Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-07-08

An Interesting sketch of MIR. Stewards
Lnat Hours nf His Homo.

An interesting Sketch q ntr. Seward's
Last Hours ut His Home.
A correspondent of the New York
San OF June 3oth gives q very interest.
ing sketch Of the last few hours of Mr..
Seward at his home in Auburn, New
York, just before leaving for the Pacific
coast, and from which we make the fol-
lowing extract:
Diuner was served, and again the
horses were brought up, when the Gov
ernor drove with an intimate friend or
two to the cemetery, where reposc tho
remains Of his devoted wife and
daughter, whose death was %undoubted-
ly FASTENED, il not actually occasioned,
by the trying events through which Mr..
Seward passed subsequent to the assas-
sination Of Mr.. Lincoln, and the muir
derous attack Of Paine upon himself
and family.
Pulling up ut two beautiful tombs Of
pure white Italian marble, Mr.. Seward
alighted. At the head Of Mrs. Stewards
grave was q massive urn, at that Of his
daughter u cross wreathed with cary.
ings of flowers. Taking out his pocket
handkerchief, the old statesman reycr-
entity removed the faded flowers with
which the tombs were yet strewn, and
| wiped off the dust and stains Of the
weather then from q basket Of choice
flowers which he had brought in his
carriage, he scattered love tokens over
the graves Of his dead, while his friends
stood around with heads uncovered,
and hearts OVERLOOKING with sympathy.
His task accomplished, the Governor
said:.." Now I am ready to go to the Pa
cifc,r and the party re-entered the car.
riago with feelings 100 great for utter
ance, and returned to the house.
II was now. almost time for the train.
| When he reached his residence, his ser.
wants came out upon the east vcrand+,
and there, under the clustering roses
and h%oneysuckle,, be bado them a blilhc
goodbye rs jauntily MS though ho were
about to leave for one of his periodical
s~ojourns in the capital, instead of set.
ting GU for the golden.gated Pacific,
whose fair domains he has done so much
to save from the blighting curse Of hui
man slavery. His visit to California
and the Pacific States is made in pursu.
ance of a promise long since made to
her people, but which the pressing cares
of public life have hitherto prevented
him from keeping. If On his extended
tour he should receive ovations from the
people whom he has done so much to
serve, who shall begrudge him his we'll
won honors? II before his return the
people shall yet see in him the coming
man, let us remember that they might
20 further and fare much worse.
With each and nil Of his people, men
servants and woman servants, he shook
hands at parting, and all evinced sincere
feeling at his doparture;but when he came
to Mary the old negrcss, who had lived
for nearly half q century in his family,
had served his wife and children with n
devotion rarely realized in domestics
nowadays ; served them through long
years of health and sickness, JOY and
sorrow, and had finally smoothed the
death pillow of his departed ones-thc
old statesman fairly melted. Clasping
by the hand the faithful creatnre-who
had literally grown gray and great in
his seryice-for she is about $50 pounds
a~voirdupois and has lived with him ever
since his marriage in ls24-he gently
drew her to him, tenderly kissed her
black cheek and bade her farewell. As
he turned away, the tears coursed down
his furrowed face, and be fastened to
enter his carriage.
Among those who accompanied Mr.,
Seward to the depot, were his two
sons, VIM. H. and Fred, with their
wives and children, and some few
intimate personal friends. On the way
thithcr it was pleasant to note that the
citizens whom he met respectfully
raised their hats or bowed, snd every
one displayed unmistakable signs OF
affcctionatc esteem. At the depot
many of the leading people Of Auburn
were in waiting to bid him Godspeod.
He shook hands with most Of them,
and entered the cars attended by n
considerable delegation Of his neigh.
bors, who accompanied him to Rocli-
ester, where he tarried over night.