Smyrna times., 1865-03-23

DEATH BED OF A SUICIDE.-A Cincinnati
paper says: "Col. Ben Anderson, formerly of
the Sd Kentucky Rebel regiment, and attached
to Brecklnrldge's division at Shiloh and Stone
river, shot himself on Sunday, February IL,
and died on Tuesday, as our readers have been
informed. Soon after he was shot he was Wis
tied by Judge Advocate Burnett, and some
| other officers, with whom he had remarkable
interview. Though suffering intensely and
fully impressed that death was even nearer
| than it was, he was calm and clearhcaded, and
| talked with the utmost cOmpoSure and an oc-
casional flash of good humOr. He said, laugh
| ingly, to Major Burnett: "Well, there have
two of your prisoners escaped now' The laugh
was checked only by the agony it gave his
wound. Some one suggested that he should
have an opiate. He declined it, saying that
he preferred to have his faculties in full vigor
for the little time that he had to stay.
His removal to a place of more comfort
than the prison was suggested. He said no.
This is as good place to die as any. But not
so good either. l should so much have pre-
ferred to die in the front of the battle How
ever, now l will die here, unless'-and he
waved his hand to some of the prisoners-'un-
less it may be disagreeable to my friends to
have me do so. They answered him that his
pleasure would not be disagreeabe to them
He did not give very clear idea as to why he
had taken his own life, but talked vaguely of
imputations upon his own honor He said he
thought he might have been pard0ned by the
President, upon representation of the facts, if
he had been convicted by the military commits
sion; but he would never have asked for it.
He was told that his wife had been sent
for. He replied: I am obliged to you; but
she has left the Spencer House, and is in Lou
isville. shall die tonight before she could
reach me, and it is not while to be at any trou-
BILE about it. His wife is a very intelligent
and amiabe lady, devotedly attached to him,
loving him in spite of all his errors; and had
but few hours before her husband inflicted q
mortal wound upon himself been telling 9
friend in the most touching terms how happy
they had been before the war, how generous
Burnett that he knew nothing Of the Chicago
business. He had supposed that there wa.
TO be trouble in the North about the election
day-something like a revolution.
Presently, he said: Il can say to you now
that have always hoped to see this old Uniol
restored as it was'-and, after pause, he ad
ded, with bitter smile: I have been very
foolish, and folly sometimes becomes crime.
HOPE A WoMANs ANcHoR-In the frs
place, Hope" is always represented by wo
man leaning, upon an anchor, and from tina
we must understand that she continues hoping
i through life and realizes how bitter has beef
her disappointment when lying upon bee
which she never expects to leave alive.
D When school girl she hopes for the tim
e when she can go into society and be admired
4 and break hearts, and receive all the attention
r which pretty girl receives. When miss
r she hopes for handsome, rich husband, a
g elegant house, and servants to do her bidding
r When woman, she hopes she will be able t
n dress better than her neighbors, and that he
n children will be handsomer than those of he
e acquaintances AS she grows older she hope
e her husband will be more liberal in the way
h pin-money, and that she will be able to wea
n the first spring bonnet to church after they ar
announced; and finally when about to leav
!, this world for better one, she hopes her hui
n band will not marry second time, and if b
" does that her children will be well treated t
q their step mother, and that they will SOM
ID times think of the dead, for q mother La
Ee thought is Of her offspring.
ne Blessed are they that hope, for sometimes
s, Is all they get in this world and doubtful BILE
e, sings upon woman for her truthful hopefu
is charitable disposition, and for thinking tn