. The North Carolina Presbyterian. he humanbody by its Divine Maker. 1?he scene Ihave described is one of whicli we some-times read, but rarely behold, iand the Sur-geon told me that inured al ho was to spec-tacles of suffering and woe, as he stood bythis, a silent spectator, his heart overflowedin tears, aud he koelt down and sobbed likea child. How true are the lines of tl^e poet; * The good die first,And theT irbore be&rts ere drf as Straamers daitBum to the socket. Another similar incident has been relatedto me by a Captain in one of jtbe KentuckyRegiments concerning the dying momentsof Li
. The North Carolina Presbyterian. he humanbody by its Divine Maker. 1?he scene Ihave described is one of whicli we some-times read, but rarely behold, iand the Sur-geon told me that inured al ho was to spec-tacles of suffering and woe, as he stood bythis, a silent spectator, his heart overflowedin tears, aud he koelt down and sobbed likea child. How true are the lines of tl^e poet; * The good die first,And theT irbore be&rts ere drf as Straamers daitBum to the socket. Another similar incident has been relatedto me by a Captain in one of jtbe KentuckyRegiments concerning the dying momentsof Lieutenant Colonel Holbro^k, his supe-rior officer. j I make no apology for these narrations,first because they are a part oi history anddeserve a place upon its noblest page; andsecondly, because there are topchee of na-ture in them, which must find a responsein the heart of every reader. They are il-lustrious examples of living and dying pat-riotism, which every Bouthern soldier maywell strive to emulatO in his perilous career. to said, lihave had lit-tle or no occasion to speak with you uponthe subject of religion, but this is a time,when as lellow men, we miy communefrankly together. And 1 desiBe to bear wit-ness to the fact that I am at! the presentmoment deriving all my strength and con-solation from the firm reliance which I haveupon the blessings of religion I knowIam not prepared for death aa I ought tohave been, aud as I hope you may be, butI f
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