Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-10-23
DEATH OF KINGS.

william The Cenqueror died from ener.
nous fat, from drink, and from the violence
of his passions.
William Rufus died the death of the moor
sags that he hunted.
Henry the First died Of glutony, having
eaten TOO much of dish of lampreys.
Stephen died in few days, of what was
called lilac passion, which we suppose may
be royal word for prussic acid or some.
thing like it.
Henry the Second died Of a broken heart.
occasioned by the bad conduct Of hi. chill.
dren A broken heart Is very odd com.
pIaint for a monarch 10 die of. perhaps
Gratis bans in his porrdse'' meant the same
thing as broken heart.
Richard Coeur de Lion died like the ami
NAL from which his heart was named by an
arrow from an archer.
John died nobody knows how, but il is
said of chagrin. which, we suppose, is ano-
ther term for dose of hellsb bore.
Henry the Third is said to have died a
"nalural DEATH" which, with kings in pala-
ces means the most unnatural death by
which mortal can shuttle off his "nortal
coil'
Edward the First is likewise said to have
died of "na,ural Sickness" sickness
which it would puzzle all the college of phy-
scans 10 denomnate.
Edward the Second was most barbarously,
indecently murdered, by rufIans, employed
by his own mother and her paramour,
Edward the Third died of dolage, and
Richard The Second Of starvation, the very
reverse of George the Fourth.
Henry the Fourth is said TO have died "of
fits caused BY uneasines.," and uneasiness
in palaces al those times was very com.
mon complaint.
Henry the Fifth is said TO have died "of a
painful afllcrion, prematurely.n This is
cOurtly phrase for getting rid of king.
Henry the Sixth died in prison, by means
known only TO his jailor, and known now
only by heaven.
Edward the Fifth was strangled in the
tower by his uncle Richard The Third, whom
Hume declares 10 have possessed every
quality for government. This Richard the
Third was killed in battle, fairly, of course,
for all kings were either killed fair, or died
naturally according TO the court circulars of
those days.
Henry the Seventh wasted away, as mi
ser ought 10 do, and Henry the Eight died of
calbuncIes, fat and fury, whilst Edward the
Sixth died Of decline.
Queen Mary is said 10 have died of "a
broken heart" whereas she died of surfeit,
from eating too much of black pudding her
sanguinary nature being prone 10 hogs blood
or blood of any sort.
Old Queen Bess is said TO have died of
melancholy from having sacrificed Essex 10
his enemies.
James the First died of drinking, and of
the effects OF a nameless vice.
Charles the First died righteous death
on The scaiIold, and Charles the Second died
suddenly, ii is said of apoplexy.
William The Third died from a consnmp-
tive habit Of body, and from the stumbling
of his horse.
Queen Anne died from her attachment to
"slrong water" or in other words, from
drunkenness which the physicians politely
called the dropsy.
George the First died of drunkenness
which his physicians as politely an appo.
pecic fit.
George the Second died by rapture on
the heart, which the periodicals of the day
termed visitation of God. Ii is the only
instance in which God ever touched his
heart.
George the Third died as he lved--a mad
man. Throughout life he was at least con-
sslent monarch.
George the Fourth died of gluitony and
drunkenness.
William the Fourth died amidst the SYM
pathies of his subjects.
lr is estimated that there remain in France,
Notwithstanding The late slaughter of 20o,-
600, 4,oOO 600 of dogs, The skins of those
killed this year sold for $4,000. A Yankee,
during the massacre, went into restaurant
and was asked if he would have soup. "No,
| thank YOU" he replied, ~ do not bark up
that tree"
A traveller who has been over the ground,
says that people who cross the lslhmus carry
along TOO great variety, viz, bed blankets,
pork, stew pans, and valises. In his opinions
all a man wants for the whole voyage is, a
bottle of brandy and revolver-one to kill
lime, and the other "Greasers !"
A resurrectionist was shot dead at Cincin-