Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-17

Death bad come with the coming OF
the dawn Tho watchers saw that all
was over and the brave wife and daught-
er, who bad nursei and cared for him
during his long Illness, could restrain
their feelings no longe<. but gave way
To their grief. while the physician ansl
Mr.. Wanamaker cndeavored 10 console
them as best they might. though their
own grief hardly permitted them to
speak
Mr. Randall's death had been expect
I'd At any time during she past three
days and hts family and friends knew
that be could not last much longer.
The physicians bad Informed the f1uli-
ly that death might com. almost any
hoEr. AMI last ui-At they told Mrs. Ran
dali that his endurance eouId not pro-
long his life through another day.
Friday aight had hsen a bad one tor
the sick man aasI be had several sin. inc
spells, from which he rallied. % the az
tonishmeas q his phYsieians. These.
however. lefs htm weaker. and when
morning came IL waS evident that his
extraordinary vitality bad almost left
him EFe rested easily and comfortably
during the fore part of the day, and the
dnctor was encouraged 10 hope that be
might live several days yet He took
some nouriskment and dOzsd OF without
disicslty- shortly after o'clock. how
ever. n marked change was noticed in
his appearance aud he seemed almost Ia
sink away This spell was worse than
zny Of the preceding ones. and II was
thought that the end was at hand. All
the members of the family were present
and also DIR. Mallan. who has attended
Mr. Randall through his illness. and
who has grown 70 have an interest in
the case almost as great as that OF one
Of the family
Dr. " = Lincoln. the consulting ply
sieian. and Postm2stsr-General wana-
maker. were hastily summoned They
remained around the bedside. expecting
each moment would b. the last. until s
O'Clock, when he rallied some from the
state of collapse It left him with xery
little strength remaining. and Dr. Nal
Ian became convinced that he could
hardly live through the night
Dr. Lincoln left sooa after o'clock.
but others remained with the sick man
There was little or no change ap To mid
night. except that he was steadily grow
| ing weaker.
Young sammy Randall went 20 a
neighbor's house 10 sleep. bat was
hastily summoned about o'clock in the
morning. when the Doctor informed the
family that Mr.. Randall could not live
through the night tie vas tn state
of seml-uncon=ciousneS most Of the
time.
About 100 o'clock he had another
| sinking spell and Afterwards his mind
became more bright The sick man lay
in the front room OF the second story Of
his modest home and daylight was Just
beginning 70 shed its rays into the
room when ,fr. Randall opened his eyes
and looked tenderly at his wife lie re-
cognized her and in a half whisper said
simply mother He then closed his
eyes and sank away. death coming from
exhaustion. a. the bells Of a nearby
church rang the hour OF o'clock TO call
worshipers to early mass
Mr. RandalI's death vas painless. and
he was unconscious during the greater
part Of his last hours There were in
tervzIs when, from the intelligent aud
steady gaze which be directed a. those
about him. he must have been conscious.
but he seemed unable TO speak. and the
word mother Vas the OalY one he
uttered for hours preceding his death
| This word he murmared so low that the
only one who recognized what be said
was his daughter. who was kneeling Just
behind him
| Around him were Mrs Randall.
Robert z Randall. Miss Susan Randall,
Mrs Lancaster. the married daughter.
ard her husband. Samuel Randall. Jr..
| Dr. NalIan. Postuaster-t5eae-al Wana-
maker and the household seryants
For a moment the family hardly real
| ized that all was over. but then as the
fat that he vas dead broke upon them
they gave way TO their grief and burst
| into tears The shock was especially
| severe TO Mrs Randall and her daughter
Susan, who. rejecting all offers Of assist,
| ance. have nurSed the husband and
/ father throughout bis illness Of almcs:
two years duration