Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-16

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oils proper for bruises, .andwithout any
other remedies was soon cured, to the
great establishments of the physicians
He argued that simple and frugad
diet, like that which heo Dfactteed, bad
the happy advantage of being easily
adapted to rich and poor; out his aSsr9
position of the mendicant9 iS rather
amusing:
"A poor old man, if he hare 30
means to buy meats, could eas4lSs arse
we'll on bread, broth and eggs a2sG
there is no man, howsoever Pooy Ae
may be, that can stand in need of theSS.
unless they are downright beggaFss q
whom do not pretend Ia say. atsS
thing. The reason of these 6eaHg %
miserable in their old age is beesuss
they were idle and lazy when yeai1ss
and it is better for them to die snan ee
liyee. for they are a burdeH 70 tA@
world"
Another excellent habit of C0rnaeo' 8
was that of making himself usefel Se
his neighbors and the public. He says:
II walk out in my gardens. along my
walks and canals, where L always meet
with some little thing or other to do,
which at the same time employs and
diverts me. l sometimes divert myself
with a sport that agrees with me at
my age, namely, in going out yith
a setting dog or with terriers. Some
times l walk TO my villa. whose
streets terminate at a large square.
Through this villa runs q river, and
the country is enriched with fruitful
| and well cultivated fields. This was
not9so anciently. 1t wa a n1arshy
,Nlaoa mora ,1rnnar for ff.OnS than for
| men to dwell. l thought it advisable
to drain the land; so the air became
more wholesome. Several families
have settled there and rendered the
place very populous, where. may say.
that l have dedicated to the Lord a
church, affairs and hearts TO worship
Him, which reflection is a great COM
fort to me. Sometimes [ pay visits to
/ friends in neighboring towns, who
procure me an acquaintance with the
ingenious men of the place. L dis
course with them about architecture,
painting, sculpture, mathematics and
agriculture. l visit public buildings.
palaces, gardens, antiquities, churches
and Notifications. When l am willing
to be alone, l read good books and
sometimes fall a writing. seeking
always an occasion of being useful to
the public" In his eighty-third year,
so spriehtly was his mind and gay his
humor, that he composed comedy for
the stage, which, he says, 'swas divert
ing, without shocking the audience.
The retention of all his powers to the
last was certainly remarkable. In his
ninety-ffth year he records that he was
healthful and brisk, slept well, relished
all he ate and that none of his senses
had9 failed; that he had still a lively
fancy. happy memory and sound
Judgment; that his voice was more
tuneful than ever, so that he could
chant forth his morning Office more
easily than in his youth. He delighted
in children. II meet not on V with
two or three, but eleven grandch ildren,
the eldest of which is eighteen and the
youngest two years old, all born OF the
same father aud neither, all healthful,
of good parts and promising hopes L
take delight in playing with the
youngsters and often make them sing
and play upon musical instruments,
and sometimes join in concerf with
them
Though he lived so much longer
than the generally allotted years of
man, he knew that the springs of life
must sometime cease to flow. He
looked forward to his end rs an event
through which he would pass without
pain, and DE was not disappointed.
His granddaughter relates that, feeling
that his last hours were approaching,
he disposed himself to leave this life
9th the piety of Christian and the
courage of a philosopher. He made
his will and set all his affairs in order;
after which he received the last sacra-
meme and expected death in an elbow
chair. In short it may be said that.
being in good health, having also his
mind and eye very brisk, little faint
ing lit took him, which was instead OF
| an agony, and riade him fetch his last
breath. "
As sometimes we have seen wan
! dering cloud of mist dissolve away into
the clear ether of the upper skies. sc
the life of this genial, happy old man
faded gently and peacefully away into
| another life,
''Unmcasured by the flight of years.
He died at Padua on the Goth OF
April. 1866. and was buried in the
Church of St. Anthony Oh the 9th OF
May following. His wife survived him
for some years, reaching to a good old
age, and her death at last was so Gran
quill that, as the nun records it: ''She
/ left this life without being perceived. .
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