TRANQUILITY
the last 81 ,ep--the last sleep! DO YOU love
me, CabanisP Well, then, promise not to
let me endure useless agony
The Count Of Lamark, M. Freiot. and
others, surrounded his bed, uttering words of
hope. which caused him to smile, but which
ne rejected as a vain illusion. "My friends
SAID he. 'you deceive me: the hour advances;
the future comes with giant stride o Cod
bear with me the mourning Of the monar-
cny Unfortunate royalty! Ii viii now be
These were his last words. He rested his
head on one side, and remained a long time
IN this state. with his eyes closed. Cabanis
made sign with his hand. and those who
were present quilted the bed of the diving
man; who appeared to sleep for about an
hour We endcavored in vain to guess what
ne wanted. At length imagined what he
meant. and fetched pen and paper Mira
beau inclined his head; his trembling fingers
seized the pen, and with difficulty he wrote
this single word" Dormir."
Cabanls approached to read what he had
written, and appeared not to comprehend it,
The dying man then wrote:--"Do you ina
gine that death is painful sensation!n Ca
bans still affected not to understand him;
but Mirabeau wrote again:--"It was thought
that opium might fix the disease, and it was
right to refuse it; but now that there is no
longer any hope, why not try the remedy
why leave the patient on the wheelo" Ca
banis this time appeared to understand him,
and wrote prescription for sedative The
dying man was not deceived; and fixing his
eyes upon Cabanis, said, painfully "Hon de-
ceive me-" "No,n said |, "they are bring.
ing you the remedy."-"It is too late" repli-
ed he, and turning on his right side. and
raising his eyes to heaven, with conclusive
laugh, he expirsd.-Cswt Journal.