The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-12
LANCASTER, OHIO THURSDAY, JUNE12, 1862. 7r-

ieu found potent 10 charm away the re
sentiment ola justly incsnsed nation"
There is an incident related Of the death
Of Sir Charles Napier the great Indian
warrior, which 10 so curious and sugges-
tive that (although strictly speaking. 4;
does not co6ie under The category of last
words. since no word was spoken by Sir
Charles) we cannot resist referring to il
here, II appears, then. thai tie 2sd
Foot was the heregiment with which Sir
Charles chief victories were achieved and
to which he was most strongly attached.
just az the warriors spirit was passing
away, Mr. M'Murdo, HE son 10 law. sciz
ed the tattered. hot torn fragments Of
the colors Of the 29d regiment, and wa,
vrd them over the dying warrior. A
grim smile Of satisfaction crossed Sir
Charles face as this was being done. and
thus his spirit passed away. Ai iF
Zwingle, the great German reiormer,
was killed-iu battle in the year 1881. His
last words are cool and brave. Gazing
calmly. and with undaunted courage at
the blood irckling from his death wounds.
he calmly exclaimed: "What matters this
misiOrtune2 They may Indeed kill the
body, but they cannot kill the SOUL" "aoI
And now that we are speaking about
the last words of warriors, who can fail to
recollect those noble last words oi OUT
great Nelson2 II thank God." said he.
THAT I have done my duty" And SO
with, the grea. guns booming overhead,
proclaiming the victory so dearly bought
In the year 1891, Sir Richard Green
vile, the Sydney Of the sea, was serving
in an English feet against Spain. They
were assailed by Spanish feet of far sa
perior force. After iDhicting the most
terrible chastisement upon tho Spanish
feet--it is said that Sir Richard was en-,
gagged with no less than fifteen ships--ihe
Revenge (Sir Richards vessel was taken
and Sir Richard timseli was carried .mor-
tally wounded, on board the Spanish Ad-
miral's ship. where lie was treated with
distinguished honor. But in a few days
he fell that death was at hand, and he
spoke the following words in Spanish.
that all who heard him might bear wit
ness 10 their fervor: "Hers die ], Richard
Grenville. with joyful and quies mind.
for that have ended my life as good
soldier ought TO do, fighting for bis
country. Queen, religion and honor; my
soul willingly departing from bis body,
leaving behind the lasting fame Of having
behaved as every valiant soldier isiu du.
,y bound 10 do" WHITE str-
We propose giving, as the fnal illus
tration Of our subject, the last utlersuces
Of soldier who fought id another war.
fare. TO wit, the venerable Bede. Bede
died at Jarrow Montery, near Newcastle,
in the year 1856. The account left US ol
his death is very striking. For long
time previous, Bede had been engaged
upon a translation of st. Johns Gospel
in the Saxon language, His work, which
was 10 give Gods Word to the common
people in their own tongue, was very
nearly completed ;but his strength was eb.
bing fast. He sat iu bis chair, however,
conscious still. though the shades OF
death were fast gathering around him.
The scribe, who was writing to Bede's
dictatiOn. now hastily exclaimed to him:
"Dear master, there is yet one sentence
not written" This speech recalled his
fast failing senses. Gathering together
all bis strength, he answered: "Write
quickly" and then dictated 10 the scribe
the last sentence Of the last chapter ofthe
Gospel according to St. John. The scribe
wrole it down rapidly, and then said
THE sentence IS now written " Bsde
replied ut is well. You have said the
truth. 1t is finished! COnsummGtuH
est.j ~ q 20 ss1t alt3s a-tt'i agai
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