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coffin ; the ro} r al personages and trie relatives of Hum- 

 boldt stepped within the altar-railing, and the organ 

 began to peal. The congregation sang " Jesus my trust." 

 " Blessed are the dead," said the Priest, " who die in the 

 Lord." " Yea, saith the Spirit," the choir answered, 

 " for they rest from their labours. Hallelujah !" A praj T er 

 was then made, a funeral sermon was preached, and the 

 Lord's Prayer was said. Then the grand old chorals, 

 "Be comforted and most happy," and " Christ is my 

 Life," were sung, and the ceremony was over. The pro- 

 cession departed as it came, with pattering feet and 

 melancholy music. The church was soon deserted of the 

 living, but the dead remained, in the oaken coffin under 

 the solemn dome, alone with God ! 



That night the body was removed to Tegel. 



R. IT. S. 



THE END. 



