Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-05

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with me, but was unavoidably prevented
by the pressure Of business. II he coult
get off he would call during the day, ant
directed me to express his kindest regards
and sympathies."
Not hearing the words distinctly, somt
one repeated them, to which he replied
"Oh, yes If he comes I would be pleased
to see him. 1t is t%wenty-three years age
since we first met. II the President comes
I shall be glad to see him. The Secretary
always anticipates everything; he is ont
Of the best men I ever knew this world
cannot reward him, but there is q God II
Heaven who can do so, and I am sure he
will not lose that reward. There is o God
on high who will moi fail to reward him.
Presently he added ~ have a good
deal of physical strength left yet, so that
might continue perhaps a week, but on
that point I do not speculate" On the
Secretary remarking that We are oil in
Gods hands," he responded: "Oh, yes
and He is dealing with me in great mercy.
The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice
And we'll may God reign, and well may
the earth rejoice that he does reign. That
there is q God who reigns over all there
can be no manner Of doubt. We do not
come into this world by chance; we are
not creatures Of accident. We have been
born under a experimenting Providence,
and are candidates for a certain immortal.
ity." Then psusing again, as if contem-
plating his approaching departure, he
..;l. XVhan laaya thia placa wiah
nc parade, no ostentatious demonstration
to be made only the ordinary proceed
ings which custom and propriety impose ;
and thus I desire to be borne to my friends
and home In Rutland. and laid among the
people who have been so faithful to me-
more faithful, I fear, than I have ever been
to them. Let me be sent home to the peo.
pie who have done so much for mo ; they
will prepare everything, and there by
them let me be buried" Some one re.
marked: "And there are your ministers,
too" EYES," he replied, with great
warmth of feeling, they are both there /;
the one a venerable man Of God, to whom
! have long listened"
Some one inquired il he did no. feel
great exhaustion and bodily distress, he
replied, mot much distress (; this / con-
slider one of my comfortable days" Then
turning he saw Mrs. Foot weeping at the
foot of the bed, with Mrs. Browning at
her side. This seemed to pain him most
deeply, and he said, pointing to his wife,
L" there is my great grief, my beloved wife
to part with her is like tearing the silver
cords asunder." On being approached by
these ladies, Mrs. B. remarked shat they
had been permitted to enjoy each others
society long on earth, and they INDUCED
hope that this society would be resumed
again in Heaven"
"Oh, yes" he answered, we have
been a family long held together, and
memory is full Of tender visions Of the
past. God grant that they may be re-
newed in another and better world"
At this time Senator Fessenden ap-
preached him, to whom he eagerly
stretched out his hand and said: my
dear friend Fessenden, the man by whose
side I have sat so long, whom I have re-
garded as the model of a statesman and
parliamentary leader-on whom l have
leaned and TO whom I have looked more
than to any other living man for guidance
and direction in public affairs, the grief /
feel is that the silver cord which has so
long bound US together must now be sew
cred. But, my dear Fessenden, if there is
memory after death, that memory will be
active, and I shall call to mind the whole
Of our intercourse on EARTH"
The Senator thus addressed, too much
affected to reply in words, stopped over
and kissed the brow Of this dying friend,
and turned away in silence. Towards
evening. when it was intimated that the
same Senator had returned to inquire after
him, and he was asked if he desired to see
him, his reply was Always,
always" With hands clasped they re-
NAMED for some time, the enfeebled Sena-
tor repeating his grateful sense Of the
friendship SO long existing between them,
and being in turn assured OF it's valued
estimation by his friend.
Some one observing that though parted
for a while on earth, they might have hope
of a reunion in the spirit world hereafter.
"Oh, yes" he exclaimed with great en-
phasis, ~ believe in God and the life
eternal"
Afterwards Senator Grimes approached
him, to whom he said. "Ah, my dear
friend Grimes, have you come to see
mea have been through q terrible ordeal
here the last six weeks" Then noticing
that all were deeply affected, he added,
"Do not cease to talk these things can
not alarm me-" Then taking the Senator
by the hand. he said, "Yes, I know the
mana man about whom there is no de-
ceit with whom, neither in private nor in
public, was there a deceitful thought or a
deceitful word" Hisfriend then remark
ed that he must have suffered very severe.
ly; he replied. ~ have supposed that the
frailty Of human nature could not endure
it so long :" and then, recurring evidently
to the scenes Of the past in which he had
mingled with his friend, and as if solilo.
ouizing. he added, He was one Of the
first and last and best Of my associates,
and there was no mistake about him."
Then turning to the Senator, he said. as
the latter was about to leave him, You
are not going out Of the city On being
answered in the negative they exchanged
"farewells," and were parted forever upon
earth.
To another Senator-Brown-who came
in soon after, he said, II am glad to see
you, my dear associate !; you know what
i. is to be q disciple Of Christ. I hops we
shall meet in Heaven. This world is a
poor place for saints and sinners to dwell
in forever. Its Genes are passing away,
it's fashion perishes. There is nothing
steadfast, nothing stable here" And thus
he continued for some time speaking to
one aud another, sending last tokens Of
love TO absent kindred and friends, and
doing his last work on earth. '
AT about half-past two o'clock, all be-
ing prepared, BY his desire and with the
consent Of his physician, who was inde-
fatigable in attending to every wish, in the
presence Of his family and a few Christian
friends, he signi6ed his public profession
Of faith in Christ by receiving the symbols
Of the Lords Supper. aud joining, for the
irst and last time on earth, in that com-
munion which all Gods children hope &c
renew in Heaven. On receiving the
bread into his mouth, he uttered in q low,
but solemn and reverential tone these
words: "This bread is the symbol Of
the broken body of Christ Jesus, through
whom, alone, I hope for the mercy Of God
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