Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-02

/ 10 wnlch lne general, VINO mad no Idea
of his danger, and who saw nothing in
the observation but desire to converse
on favorite, though dangerous theme,
replied We'll, well, Governor, we can
give you good tomb here The next
day, or the day after, finding that he
could keep no food upon his stomach
not even a light broth, the governor
turned to the generals wife, as she sat
near, and said with smile which never
quite abandoned his mouth, well, mad
am, l believe / shall have to accept your
husbands invitation
'' But enc of the most remarkable cir
cumstances that attended his death was
this. During the whole of his delirium,
he never uttered an equivocal sentiment
nor an improper word. Nay. more, he
never lost sight Of his own personal dig
nifty, nor of what he owed as man to
the presence of female for in his fierc-
est paroxysms. he would suddenly recol-
lect himself so far as to wrestle down
with over-mastering power, the spirit
that shook him, and apologize in the lam
guage of a gentleman for the unhappy
= Authorization, as he termed it, by which
he had been partially subdued.
On one occasion he insisted on get
ting up. The general demonstrated with
him and urged him TO lie down. But he
refused-he could not be controlled.
You may have the ply steal superiority,
said he but you shall not control my
mind The general saw it was in vain
10 argue with him in the usual way.
Governor, said he, you are philos-
opher, and will not contend with what
is inevitable The poor delirious man
looked at him-smiled faintly-and lay
down like a child at the bidding Of its
mother. And not long before he breath
ed his last, as an elder son Of the gener-
al sat watching by him. he took it into
his head to get up. The Young man az
gued with him, and putting his hand up
on his shoulder, told him he mus, lie
pown. MuS-,here is no such word
for me, | will not be controlled, sir.
But continued the other, alarmed at
the probable consequences, | entreat
you, beg Of YOU to lie down. Oh,
said the governor, that is another affair:
that is talking rationally;' and he lay
down, as quie, as if nothing were the
matter, although unquestionably delirie-
Gus at the time. These facts are not
mentioned lishtly-they help to show
the mans character /; he would not be
dealt with by anybody, nor anything, to
the abridgment of his liberty. No out
rage affected him in health like that OF
one person daring to exercise improper
dominion over another And weak
though he was-a small man of a slight
frame, he would have resisted even TO
death the oppression of brute force over,
anybody.
But the last scene Of all was yet
more striking-he addressed the troops
in eloquen. and powerful language
though i, was occasionally incoherent;
and the last words he spoke were, Gen.
tlemen, call YOU all to witness that |
die in the presence Of Franklin, after
which he appeared to forget himself-to
sink into letnargy-and then he reviv-
ed and added, as if communing with
congress of shadows, A sacred and SOL
emn scene And with this, the spirit
of the sufferer prepared for departure
and his las, hour was an hour Of untroub-
ed sleep
Governor Lincoln died Oct. |. 1929,
having nearly completed his for'y-frst
year. He was never married. He was
buried with public honors on the grounds
fronting the capitol at Augusta. where
his remains still repose. He is the only
one of the governors Of Maine who has
died in office.