, 1869-03-28

mot1ef OF lady he had keductd. appeared |
TT, .e nm "a predicted h.s dea;h 81 Isel'S -
tleton WAS at this time in = very bad state
OF health, in consequence Of his exccsees, and |
waA subject TO nervous bys,eris- O. the
1orctold third day he had purity OF hiends
70 dinner. He wN Ia stale os some sstsa. J
euests s sat M lasc NT over tReir vine. Lyttletoa
referred constantly 10 his dream. until, dur
ing his temporary Absence tEom the table,
they determined 10 set forward the clock.
Upon returning, one OF them said, "Jou,
hsye 9stsyed the gsS. aobe se rs RI
his valet for como mlut water. During tho
servants abscuce the clock Of the parish
church p aled the True midnight hour, aud
upon bis rctu1n he found Lord Lytsteton
dead"
faneled securisy 70 that OF dreaded danger
no doubt cansed the very catastrophe his
friends had e1 deavcred 70 Eoreatal.
In old age life Is tingulatlT mlsked By the
tsno phenomena with which it began. lbs
eli cuiation first announced existence; II
ecsses lsst. Tho right auriclc pulsates hsst
at birth and s'ops only a. death. Reason
bss it, faculty Of association reco1lections
take the place Of judgment the eensea vanish
IN succession what has been the prevailing
passion, though concealed tiuce childhood,
Is COW unveiled aud the thoughts Of ado
4CES1lENp VOAuASA " kAC VIZ @AAAk4t CGu@
Iused and incapable Of judgment Of Will,
dwarf The man to bis secocd childhood.
With incom oar able skill Shakespeare make.
Mrs, Quickly describe not only the maunder-
lpgs Of old age but the pEognott!ca OF death,
in her account OF Fslstsd's death:
"'A made . finer ind, aud went AWAY a. II
It had been. any christom child. "A parted
even t1st before twelve and one, e'eu II turn
ing Of tho tide; for after I eaw him tumble
with the hheel, and pay with flowers. and
smile upon his fpgt1s' ends, knew there
vas but oIe way; for bis nos9 was as
ssia asa s noa oaa s. 4 efSs1sa sa saotE Sa aef9
what: nan be Of good cheer 30 a cried
cut, God Gool God I three OF sour times.
Now !, TO comfort him, bid him = should
not think Of God: hoped there WAS no
need TO trouble LinseaI With such thoughts
feet; put my hand Into the bed aud felt
them, aud they were Is c9ld as any stone"
i. For centuries 1t Was customary in Eug-
land TO Jerk the pillow from under the head
OF dying PersoLf, to hasten Their departure.
In Holland, when child is departing life,
Rarent's gaze-the soul being supposed to
lingtr in the body ~ long ~ compas.
sionate eye Is d1ed upon 1t. The
custom Of placing feather near the
lips, to ascertain whether the
breath has really lett the body, Is II old as
our sace. shakspesrc represents Prince
henry IS having been DECEIVED when he
carried td the crown from hts ta,her's pill
low: !:
~By his gates OF breath.
Thar lies dsWnl fc4tner- which rtlf1 not:
R.a h. sn,p;1s i6a. llga' AID we'gas1ess down
IN Devoushire, England, when be Is dying
it Is customary to ulfasten every lock and
bolt In the house, Is well OF trunks and
chests Of draWern - Of d.ors and windows.
The reason assigned IL, that the parting soul
may both take leave 81 s!l tn,niilar objects,
"passinR bell'' was universal In all The
cathedral towns of England up to the be-
Hlrning Of the present century. Its
name indlca,es IL nc4uins-the
bell Was tolled when the
SOM was lsa.tfng FROM this He. An old canon
subject ''And WHEN any person Is paatiug
ont Of this lie bell shall be toliod, aud The
IntnNtet Ehall not then be slack to do his last
duty." At Dewshufy, IN somersetsnlre, the
passing bell has been to1led for many centu-
rics on christmas Eve, The popular and
| custom Is, that It Is the devils knell-ht
having died WHEN Christ wns born. In many
parts. both Of Great Britain and the Uhltec
! states, there Is a superstition preserved In lht
| dlktich.
| .nsrpyts the wedding the ruu shines on;
81 rec Ia the corpse ine n q Ta:ue on"
| 1t IS a curious but we'll established fact
| that al all the hours from teu 10 the morn
Ing until midnight deaths more rarely occu.
than from midnight until ten In the forenoon
the latter heinE forty FIVE per cent mors
than the formtr.-nnG that more deaths oc
cur HON i've tn sir o'clock in The morning
than during al other hours Of the day.
Within seven or eight hours after death 9
Iigtdlty comes upon the body. II Is not con
fired 10 the external muscles, but Is mani
lated in the great or. lesser blood
ion of ihis rEiaiiy is as Ordinarily as du5n ison
tTenty-iour to shIrty-six hours, Hhcn 1t
! entirely passes away When tho bLdy II
greatly emacinted or weakened By disease,
or distorted by lonG'continued pain, Il come:
on sooner aud Is more evauescent. The re,
searches Of ply Jslology. fail to acc ,unt fol
IL. It seems like the final act Of life, au6
has teen supposed to be the last effort o
| muscular pnWeE. The analogy It present,
to The coagulation Of the blood has led Il
the belief that It was dependent upon that,
Neither Of these eolutions is now regarded
satisfactory. The peculiar beauty Of tht
humsn face IN death, that "rapturc o.
reptten to which Byron al'uaes In tht
Giaour. improves as the eiKidity passes away
from the body, ard is most perfect thret
days af'cr dealh.
+ was ier : long time popular super
stllicn that the countenance pres. rved IL
death the 1mDrcss OF ths mind made upon Il
in dy ing. Buch Is NOT the case. Neithc,
anger nor fttocity, as might be supposed Il
exist whefe death came from ASSASSINATION
relther tear nor sllguah, where 1t occurred
from the torture oi the rack, remalus UPON
the features. Tho same repose of countc
nance, The same Indication of placid resi-
steals over the last sleep. Leslie, the r:ya
ecadcmfclsn, speaking iu his autobiogra oh,
of baying been frequently ordered TO MAX
drawings Of the dead, and Of the reluctanc
with witch IN every case he entered til
1cem where the body lay, says that the fain
indication Of q smile which always il1h.r
up the features Of The dead, as be sat q
work, 80 attracted him that be invatlabl
felt rcluctant to 60 away.
| Iht re Is no doubt that causes wholly un
CONNECT d With the state of mind or (celin
At The time OF dissolution contribute t
| beautify the features. Antonarchi's cas-,
taken from the face OF Napoleon after deatf
Is hsndsomsr than any. bust or portrRit (
him. humb3ldt's htsd, wrought in marbl
by the sculp' OF from the cast takeu 2fter hi
dealh, Is not only more grand tuan othe
man Of sixty rather than nlretF Zone sn
modelled q more majestic Image
repoec than the body OF Sir Waltz
Scott presented few hours alter deatl
In esch OF thase cases death added to III
beauty Of Laces Of fine proportions withot
uuy relation to metaphysical Causes 1t
60 always The faint smile which steals owe
the taco after conEcioutpess hAs ceased, au
that tranquil repose Of the dead, to ~h1cl
In comparison, even tho sleep of an infant
sRitatiou, arc parts Of tho uuf4thonab
| mystery that surrounds us.-Pdekafd d