The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-08-25
Obituary.

Departed this lIfe in Athens Tenn, at O'Clock A.
NJ, on 9lst August, Miss Nancy ENEMA KEYS, aged 10
only brother. He was called away five months and nine
days before his sister. The writer impressed with
her prophetic words when she bent feeby his coffin
to give sisters last fond kss'My brother-my only
brother yon are gone, but your sister will stay long
behind you'll" And she did not stay long behind-she Is
gone join her beloved brother where SIM and Sickness
and pain, and parting, are known no more.
Emma was child of the covenant; and grew up full Of
hope, health and promise. In October, 1852, in compa
ny with eleven Of her young friends she made public
profession Of her faith in Christ, the Saviour Of
penng sinners Her subsequent life was that of sim
cere and consistent christian Hitherto she had been
a daughter sister and frend-kind, affectionate and
devoted. Now she showed herself child Of God. She
loved His house, His ordinances, His people, His law
She loved the Sabbath School and the Prayer-meeng-
No slight could detan her from the place where
prayer was wont TO be made" so long she able
to leave her Until Frustrated by disease one
bade farer to be useful member of the Church,
nament to society, and blessing to the world Her
modest and retiring disposition rather characteris
tic OF her family than trait peculiar to herself The
writer was intimately and well acquainted with Emma
In her family as well as her religious relations and he
has rarely If such deep and tender affection
existed between her and her parents II the hand Of
affection may not write "faultless" her epitaph, yet
consciousness can find little in her memory to de-
cry. Keeny sensitive by nature, loved and INDUCED
as only daughter 1t would have been passing strange
had she exhibited indications of selfwil or mpa
thence of restraint But ifthese imperecons they
glaring faults; and in her long and painful
sickness and especially towards its fatal termnation
her seorgetuness and for her dear parents her
aunt who nursed her with sisters love, and other kind
and attentive friends. Her perfect composure and
tire of her interest in Jesus Christ and sal
walton through Him, such to give the greatest
satisfaction to her parents and friends She would say
to her grefstricken and afflicted mother "dear MOTHER
do not weep for me- shall soon be better of than you
God will take of you, and hope He may spare you
many years to dear father, but God will take care Of
father too" Speaking of meeting her brother she
claimed so, that will be joyful meeting; joyful jOyul
After the power of speech gone when asked by her
father If all peace" her quick sign airmai
tive.
$50 fades the Summer cloud away,
So sinks the gale when storms are DER,
So gently shuts the eye Of day,
So dies the wave along the shore"
gently as an infant ulled upon its mothers breast
May God support her stricken parents!
sweep not mother, weep not
That thy cherished one,
Early called from earth to heaven,
From thy sight has gone.
Rather upward gazing
To the realms above,
View her midst the throngng seraphs,
Crowned with joy and love.
Weep not, father, weep not
For that silent voice,
Whose soft warbngs have so often
Bid thy heart rejoice.
List to angel music
Floating through the air,
Joyous sounding Jesus praises:
Emma's voice is there"
Athens, august 49, 1854. G.
DIEp-In this place, of typhoid fever, Saturday,
10Th nst Mrs. NANCY W. X. BALFoUR, aged 81 years,
wife of Charles c. Bafour Esq, formerly Of Abingdon,
Va