Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-11
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Latterly the govt had sadly troubled
him, but he was not suffering from thai
when the fatalweek began. 1t was nom
an infiammatory attack OF the bladder
that the Premier died. He was driving
out on Thursday last, near Brocket Hall,
and he had been warned 10 take great
care ofhimself; bat, feeling over warm
with the precautions adopted, he impru-
IDENTIFY exposed himself tot chill, and re-
turned TO his house i'm such a state that
collapse ensued, and but for the presence
ofthe physician il is possible that he
would have died within two hours. He
recovered However, from that, but lay IN
his bed very weak and very much
changed, for the affection amounted to
the duets and kidneys, and, the secretions
being suspended, the bloodwas becoming
poisoned.
Still his superb constitution gave
/ hopes, especially when the difficulty of
respiration became less, and on Tuesday
afternoOna favorable bulletin wasissued
but at night his condition suddenly grew
much worse, and il was 500 apparent
that the end approached. His state Of
mind up 10 the last remained unclOuded;
he was i'm full possession Of his faculties,
and suffered very little pain. But there
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vented any effort or wish to converse.
Questions put to him were either disre-
garded or answered by a look or sign. a
silence, half imposed by WEAKNESS half
of his own inclination, possessed him.
On the day before his death, however,
when i'm a dOze preceding the last change,
his mind was evidently still amid his old
associations, for he was heard 10 MUIR
muir, as i'm a dream, "The treaty with
Belgium ! yes, read me that sixth clause
again. But at last "a perfectly peaceful
demise crowned the long and serene
healthfulness of his life he sank away
gently, Pickering a little, like an expir-
ing lamp, and then event OUT rather
than "died, and they hardly knew in
the death chamber at what exact mo-
ment the great statesman, whose name
has been on every page Of III history
for fifty years, ceased to be among the
living.
At that supreme moment those dearest
to him were about his bed, with the
exception Of Lady Palmerston, who had
been gently Withdrawn. There were
present the Minister of Public Works and
NIrs. Cowper, the Earl Of Shaftesbury
and the Countess, NiscOuntess JOcelyn,
Mr.. Evelyn Ashley and the physicians.
The grief Of this circle was lessened, SC
far as il could be, BY the spectacle of a
quiet and easeful parting, hallOwed,
before the shades of death came so near
10 the dim eyes, aEd the lips grew Sc
stow to move, by faith in the words
taught. by that church Of which the
Premier died a true member. His last
act of public business was an instance Oi
his energetic manne Of dealing with
facts Whenhe had once got hold of them.
q T. .a.HH-l OF nw..Naa# IInNN Hha HwsaA
d~eputatiOn upon the cattle disease, though
he was very unwell, and obliged to
recline upon the sofa all the time; but
he at once acted upon the wishes of his
visitants. If he would have kept to that
sofa he might have lived; but he was a
constant terror 10 his doctors by
reason Of his energy, although when he
once promised to obey them he kept his
word, n if he had been pledged to the
House of Commons.
As a rule, he enjoyed superb bodily
health, and one Of the reasons was, that,
be il late or early when he escaped from
State affairs, he always insisted upon Civ
ing himself seven hours and a half OF
good sleep. If he could not get away
from home till four An, he babe his
servants leave him undistUrbed till noon.
His radiant spirits and easy method with
public business We're, Of course, elements
toward his long and unbr0ken vigor, and
he had the faculty of throwing off the
gravest cares of State along with his
Parliament coat. But he could not is So
with personal matters, Vhich is another
prOOfhOw strong the personal and human
nature was in him. He would fret and
worry if o member of his family were i'll,
and be more disquiet than ut the impend-
ing crash Of a throne, until the house
hold was in good ease again. These
things could break event his regular sleep;
but "aiiairs " We're not his flesh and
blood, and he could put them off, when
they were troublesome, till the next day.
Such little traits of the great man gone
are what we recalled, commented on,
compared.