The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-25

of n closing life their efforts and counsel
had SO prolonged. On the opposite side!
OF the bed from his mother aud directly
before her stood Jesse Grant with l.. 81
Grant, Jr., and near the corner of thcl
cot on the same side as Jesse and near tuI
each was Mr.. N. +. Dawson, the gen
eral stenographer and confidential sec
retary. AT the foot Of the bed, and gaZ
ing directly down into the generals face,
was Mrs. Colonel Fred Grant, Mrs. IT,.
IS. Grant, Jr.. and Mrs. Jesse Grant
while somewhatremoved from the family
circle, Henry, the nurse, and Harrison
lyrrel, the generals boy servant, were
respectively watching the closing life OF
|Ghe patient and their master. DR.. New
nan had repaired to the hotel to break
tast and was not present. The general
little grandchildren, L. S. Grant, Jr.
md Nellie, were sleeping in the nursery.
room above stairs. Otherwise the en-
lire family and household were gathered
1t the bedside of the dying man.
AROUND THE DEATH BED.
The members of the group had been
summoned not a moment sooner than
vas prudent. The doctors noted, on ell
ering the room and pressing to the bed.
side, that alreadythe purplish tinge, which
S one of natures signs of final dissolution
rad settled beneath the finger nails
The hand that DR.. Douglas lifted wa,
East growing colder than it had beef
through the night The pnlse had llutter
ID beyond the point where the physician
could distinguish it from the pulse beat,
n his own tinger-tips. The respiration
vas very rapid ami was a succession o.,
shallow painting inhalation; bat happil,
he approaching end was becoming clcal
If the rattling fuIlness of the throat auo
ungs, and as the It SEPARATIONS grew
quicker aud more rapid at the close the,
.lso became less labored and amos,
lolseless. This fact was in lis results q
comfort to the watchers, to whom was
spared the scene of an agonizing on
'ther than a peaceful death. The wife
almost constantly stroked the face, fore
lead and hands OF the dying general, anc
It times, as the passionate longing tt
prevent the end SO near would rise within
|her, Mrs. Grant pressed both his hands
md, leaning forward tendcrly kissed
he face Of the sinking man. Col. Fred
irant sat silently, but with evident feel
ing, though his bearing was that of i;
soldiers son at the death bed of a her,
ather. L. 5. Grant, Jr.. was deeply,
moved, but Jesse bore the scene steadily
md the ladies' while watching with We,
cheeks, were silent as betitted the dig
lity OF IA life such as was closing befor,
hem. The morning had passed five min
uteS beyond 5 o'clock and there was not,
me OF the strained and waiting watchers
put could mark the nearness of the life
Tide to its final ebb. DR.. Douglas note.
The approach of the supreme moment ano
luletly stepped to the bedside and ben
over it, and while he did so the sorrow of
i he sray-haired physician seemed closely
allied with that of the family DIR
Shrady also drew near 1t was sever
after S o'clock. and the eyes o
general were closing. His breathing
grew more hustled as the last functions
If the heart and lungs were fastened t.
"he closing of the ex- Presidents life. AL
peaceful expression seemed to be deepen
ing in the firm and strong lined face, and
It was reflected as IA closing comfort in thu
sad hearts that beat quickly under the
stress of loving suspense.
TIE LAST s'ENE OF Nil.
A minute more passed and was closing
IS the General drew aeencr hre,th
TT, ,, =,
''' an 'o'' INV '''' w YIN
relieved OF long and anxious tension.
The members of the Uroun were an
,.,,od oo.h :, .+o,, ,o,ro, t,,, ,o, i
.-., +,
''''' '"''''''' ''u"'''ei iesP'''0io''' puC
never came. There was absolute still
ness in the room and bush of exnectan|
suspense. ana no sound broke the silence
-. rs W '''o 80, -, ~ ''o p'"''
.brohI;pr nr III, n,,,ino +b.t an Nh,
lad waited bv the j;ttl, mountain demo,
Town the SLOPE.
1T is all over, quietly spoke DIR.
'ouSlaS. Neh. hrant was dead.
Then the doctors withdrew, the nurse =
loSed down the eyelldS and composed
he dead generals head. after which each
# the family prnun dressed tn the he'd
ide. one after the other and touched
heir lins ,n,n +ba n,;+ f,,a G, l,+al,
.;,1,d
~, vl,,,. ,,o.,.,,>.1 ,,, 49,,
In f'''e,' ',,O " s'"'' t'i' l','"-'
i.' DIS iie uld SO met III. Newman mast
hihS up the steps. ne Is dead, re =
marked DIR. Shrady quietly.
The fact of having been absent from
he side of the dvin., man aud his f,mil,
+ th,. last was a o,nsa nf ..ver, ,rd s,d
cnret To the c1erpvm,n VIII, had w,ite,,
,,,,mnnod fr,n, III. Lra,,,r.,t ,,o,,,nn,
20 late and reached the c,tt,ue only in
'me TO minister to tee family sorrow and
In d,,f,, ',,,,a,,i 'i'
GEN Ei'AL GRANT 5 LAST WORD
Soon after DrS. Douglas and Shraly left
ne death-bed they convrrsei feeliuyly of
H.. 1o,,or hn,,r, ~ 4, .,,.,r,l ,,u.,,;t, M,
NV ="
"isc n'S' i'n '"''i'''''e'' failure an" tiie III
,llect WAS last to succuinb, and that, after =
,idni:rht ON last "Wednesday night. thouyh
circumstance ut :, o'clock. Indicated coz
iz,uce
"i,o Won want ANYTHING. iathero' uuns
o ,.' ,"'" >, le'' AZ .i''' ii''"''
Mt when offered water and milk they CUR
led III his throat ana were eleeted, and u
ia' o''o ""i.. Va I,. wis ''' i''' W
a., I, ", ,'ri'I a., ,.,,. f.
>, , a "'i Nv, 'tii'' r.
> ~ ..i' ~ !,
...s,,t nm nh.,.n,a ,n ,h. o,,,,ro''t' y,
tath. 1t was gradual passing away OF
"a ',nn,nr tl,,ngh1 w,s r,,,;ne,, 20 ~,
ST rrh.. r.n.r,I al ed ,t shear ~ h,,u+;,,, ~
at a perfectly painless sinking away. 81
FREE FROM PAIN.
.sy.. ";r,,r;aota1 nr si,ro1r ,;,,,,
,,, ,.',,,,. ), ,,ra.,,aa ,,,;, ,.,,, -.