Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-14

worlhicr OF him whose dust We Jay among lheas |
hills he loved Here he rirded himself and /
ever dreamed God puatjed bin Ho sleeps in |
the BLESSING Of the crushed and the p0or,and |
men believe more firmly in virtue, now that
such man has lived Standing here, let us
thank God for a iimer faith and fuller hope.
THE LAST oF RARtH-rHE LAST Look'
Another hymn was then sung, during which
the coffin was placed on table heiore the door,
with the face exposed, so that all could see, IL
vas almost aa natural as lite--iar more so than
an ordinary corpse There was a flush ON the
face, resulting from the peculiar mode OF death,
and nothing Of the pallor ihst IS usual when
| life is extinct.
Mr.. Phneas Norton, who acted as the friend
| of the family or the occasion, Invited all who
| desired to do so 10 come and take last loos'
| and then make way for the family. The neigh
bors went forward as invited, snd took their
leave Of all that remained OF their cherished
friend, and then followed the family IL was
touching sight to see those widows, The ctest
still in the prime of lie, and the Younger one
in its opening bud, deprived Of their natural
companions, leaning, as they sto,d round the
coffin, on the arms OF strangers Such sight
should not expect 10 see again if | should've
a thousand years.
rHE PRocEssIoN-sERv.CEs AT THE sRAyK.
This scene over, the next that followed was
the short procession from the house to the grave
First came Mrs Brown, supported by Wendell
Phillips; then the widow of Oliver Brown, lean
ing on the arm of Mr. McKim, who in his other
hand held that of the little girl Ellen; next
came the widow of Watson Brown, supported
by the Rev. Nr. Young, and after that, the wild
ow of William Thompson, leaning ON the arm
of one of the family Solomon Brown and his
sisters followed, with Henry Thompson, and
/ nj - IL n-c,ps,fs ntleck Iauuhfars
and then Roswell Thompson and hi wife, the
aged parents Of the two young men of that name
who were killed at Harper's Ferry. Then fol-
lowed the friends and neiphbors As the body
was lowered into the grave, gush Of grief ap'
parently beyond control, burst from the family,
and Mr. Young stood forth to comfort them -
I Raising his deep and mellow voice, and quoting
the words written to Timothy by Paul when he
was brought before men the second time, and
lust before his death. he said; IL have fought a
good fight; have finished my cour,e; l have
kept the faith; henccforlh there is laid up for
me a crown of righteousness which the Lord
the righteous judge, shall give me- and not to
+. me only, but unto all that love his appearing,
, which words he followed with the benediction
He added nothing more. The words seemed
to fall like balm on all who heard them. The
sobs were hushed, and soon the family, with
the rect, retired from the grave, leaving the
! remains of the loved one to their last repose.
D MEMOIRS or JOHN BROWN.
Mr. Phillips carries to Boston, from North
: Elba, large amount Of valuable matter, intend
ed for Mr.. Child's promised memoir of John
Brown This matter consists of original and
other papers and photographs of several mem.
beIs OF the Brown and Thompson families. The
memoir will not be published for some time, and
the prospect of its appearance need not interfere
with the sale of Mr. Redpath's book, now almost
forthcoming for the Press.