Identifier: newpopularpictor00sear (find matches)
Title: A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: Sears Robert, 1810-1892
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Publisher: United States
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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he physician : I feel myself go-ing; you had better not take any moretrouble about me, but let me go off qui-etly ; I can not last long. They foundwhat had been done was without effect;he lay down again, and they retired, ex-cepting Dr. Craik. He then said to him : Doctor, I die hard, but I am not afraidto i^o; I believed, from my first attack,I should not survive it; my breath cannot last long. The doctor pressed hishand, but could not utter a word ; he re-tired from the bedside and sat by thefire, absorbed in grief. About eightoclock the physicians again came intothe room and applied blisteis to hislegs, but went out without a ray of hope.From this time he appeared to bi-eathewith less difficulty than he had done,but was very restless, continually chang-ing his position, to endeavor to get ease.1 aided him all in my power, and wasgratified in believing he felt it, for hewould look upon me with eyes speakinggratitude, but unable to utter a wordwithout great distress. About ten oclock
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342 DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. he made several attempts to speak to mebefore he could effect it; at length hesaid: I am just going. Have me decentlyburied ; and do not let my l>ody be putinto the vault in less than two days afterI am dead. I bowed assent. He lookedat me again and said, Do you under-stand me V I replied, * Yes sir. Tiswell, said he. About ten minutes be-foie lie expired, his breathing becameniui-h easier: he lay quietly: he with-drew his hand from mine, and felt hisown pulse. I spoke to Dr. Craik, whosat by the fire ; hn came to the bedside.The generals hand fell from his wrist;I took it in mine, and placed on mybreast. Dr. Craik placed his hands overhis eyes ; and he expired without asigh. Washingtons Tomb is a simple struc-ture of stone, only the front of which isvisible, the other parts being coveredwith the earth of a small sandhill whichwas excavated, and the suiface of whichwas left coveied with dwarf cedars anda few other trees with which it was na

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