The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-08-14

her own scx il WAS left communicate TO
her the dreadful tidings by letter. OK
tracts from which are now before me:
Nothing (says the writci) but heart
felt sympathy could prompt me to this
painful duty What can say? What
ought ] to say? Jn the hour Of affection
AL earthly consolation fails. But there is
- fountain which is never dry; and your
own experience will lead you to it. You
have sought it; you have found there the
waters Of eternal life; may You now find
its waves bearing YOU up under the over
whclming afiction which has come upon
you. Remember our Father in Heaven
aecer willingly aiiicts or Gr;cvcs his cl.il-
dren; and what we know not now we
shall know hereafter x = That pleas
ant smile that was ever on his face III life
now fingers on his marble features. @ E;
Your little ones were often spoken of by
him; and in that last conversation they
were remembered with all the pride and
affection of f,thers heart. IS a
lock Of his hair vain consolationl is to
be sent you. IS E' With my love / will
say adicu; anl that God may abundantIy
comfort and sustain YOU III this trying
hour, is the fervent wish Of your sympa-
thizing friend"
Several weeks transpired, when the re-
collection Of the above hymn occurring TO
the mind of the now dcso!Atc and dis
traoted widow, she was led 10 turn again
to it j; and that was the hymn which WAS
sung on the occasion Of the solcmn cerc
cmony Of committing to their final icst-
ing-placc in Thoma-ton tie rcmains Of the
noble-hcarted Cilcy. AS we'll remarked
by Il writer at the time: "Its appropri-
atcncss to the situation Of thc widowed
iand
children will not fail to impress and Mtcr-
est every reader"
Imct Mrs. Cilley but once Afterwards
at Portland, in the summer Of 1899. She
was on her way, with her children
to visit her friends in New lamp
shire, tho former residence Of her late
husband. She appeared !es~ depressed
than l expected to find her; YET it WAS
plain to perceive thai y fixed melancholy.
an unappcasablc sorrow, was slowly but
surely laying waste the already yielding
supports of her existence. OF her great
and irrcparablc loss she made nomcntion:
that was al once told il her caie-woln ic:-
lures, her iallcring accents and deep
drawn sishs She spoke to me of Il pol-
trait of her dear departed, which some
friends Lad promised to forward to her
and which she expressed her anxious de-
sire to obtain. With IL sorrowin& anA
heavy heart. ! parted from hor, as it has
proved. never on this side Of the grave to
greet her again.
The following touching lines by Mrs.
s. r. WoodhuiD on her death wl.ic!. lcoi;
place on the 18th of October la,'. may be
here introduced rs The finishing stroke to
this sad picture
sWc'vc lain her in Tic tomb
Beside her young hearts idol. There She sleeps
In calm, ana beautiful, and sweet rlpose,
Her patient soul wrestling with gficfnc more.
awe, who have seen
Her slight and tender form bend TO Tic blast
That swept so fearrulIy across hcrparii,
Bearing away her brightest earthly hopes,
Nav now rejoice .hc hath ioltlia home
SO calm and pure. Yet to see hose orphans
T,kc their last look-ali twas II lorciimg scene
Well might they weep and cling to The loyd form
That even in death still wore mothers smile.
That smile to them Was doubl? beautiful
And dear those lips which ne 'cr could bless them
more.
AS death approached The sufferer, ;was said
Her Youngest dove murinrc in fuc1iic tones,
Moulnru and low, 'c have no father, saon
We s,al! no mother For when her eye
First saw the light hcr father stood among
The ,lu;;on's council, bat she never looked
Gpcn his face; nor did he return 10 sec
How Bright cIn Vas tha; wl!le eracci his home.
Mc;hinks had he but seen that sweet young face,
lie would have pauscd-ay, sterlliy bravcd Tie
scorn
OF proud world; and conscience, reason, truth
And love had triumphcd robly DER .;ai'c hoa"r
God shield thcc daughter dear, with lii;n@ wAo
roanls
Al;.r, now ali unconscious Of li- loss,
And the young b.otcs By tly side. ic have
The promise, bind it to your hearts,
~ brother, milshipman liz lie navy.
Yes. the picture is coinT!@'ej let us
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