The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-20


stated in recent article in the Dali
Telegraph, "Close this eye; the othe
is closed already, and so farewell,
That extraordinary utteranee ma,
serve 10 recall many other remark
able and probably better known las
sayings OF celebrated men and wo
imen. Some have passed into history
| Every one knows the tragic wore
Remember" uttered on the Scatfolt
at Whitehall BY Charles l, nobler and
more kingly in death than in life
Equally familiar are the words OF
his profigate son, CharlesII, Don't
let poor Nelly starve" and his jest
i to those around his deathbed, asking
them to pardon him for being such a
long time in dying When Cromwell
was near his end, he continually re.
peated the words, God is good, and
said. Il would be willing 70 be fur
ther serviceable to God aud His peo-
pie, but my work is done" When
Riehelieu was asked il he forgave his
enemies, he replied; Il have had
no enemies but those of the State
a far finer utterance than that OF his
successor. Mazarin, who, shortly be-
fore he died, looked over all the
rich treasures which he had amassed,
and repeated with a sigh; III iaut
gutter tout celia Sir Walter Scott
said to the faithful Lockhart; Lock
hart, | may have but minute to
speak with you. My dear, be a good
man, be virtuous, be religious, be 4
good mani Lockhart asked whe-
ther he should call the dying mans
"No," said Scott, don't
disturb them Poor souls, | know
they were up all night God bless
you ALL" The last words to fall from
Goethe's lips were, More light
words strikingly appropriate to the
close of a life OF triumph; the last
whispered words Of Keats were: 81
die OF a broken heart II am TAX
ing fearful leap in the dark" muir
the agd philosopher, Hob
bes, on whose tombstone are the
searching words, cut at his own de-
sire; This is the philosophers stone.
sire: "This is the philosophers
stone George Washington MUIR
INJURED: at is we'll" Roger Ascham
"I desire to depart and be with
Christ" Don't let the awkward
squad fire over me" cried Burns. as
he fell in commissions, with a last
gibe at the Dundries militia, of
which corps he himself was mem
Der. what a fool l have been" said
Charles Churchill, the disreputable
parson-poet.
Nelson's last words in the cockpit
of the Victory were: Thank Cod!
have done my duty!' Jefferson, the
American patriot, declared: "I resign
my soul to God and my daughter to
my country" John Adams, on being
disturbed by the sound Of cannon,
and being told that the day was July
4, exclaimed: ut is a great and
glorious, day. independence forever"
When the gallant Dundee lay dying
on the field of Killiecrankie, he asked
one of his officers how the day went
"Well for the King, but I'm sorry
for our Lordship," was the reply.
" 'Tis the less matter for me-" said
Dundee, Seeing the day goes we'll
for my master. The King is innocent,
and hae done my duty" 81 hope
my countrymen will do me justice"
were almost the last words OF thu
hero of Corunna.
Instances Of the ruling passion in
death are very common, 1t is said Of
Dr. Arne, the great English compos-
er, that he died in the middle of
conversation on some musical mat,
ter, trying with his last breath to
sing passage the meaning Of which
he was too exhausted to explain. The
last words of Corot, the great
French painter, were; "When the
spring comes l will paint a beautiful
picture. I see a sky full Of roses"
With the words, he gathered his fin
gers, as though holding a brush,
made movement as if he were paint
ing and expired. Gainsborough ut-
tered on his deathbed the famous
saying; 1--WE are all going to hea-
ven, and Vandyke is Of the company"
Lord Chief Justice Tenterden thought
that he was back in the courts dis
missing a jury. "Gentlemen," he said,
when almost unconscious, "you are