The Nevada journal., 1853-04-01
For tie Nerdda Journal.
The Dying Miners Lament.


For tie Nerdda Journal.
The Dying Miners Lament.
BY ROBERT THOMPSON.
Afar from my home, and the scenes of my
childhood,
Der mountain and wave, haze wandered
| away,
And here mid these sands, these rocks and
| this wild wood,
Is wasting in sickness my last lingering day.
OF home and Of friends and oil joys left behind,
Ny wife, my dear children their voices OF
( gladness,
My fond ioa.ing mother, now dwclls or my 4,
mind.
How fonWy hoped in the bosom of home,
To have spent the rich treasures, | CLEANED
| from the sand,
But ah sad alflirtion and sorrow have come,
And doomed me to de in this far distant hnl
have toled in the vallics- have dslved In
the hills,
The streams and the bars have prospectel
DER,
rhcc, wild dashiug Yuba and the deep fiywlng
ril!s,
The gulches and ravnes will see me no more.
~ Iuba's bright waters then softly inter me-
The friends loved best cannot stand round
my bier.
No mother to sorrow, no wife to deplorc me-
Or shed on my grave a last lingering tear.
The tempest may howl, and the storms may
beat DER me,
shall not be disturbed by the loud thunder.
roar,
But gently Iii sleep, tho my friends arc far
from me,
My dear native land shall see thee no more.
DIED, In this city, on Friday 25th ult,
Eli Cook, of the firm of Cook & CO. aged
Al years, formerly from Springfield, Ills.
Mr.. Cook received in the interval between
the fatal blow tf tho assassin and the time
Of his death all the care that the skill OF ex.
perienced surgeons ard the sympathy of
watchlul friends coad render. Kind and
unremittng attentions we're paid him till his
spirit LETT its wounded tenement His be-
rcaYcd family and friends at home may have
the sad consolation that he did not fall into
his grave uncared and for uncontrolled by
the ministra tons Of friendship.
On Saturday, at IL A NJ, his remains
were conveyed to the Methodist Episcopal
Church where an appropriate discourse was
pronounced by the pastor Rev. Mr.. Tansey.
The Masonic Brotherhood, to whici, Mr..
Cook belonged then occupied few moments
in some touching and solemn rites. The
church was c: DIVIDED with attentive and affect.
ed listeners The coffin containing the body
was then borne by the Masonic Fraternity
to the hcarser and accompanied to the grave
by that association. by a company of Odd
Fellows, OF which Order Mr.. Cook was also
a member, and by n lengthy procession Of
citizens and ladies. Services ut the grave
were performed by the Masonic Brothers,
with all the impressive beauty and elevated
sentiment that embellish and dignity the Pub.
lie ministrations Of this Order 1t was q
lesson of affection and respect towards tho
dead, and Of instruction for the living.
MIR. Cook was well known in this comnu-
nifty as man tf a strictly honorable char.
actcr, in every respect good citizen One
sentiment of regret prevails for his mourn
ful fate He was cut down in a most unex.
pccted moment. in the midst Of health and
manhood, with the prospect before him of
soon seeing his family, after a separation Of
several years. But now he sleeps in the
solitude Of his mountain grave, the last sad
notes of his requum have died away there
will he sleep till the resurrection morn shall
call call him forth to new realities.
The Masonic Lodge has sent us the fo..
lowing
Tribute of Respect.
UT-At meeting of the Nevada Lodge.
No l3, of +. & A. NJ, held at this Lodge
Room, on Saturday evening March 26th, 1853,
the following Preamble and Resolutions,
were unanimously adopted by the Lodge:--
Whereas, it has pleased an all wise and be-
nifceRt Providence, to call from time to eter.
nifty, our worthy friend and Brother Eli Cook,
and whereas it is custom with our time
honored and beloved institution when the
hand Of Death has been laid upon Brother
thus to testify our respect for his memory and
to express our deep and heartfelt sympathy
for those near and dear friends, who are thus
called to mourn therefore in obedience to
that honored custom, as well as frsm the
promptings Of our own fraternal feeling,
Resolred, That in the Death Of our worthy
friend and Brother, we feel that we have lost
one whose masonic and upright department
rendered him useful citizen, an ornament
to our Society, and to our beloved order.
whose leading star was philanthropy, whose
principles, were an unceasing devotion to
the cause of Virtue, Morality and Justice.
ReSofred, That we tender to his afflicted
wife and children, our heartfelt sympathy for
their irreparablc loss.
Resoiced, That in testimony of our respect
ard esteem for our departed Brother, we
will wear the usual badge of mourning, for
thirty days. BY order of the Lodge.
JoHN r. MCCONNELL W. III.
GEQRek M. SAIL, Secretary.