The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-10
DH ED.

Near New Alexandria, Pa, Feb. 2Sth, 1858
Mrs MARGARET Ann GkAKY. wife of Col. John
". Geary, i'll the 18th year OF her age
by this dispeusation OF Providence brightness
Is turned lnto gloom. ;.n'. imany far amt hnpp,
anticlpatioIs are blighted. The Intelligence ot
which viii touch with sadness the hearts OF her
numerous friends The character and virtues IL
tn.s lazy written on the hearts of :lil who
kne" her With them no cUio2y Is rcqurpd.-
\ et 1t ttiorGs sad pleasure IT, speak of TIA.
qualities OF much esteemed while living
aud whose memory Will NOT soon be forgotten
From her ohiiuhcoG she gave indication of :,
strong and vigorous intellect. unusual fortituie
and seit control. These traits u character ere
caied iuto exercise By the lat which Prov idcnce
asSlgRe;! her. dnd they sustained Eer III scene, :
anna Through trial such as arg experienced by but
few ot her
with regard to her general character, il may
be rruIy said. ii Was without fau.t-pusseSs d ct
every Christian virtue and moral excellence
sIie m.ts an attcct.UIIte ,nd ,ev"ted wife Il en-
der mother, ana "a Kind friend. She had 81 heart
10 !eei f"r others woes. H,id with rrnoisguistd
sincerity, h,r charitable i,and was always ope,,
u reIye tie neccssi;i, of The suffering ieor.
in the year io4., while her hushan,i WAS il.
the army III McXIco. she made "a proirs ion oi
isith Christ, auti her subs, qutlt life and tri-
uHpfI.nt death. gave eyit!eiice that il WAS nuf
mercy IIui' s>l n. Si.e CuiIi.,Cttd herself
Win the / resbl torian Chur, h. at Cungruity
undor the ministry "t Rev. Samuel McFarrrll
u. u. ana Ler walk thence forward was excin-
Piur! her department such as became the gus
pei Of christ.
She has left b,rcaved husband two sons g.
tender age, cone of seven and the other of three
years, 'ad large circle of near relations to
mourn her loss. and many sorrouills, friends
wn" shed their heartfelt tribute or tears to her
memory.
Her health began to decline about wear ana
:. llif ago, and tor the last SIX months tlier,
were dis inct evidences "f pulmonary disease -
lis progress was rapid, and her sutitrings sone
times great aud though she fondy chung to life
and 10 her family as long as there WAS any hope
OF recovery. set she received with co,npo.ure
the anIi"uncememt that her case was hopeless
and was Sustained IN very remarkable niaiaer
III the near prospect ar death She enjoyed the
exercise al ieason 10 the last. and was aware Of
the approach OF the messenger. \ few min
utes before she ceased IL breathe she requested
l"r husband t" read to her the 52ist hymn OF
the ''ASsemb:ys collection, coLImencing:
why should we start aud fear to die
When he had read To the close of the third
stanza. overcOmse by emotion, he paused She
repeated from memory the remain
ing verse.
Jesus make dying bed
Feei soft as downy pillows are
While on his breast | lean nv head
And breathe my life out swecty there"
These were the last words sine uttered Her
spirit shortly after took ITS fight: au her earth
y remains Were the folowing day committed
To the earth in her natve village .Biessrd are
The dead who die in the Lnrl from heuceforth
eS. with the spirit. that they may rest from
heir iab"rs; and their works do follow them y