The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-04
GHANr's DEATH.



From Mt MacGregor, Correspondent.
Henry, the white nurse who was
with the General during his illness
came over from the cottage, where he
has been not far from the body almost
constantly since the General died. 81
shall stay by him. he said, until he
is taken away. hardly know what
to do, now that it is no longer necces-
AIRY for me to attend him. | feel as
though ought to be up at night with
him, as was during all those months,
ana now that ii is over, my nights are
as badly broken as they were IN his
sickness. 1t was pleasure to attend
the General. He was one of those pa
tients to whom nurse becomes at
tached. lie was always kind, and al
ways appreciative of what was done
for him, | never knew patient quite
like him. In will aud strength he was
manlike,in gentleness and kindness he
was like woman. lie was help in
all we tried to do for him, for as soon
as he knew what we wanted he inin-
ed us in the desire to have 1t done
properly. had to wake him four or
sometimes five times u night to take
punishment. At those hours | wake
now. Ii WAS hard for him to get to
sleep. Yet he always awoke pleasant,
gentle aud willing. During his last
days he could hardly sit up. IL was
important that he should lie back, aud
sometimes would have TO help him.
| needed only TO place Il hand ON his
shoulders, when he would come back
was responsive to The last to every
thing we tried to do for him.
81 think he began 10 SINK" the
nurse went OH, "the Saturday before
he died. | could see it then, and
think he felt it. He said to me that
morning, 4 am very weak, Henry
can scarcely breathe He was some
what relieved on Sunday, and on Mon
day he felt enough better to go to the
eastern lookout. But | believed on
Saturday that the end was shortly
coming. After Monday he began to
sink for the last time. | Think never
saw his face look so well rs during
the few hours before death. When
the sun rose that morning his face
was pink and his lips were as soft
and rosy as child's. When day came
there was no sign that the end was
near until about seven or eight min
utes before 1t came. Mrs. Jesse Grant
was sitting at the foot of the bed.
Ulysses Grant was on the lounge.
His wife sat between the lounge and
the bed. | was at the head of the bed
tanning him. Suddenly, as we sal
there, | saw the death veil CrecpiL @
into his face aud drawing about his
eyes. went over to Ulysses You
had better sit beside your father |
said. Then | went to the door. The
doctors were at the end of the porch
| raised by finger and they came
into the room. Then sent
Harrison for the family. went
into the old sick room to call the
colonel. lie had laid down on the
lounge few minutes before, but
could not sleep. said to him that
the cot was made up in the old sick
room, and | supposed he had gone to
| IL. lie was not there. Then | SEM
Harrison up stairs. He found him in
| his own room. The colonel came
| down, aud all were there. |
never saw death more peaceful
None of the limbs were contracted
he lay perfectly quiet. There was nc
sign OF pain, but all was calm and
beautiful lie simply closed his eyes
and it was over.
"Good care kept him alive so long,
Henry said. CHOSE about him wGr,
always watching for his wants. II,
had only TO make II movement Nhei
he wanted anything; someone wa
always at hand to supply it. lie Ia,
really closer care than he needed. Blu
for such care he would have gon,
three months ago but he deserved i
all. 1t was a pleasant duty to serv'