Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
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jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
Unmoskinq Effect of Last Words

My old passion is people. have sought them in many
completely good completely ve mderers
die in the electric chair and these had virtues One spent
the final minute talking about the character Of the girl he could
you like people, you are interested in time and events
and death because these the concotants Of people With
these would be statues They would neither
do die It is in the act Of dying that often
rips displays the small creature Of
God In his last words the appraised often becomes
brave the stupid becomes philosopher the statesman
talks for posterity the wise one becomes q wit
John Quincy Adams ready Creator murmured
This is the last Of earth am content Prince Albert who
closed his said Good little woman" and expired
Some make the grand exit in bitterness Agrppina mother
Of the Emperor Nero looked the faces Of the assans sent
Allen amusing preacher told the general softest
TONE that the angels were waiting and Ethan Allen with only
moment to reared waiting they? Waiting they?
Well damn 'em. let them wait!"
Few View After Life
few granted visions Of what lies ahead. The poet
William Aingham smiled and said II seeing things that
know nothing Of" Some die drowning the tears Of
regret The traitor Benedict Arnold begged Let die my
old uniform God forgive for putting any other"
Heroism always unexpected When the Emperor
ordered Caecina Paetus suicide man lost his
nerve His wife ARIA took the knife from his hand plunged
into her body and handed 1t to her Paeu she said
"it doesn't hurt"
The emperor of Hndustan Aurunszebe wrote letter
Every torment have inflicted every sin have committed
every wrong have done. carry the consequences with
Strange that with nothing in the world 60
I see only God"
several
men great and small To Of thinking the by
Edward s. LeComte and is called Dictionary Of
records for example the beautiful of
who watching the gutterng of small candle bedside
sad I'VE shall together Of the gambler
who guessed time by gad he shouted
not licked yeti"
Billy the Kids Exit
Billy the Kid made mistake His last words were
from behind door. He said, Who is there?"
John Wilkes Booth dying the back porch the Garrett
Farm moaned. Il thought did for the best UseessI
Useessl"
DON Bosco said the words would use Thy will be
done"
Still. must smile I read q grammarian named
Dominique Bouhours went out saying II about TO-
when he expired moaning This the Of all possible
worlds" Buson the pianist looked his wife eye
murmured Dear Gerda. thank every day
been together"
sharpshooter named Jim courtwright snarled Don't
pull mel" Stephen said son. When
you come to the hedge that all over.
You feel sleepy and you don't Just little dreamy anxiety
about which world you're really nhats all" Chief Crowfoot
Of the Blacfoot tribe turned philosopher the BREATH
What is e7 It Is the fash Of FREELY in the night
breath Of buao in the winter time It Is the little shadow
which across the and loses itself in the
Senator Solomon Of was excited what he
said, can this be deah? it, it,! The
wide openl Beautiful! Beautiful"
But the best Of them all from the lips Of Joseph H.
Green. who feeling his pulse and said Stopped
tcOpyrisht syndicate
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