The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-11-27
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GOO.4NetecAel's Oe0tn -.
sssnd;r9 b. 0rn-, N tchel'. beriAe,
Ofoher 4ssh. h reached mt hia hand
and str'k mine. lsnd, booking - n ~
faer, he paid: .sft j. 4, blessed thing q
haze : Christian's hope IN time Ike
this. Z l answerrd encouragingly. and
heinmediasely elsed HE eyes and said
no more. An hour af,er. hs beckcned
me. and k'ebly e aking nv hand, ssid:
"Yoa must noe ssay- my longer; 70
new md come hnmes M the m rning.~
: "t'eved. and called next morning at
haK past seven; On the steps met the
Rev Or. 6rickland, chaplin Of the New
York 4S,h who had been called for..
We sse,ped into the snse room together
and waited 20 few momenta, when
Major Rnrch. WIN has been nntirieg in
HIS siteutiona. entered. almost convulse1
With grief: He hal jnst taken down.
the last win and wishes OF his beloved
commander. H. did not scc us, bnt
HE emotion lid honor to his head and
heart. He conducted the Rev. Ar.
Strickland Z" the bed.idc of,he general
and beckoncs1 me 70 flllw. I did not
hear the words Of the general a. the
Rev. NJ. 8. stopped 10 speak 10 him,
but i,i not hear him say "Kneek
down." AMI then he asked Mr.. 8. to
make short p-aver., H,w still he lay
while that prayer went mp to the throne
Of the 0,d "f Battles!
A, !. conclusion, n We rose his eyes
rested on me. sni his hand was ex-
f.n.i..d = rain "Yau can do me no
good" said he family "do not stay
His mind seems perfectly. clear and
.alm; but he i fs;lins conssantly.
Every harr We aend messengers, but;
No encouragement comea< ~
On y - rearfnt signs tous All -
see fai.er ihns dying-ay'ng in the
aame hnu<e with his two snns; and
they not know it-rof permitted to look
upon his face-rn. rermived to trea.
a,re ahi-. L.-, ~"vds, hin hsff feek-thas .
all these mast ha given TO afahi<iss.
But they are too ii X t. bear-she blow:
il would shatter them; therefore, they
must b kept in ignorasce till coming
hour.
Gen. Mi.shel breaihed his last at Z
o'cl.ck > m. on Thursday, October
soth. lie had entire possess,on Of his
facnl,ies till within an honr or two Of
his departure, when his reason seemed
to wanier. His last intelligent look
waa ~ tn Rev. Mr. Strickland; seeing
him arnroac', the he'd. he looked mp
devoutly. and lifting his hand, pointed
upward twice.
Il waa ! dark hour Tor the Southern
Department when Gen. Michele spirit
winged II. wav homeward. Every
friend &c fseedon was cteered by his
course here. He seemed 10. h~ ,ra6
friend of the slaves. Not one moved
by undse sympathy, ssch . would
Ipseve iajsrioss ~ then, but resolseAto
give AID /" Nh plans for their elsvasioo
aud emancipation that lay in his power,
and to srr-em them in every poasiblo
way f.em The prejadices and bsutalities
~ car ss,l.liery.e One Of his 6rst sl6rts
lwaa 10 bnild them hsnses to live In, and
the sew. clean tcnements u Hilton Head
loomin:. up IKE young western village
are monument to-day Of his promp'ss
ness and cnergy-friyial monuments e
the naked eye, bright and enduring to
the thinking heart They are bnt the
sh.dowy Sorerunners Of days to come,
even ~ the first log huts Of the pioneer
shrine the possihili,ies Of great Ssatea,
that lie waiting but to spring into hss
and grandcur. !. Science loses bright
| atas from ito zenith, society brilliant
member from ite circles. humanity >
warm and tried friend, while philsn'
,hropy may veil veil her face asd weep
~ for : sen dntifd and loyal.
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