New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-18

soundly and well Suppers ne early gave up athougn
they were form of social intercourse much liked IN his
fathers house md thirty or forty years ago in
the circle TO which he belonged Besides al other rea'
against them Le found that tie lights commonly on
the table sho. their horizontal rcys so - TO nre his
Gnferng Organ. Larger evening parties. which were
liable 10 this objection be liked rather for their
sesi, influences than for ne Pleasure they gave him
ouly for . short time In Early in life, when he
enjoyed them moro and shyed later he would, in the
coolest Winter nights. after going hone. run up aud
down plank walk. arranged in the garden Of the
Bedfoldstreet honse that be could 90 II with BIS eyes
shut for twenty nuics moro. In order that his sys.
tcm m ght DO refreshed and his sight ngoroted for
the next mornings work. Later. unhapply, this was
not needfn His eye had lest the scnsibihiy that gaso
its valno TO such habit.
In Lis exercise at ali s assigned honrs he was faith
ful and exact II violent storm prevented him from
going oEt II the bright on suDny DAYS in Win
rendered dangerous for him TO expose his eye to
ind wak vigorously about the colder parts OF the
house, he would and chop under cover,
being. in the latter case read to oil the while.
The result ho sought and generally obtained BY these
Efforts not however always 10 he had without sri
fcrng. The first nile or two Of his walk often cost him
pein-sonetne: sharp pail-in consequence OF the
rheumatism, which seldom deserted his limbs but he
never ON this account Il up for regular exercise in
tie open be wei! knew Indispensable TO the
preservation Of whatever remained Of his decaying
eight He perseverea therefore through the last Two
suffering years II his lt when 1t was peculiarly rk-
some and dcui for lin to move and even III the days
Immediately preceding lis first attack OF paralysis.
His VIII in truth. always stronger than tie Bodily
Ills that tesot him. tnd prevailed them 10 tho Last
FIRST ATTACK OF AroPLExY.
On the 9TH Of February 1883 In TIE afternoons, nap
pened to coll on my friend for little visit or walk.
that being the portion OF the day In which, nsm our
rts,ectye OCCUPATIONS oftepest each other. AZ
entered the air Of the servant who opened the door
SURPRISED me- and hardly understood the words he
uttered with great emotion 70 tell NE that a PRESCOTT
was suddenly rnd seriously ILL., he had in fact. been
se1.d in Ito s,rcet couple Of hours before and the
affection was evidently Of the brain, and spopectc.
The attack occurred just on bis return from his accus,
TONED walk in the car afternoon Indeed. no reached
home with difficulty, and went. not Withont nIucl
effort OF once end az 1t were instincuyey ana Almost
unconsolously t. his working study. His MIND wah,
fercd for q few moments and his powers OF speech and
motion were partly suspended. The earliest artlcaiaio
words no uttered were to his wife she was tendety
leaning over him; Ey poor wife an 90 sorry ior
Won that this has como upon you so soonP'
The symptoms were not formidable. and Those that
seemed most threatening yielded TO reiacdies ID ,,e
expressed himself 10 me at o'clock 10 The eve
ming with much hopcflnes.. and tbs next day neaf al
anxiety concerning an immediate recurrence OF ,ho 90
ease gone. but sfk had peer mace on Lls PIJ
sicai constitution which never TO he obiierdteO
FOR TIE fret two days LIE vas kept almost entirely n
bed ard In state OF absolute rest and quethess Win
his room some Int darkoned. Or the third day saw
hiu He talked with clearly as he ever had "hen
in full health. and with intellectual faculties as u'
oloudcd. But his ut.eraneo was slightly ahec.cd ms
many proper did not come promptly TO his sum
mons he occasionally seemed 20 ace heures--etpe-
ciay the figure Of gentlomhn In baok-mo'ins about
Tie room though lie wa quite aware that tie whole
as al optical dcnson. IL be looked into BOOK, one
line was strangely mingled with another and TIE whole
bee arnc confused and egihe AL tbs 10 explained To
me IN the s1pcst and cleercst manner as II he were
speaking not Of his but OF OF another per
son lie was In fact not under the smallest misappre
henslon 10 TIE nature OF his attack mol rs 70 %h'
hi he its consequences az moments notice. Aei
tlcr did no al ell exagDrate bis dagger OF sseia
alarmed anxious ut the prospect oeiore DIM ~ saw
his condition his ply and his family saw H. hnd
az the result proved that t must have been oa 'he
first. . ,.> ,-. -,
he was put upon Rigorous vegetable diet, and Ills
strength ct.rned slowly and imferccuy. Aitcr lew
weeks the rreg ularity his vision correced his
tread became much moro firm that he yentured INTO
the streets alone; aud bis enunciaon except 70 sne
quick OF arseuor VAS AZ AIN cstine' aIu hetuiu
But his utterGnce never ceased TO Do merAed With
oil chit eGort proper were never again go ehsy
recalled they had been ard although hs appropriate
gait recovered, II ws at best Itto slower 'hln
II had been and. in tho last weeks OF rs nc. Hboh
walked with hin. q good deal. 10 sometimes ino'eu
very heavily and than called ny aits nioA 10
It's cir cunxtaIoo az To coDsiaorGblo change IN Ais
condition. In ais general appearsaee nov eyer. e.
least casual observer In tao expression ol ms hne
manly eoanienance and In he whoo outv ard bearing
no soe med such hs had always been. Those taere
fore, who saw HIN only as be wss me, IN ms
walks. thought lin quite recovered. But hls inmiy
and bis Intimate friends were too yigsnt TO be
thus dcuded They know. from tho hrss that no was
no longer the sefno.
Reang was the earliest pleasure he enjoyed. except
that OF tue society Of his household aud o! chosen ew
out Of Il, Bu. 1t was only the hghtest books to which
he could listen saley-aoyes aud ales-and II was only
those he liked bcst such ss Edgew oiths Delen anu
sco,ts Guy Msnnering tha, could satisfy HIN enough
enable him 10 keep LIS attention fastened on them
ven Of such be woared and TUNED Win moro
interest though it'll conviction ~ parts oil buckle
l:st volume on tie History Of Civilization" then re-
| Gently published. . -, =,
felt In istouns h. did hiLe later TO TIE accounts
Of cases Of euInent Of letters rcsenbl9g bis own,
TO Adam Fsreuson's in tho Memoirs oi Lord Coikplin
which iIll Of encouragement, aI,d " SCOTS III
LockLarfs LIE" which, on tie other hand could aO'
fail to sadden liu and yet which lo insisted on follow
ing through all its painful details, to Ats dishesienhs
tragical catastrophe.
Ills phasis Of his disease however. passed gradually
AWAY and then Ia began 70 crave airesh tue occapi'
tons and modes OF life to which he iad ai" D,eh
accustomed; simple. both. as they could BE- and aoV-
rious but which had become seriously important 10 LIN
from long habit Ills physician advised very moderate
and cautious use 81 wine, gla.s day u hist anu
aicrwara little moro, IN to increase lis strength
and enable him 70 return, In sofe degree AL loas 70
the studies that were 20 necessary to bis diy lapp
moss; still rctiIg him. however, To- mercy Nehe
table diet. The prescriptions were Vigorously oDe!eu
and DO was ab.e take exercise IN walking ogui
10 four miles day which, II II "a, materially less ilsh
he had found rteiu and easy when he las u IL AeHn
was Vet much more than be lad o late boon abe 20 sus
tain. Ii therefore. great poiht Gah.d mn he
thankfully Acknowledged 1t to be sacA. But snli no
marked the difference IN his general strength ana know
Ineonraged however by his Improvement such IS II
wa and permitted at least If not eoansera to ~, ~
| his medical adyiser he now adyentured once more
within the domain Of his old ana fayo..te studies he
did not indeed undertake 10 prepare rnythioB Tor mo
fourth volume OF Philip tho Second; nor d!o Le even
20 on b. MI out the third 10 tho iLl proportions into
which no had originally determined 20 cast H. bal Tie
conclusion O. the last chapter that ho ever nnshed
few paragraphs oniy-which, as was ms "ot lie had,
beheye copposo before his nttack and had preserved
10 a good degree Ia his mcm0Iy-was now reduced 10
writing and tbs manuscript completed ~ lar ~ Is wa
| destined ever 10 DO.
LAST Hines.