Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1886-01-12
A PROPHETIC DEATH.
An Aged Man Fulflls Prediction and Drops
Dead-His Auobiography-His Meth
odicaI Jifp-Hs Will

Early last spring an aged man walk
ed briskly into the Enquirer Office,
and. with very brief, preliminary
stated that he wished to leave in
charge of the editor his autobiography,
to be published after his death, which
would probably occur some time this
fall. He also wished to leave the
names of friends to whom papers con-
tanning an account of his death were
to be sent The old man was Rich
ard Bissell, q naturalist His predic-
ton was fulfilled yesterday morning
at the Hummel House, where, in the
office of the hotel, while walking, he
threw up his hands, and, with no other
sign, fell to the floor corpse. He
had been exceptionally cheerful all
the morning, and at the breakfast
table had eaten heartily.
He had confidently predicted that
he would die this fall, and, as the
orthodox people say, chad his lamp
trimmed and burning" In his pock-
ct was found sealed envelope adj
dressed to the editor of the Enquirer.
and on it was written, drop this
letter in the letter box at my death"
The following was found enclosed:
ClNClNNAI1, 1000. D.-DEAh
When you get this I'll be dead at
the Hummel House. | left in your
absence with Mir letter for
publication at my death. Please do
not forget it, us Mr.. - said he would
look 1t up and publish it at the proper
time. Yours conhdingly,
RICHARD BISSELL,
"Eighty-tive years.
The following directions were also
found on his person:
CINCINNATI, September 2, 1885,
N. b.: | have letter in the hands of
the editor of the Enquirer for publlca-
ton. Please call on him and give
particulars of my death, etc. l am
very feeble in mind and body, and can
not live but short time.
X. BISsELL, So years.
To Mr.. j. Coplock, Esq, ST.. have
about $50 in my trunk to pay board
while live. r. BIssELL.
In addition to other arrangements
for his last sleep, which will be read
further along, this methodical old
gentleman recently purchased hand
some monument, paying for the same
$3.50, and had it ali inscribed. even TO
the year 1885, leaving only in blank
the month and the day of the month
His last will and testament was not
forgotten, and here it is:
CINCINNATI, o., October Is, 1885,
My DEAR ALICE WHEELER: / send
you in another envelope my Pomerov
National Bank stock for $4,000. and
my Norton Iron stock for $1,000, and
my Ohio Machine Company stock for
$3.50, all of which l present to you as
free gilt; also, | give you my house
you live in in Middleport, and the
money have placed to your credit in
the Pomeroy National Bank, all to
be used for the benefit of Sallie, Nellie,
Carbon and yourself, children of nv
nephew, Carbon Wheeler, deceased.
advise you to choose Samuel Brad
bury your trustee, to do your business,
by all means, and keep under his con-
troll, and the whole of my gift as still
as possible. Yours confndingly,
RICHARD BIssELL.
The autobiography for which the old
gentleman expressed good deal of
solicitude is herewith inserted as it
came to the editors hands:
AUTOGRAPH OBITUARY.
RiohARp BIssEIL, NATURALIST, OF CINcIN-
NATL Is DEAD. DIED, AS HAD LIVED, IN
LOVE WITH ALL NATURE
Lament.
When these lines are real
I'll be confined with no tears shell
Because no Kindred in the West
To lay me lonely at rest.
Adieu. We worl of sinners
i go where graves are winners
Fay no young priest to pretend to
pray me out OF my grave for money.
They come and dance the iigs of
life; away they go like shadows play
ing before moving objects. Time
brings all on level, the king with
tho beGo ar. and all sleen tonafhar In