The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07
Last Words of Royalty
and Other Famous People.

<>HE last words 81 royal folk have In
but few cases been notably sngges-
tive OF the soiemnify OF the occa-
sion, and In fewer instances sfiii
have they been words breathing a p'ous
spirit.
a few uttcrances may. however. be en-
cepted. among the number Charlie
masne's, which were also the last words
said by Lady Jane Grey Lord. into
Thy hands commend my spirit" also
the ooh. Jesus." OF Charles ". and Saint
Lo,iia--fouis rx.--hnal words, u will
enter now into the house 81 the Lord"
Mahon,ss, too, II he may rank with
royalty. had the thought Of thu future
horne IN his mind "oh. Allah. be II 40.
heneefortb among the glorious hosss Of
Paradisel"
Were you ~ Sedan asked Napoleon
Ill. with his last breath. speaking 10 his
doctor
.'Hux. hus'..ous o,it-cried Louis T..
and repeating the words. he turned hts
face to the wali and died
"A king should die standing pald
Louis XVIII II IL not recorded that
nurh was the case With his INA leHty al
though Il IL fac, that the REV Brcnte.
father Of Charlotte fifonte died standing.
saying. Where there Is a VAL. there Ia
a way"
with thought for another, Charles n.
~ England gave az the ghost ''Den't
let poor Nellie sfAfsa" tNaf Gwynne3
His father. Charles 6 had but one word.
Remember shseh, IN u way, las some
thing this pathvs ~ Caesars "Et "a.
Brute" Another old Hognan. Augustus,
asked AZ the last. Now. have I acted
my part IN life7 and bains treasured.
exclaimed 'yos plaudiie
Can this last long, cried william III.
81 England, speaking "a HE d0etef. Ia
contrast 70 this are the words ~ Louis
XIV = thought dying had been harder
Why weep scr DID sea lhins | should
live forever.
.'whatiy, what IL ,hssr n IL death.
my boy. They hass deceived me the
DYING spfdF ~ George ~. spoken 20 his
paKs eiF welth~u waller
James " ~ Scotland aas thinkins ~
the scottish crown whsn ~ raid. Jisss be-
fore 10 dlea ~ eame Nish lass aud
Il wlG ga with lass
Aeorsrlng arr the Anal ustasancss a
Charles TX % Francs Nurse. nurse.
shst murder whsl bioea'a on. have
dpee wrenE God pardon me"
= havs iovsa Justice ana hated iaianlsy.
/ ihsrslofs ne 20 exile seid Pore Greg
ny VII and Marie Antnlnesfe ese}aiua.
"a Farewell my eklidfen, fafsssrl 4
gp 80 Yaar fathSr
Aside fsern royalty snnnp last sayings
have been FeNaFdsds safne DeftsinA tns
oseasiqH. othfvs q8its me contrary. ~ ~
least. not a. al s8tfflHz ~. fpF exam
pja -The farce j. ever fiae down me
faFtaisi Rabsiais lsas NofGs Similar
wsfe those ~ tke philosopher 3erA8nsx
''XeH ussy 60 hnrns TIRE shpN IL ever
"fA bs tbef. Il don't t@tieve Am aY.
ira sAia I.es4 TneFi1M fsaf8 sheasef-
Reid courteous 50 ths last. sssas sglvs
na# Roles rhHar7 arf then did
! ce#saNs5f exclaimed ny fssife h 50
make zfnf haste { may 20 - gone
Lord Eidsn sAif rs saRifern not whera
! arr sofng. whether tbs xsathsr ts het
or cold.
Death came peacefully n tnanf. Judging
~ ne 6nal words IN RAD strength to
bold 8 Gen I Wesia ag3te aawn hgs easy
and pleasaaf & thing Is f. ~ etc. said
ng MiBisui Hunter. ana Aria .xciaisn-
ed Ny raelas. it - not peinful.~ ana
Fonieneiis saia. Il xuasf nothing. bsf /
feel q SORT q 6iaieaiig IN living ioagef,s'