Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-02-26
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In this city Yesterday morning. DANIEL.
Youngest son. Of James and Sarah McKell.
aged u months Fnneral this m ,rnng at 10
o'clock from the residence Of his father.
In this city, on the 18th inst, Of conpcs.ive
fever. at the residence Of his brother. Sheriff
John II M'Kenny, Mr. GEORGE SPENCER Nc.
KENNY, aged 90 years, 9 months and 10 days
The deceased has been resident Of this place
Cor the last three years. during which time he
formed an extensive acquaintance, and by hi,
nmiable disposition, and uprigh, conduct won
him many true friends, who deeply lament his
early death. lie was vsnng man of tempe.
rate and industrious habits. warm friend and
an atfcc,ionate brother. In truth, "Npne
knew him but to love him." Peace TO his
memory -GaSette.
Near Agency City, Wapello county, Iowa.
ahout II o'clock in the evening Of the Cd OF
February a d, 1916, Of Puhn'nary Consump
ton WIS Ellie, M.RI,. relct Of the late Gent
JostPu MoUNTFoRr STREET in the 54ih year
Of her age. She was the daughter Of Gen
Thos. Posev, and was born in Virginia, on the
Goth Of August, 4. d. 1872. Eirly in life she
removed with her parents to Henderson coun-
tv Kentucky. where from the good example
and pious instructions Of christian parents, and
.he attention she gave to the prea ching Of an
fully converted, consecrated herself 20 God
and united with the Presbyterian Church in
he 18th year Of her age. About two years
after this she was married to GenI Street
Her subscq ucnt life was checkereG with the
varied scenes Of prosperity and adversely, to
either condition she was found abundantly
equal; she could grace the circle in which
wealth and honor move, or mingl with equal
dignity and ease with the more rude and un
r.. q
Few enter readily into the feelings of o tn
ers. differing in intelligence and refinement,
or afford entertainment so rich and Instructive
to those casually thrown into their society.
Her heart was alive, and her hand open to
all. The sickness or distress Of u neig!i Dor
would often call her from her ho ne when the
dictates Of prudence would rather have pre-.
scrihed for herself the attentions due to the
sick Spending portions Of her life in Virgin.
ia, kentucky, Illinois isconsin and Iowa
she gained a nun efous circle al friends, bv
whom she wGs known only to be esteemed;
and will he remembered with tears o. fond re
greet. None can ill her plare in society De-
ISOLATION must mark the emincncc on which
she stood. Nitl her we lose treasures Of tho't
and feeling which can only be the fruit of
dear bong ht experience. Thougi still want
ing seventeen years OF the age allotted TO man,
she like shock OF corn fully ripe. ga tn
cred in its season
For several Of the last years and even since
her acquaintance with the writer of this no
tcc, she had been the victim Of pain and sui.
lerng, which left her but the wreck of her
former self. She. seemed, ind cd like som.
noble relic of antiquity, whose pristine excel
l.nce we can never fully discover, nor sutfi
GENTLY admire With mingled feelings Of
reverence and grief, we must leave her to be
appreciated in the bright world 10 which she
has gone. Still there are b allowed thoughts
To be drawn from her sickness and death,
which ear amos: change gr'ei into Joy. With
Il mothers anxious forethought, she stroye to
prepare her children for the painful event
which awaited them, Don't grieve Ter me
VIXEN | am gore" was her earnest and repeat
ed injunction. Besides, she has friends in
Heaven, (as we believe) as well as on earth
Her husband-who owned her a the humble,
thou Ii blessed means, in the hands Of Il mer-
ciinl tod, of his conversion, and five children
who died IN hope-may greet her in that bet.
ter country TO which she has gone. Sh, has
left nine children behind to mourn iheit ire
parable loss. who We Ii, p. will profit from the
memory OF her pious councils and worthy ex-
ample.
10 her dstan, friends il may be gratifying
to learn that her last hours were those of tran
guilty and pace. Her conversation few
She looked forward with emotions Of rapture
and jay, to that blouse not made with hands,
eternal IN the Heavens; whose maker and
builder is God" her blessed aud eternal
home A short time previous to her death she
joined IN singing that precious hymn, FL ere
is fountain filled with blood" Jesus had
extracted the sting OF death, aud she gently
fell aslee p in his arms. Her death bed scenes
are aptly described in the following lines:
We watched her breathing thro' the night,
Her breathing soft and low,
AS on he: breast the wave of life
Kept hcaving TO and fro.
So silently we seemed to speak.
So gently moved about,
As il we'd lent her half our powers
To exc her being out.
Our very hopes helicd our fears,
Our fears our h'pes bciied:
We thought her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died.
Let all who glance over this has,y skctcl,
remember The words which she selected as the
theme of her funeral discoursc:--s.I he refore,
DC ye also ready"
Agency CITY, Feb 18th, 1916