Litchfield enquirer., 1841-03-04
My Father, Ioher, Brothers. Sisters.

s Dencath the new green sod
She led me first to God;
. her words and prayers were my youAg spirit 3 dew
For, when she used TO leave
The hreside, every eve,
knew ~ u was Tor prayer tha! she withdrew.
.. That dew that blessed my youth
>, Her holy love, her truth.
t1er spirit OF devotion, and the tears
8 -.. nat she could not suppress
Hath never ceased to bless %" 81
My soul nor viii it, through eternal years H..."
. , How often has the thought
Ut my mOurned mother brought
Peace 70 my troubled spirit. and new power
Inc tempter 10 repeli
v, Mother. thou knowest wei
That thou hast blessed me since thy mortal hour!
r..., Two younger sisters then,
Both wives Of worthy men, ..t
AHef e3ch one OF them had been mother,
1l,.. Were touched w The cold hand, =. .. ..,.
Il. And TO the spr.nnd
| In quick succession, f,lowed one the Other
| .f! 10 neither could speak; ....
| a Nor, on the marble check ...
VI eltnef drop mourning br0iher's tear,
| ihe husband OF the one, r. l,.l ..
- he mothers only son, l..,r.r .-
rave since been borne away upon the bier
Lake Ere's waters cold o,.. $50
| Over brother rolled; us - .t-. ....sg.
The day was bright the lake scarce felt breeze.
( .' w hIle have YET been spared,
| Though dangers have dared, 't .....t
storms rocks, and pirates in the Grecian Seas.
| Dear brother in my dreams
=, Thy floating body seems a'...- . .. Is
10 mt US hand. and my poor aid implore!
| IN Weakened by my weeping, ID 'u
Tn thu lomo H '..n,.o 'na' tnoa arr sleeping
| -" "y ",0 s'"'e' oh ~" oahousKy shore
| / had one brother more,
- ne last my mother bore:
1'e "a ~, 9oy when lorth went to roam.
Our fathers aged arm a'"' eo 90, .r
Leaned upon hlln-his hope, his prop-at home.
ofm MANI D ensaa sae weight I..... ,..
And growing name he Left for STRENGTH and v,o,,h
| Twas but five months ago!
And now b 'a', ,na Ie aa Inc nl1w, - .
| Q. could i but have heard law" '''"' ',
One parting. blessn" Word -.r8
From all these diving loved oneas Bp, the nall, .t"
M Unseen by me. was thrown,
We. bv no ,ae soeen ; aui nam grown, . .r.
u :, An, but The last thank God! "t
Before the heavy clod i.-r... ... ...
And. thonch liz ,h;n e ,.,I;.n .,ta1E r.s
Lay, like the boar frost, there, .'
!, h press freezing dew
II had been bow ed in praver
For "@ ~ y1a s. ere Deaf Death upon it Stole
Twas loves forsaken throne.
'A"' '' oe eea'n en-, went to my very souri, ~
Only one sister left " n..'4 r. ur
weeping willow, that 10 MANY a blast ~,
rn.. 1 Had MA WA h her slender enc iorm'
Father, to ,lree ir'~ .'''"'i =
-: 4 =
TTnhoId ne ~ ,hv s,rsnmh '0''S ""' ''A'''
Until Ijoin, a. length, ..a
nc 'r'cnds 'hou gavest 10 my earliest years. a.1t
c,., w, =. 10
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Mo-. ono h.,s ~ ..s;ss 800 ~. 49,,
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,bsn sb. s.e., and NJ ,f1.,.r, color' ,'' :. -
I'm 3. aa IAN n ~ Bay State Democrat 3
SOMETHING IURlous'-on Tuesday week poor
Old lndanin an adjoining parish. town OF Orange. ~as
tonpd TO DC deinnct' gone dead. Inc funeral Oh
SECURES were duly performed. with the hsuat religious
ceremonies, &C. day or two after some dis'rnst
was excited IN regard 10 the body and party OF per
sons repaired TO the grave, and on cxhum'ng and
opening The coffin, 70! The poor Indian" had evapo-
rated in his eshy substance, the only remains Of him
IT.. r H. I'll, y L l.u.e" t t.e,o"
,;mo of choosing NATIVES 70 rono,ess fro,
| A,d,s. "a A Ill r. .ho;. ,,, =. -, j,
d,v oe tho ANIMAL .,a,. oloc,;o, ,Lb ,oLos II, a.
an n. a I.,o.1.v of Az, ,rh;. .I,or.,or ',...
mad. nso.s.,rv hy tho b;,v OF an ax,ro ...s;ou
Of conoress -. ...',.. ,.,.., 40.
/ K.s.res,,n1 Aro;e.s Relc--In 1874 n white OAK
,ree xns cvt in the town Of I.vons Wavne countv
New.York. two miles ives, of the village ,ueasur;ne
l.s foe, in d;ame,ey In the boav Of The tree abou
IL Zoe, from tho er6.nd WINS ,opnd jaroe and deer
cpt,;np nm are severnp the heart o the free anc
exhibiting with perfect ds,inctness The marks Of IN,