Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-22

said to Bertrand de Gourdon, whose
arrow had killed him: youth. for
give you; and then turning to his at
tendants he said: take off his chains,
give him a hundred shilllngs and let
him CO."
The first Alexander Of Russia was
much troubled IN his last hours at
the length of time he occupied in
dying and made many apologies to his
attendants. The last words he spoke
we're to his wife, words spoken with
deep tenderness; you must be tired.
Elizabeth" When Macmillan was
facing the rifles of his executioners he
had no thought for himself. His mind
was full Of his loving and loyal wife,
and Just before the fatal volley rang
out he exclaimed, Poor Carlottai"
"A king should die standing" was
the proud sentence which closed the life
Of Louis XVIII of France. Cromwell's
dying words were, my design is to
make what haste / can to be gone;
and Louis XIV spent his last moments
in trying to cheer his weeping attend
ants. why do you weep?" he said to
them. do you think I should live for
ever? I thought dying would have
been more difficult."
Louis XVI of France did not live to
complete his last sentence. French
men," he shouted, as the executioners
dragged him roughly to the block, II
die guiltless of the crimes imputed to
me. Pray God my blood fall not on
France. If so''- At this moment his
voice was drowned by the loud beating
of drums, and a second later Louis was
no more.
Charles I also died with an uncom-
pleted sentence on his lips. He turned
on the scaffold to speak to DR.. Juxon,
bishop of London, but after uttering the
one word Remember" he paused, as IL
doubtful whether to continue, and then,
shaking his head, walked firmly to the
block.
Don't let poor Nellie starve" were
the dying words Of Charles II, proving
at least that his last thoughts were not
for himself. James v of Scotland died
thinking of the succession. News had
just been brought to him of the birth
of a daughter-known in later years to
fame and sorrow as Mary Queen of
Scots-when the dying king exclaimed
prophetically, 1.-THE crown came with
lass and will go with lass"
The English prince consort's last SEN
tence was characteristic of the lofty
and yet humble piety Of his life. II
have had wealth and rank and power,
but if these were all I had had how
wretched 1 should be!'
But all rulers have not died thus
bravely and resignedly. Queen Eliza
beth is reputed to have exclaimed as
she lay dying, "All my possessions for
a moment of time" William III called
out in his insufferable pain, "Can this
last long?" Richard HIS final words
were Treason! treason!" And Charles
TX of France left the world shouting,
"Nurse, nurse; what murder-what
blood! Oh, 1 have done wrong! God
pardon mel"
A curious fancy possessed Garibaldi
Just before he died. Two birds came
flying to his window and alighted on the
sill, and to Garibaldi they appeared like
the spirits of his two dead children.
.They have come" he said tenderly,
''to see their father die. Be kind to
them and feed them when I'm gone"
Thomas Carlyle's death was not easier
or happier than his life, and at the last
he remarked pathetically, rs 1t not
strange that these people should have
chosen the very Oldest man in all
Britain to make suffer in this way?"