The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15

From the Baltimore Sun.
 The last words of Charles Wolfe, the author of the "Ode on Burial of Sir John Moore" were "Close this eye; the other is closed already. and so farewell.
 That extraordinary utterance may serve to recall many other remarkable and probably better known last sayings of celebrated men and women. Some have passed into history.
 Every one knows the tragic word Re member!' uttered on the scaffold al Whitehall by Charles I, nobler and more kngly in death than in life Equally familiar are the words of his profligate son, Charles II, Don't let poor Nelly starvei' and his jest to those around his deathbed, asking them to pardon him for being such long time in dying
 When Cromwell was near his end, he continually repeated the words, God is good" and said, "I would be willing to be further serviceable to God and Hi; people, but my work is done.'
 When Richelieu was asked if he for gave his enemies, he replied, T have had no enemies but those of the state'-a fal finer utterance than that of his sue cessor, Mazarin, who, shortly before lte died, looked over all of the rich treas ures which he had amassed, and repeat ed with a sigh, 'Il faut quitter tout cela- U
 Sir Walter Scott said to the faithful Lockhart: "Lockhart, I may have but a minute to speak with you. My dear be a good man, be virtuous, be religious be a good manl'
 Lockhart asked whether he should cal the dying mans daughter
 No" said Scott, don't distrust them Poor souls l know they were up all night. God bless you all!''
 Goethe's Last Words.
 The last words to fall from Goethe'F lips were: More light" words strikingly appropriate to the close of life of tri- umph.
 The last whispered words of Keats were, T die of a broken heart
 "I am taking a fearful leap in tfrr dark" murmured the aged philosopher Hobbes. on whose tombstone are the searching words, cut at his own desire o,rhis is the philosophers stone"
 George Washington murmured, Tt is we'll"
 "Don't let the awkward squad fire over mel, cried Burns, as he fell in convul- sions with a last gibe at the Dumfries militia, of which corps he was himself a member. the Victory were: Ihahk Goo' nave done my duty!'
 Thomas Jefferson declared: "I resign my soul to God apd my daughter to my country
 John Adams. on being disturbed by the sound of cannon, and beins told that the day was July 4, exclaimed: "lt is great and glorious day. Independence forever!'
 Instances of the ruling passion strong ,n death are very comfnon 1t is said of rD Arne. the great English cof>rns,-. tbat he died in the middle of conver- cation on some musical matter. trying with his last breath to sing passage, inc meaning of which he was too ex- hausted to explain.
 The last words of Corot, the great French painter, were: "When the spring comes I will paint beautiful picture. see sky full of roses" With the words. he gathered his fingers, as though holding a brush, made a movement as if he were painting and expired
 When the famous Earl of Chesterfield, who prided himself on his politeness, lay at inc noint of death, he said. as the doctor entered the room Give Dayroles a chair!'
 Napoleon died at St Helena, dressed for battIe. with the words, "tete d'armee" on his lips, winning. no doubt. some last tre- mendous conflict of greater Waterloo
 Sir Isaac Newton expired while in the act of winding his watch.
 Haller was. heard to exclafm, as he felt his pulse, ''rhe artery ceases to beat" and died on the instant.
 Haydn fell into a stupor at his piano after singing God Save the Emperor. '' while tho Frenoh cannon were firing a nax shnR&a aA Aehanhzs1nzs