Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-31
NOT TO BE FEARED.

the almost certain KNOWLEDGE that just
around the corner the Greatest Adj
venture of All is waiting for rnem.
This proves that it is not true, as
poet has declared, that Death makes
towards of us ALL"
Some of the finest and noblest in
stances of superb courage and fear
lessnes in the worlds annals concern
the last moments of men and women
who were brave even as they kow-
ingly stood on the brink Of the I'm
known.
All humans dread death-fear the
idea of forever breaking the ties and
friendships OF this world-but yet how
many expire with stout hearts and
mldaunted minds There was a con-
spicuous case recently in New York
state when a newspaper reporter, go
ing on his vacation, was mangled N
railroad wreck. His last words
were of his newspaper and his moth
err And he spoke calmly giving min
ute directions, though he knew he was
dying
Then consider those hundreds of
splendid men and women who sank
with the Titanic, who went down to
their watery graves singing or shout
Jig words of announcement and fare
well to the more fortunate who OBJ
taained places in the life boats.
The world haas never known a
nobler death than that of George
Washington When he read in the
faces of his wife, friends and physi-
clans that they had abandoned hope,
he solicited an expression as to his
condition gave detailed directions for
the arrangement of his affairs, and
then began counting his pulse, plac-
idly awaiting the end '"Have me de-
Gently buried, and do not let my body
be put into the vault in less than
three days after I am dead "Tis
WE'LL" he said
Many have found solace in their re-
ligious convictions, and have expired
in the midst of their family with the
firm reliance on their God Into thy
hands, o Lord, l commend my spir-
it," Columbus breathed resignedly
So did Louis XIV After great suffer
ing, that monarch began to hope for
death as a surcease from agony. His
last words were, ''Oh, my God, come
to my aid; hasten to succor me-"
Madame de Pompadour, the next to
the last OF the long line of lefthand
queens of France, viewed death IRON
tcally. AS the priest departed, after
performing the Offices for the dead,
she exclaimed. wait a moment,
monsieur, and we will set forth to-
sether" Then she died. Her sue
cessor, Madame Du Barry, on the 9TH
er hand, fought and shreked as she
was showed under the guillotine
Belonging to an altogether different
class are those who add touch Of
the spectacular to their final exit. This
type was never better exempted than
in the French revolution, when the
victims of the knife persisted with cpl
grams on their lips, "Oh, Liberty,
what crimes are committed in thy
name" signs Madame Roland. "Show
my head to the people; it is we'll
worth showing" Danton tells the ex-
ecutioner Louis XVI. harangues the
mob.
Then there are those who, delirious
as they die live again In the days of
their youth, whose last impressions
are recollections of their successes IT
thoughts of their loved ones. France
the army Josephine" were
were Napoleons last utterances.
Tell A P Hill to prepare for action
were the words that proved that the
Confederacy and its battles were in
Robert E. Lees mind as that gallant
lni2ht surrendered his life. Tell the