Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-11-25

years.
That of Edmondson ? sLA
% @Ytsgaisal 80 aa'Hs s,sss ..os 10 ssstis
How did he die2 s'ss,. ,'.ss SEQ. !, ',si a.
Z Poor, poor us spover,y; hislife was one
long Struggle wilh.Ihe world, and ateyery
disadvantage, Fortiuie Knocked him all
the while with golden promises that were
destined 10 never know foltillment.s ~ ~
:ia Yet he ives patient aad enduring, re.
marked one Of The company. .s9. a. ,'os,sa. -:
Patient as q Cbristian- enduring as
martyr, wss answered. ,Pocr man .r He
was worthy Of q better fate. Y, He oughtto
have succeeded, for be deserved success, :
Did be not succeed 7 questioned the QUE
who had spoken Of his perseverance and
endurance 10 ~ - ...o.'o''- ded s.oe ,,,s.s.
No, sir be died. poor, as ! have just
said. Nolning that he put his hand tv
ever sucreeded q a strange fatality seemed
to attend every enterprise. a.
was with him 10, his last moments, said
the, otbe-. and thongh; he died rich.
No, he has left nothing behind. was re-.
piled The heirs will have no concern for
the administrator Of The estate yv.-
He has left good uame, suid one, and
that is something. ~ s sr,.t -.l +. Il .,,..,
4. And legacy Of good deeds. tnat were
done in the name Oh humanity, remarked
another. .,. A., ~ ~ 1s ,.,. s'a '''.s"a ~.
Aud precious examples, said another. as
Lessons of palieuce in suffering Of hope
I'm adversely of heavenly c.m6dence when
no snnheams feIllnpou his bewidered path.
was the testimony Of uno' her.
And high trust. manly courage, heroic
tortitpde. aoi aot4TI asUdR3EEA
Then he died rich was the emphatic
LerlaralioT;' richer athan = tte smillionaire,
~ ho went 10 his long home the sume day, q
miserable pauper in all hut gold. A sad
funeral. did you tay? No. my frieiid. /,
was rather a triumphant procession No
the burial VI human clod, but.,h cere
moniaI attendance on the translation OF on
angel Did be not succeed I Why, hi
whole life was q series Of successes 3 In
every conh'cl be came CT victor, and now
The vic,or's crown is Oh his brow.ill Any
gEaspipg. .sel6,h soul may gather IN mouey,
end learn the art of keeping il but not
one ina hundred can braveiy' cco6u,ler iu
the battle Of life. .as ID Edmond.On has con
quered, aud step forth from the ranks Of
men Christian hero. NJ. no he did not
die poor, but rieh-rirh in negilborly love,
and rich in celestial alfec!ious. { Aud bis
heirs have an interest ia the administration
Of abe estate A large properly has been
left, aud let them see TO il thai they do not
lose the precious things through false esti
mate and ignorant depreciation. .-.
E2 Yed have q ine " dwsy of estimating tbs
wealth of man, said the one who had .,
first expressed sympathy Tor the deceased
Is il no. the sight, ,,wsyf L. There are
b gher things to gain 10 this word than b
veal, that perisbes riches fpficeless
value, that ever reward the true merchant
who trades for wisdom. bus.hgsil with The
silver Of truth and the gold of love. H.
dies richlsho eau tske bis tfcasnre with
him to the new land where he is TO abide
fofeserj 'sod he who has to leave all behind
ou which be has PLACED sheetiou, dies poor
indeed. Oar friend died richer than uira,
or an Aslori, bis monument 10 built Of good
deeds and nobie examples. II viii abide
forever baaa 90 sHG b3azT. s. JAyfAsf.ft :