The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-28
pENc1I1Nas BY LAMp-I1aHr.
Mirass.u's Death.

.f H. 81 : : 3
From Carlyle's French Revelation. we give
the following account of this remarkable char
scter 'On Saturday, the second day OF
April, 1891. .Mirabeau feels that the last day
has risen for him; that on this day he is to
depart and do no more. His death is Titan
ic, as his life had been. Lit upfor the last time.
in the coming dissolution, the mind of the man
is ali glowing and burning utfers itself in
sayings,such as men long remember. He longs
to live. yet acquieseces in death argues not
with the inexorable. His speech is wild and
wonderous !; unearthly 5phantasms dancing
now their torch dance round his soul: the
soul itself looking out, FIRE radiant, motionless,
girt together for that great houri At times
comes heam Of light from him on the world
be ia qntting. Il carry in my hat the death
dirge of the French Monarchy; the dead re
mains of it will now be the spoil of factions.
3 Or again, when he heard the cannon fire. what
: is characteristic too; Have we the Achilles
funeral already ?'-So likewise. VIII lie some
friend is supporting him !: Yes, support that
1 head would L could bequeath it thee r.
For the man died as he lived. selfconscious.
conscious of world looking on. lie gazes
forth on the yonng Spring. which for him will
pever be Summer. The sun has risen, he says
If that is not Deity it is at least His next,of
kim Death has ma stored the outworks; pow.
ler Of speech has gone; the citadel of the heart
still holding out; the moribund giant. passion
ately. by signs, demands paper and pen; writes
his passionate demand for opium to end these
lagonies. The sorrowfnl doctor shakes his
head; dorn,ir, sto sleep writes the other, pas
Isionately pointing at i'll So dies gigantic
EHeaihan and Titan; stumping blindy undis
|. Emayed, down to his rest AT halfpast eigh,
in the morning Doctor Petit. standing at the
foot of the bed, saws. IL ne SQUIRE plus hi
suffers no more. His snferings and his work
ings are now ended New Mirabeaus one hear
not of; the wild kindred is gone out with thi
its greatest, as families and kindred sometime
DO; producing, after long ages Of uppoted no
! liability, some living quintessence of all tb
proprieties they had, TO fame forth as mar
world noted, after whom they rest as if e1
bausted. the scepter passing to others. Tb
chosen last of the Mirabeaus is gone; th
chosen man of France is gone. 1t was
who shook old France from its basis; and. {
Rf with bis single hand had held it toppIin
there, still uufallen.-What things depende
8on that one MANTLE is q ship suddenly shi
cred on sunk rocks, much swims on the was
waters, far from help. e. =. ~.
\ Interpolation. i
I The New York Evening Post says Il
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher prefaced one
ais sermons by reading the 18th chapter
Che First Corinthians, the 18th verse Of viii,
as follows: For by one spirit are we
iaptised into one body. whether We be Je,
q Gentiles bond or free; and have been
5ade to drink into one spirit Pausing
c.e words bond or Free the reverend gel
Asman said /. How is this 7 Paul sure
Gould not have said this; it must be an inte
ibIation. It certainly cannot mean tba
ttan with African blood in his veins. and b,
u an American slave, Oppressed by bis mast
/ respoiled of his rights. and outlawed by q
wurts, Is baptised into the same spirit W
tie white man. It cannot mean that sls
VI eqnal to free man 10 the sight Of God
2sack man to white one. Yet it certai
mems 80; it certainly reads SO, and it wo
oppear from this, unless we call it an inter
vttion. that we are all the children of one c.
J Won Father, entitled to the same rights, 2
| Tined by the same principles, alike immo
and precious in his sight. It must be an
.sernoIatiou T. 2at4r.5 u ie1e
l1sepipg Promises with Children .3 ~
X A gentleman OF nervous temperament q
i tealIed on DR.. Dwight President Of Y ale ,
siege, One of the Doctor 8 boys was ra
vboisterons, and pestered the nervous gen
oman somewhat, wbereupop he said to-
'My boy, if you will keep still while am
IA i ing to your father | will give you dolla
Instantly the boy hushed down as gentle
i 4 'eping lamb. SAT the close of the ger
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