Washington telegraph., 1855-03-07
Death from old AEs-or Natural peath

The following aeeonni of death lrnm ollaes BY
The distinguished divine. d. l.. p Green. al
Nashville, will he fsal with great interest b
every siuieu' ai nature. The death Of AHal
Phillis as the doctor beautifully expresses IT, va
truly natural death Tor death from disease is
not according II nature hut mlghl truly be elassei
under the head oi accidents OF "easualtie,
DR, Evr--
Doar SIR promised ynn that ! would furnish
you with some ul the facts connected with The
las, days Of Aunt nhillis, an old uesrn Woman af
mine who died lasi iai Aunt philis was At the
time Of her death, At the lowest estimate II
years old, aud tie probability is ihttsAe was saY.
cial years older Tor aiiY yeafs she has enjoyed
uninterrupted health and as mr have teen
able 10 learn. she Has never sIck In her life eg.
cept at the hifh ii hef children For thirty years
OF her life. anil down II within three years 81 her
death, she did ual seem II undergo the slightest
change IN her appearance, time cyrrci sins little
power over her. lie ini ,isuol decay was that
al sight, which took place about three yeafs be-
iofc her DEATH Hn u that time she was IA the ul
enjoyment al all her senses, and At lni Ynafs
would have married m oh negro man Of 7ifiI
had not objected. Her sight Jailed, not ia The
usual way, bai she hssame urarlghiel, got hein#
able 10 see objects At a distance soon alter ih=
AaA ANNAANH AAAAHH#H HHtA HHA AA NNN NfaAAN aA
death ,he could lHaf better than Ola prfHhnl zen.
enlly do. The int Indication ol mental aiufs
was that OF lneaif. she aoi being able TO lri her
way 10 a heighlnl hnuse, SET hermomaTy ssam.
cd perfect ia al other fespstis. She Waallesisl
her friends ani all acquaintance, bat eaali Hui
hnd her way 10 TIER hausss ! ai mt sunrazaI
that this was eaiHs 10 As'a5li,e sight hui ON g.
animation ieuad It Va IN ihf mind. sill her Il.
eomnlion Was eaaI-she hal thc ull use ai her.
scli and could WaIk slfaHs and quick like a raaHs
person aad he'd hafsaiI M 50 straight that when
walking from ne | often took her ior SOME ut the
younger servants ahani The premises. TIE neki.
and 10 me the masi singular sien oi dcrne. va
iha, she losi the art Of Walkins-noi that she 68d
not strength ennuzh a walk. bui i1Hfai Low IN
walk The eaildf#n would lead her ionh ard ia=
tcrest her iaf while. and she would egl ihe ilaa.
which seemed % delight her very much. AMI sha
would wax ahoui the fafl and p1rghes until s5ma
person would tel heI sae had walk -l enough
but she would 70 sooner take hef aaii ail st iafa
few moments, helafe ali idea II walking would bs
gone, and ahe would have 10 BE- Taught over asaIn#
Al length she harams unwilling 70 try Ga val
unless she bad hold on smelling. take her bY
the arm aud she woull walk, aud walk well
but just as snon As yea would lei her cashc would
stop, anl q no further ail was attended her ,hc
would GET down aud crawl like child. arl at
length became 80 fearful that she refused IN walk
altogether and continued to III up during thedsy.
but bad 10 be pol 10 bed and taken upiikua chiIl
Anef Nhle she became unwilling % Try 20 get
up altogether, ard continued 70 lic until shc died
All this time she seemed TO b. IN good health.
took hes regular meals aud her stomach and bow.
els were uniformly IN good condition loiien tx.
amined her the hest ! could, snd ,hc had ua pains.
no sickness, no aches oi any klnl, and Dom her
own account and imm all that was lblr 10 learn
che was IN good health and 40 iie while in Gnc
spirits. The intellect, and The mind rscmel % D..
perfectly good, only that .hc jid ultfelm % know
whore she was ail thc lime 40 ensih one ui
the children aid 20 me ihal Aunt ph'is was get.
ting cold, and On examining her lo'mi .' even s1.
the eXifrmiies Wcn euli-.ii she inlk her irs-
ular meals AMI l.i Dot complain of ANYTHING aud
the only change that fscallcrt of Nss that she
scpia little mofe than usual, The colduess in
creased Tor two DAYS, Wtln che hcrlmr ag cold
almost as a Dead person. ller breathing beean at
length 10 shonou, and grow sbar,cr ani shorter
il sbe ceased 10 breathe Death closed 10 upon
her like going into a ,oit sweet sleep and nr ifd
minutes Il was difficult b tell Whc.htr .he Was
breathing or not There was ua couiouion. no
struggle no twisting of the mu.c'c., bot alter hci
death she might have s'iIl been taken ou slight
examination TO have been .n a lecn socn. So
passed away Phi!js-,hc only natural death /
ever witnessed. Nii. N,f Jour.